Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.900
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this title, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) a person acts intentionally with respect to a result described by a provision of law defining an offense when the person's conscious objective is to cause that result; when intentionally causing a particular result is an element of an offense, that intent need not be the person's only objective;

(2) a person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a provision of law defining an offense when the person is aware that the conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists; when knowledge of the existence of a particular fact is an element of an offense, that knowledge is established if a person is aware of a substantial probability of its existence, unless the person actually believes it does not exist; a person who is unaware of conduct or a circumstance of which the person would have been aware had that person not been intoxicated acts knowingly with respect to that conduct or circumstance;

(3) a person acts recklessly with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a provision of law defining an offense when the person is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will occur or that the circumstance exists; the risk must be of such a nature and degree that disregard of it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation; a person who is unaware of a risk of which the person would have been aware had that person not been intoxicated acts recklessly with respect to that risk;

(4) a person acts with criminal negligence with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a provision of law defining an offense when the person fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will occur or that the circumstance exists; the risk must be of such a nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the situation.

(b) In this title, unless otherwise specified or unless the context requires otherwise, (1) access device means a card, credit card, plate, code, account number, algorithm, or identification number, including a social security number, electronic serial number, or password, that is capable of being used, alone or in conjunction with another access device or identification document, to obtain property or services, or that can be used to initiate a transfer of property;

(2) affirmative defense means that (A) some evidence must be admitted which places in issue the defense; and

(B) the defendant has the burden of establishing the defense by a preponderance of the evidence;

(3) animal means a vertebrate living creature not a human being, but does not include fish;

(4) benefit means a present or future gain or advantage to the beneficiary or to a third person pursuant to the desire or consent of the beneficiary;

(5) building, in addition to its usual meaning, includes any propelled vehicle or structure adapted for overnight accommodation of persons or for carrying on business; when a building consists of separate units, including apartment units, offices, or rented rooms, each unit is considered a separate building;

(6) cannabis has the meaning ascribed to it in AS 11.71.900 (11), (12), and (15);

(7) commercial sexual act means a sexual act for which anything of value is given or received by any person;

(8) conduct means an act or omission and its accompanying mental state;

(9) controlled substance has the meaning ascribed to it in AS 11.71.900 (5);

(10) correctional facility means premises, or a portion of premises, used for the confinement of persons under official detention;

(11) credit card means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, courtesy card, or identification card or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining property or services on credit;

(12) crime means an offense for which a sentence of imprisonment is authorized; a crime is either a felony or a misdemeanor;

(13) crime involving domestic violence has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990 ;

(14) criminal street gang means a group of three or more persons (A) who have in common a name or identifying sign, symbol, tattoo or other physical marking, style of dress, or use of hand signs; and

(B) who, individually, jointly, or in combination, have committed or attempted to commit, within the preceding three years, for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with the group, two or more offenses under any of, or any combination of, the following: (i) AS 11.41 ;

(ii) AS 11.46 ; or

(iii) a felony offense;

(15) culpable mental state means intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, as those terms are defined in (a) of this section;

(16) dangerous instrument means (A) any deadly weapon or anything that, under the circumstances in which it is used, attempted to be used, or threatened to be used, is capable of causing death or serious physical injury; or

(B) hands, other body parts, or other objects when used to impede normal breathing or circulation of blood by applying pressure on the throat or neck or obstructing the nose or mouth;

(17) deadly force means force that the person uses with the intent of causing, or uses under circumstances that the person knows create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious physical injury; deadly force includes intentionally discharging or pointing a firearm in the direction of another person or in the direction in which another person is believed to be and intentionally placing another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury by means of a dangerous instrument;

(18) deadly weapon means any firearm, or anything designed for and capable of causing death or serious physical injury, including a knife, an axe, a club, metal knuckles, or an explosive;

(19) deception means to knowingly (A) create or confirm another's false impression that the defendant does not believe to be true, including false impressions as to law or value and false impressions as to intention or other state of mind;

(B) fail to correct another's false impression that the defendant previously has created or confirmed;

(C) prevent another from acquiring information pertinent to the disposition of the property or service involved;

(D) sell or otherwise transfer or encumber property and fail to disclose a lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of the property, whether or not that impediment is a matter of official record; or

(E) promise performance that the defendant does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed;

(20) defense, other than an affirmative defense, means that (A) some evidence must be admitted which places in issue the defense; and

(B) the state then has the burden of disproving the existence of the defense beyond a reasonable doubt;

(21) defensive weapon means an electric stun gun, or a device to dispense mace or a similar chemical agent, that is not designed to cause death or serious physical injury;

(22) drug has the meaning ascribed to it in AS 11.71.900 ;

(23) dwelling means a building that is designed for use or is used as a person's permanent or temporary home or place of lodging;

(24) electronic smoking product (A) means (i) any product containing or delivering nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption that can be used by a person through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product, of any size or shape, whether the product is manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, vape pen, or any other product name or descriptor; or

(ii) a component, solution, alternative tobacco product, e-liquid, e-juice, vapor product, flavoring, or other related product of an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or other similar device of any size or shape used for, or to assist with, aerosolizing and inhaling chemical substances that may cause an adverse effect on human health;

(B) does not include marijuana as defined in AS 11.71.900 ;

(25) explosive means a chemical compound, mixture, or device that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing a chemical reaction resulting in a substantially instantaneous release of gas and heat, including dynamite, blasting powder, nitroglycerin, blasting caps, and nitrojelly, but excluding consumer fireworks and display fireworks as designated in a regulation adopted under AS 18.72.011 (a), black powder, smokeless powder, small arms ammunition, and small arms ammunition primers;

(26) felony means a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment for a term of more than one year is authorized;

(27) fiduciary means a trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, receiver, or any other person carrying on functions of trust on behalf of another person or organization;

(28) firearm means a weapon, including a pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun, whether loaded or unloaded, operable or inoperable, designed for discharging a shot capable of causing death or serious physical injury;

(29) force means any bodily impact, restraint, or confinement or the threat of imminent bodily impact, restraint, or confinement, force includes deadly and nondeadly force;

(30) government means the United States, any state or any municipality or other political subdivision within the United States or its territories; any department, agency, or subdivision of any of the foregoing; an agency carrying out the functions of government; or any corporation or agency formed under interstate compact or international treaty;

(31) gravity knife means any knife that has a blade that opens or releases a blade from its handle or sheath by the force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal force; gravity knife does not include a knife that has a spring, detent, or other mechanism designed to create a bias toward closure that requires a person to apply exertion to the blade by hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias toward closure and open or release the blade;

(32) highway means a public road, road right-of-way, street, alley, bridge, walk, trail, tunnel, path, or similar or related facility, as well as ferries and similar or related facilities;

(33) identification document means a paper, instrument, or other article used to establish the identity of a person; identification document includes a social security card, driver's license, non-driver's identification, birth certificate, passport, employee identification, or hunting or fishing license;

(34) includes means includes but is not limited to;

(35) incompetent person means a person who is impaired by reason of mental illness or mental deficiency to the extent that the person lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions concerning that person;

(36) intoxicated means intoxicated from the use of a drug or alcohol;

(37) law includes statutes and regulations;

(38) leased includes rented;

(39) metal knuckles means a device that consists of finger rings or guards made of a hard substance and designed, made, or adapted for inflicting serious physical injury or death by striking a person;

(40) misdemeanor means a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment for a term of more than one year may not be imposed;

(41) nondeadly force means force other than deadly force;

(42) offense means conduct for which a sentence of imprisonment or fine is authorized; an offense is either a crime or a violation;

(43) official detention means custody, arrest, surrender in lieu of arrest, or actual or constructive restraint under an order of a court in a criminal or juvenile proceeding, other than an order of conditional bail release;

(44) official proceeding means a proceeding heard before a legislative, judicial, administrative, or other governmental body or official authorized to hear evidence under oath;

(45) omission means a failure to perform an act for which a duty of performance is imposed by law;

(46) organization means a legal entity, including a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, joint stock company, foundation, institution, government, society, union, club, church, or any other group of persons organized for any purpose;

(47) peace officer means a public servant vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests, whether the duty extends to all offenses or is limited to a specific class of offenses or offenders;

(48) person means a natural person and, when appropriate, an organization, government, or governmental instrumentality;

(49) physical injury means a physical pain or an impairment of physical condition;

(50) police dog means a dog used in police work under the control of a peace officer;

(51) possess means having physical possession or the exercise of dominion or control over property;

(52) premises means real property and any building;

(53) propelled vehicle means a device upon which or by which a person or property is or may be transported, and which is self-propelled, including automobiles, vessels, airplanes, motorcycles, snow machines, all-terrain vehicles, sailboats, and construction equipment;

(54) property means an article, substance, or thing of value, including money, tangible and intangible personal property including data or information stored in a computer program, system, or network, real property, an access device, a domestic pet or livestock regardless of value, choses-in-action, and evidence of debt or of contract; a commodity of a public utility such as gas, electricity, steam, or water constitutes property, but the supplying of such a commodity to premises from an outside source by means of wires, pipes, conduits, or other equipment is considered a rendition of a service rather than a sale or delivery of property;

(55) public place means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access and includes highways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusement or business, parks, playgrounds, prisons, and hallways, lobbies, and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence;

(56) public record means a document, paper, book, letter, drawing, map, plat, photo, photographic file, motion picture, film, microfilm, microphotograph, exhibit, magnetic or paper tape, punched card or other document of any other material, regardless of physical form or characteristic, developed or received under law or in connection with the transaction of official business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by any agency, municipality, or any body subject to the open meeting provision of AS 44.62.310 , as evidence of the organization, function, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the state or municipality or because of the informational value in it; it also includes staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect the public;

(57) public servant means each of the following, whether compensated or not, but does not include jurors or witnesses: (A) an officer or employee of the state, a municipality or other political subdivision of the state, or a governmental instrumentality of the state, including legislators, members of the judiciary, and peace officers;

(B) a person acting as an advisor, consultant, or assistant at the request of, the direction of, or under contract with the state, a municipality or other political subdivision of the state, or another governmental instrumentality; in this subparagraph person includes an employee of the person;

(C) a person who serves as a member of the board or commission created by statute or by legislative, judicial, or administrative action by the state, a municipality or other political subdivision of the state, or a governmental instrumentality;

(D) a person nominated, elected, appointed, employed, or designated to act in a capacity defined in (A)  (C) of this paragraph, but who does not occupy the position;

(58) a renunciation is not voluntary and complete if it is substantially motivated, in whole or in part, by (A) a belief that circumstances exist which increase the probability of detection or apprehension of the defendant or another participant in the criminal enterprise, or which render more difficult the accomplishment of the criminal purpose; or

(B) a decision to postpone the criminal conduct until another time or to transfer the criminal effort to another victim or another but similar objective;

(59) semen means fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, which may include spermatozoa.

(60) serious physical injury means (A) physical injury caused by an act performed under circumstances that create a substantial risk of death; or

(B) physical injury that causes serious and protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health, protracted loss or impairment of the function of a body member or organ, or that unlawfully terminates a pregnancy;

(61) services includes labor, professional services, transportation, telephone or other communications service, entertainment, including cable, subscription, or pay television or other telecommunications service, the supplying of food, lodging, or other accommodations in hotels, restaurants, or elsewhere, admission to exhibitions, the use of a computer, computer time, a computer system, a computer program, a computer network, or any part of a computer system or network, and the supplying of equipment for use;

(62) sexual act means sexual penetration or sexual contact;

(63) sexual contact means (A) the defendant's (i) knowingly touching, directly or through clothing, the victim's genitals, anus, or female breast;

(ii) knowingly causing the victim to touch, directly or through clothing, the defendant's or victim's genitals, anus, or female breast; or

(iii) knowingly causing the victim to come into contact with semen;

(B) but sexual contact does not include acts (i) that may reasonably be construed to be normal caretaker responsibilities for a child, interactions with a child, or affection for a child;

(ii) performed for the purpose of administering a recognized and lawful form of treatment that is reasonably adapted to promoting the physical or mental health of the person being treated; or

(iii) that are a necessary part of a search of a person committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Family and Community Services;

(64) sexual penetration (A) means genital intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or an intrusion, however slight, of an object or any part of a person's body into the genital or anal opening of another person's body; each party to any of the acts described in this subparagraph is considered to be engaged in sexual penetration;

(B) does not include acts (i) performed for the purpose of administering a recognized and lawful form of treatment that is reasonably adapted to promoting the physical health of the person being treated; or

(ii) that are a necessary part of a search of a person committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Family and Community Services;

(65) solicits includes commands;

(66) switchblade means any knife that has a blade that folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath that opens automatically by pressure applied to a button or other device located on the handle or sheath; switchblade does not include a knife that has a spring, detent, or other mechanism designed to create a bias toward closure that requires exertion applied to the blade by hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias toward closure and open the blade;

(67) threat means a menace, however communicated, to engage in conduct described in AS 11.41.520 (a)(1)  (7) but under AS 11.41.520 (a)(1) includes all threats to inflict physical injury on anyone;

(68) unborn child means a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb;

(69) violation is a noncriminal offense punishable only by a fine, but not by imprisonment or other penalty; conviction of a violation does not give rise to any disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction of a crime; a person charged with a violation is not entitled (A) to a trial by jury; or

(B) to have a public defender or other counsel appointed at public expense to represent the person;

(70) voluntary act means a bodily movement performed consciously as a result of effort and determination, and includes the possession of property if the defendant was aware of the physical possession or control for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate it.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.180 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.180
Applicability of AS 11.41.150  11.41.170.
Status: in_force

AS 11.41.150  11.41.170 do not apply to acts that (1) cause the death of an unborn child if those acts were committed during a legal abortion to which the pregnant woman consented or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf consented, or for which such consent is implied by law;

(2) are committed under usual and customary standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing, therapeutic treatment, or to assist a pregnancy; or

(3) are committed by a pregnant woman against herself and her own unborn child.

Article 2. Assault and Reckless Endangerment.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.340 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.340
Offenses defined by amounts.
Status: in_force

Whenever a provision of this chapter defining an offense requires a determination of an amount, it is not a defense to the lowest class of offense established by the evidence that the amount in question was equal to or larger than the amount which would make the offense a higher class of offense, and a person may be charged and convicted accordingly.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.610 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.610
Construction of statutes with respect to culpability.
Status: reserved

(a) [Repealed, § 44 ch 102 SLA 1980.] (b) Except as provided in AS 11.81.600 (b), if a provision of law defining an offense does not prescribe a culpable mental state, the culpable mental state that must be proved with respect to (1) conduct is knowingly; and

(2) a circumstance or a result is recklessly.

(c) When a provision of law provides that criminal negligence suffices to establish an element of an offense, that element is also established if a person acts intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly. If acting recklessly suffices to establish an element, that element also is established if a person acts intentionally or knowingly. If acting knowingly suffices to establish an element, that element is also established if a person acts intentionally.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.520 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.520
Receiving a bribe by a witness or juror.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of receiving a bribe by a witness or juror if the person solicits a benefit with the intent that, or accepts or agrees to accept a benefit upon an agreement or understanding that, (1) the person will be improperly influenced as a witness; or

(2) the person's vote, decision, opinion, or other action as a juror will be influenced.

(b) Receiving a bribe by a witness or juror is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.210 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.210
Unsworn falsification in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of unsworn falsification in the second degree if, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of a duty, the person submits a false written or recorded statement that the person does not believe to be true (1) in an application for a benefit; or

(2) on a form bearing notice, authorized by law, that false statements made in it are punishable.

(b) Unsworn falsification in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.73.030 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.73 / Section 11.73.030
Delivery of an imitation controlled substance to a minor.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in AS 11.73.050 , a person 19 years of age or older may not deliver an imitation controlled substance to a person under 19 years of age, who is at least three years younger than the person delivering the substance.

(b) A person who violates this section commits a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.76.140 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.76 / Section 11.76.140
Avoidance of ignition interlock device.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of avoidance of ignition interlock device if the person knowingly (1) circumvents or tampers with an ignition interlock device in a manner intended to allow a person on probation under AS 12.55.102 , with a condition of sentence under AS 12.55.102 or another section, or who has an ignition interlock limited license to avoid using the device;

(2) rents a motor vehicle to a person and with criminal negligence disregards the fact that the person is on probation under AS 12.55.102 , has a condition of sentence under AS 12.55.102 or another section, or has an ignition interlock limited license, unless the vehicle is equipped with an ignition interlock device described in AS 12.55.102 ; or

(3) loans a motor vehicle to a person and knowingly disregards the fact that the person is on probation under AS 12.55.102 , has a condition of sentence under AS 12.55.102 or another section, or has an ignition interlock limited license, unless the vehicle is equipped with an ignition interlock device described in AS 12.55.102 .

(b) Avoidance of ignition interlock device (1) under (a)(1) of this section is a class A misdemeanor;

(2) under (a)(2) or (3) of this section is a class B misdemeanor and is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 days and a fine of not more than $500.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.200 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.200
Effect of amendment or repeal of criminal statutes.
Status: repealed

When all or part of a criminal statute is amended or repealed, the criminal statute or part of it so amended or repealed remains in force for the purpose of authorizing the accusation, prosecution, conviction, and punishment of a person who violated the statute or part of it before the effective date of the amending or repealing Act, unless otherwise specified in the amending or repealing Act.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.420 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.420
Sexual assault in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) An offender commits the crime of sexual assault in the second degree if (1) the offender engages in sexual contact with another person (A) without consent of that person by (i) the use of force or the express or implied threat of force against any person or property; or

(ii) causing the person to become incapacitated;

(B) by impersonating someone known to the person for the purpose of obtaining consent;

(2) the offender engages in sexual contact with a person (A) who the offender knows is mentally incapable; and

(B) who is in the offender's care (i) by authority of law; or

(ii) in a facility or program that is required by law to be licensed by the state;

(3) the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is (A) mentally incapable;

(B) incapacitated; or

(C) unaware that a sexual act is being committed;

(4) the offender engages in sexual contact with a person who the offender knows is unaware that a sexual act is being committed and (A) the offender is a health care worker; and

(B) the offense takes place during the course of professional treatment of the victim; or

(5) under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.41.410 , the offender engages in sexual penetration with another person without consent of that person.

(b) Sexual assault in the second degree is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.755 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.755
Unlawful contact in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime or offense, as applicable, of unlawful contact in the second degree if (1) the person is arrested for a crime against a person under AS 11.41 or a crime involving domestic violence; and

(2) before the person's initial appearance before a judge or magistrate or before dismissal of the charge for which the person was arrested, whichever occurs first, the person initiates communication or attempts to initiate communication with the alleged victim of the crime that was the basis for the person's arrest.

(b) Unlawful contact in the second degree is (1) a class B misdemeanor if the person was arrested for an offense that is a class A misdemeanor or a felony offense;

(2) a violation if the person was arrested for an offense that is a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.160 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.160
Manslaughter of an unborn child.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of manslaughter of an unborn child if, under circumstances not amounting to murder of an unborn child, the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes the death of an unborn child.

(b) Manslaughter of an unborn child is a class A felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.220 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.220
Concealment of merchandise.
Status: reserved

(a) A person commits the crime of concealment of merchandise if without authority the person knowingly conceals on or about the person the merchandise of a commercial establishment, not purchased by the person, while still upon the premises of the commercial establishment, with intent to deprive the owner of the merchandise or with intent to appropriate the merchandise.

(b) Merchandise found concealed upon or about the person which has not been purchased by the person is prima facie evidence of a knowing concealment.

(c) Concealment of merchandise is (1) a class C felony if (A) the merchandise is a firearm;

(B) the value of the merchandise is $750 or more; or

(C) the value of the merchandise is $250 or more but less than $750 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on two or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of (i) the offense of concealment of merchandise under this paragraph or (2)(A) of this subsection, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements; or

(ii) an offense under AS 11.46.120 , 11.46.130, or 11.46.140(a)(1), or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements;

(2) a class A misdemeanor if (A) the value of the merchandise is $250 or more but less than $750; or

(B) [Repealed, § 179 ch 36 SLA 2016.] (C) the value of the merchandise is less than $250 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on three or more separate occasions of the offense of concealment of merchandise or theft in any degree, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements;

(3) a class B misdemeanor if the value of the merchandise is less than $250.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.484 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.484
Criminal mischief in the fourth degree.
Status: reserved

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the fourth degree if, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe the person has such a right, (1) with intent to damage property of another, the person damages property of another in an amount of $250 or more but less than $750;

(2) the person tampers with a fire protection device in a building that is a public place;

(3) the person knowingly accesses a computer, computer system, computer program, computer network, or part of a computer system or network;

(4) the person uses a device to descramble an electronic signal that has been scrambled to prevent unauthorized receipt or viewing of the signal unless the device is used only to descramble signals received directly from a satellite or unless the person owned the device before September 18, 1984; or

(5) the person knowingly removes, relocates, defaces, alters, obscures, shoots at, destroys, or otherwise tampers with an official traffic control device or damages the work on a highway under construction.

(b) Criminal mischief in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.

(c) [Repealed, § 11 ch 71 SLA 1996.]
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.640 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.640
Application of AS 11.81.600  11.81.630.
Status: in_force

AS 11.81.600  11.81.630 apply only to this title.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.110 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.110
Disorderly conduct.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct if, (1) with intent to disturb the peace and privacy of another not physically on the same premises or with reckless disregard that the conduct is having that effect after being informed that it is having that effect, the person makes unreasonably loud noise;

(2) in a public place or in a private place of another without consent, and with intent to disturb the peace and privacy of another or with reckless disregard that the conduct is having that effect after being informed that it is having that effect, the person makes unreasonably loud noise;

(3) in a public place, when a crime has occurred, the person refuses to comply with a lawful order of a peace officer to disperse;

(4) in a private place, the person refuses to comply with an order of a peace officer to leave premises in which the person has neither a right of possession nor the express invitation to remain of a person having a right of possession;

(5) in a public or private place, the person challenges another to fight or engages in fighting other than in self-defense;

(6) the person recklessly creates a hazardous condition for others by an act which has no legal justification or excuse; or

(7) the offender intentionally exposes the offender's buttock or anus to another with reckless disregard for the offensive or insulting effect the act may have on that person.

(b) As used in this section, noise is unreasonably loud if, considering the nature and purpose of the defendant's conduct and the circumstances known to the defendant, including the nature of the location and the time of day or night, the conduct involves a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would follow in the same situation. Noise does not include speech that is constitutionally protected.

(c) Disorderly conduct is a class B misdemeanor and is punishable as authorized in AS 12.55 except that a sentence of imprisonment, if imposed, shall be for a definite term of not more than (1) 72 hours if the offense is a first conviction;

(2) 10 days if the offense is a second or subsequent conviction.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.300 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.300
Justification: Defense.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specified in this title, justification as provided in AS 11.81.320  11.81.430 is a defense.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.210 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.210
Assault in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of assault in the second degree if (1) with intent to cause physical injury to another person, that person causes physical injury to another person by means of a dangerous instrument;

(2) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person; or

(3) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by repeated assaults, even if each assault individually does not cause serious physical injury.

(b) Assault in the second degree is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.630 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.630
Falsifying business records.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of falsifying business records if, with intent to defraud, the person (1) makes or causes a false entry in the business records of an enterprise;

(2) alters, erases, obliterates, deletes, removes, or destroys a true entry in the business records of an enterprise;

(3) omits to make a true entry in the business records of an enterprise in violation of a duty to do so which the person knows to be imposed upon that person by law or by the nature of that person's position; or

(4) prevents the making of a true entry or causes the omission of a true entry in the business records of an enterprise.

(b) For purposes of this section, (1) business record means a writing, recording, or article kept or maintained by an enterprise for the purpose of evidencing or reflecting its condition or activity;

(2) enterprise means a private entity of one or more persons, corporate or otherwise, engaged in business, commercial, professional, charitable, political, industrial, or social activity.

(c) Falsifying business records is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.127 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.127
Possession of child sexual abuse material.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of possession of child sexual abuse material if the person knowingly possesses or knowingly accesses on a computer with intent to view any material that visually depicts conduct described in AS 11.41.455 (a) knowing that the production of the material involved the use of a child under 18 years of age who engaged in the conduct or a depiction of a part of an actual child under 18 years of age who, by manipulation, creation, or modification, appears to be engaged in the conduct.

(b) This section does not apply to persons providing plethysmograph assessments in the course of a sex offender treatment program that meets the minimum standards under AS 33.30.011 (a)(5).

(c) Each film, audio, video, electronic, or electromagnetic recording, photograph, negative, slide, book, newspaper, magazine, or other material that visually or aurally depicts conduct described in AS 11.41.455 (a) that is possessed or accessed in violation of (a) of this section is a separate violation of this section.

(d) In a prosecution under (a) of this section, it is an affirmative defense that the person (1) possessed or accessed fewer than three depictions described in (a) of this section; and

(2) without allowing any person other than a law enforcement agency to view the depictions, either took reasonable steps to destroy the depictions, or reported the matter to a law enforcement agency and allowed the agency access to the depictions.

(e) In a prosecution under (a) of this section, the prosecution is not required to prove the identity of a minor depicted or that the defendant knew the identity of a minor depicted.

(f) In this section, computer has the meaning given in AS 11.46.990 .

(g) Possession of child sexual abuse material is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.16.130 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.16 / Section 11.16.130
Legal accountability of organizations.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, an organization is legally accountable for conduct constituting an offense if the conduct (1) is the conduct of its agent and (A) within the scope of the agent's employment and in behalf of the organization; or

(B) is solicited, subsequently ratified, or subsequently adopted by the organization; or

(2) consists of an omission to discharge a specific duty of affirmative performance imposed on organizations by law.

(b) In this section agent means a director, officer, or employee of an organization or any other person who is authorized to act in behalf of the organization.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.510 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.510
Interference with official proceedings.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of interference with official proceedings if the person (1) uses force on anyone, damages the property of anyone, or threatens anyone with intent to (A) improperly influence a witness or otherwise influence the testimony of a witness;

(B) influence a juror's vote, opinion, decision, or other action as a juror;

(C) retaliate against a witness or juror because of participation by the witness or juror in an official proceeding; or

(D) otherwise affect the outcome of an official proceeding; or

(2) confers, offers to confer, or agrees to confer a benefit (A) upon a witness with intent to improperly influence that witness; or

(B) upon a juror with intent to influence the juror's vote, opinion, decision, or other action as a juror or otherwise affect the outcome of an official proceeding.

(b) Interference with official proceedings is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.340 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.340
Unlawful evasion in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful evasion in the second degree if, while charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor, (1) the person fails to return to official detention within the time authorized following temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or limited period, including leave granted under AS 33.30.181 ; or

(2) while on furlough under AS 33.30.101  33.30.131, the person fails to return to the place of confinement or residence within the time authorized by those having direct supervision.

(b) Unlawful evasion in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.720 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.720
Refusing to assist a peace officer or judicial officer.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a peace officer or judicial officer if, upon a request, command, or order by someone the person knows to be a peace officer or judicial officer, that person unreasonably fails to make a good faith effort to physically assist the officer in the exercise of official duties.

(b) A person who, without expecting compensation, assists a person in accordance with this section is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in rendering that assistance. This subsection does not preclude liability for civil damages as a result of reckless, wilful, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

(c) Refusing to assist a peace officer or judicial officer is a violation.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.468 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.468
Forfeiture of property used in sexual offense.
Status: in_force

(a) Property used to aid a violation of AS 11.41.410  11.41.458 or to aid the solicitation of, attempt to commit, or conspiracy to commit a violation of AS 11.41.410  11.41.458 may be forfeited to the state upon the conviction of the offender.

(b) In this section, property means computer equipment, telecommunications equipment, photography equipment, video or audio equipment, books, magazines, photographs, videotapes, audiotapes, and any equipment or device, regardless of format or technology employed, that can be used to store, create, modify, receive, transmit, or distribute digital or analog information, including images, motion pictures, and sounds.
Alaska Stat. § 11.66.135 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.66 / Section 11.66.135
Sex trafficking in the fourth degree.
Status: reserved

(a) A person commits the crime of sex trafficking in the fourth degree if the person (1) receives compensation for prostitution services rendered by another; and

(2) engages in conduct that institutes, aids, or facilitates prostitution under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.66.130 (a)(2)(D).

(b) [Repealed, § 72 ch 1 4SSLA 2017.] (c) Sex trafficking in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.520 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.520
Extortion.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of extortion if the person obtains the property of another by threatening or suggesting that either that person or another may (1) inflict physical injury on anyone, except under circumstances constituting robbery in any degree, or commit any other crime;

(2) accuse anyone of a crime;

(3) expose confidential information or a secret, whether true or false, tending to subject a person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule or to impair the person's credit or business repute;

(4) take or withhold action as a public servant or cause a public servant to take or withhold action;

(5) bring about or continue a strike, boycott, or other collective unofficial action, if the property is not demanded or received for the benefit of the group in whose interest the person making the threat or suggestion purports to act;

(6) testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to a person's legal claim or defense; or

(7) inflict any other harm which would not benefit the person making the threat or suggestion.

(b) A threat or suggestion to perform any of the acts described in (a) of this section includes an offer to protect another from any harmful act when the offeror has no apparent means to provide the protection or when the price asked for rendering the protection service is grossly disproportionate to its cost to the offeror.

(c) It is a defense to a prosecution based on (a)(2), (3), or (4) of this section that the property obtained by threat of accusation, exposure, lawsuit, or other invocation of official action was honestly claimed as restitution or indemnification for harm done in the circumstances to which the accusation, exposure, lawsuit, or other official action relates, or as compensation for property or lawful services.

(d) In this section, property of another means property in which a person has an interest that the defendant is not privileged to infringe, whether or not the defendant also has an interest in the property and whether or not the person from whom the property was obtained or withheld also obtained the property unlawfully. Property of another does not include property in the possession of the defendant in which another has only a security interest, even if legal title is in the secured party under a conditional sales contract or other security agreement; in the absence of a specific agreement to the contrary, the holder of a security interest in property is not privileged to infringe the debtor's right of possession without the consent of the debtor.

(e) Extortion is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.560 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.560
Offering a false instrument for recording in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of offering a false instrument for recording in the second degree if (1) under AS 40.17 , the person presents a lien to the recorder for registration, filing, or recording with reckless disregard that the lien is not (A) provided for by a specific state or federal statute or municipal ordinance; or

(B) a lien imposed or authorized by a court recognized under state or federal law;

(2) under a law authorizing the receipt and filing of a document, the person presents a lien to a department or person having responsibility to accept a lien for filing with reckless disregard that the lien is not (A) provided for by a specific state or federal statute or municipal ordinance; or

(B) a lien imposed or authorized by a court recognized under state or federal law; or

(3) the person presents to the recorder a notice of the pendency of an action affecting title to real property or the right to possession of real property with reckless disregard of the fact that the action specified does not concern the title to or right to possession of the real property referred to in the notice, or with reckless disregard of the fact that there is no pending action concerning the title to or right to possession of the real property referred to in the notice.

(b) In a prosecution under (a) of this section, it is an affirmative defense that the owner of the property affected has consented in writing to the lien or the filing of the notice.

(c) In this section, (1) lien means an encumbrance on property as security for the payment of a debt;

(2) recorder means the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources or the person designated by the commissioner of natural resources to perform the duties set out in AS 40.17 .

(d) Offering a false instrument for recording in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.170 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.170
Criminally negligent homicide of an unborn child.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of criminally negligent homicide of an unborn child if, with criminal negligence, the person causes the death of an unborn child.

(b) Criminally negligent homicide of an unborn child is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.510 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.510
Forgery in the third degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the third degree if, with intent to defraud, the person (1) falsely makes, completes, or alters a written instrument;

(2) knowingly possesses a forged instrument; or

(3) knowingly utters a forged instrument.

(b) Forgery in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.120 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.120
Receiving unlawful gratuities.
Status: in_force

(a) A public servant commits the crime of receiving unlawful gratuities if, for having engaged in an official act which was required or authorized and for which the public servant was not entitled to any special or additional compensation, the public servant (1) solicits a benefit, regardless of value; or

(2) accepts or agrees to accept a benefit having a value of $50 or more.

(b) Receiving unlawful gratuities is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.430 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.430
Justification: Use of force, special relationships.
Status: in_force

(a) The use of force on another person that would otherwise constitute an offense is justified under any of the following circumstances: (1) When and to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to promote the welfare of the child or incompetent person, a parent, guardian, or other person entrusted with the care and supervision of a child under 18 years of age or an incompetent person may use reasonable and appropriate nondeadly force on that child or incompetent person.

(2) When and to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to maintain order and when the use of force is consistent with the welfare of the students, a teacher may, if authorized by school regulations and the principal of the school, use reasonable and appropriate nondeadly force on a student. If authorized by school regulations and the principal of the school, a teacher may use nondeadly force under this paragraph in any situation in which the teacher is responsible for the supervision of students. A teacher employed by a school board, including a regional educational attendance area school board, may use nondeadly force under this paragraph only if the school regulations authorizing the use of force have been adopted by the school board.

(3) When and to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to maintain order, a person responsible for the maintenance of order in a common carrier of passengers, or a person acting under that person's direction, may use reasonable and appropriate nondeadly force.

(4) When and to the extent reasonably necessary to prevent a suicide, a person who reasonably believes that another is imminently about to commit suicide may use reasonable and appropriate nondeadly force on that person.

(5) A licensed physician, licensed mobile intensive care paramedic, or registered or advanced practice registered nurse; or a person acting under the direction of a licensed physician, licensed mobile intensive care paramedic, or registered or advanced practice registered nurse; or any person who renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency, may use reasonable and appropriate nondeadly force for the purpose of administering a recognized and lawful form of treatment that is reasonably adapted to promoting the physical or mental health of the patient if (A) the treatment is administered with the consent of the patient or, if the patient is a child under 18 years of age or an incompetent person, with the consent of the parent, guardian, or other person entrusted with care and supervision of the child or incompetent person; or

(B) the treatment is administered in an emergency if the person administering the treatment reasonably believes that no one competent to consent can be consulted under the circumstances and that a reasonable person, wishing to safeguard the welfare of the patient, would consent.

(b) A person who raises a defense under (a)(1) of this section and claims that the person upon whom force was used was an incompetent person has the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that, at the time force was used, the person upon whom the force was used was an incompetent person.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.110 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.110
Consolidation of theft offenses: Pleading and proof.
Status: in_force

(a) Each instance of conduct defined as theft under AS 11.46.100 constitutes theft in the first, second, third, or fourth degree.

(b) An accusation of theft is sufficient if it alleges that the defendant committed theft of property or services of the nature or value required for the commission of the crime charged without designating the particular way or manner in which the theft was committed.

(c) Proof that the defendant engaged in conduct constituting theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 is sufficient to support a conviction based upon any indictment, information, or complaint for theft.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.610 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.610
Tampering with physical evidence.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of tampering with physical evidence if the person (1) destroys, mutilates, alters, suppresses, conceals, or removes physical evidence with intent to impair its verity or availability in an official proceeding or a criminal investigation;

(2) makes, presents, or uses physical evidence, knowing it to be false, with intent to mislead a juror who is engaged in an official proceeding or a public servant who is engaged in an official proceeding or a criminal investigation;

(3) prevents the production of physical evidence in an official proceeding or a criminal investigation by the use of force, threat, or deception against anyone; or

(4) does any act described by (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection with intent to prevent the institution of an official proceeding.

(b) Tampering with physical evidence is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.550 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.550
Offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree if, knowing that a written instrument relating to or affecting property or directly affecting a contractual relationship contains a false statement or false information, and with intent to defraud, the person presents or offers it to a public office or a public servant intending that it be registered, filed, or recorded or become a part of the records of that public office or public servant.

(b) Offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.458 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.458
Indecent exposure in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) An offender commits the crime of indecent exposure in the first degree if the offender violates AS 11.41.460 (a) and (1) while committing the act constituting the offense, the offender knowingly masturbates; or

(2) the offender has been previously convicted under (A) this section;

(B) AS 11.41.460 (a); or

(C) a law or ordinance of this or another jurisdiction with elements similar to a crime listed under (A) or (B) of this paragraph.

(b) Indecent exposure in the first degree (1) is a class C felony; or

(2) is a class B felony if the offense occurs within the observation of a person under 16 years of age.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.805 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.805
False accusation.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of false accusation if the person knowingly or intentionally initiates a false complaint with the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics established in AS 24.60 .

(b) False accusation is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.835 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.835
Failure to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of failure to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper in the first degree if the person violates AS 11.56.840 (1) and the person has been previously convicted of a crime under this section or AS 11.56.840 or a law or ordinance of this or another jurisdiction with elements similar to a crime under this section or AS 11.56.840 ; or

(2) with intent to escape detection or identification and, by escaping detection or identification, to facilitate the person's commission of a sex offense or child kidnapping.

(b) In a prosecution under (a)(2) of this section, the fact that the defendant, for a period of at least one year, failed to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper, failed to file the annual or quarterly written verification, or changed the sex offender's or child kidnapper's address and did not file the required notice of change of address, is prima facie evidence that the defendant intended to escape detection or identification and, by escaping detection or identification, to facilitate the person's commission of a sex offense or child kidnapping.

(c) In this section, child kidnapping and sex offense have the meanings given in AS 12.63.100 .

(d) Failure to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper in the first degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.76.113 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.76 / Section 11.76.113
Misconduct involving confidential information in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of misconduct involving confidential information in the first degree if the person (1) violates AS 11.76.115 and obtains the confidential information with the intent to (A) use the confidential information to commit a crime; or

(B) obtain a benefit to which the person is not entitled, to injure another person, or to deprive another person of a benefit; or

(2) publishes or distributes an audio or video recording of an interview of a child for a criminal or child protection investigation, or records of a medical examination of a victim or minor conducted for the purpose of the investigation of an offense under AS 11.41.410  11.41.440, 11.41.450, or a child protection investigation, including photographs taken during the examination.

(b) Conviction under this section does not limit a person's ability to obtain civil relief from another person.

(c) The provisions of (a)(2) of this section do not apply to (1) a person who publishes or distributes a recording, record, or image as permitted or directed under (A) a court order;

(B) a rule of court; or

(C) a federal or state law requiring the publication or distribution;

(2) the use of a recording, record, or image for training by law enforcement officials, prosecutors, or defense counsel, if the identity of the minor or victim is concealed; or

(3) a recording, record, or image that is released with the consent of (A) an adult victim or a minor victim for whom the disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590 ; or

(B) a minor's parent or guardian unless the parent or guardian is the perpetrator of the abuse or offense about which the recording, record, or image was gathered.

(d) Misconduct involving confidential information in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.160 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.160
Theft of lost or mislaid property.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits theft of lost or mislaid property if the person obtains property of another knowing that the property was lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the nature or amount of the property or the identity of the recipient and the person fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to the owner with intent to deprive the owner of the property.

(b) As used in this section reasonable measures includes notifying the identified owner or a peace officer.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.475 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.475
Criminal mischief in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the first degree if, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe the person has such a right, (1) the person intentionally damages an oil or gas pipeline or supporting facility;

(2) with intent to cause a substantial interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an organization that deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property, the person damages or tampers with property of that utility or organization and causes substantial interruption or impairment of service to the public;

(3) with intent to damage property of another by the use of widely dangerous means, the person damages property of another in an amount exceeding $100,000 by the use of widely dangerous means.

(b) Criminal mischief in the first degree is a class A felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.210 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.210
Purchase or receipt of restricted amounts of certain listed chemicals.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of purchase or receipt of restricted amounts of certain listed chemicals if the person purchases or receives more than nine grams of the following listed chemical, its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers within any 30-day period: (1) ephedrine under AS 11.71.200 (4);

(2) pseudoephedrine under AS 11.71.200 (13);

(3) phenylpropanolamine under AS 11.71.200 (11).

(b) This section does not apply to a person who lawfully purchases or receives (1) more than nine grams of a listed chemical identified in (a) of this section (A) that was dispensed to the person under a valid prescription; or

(B) in the ordinary course of a legitimate business, or to an employee of a legitimate business, as a (i) retailer or as a wholesaler;

(ii) wholesale drug distributor licensed by the Board of Pharmacy;

(iii) manufacturer of drug products licensed by the Board of Pharmacy;

(iv) pharmacist licensed by the Board of Pharmacy; or

(v) health care professional licensed by the state; or

(2) more than nine but less than 24 grams of a listed chemical identified in (a) of this section in the ordinary course of a legitimate business or nonprofit organization, or as an employee of a legitimate business or nonprofit organization, operating a camp, lodge, school, day care center, treatment center, or other organized group activity, and the location or nature of the activity, or the age of the participants, makes it impractical for the participants in the activity to obtain medicinal products.

(c) Purchase or receipt of restricted amounts of certain listed chemicals is a class C felony.

Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.140 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.140
Theft in the third degree.
Status: reserved

(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the third degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and (1) the value of the property or services is $250 or more but less than $750; or

(2) [Repealed, § 5 ch 67 SLA 2005.] (3) [Repealed, § 179 ch 36 SLA 2016.] (4) the value of the property is less than $250 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on three or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of theft or concealment of merchandise, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements.

(b) Theft in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.767 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.767
Failure to report a violent crime committed against an adult.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, other than the victim, commits the offense of failure to report a violent crime committed against an adult if the person, under circumstances not requiring the person to report as required by AS 11.56.765 , (1) witnesses what the person knows or reasonably should know is (A) the murder or attempted murder of a person by another;

(B) the kidnapping or attempted kidnapping of a person by another; or

(C) the sexual penetration or attempted sexual penetration by another (i) of a person without consent of the person;

(ii) of a person who is mentally incapable;

(iii) of a person who is incapacitated; or

(iv) of a person who is unaware that a sexual act is being committed; and

(2) does not, as soon as reasonably practicable, report that crime to a peace officer or law enforcement agency.

(b) In a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant (1) did not report as soon as reasonably practicable because the defendant reasonably believed that (A) doing so would have exposed the defendant or others to a substantial risk of physical injury; or

(B) effective assistance was already being provided by another person; or

(2) acted to stop the commission of the crime and stopped (A) the commission of the crime; or

(B) the completion of the crime being attempted.

(c) In this section, (1) incapacitated has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470 ;

(2) mentally incapable has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470 ;

(3) sexual act has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470 ;

(4) without consent has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470 .

(d) Failure to report a violent crime committed against an adult is a violation.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.480 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.480
Criminal mischief in the second degree.
Status: reserved

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the second degree if, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe the person has such a right, (1) the person tampers with an oil or gas pipeline or supporting facility or an airplane or helicopter, with reckless disregard for the risk of harm to or loss of the property; or

(2) with intent to cause physical injury to another person, the person (A) tampers with food, air, water, or an item that is a drug or cosmetic, or a container for food, air, water, or the item; or

(B) delivers, dispenses, or distributes food, air, water, or an item described in (A) of this paragraph knowing that a person has tampered with the food, air, water, or item or a container for the food, air, water, or item.

(b) In (a)(2) of this section, (1) deliver means the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer from one person to another of food, air, water, or an item;

(2) dispense means to deliver a drug to an ultimate user or research subject by or under the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing, administering, packaging, labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the drug for that delivery;

(3) distribute means to deliver food, air, water, or an item, whether or not there is any money or other item of value exchanged; it includes sale, gift, or exchange;

(4) drug has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900 ;

(5) [Repealed, § 74 ch 35 SLA 2003.] (c) Criminal mischief in the second degree is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.486 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.486
Criminal mischief in the fifth degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the fifth degree if, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe the person has such a right, (1) with reckless disregard for the risk of harm to or loss of the property or with intent to cause substantial inconvenience to another, the person tampers with property of another;

(2) with intent to damage property of another, the person damages property of another in an amount less than $250; or

(3) the person rides in a propelled vehicle and, with criminal negligence, disregards the fact that it has been stolen or that it is being used in violation of AS 11.46.360 or 11.46.365(a)(1).

(b) Criminal mischief in the fifth degree is a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.295 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.295
Prior convictions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of considering prior convictions in prosecuting a crime of theft under AS 11.46.130 (a)(6) or 11.46.140(a)(4) or in prosecuting the crime of concealment of merchandise under AS 11.46.220 (c), (1) a conviction for an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements is a conviction of an offense having elements similar to those of an offense defined as such under Alaska law at the time the offense was committed;

(2) a conviction for an offense under Alaska law where the value of the property or services for the offense was lower than the value of property or services for the offense under current Alaska law is a prior conviction for that offense; and

(3) the court shall consider the date of a prior conviction as occurring on the date that sentence is imposed for the prior offense.

Article 2. Burglary and Criminal Trespass.
Alaska Stat. § 11.76.106 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.76 / Section 11.76.106
Selling tobacco, electronic smoking products, or products containing nicotine outside controlled access.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided under (b) of this section, a person may not sell cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, products containing tobacco, electronic smoking products, or products containing nicotine unless the sale occurs in a manner that allows only the sales clerk to control access to the cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, products containing tobacco, electronic smoking products, or products containing nicotine.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the sale (1) is by vending machine as provided under AS 11.76.100 (b) or 11.76.109(d);

(2) is a wholesale transaction, the person is licensed as a manufacturer or distributor under AS 43.50.010 , and the sale occurs on premises where no retail transactions occur;

(3) is by a retailer who sells primarily cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, products containing tobacco, electronic smoking products, or products containing nicotine and who restricts access to the premises to only those individuals who are 19 years of age or older; or

(4) is of electronic smoking products over the Internet to a person 19 years of age or older.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $300.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.130 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.130
Theft in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the second degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and (1) the value of the property or services is $750 or more but less than $25,000;

(2) the property is a firearm or explosive;

(3) the property is taken from the person of another;

(4) the property is taken from a vessel and is vessel safety or survival equipment;

(5) the property is taken from an aircraft and the property is aircraft safety or survival equipment;

(6) the value of the property is $250 or more but less than $750 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on two or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of (A) an offense under AS 11.46.120 , or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements;

(B) a crime set out in this subsection or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements;

(C) an offense under AS 11.46.140 (a)(1), or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements; or

(D) an offense under AS 11.46.220 (c)(1) or (c)(2)(A), or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements; or

(7) the property is an access device or identification document.

(b) In this section, (1) aircraft means a contrivance used or designed for navigation of flight in air;

(2) aircraft safety or survival equipment means equipment required to be carried on an aircraft under AS 02.35.110 ;

(3) vessel means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water;

(4) vessel safety or survival equipment means personal flotation devices; immersion suits; personal flotation device lights; survival craft; equipment necessary for the proper operation of survival craft; emergency position indicating radio beacons; fire extinguishers and supporting equipment; firefighters' outfits; and self contained breathing apparatuses; in this paragraph, survival craft means a device designed to enable a person to survive the loss of a vessel, and includes buoyant apparatuses, inflatable buoyant apparatuses, life floats, inflatable life rafts, and auxiliary craft, including skiffs, usable as survival craft.

(c) Theft in the second degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.790 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.790
Compounding.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of compounding if, unless authorized by AS 12.45.120 or 12.45.130, the person (1) confers, offers to confer, or agrees to confer a benefit on another in consideration of that other person's concealing an offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding evidence of an offense; or

(2) accepts or agrees to accept a benefit in consideration of concealing an offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding evidence of an offense.

(b) Compounding is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.76.133 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.76 / Section 11.76.133
Interference with the training of a service animal.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the offense of interference with the training of a service animal if the person intentionally prevents or restricts a person who is authorized to train a service animal from being accompanied by an animal that is identified as being in training to be a service animal, or assesses an extra charge because of the animal, in a public facility, except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section.

(b) A trainer who is accompanied by an animal in training to be a service animal in a public facility is liable for property damage done by the animal.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that (1) the person accompanied by the animal in training to be a service animal did not, when requested by the defendant, give reasonable evidence of being a person authorized to train service animals; or

(2) the defendant prevented entry into the facility or caused the trainer and the animal to leave or be removed from the facility based on unruly or disruptive conduct of the animal that created (A) a substantial risk of imminent physical injury to a person other than the trainer; or

(B) an atmosphere that made regular activities by other persons in the facility substantially more difficult than usual.

(d) In this section, (1) authorized means employed by, or serving as a volunteer with, a school, agency, or other facility that trains service animals;

(2) identified as being in training means wearing a device or exhibiting an insignia approved by a school, agency, or other facility that trains service animals that identifies the animal as being in training to be a service animal;

(3) in training to be a service animal means being in the pre-training or training period as required under a program administered through a school, agency, or other training facility for service animals whose goal is to certify the animal as being able to assist physically or mentally challenged persons;

(4) public facility means a capital improvement owned, operated, or occupied by, or a mode of transportation owned or operated by, the state, a public corporation of the state, the University of Alaska, a political subdivision of the state, or a regional educational attendance area.

(e) Interference with the training of a service animal is a violation.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.100 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.100
General purposes.
Status: in_force

The general purposes of this title are to (1) proscribe conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests;

(2) give fair warning of the nature of the conduct constituting an offense;

(3) define the act or omission and accompanying culpable mental state that constitute each offense and limit the condemnation of conduct as criminal when it is without fault; and

(4) differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses.

Article 2. Applicability of Criminal Statutes.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.827 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.827
Impersonating a public servant in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of impersonating a public servant in the first degree if the person violates AS 11.56.830 by pretending to be a peace officer and purports to exercise the authority of a peace officer in relation to another person.

(b) Impersonating a public servant in the first degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.530 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.530
Coercion.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of coercion if, under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.41.410  11.41.427, the person compels another to engage in conduct from which there is a legal right to abstain or abstain from conduct in which there is a legal right to engage, by means of instilling in the person who is compelled a fear that, if the demand is not complied with, the person who makes the demand or another may (1) inflict physical injury on anyone, except under circumstances constituting robbery in any degree, or commit any other crime;

(2) accuse anyone of a crime;

(3) expose confidential information or a secret, whether true or false, tending to subject a person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule or to impair the person's credit or business repute;

(4) take or withhold action as a public servant or cause a public servant to take or withhold action;

(5) bring about or continue a strike, boycott, or other collective unofficial action, if the property is not demanded or received for the benefit of the group in whose interest the person making the threat or suggestion purports to act;

(6) testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to a person's legal claim or defense.

(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under (a)(2), (3), or (4) of this section that the defendant reasonably believed that the accusation or exposure was true or that the lawsuit or other invocation of official action was justified and that the defendant's sole intent was to compel or induce the victim to take reasonable action to correct the wrong that is the subject of the accusation, exposure, lawsuit, or invocation of official action or to refrain from committing an offense.

(c) Coercion is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.320 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.320
Justification: Necessity.
Status: in_force

(a) Conduct which would otherwise be an offense is justified by reason of necessity to the extent permitted by common law when (1) neither this title nor any other statute defining the offense provides exemptions or defenses dealing with the justification of necessity in the specific situation involved; and

(2) a legislative intent to exclude the justification of necessity does not otherwise plainly appear.

(b) The justification specified in (a) of this section is an affirmative defense.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.130 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.130
Criminally negligent homicide.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of criminally negligent homicide if, with criminal negligence, the person causes the death of another person.

(b) Criminally negligent homicide is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.757 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.757
Violation of condition of release.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of violation of condition of release if the person (1) has been charged with a crime or convicted of a crime;

(2) has been released under AS 12.30 ; and

(3) violates a condition of release imposed by a judicial officer under AS 12.30 , other than the requirement to appear as ordered by a judicial officer.

(b) Violation of condition of release is a (1) class A misdemeanor if the person is released from a charge or conviction of a felony;

(2) class B misdemeanor if the person is released from a charge or conviction of a misdemeanor.

(c) In this section, conviction means that an adult, or a juvenile charged as an adult under AS 47.12 , has entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere, or has been found guilty or guilty but mentally ill by a court or jury.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.320 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.320
Criminal trespass in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal trespass in the first degree if the person enters or remains unlawfully (1) on land with intent to commit a crime on the land; or

(2) in a dwelling.

(b) Criminal trespass in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.230 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.230
Reasonable detention as defense.
Status: in_force

(a) In a civil or criminal action upon the complaint of a person who has been detained in or in the immediate vicinity of a commercial establishment for the purpose of investigation or questioning as to the ownership of merchandise, it is a defense that (1) the person was detained in a reasonable manner and for not more than a reasonable time to permit investigation or questioning by a peace officer or by the owner of the commercial establishment or the owner's agent; and

(2) the peace officer, owner, or owner's agent had probable cause to believe that the person detained was committing or attempting to commit concealment of merchandise or theft from the commercial establishment.

(b) As used in this section, reasonable time means the time necessary to permit the person detained to make a statement or refuse to make a statement, and any additional time necessary to examine employees and records of the commercial establishment relative to the ownership of the merchandise.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.330 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.330
Custodial interference in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of custodial interference in the second degree if (1) being a relative of a child under 18 years of age or a relative of an incompetent person and knowing that the person has no legal right to do so, the person takes, entices, or keeps that child or incompetent person from a lawful custodian with intent to hold the child or incompetent person for a protracted period; or

(2) not being a relative of a child under 18 years of age or a relative of an incompetent person, knowing that the person has no right to do so and with the intent to take or keep the child or incompetent person, the person represents to the lawful custodian that the person has a right to take or keep the child or incompetent person.

(b) The affirmative defense of necessity under AS 11.81.320 does not apply to a prosecution for custodial interference under (a)(1) of this section if the protracted period for which the person held the child or incompetent person exceeded the shorter of the following: (1) 24 hours; or

(2) the time necessary to report to a peace officer or social service agency that the child or incompetent person has been abused, neglected, or is in imminent physical danger.

(c) Custodial interference in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.365 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.365
Human trafficking in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of human trafficking in the second degree if, under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.66.100  11.66.150, the person intentionally induces or causes another person to engage in adult entertainment or labor by (1) exposing or threatening to expose confidential information or a secret, whether true or false, tending to subject a person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule;

(2) destroying, concealing, or threatening to destroy or conceal an actual or purported passport or immigration document or another actual or purported identification document of any person;

(3) threatening to report a person to a government agency for the purpose of arrest or deportation;

(4) threatening to collect a debt;

(5) instilling in a person a fear that lodging, food, clothing, or medication will be withheld from any person;

(6) providing a controlled substance to or withholding a controlled substance from the other person; or

(7) engaging in deception.

(b) Human trafficking in the second degree is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.030 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.030
Misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree.
Status: reserved

(a) Except as authorized in AS 17.30 , a person commits the crime of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree if the person (1) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (2) delivers any amount of a schedule IVA, VA, or VIA controlled substance to a person under 19 years of age who is at least three years younger than the person delivering the substance;

(3) possesses any amount of a schedule IA or IIA controlled substance (A) with reckless disregard that the possession occurs (i) on or within 500 feet of school grounds; or

(ii) at or within 500 feet of a recreation or youth center; or

(B) on a school bus;

(4) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (5) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (6) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (7) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (8) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (9) under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.71.021 (a)(2)  (6), manufactures or delivers any amount of a schedule IIA or IIIA controlled substance or possesses any amount of a schedule IIA or IIIA controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (a)(3)(A) of this section that the prohibited conduct took place entirely within a private residence located within 500 feet of the school grounds or recreation or youth center, and that the prohibited conduct did not involve distributing, dispensing, or possessing with the intent to distribute or dispense a controlled substance for profit. Nothing in this subsection precludes a prosecution under any other provision of this section or any other section of this chapter.

(c) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (d) Misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree is a class B felony.

(e) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.]
Alaska Stat. § 11.31.110 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.31 / Section 11.31.110
Solicitation.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of solicitation if, with intent to cause another to engage in conduct constituting a crime, the person solicits the other to engage in that conduct.

(b) In a prosecution under this section, (1) it is not a defense (A) that the defendant belongs to a class of persons who by definition are legally incapable in an individual capacity of committing the crime that is the object of the solicitation; or

(B) that a person whom the defendant solicits could not be guilty of the crime that is the object of the solicitation;

(2) it is an affirmative defense that the defendant, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of the defendant's criminal intent, after soliciting another person to engage in conduct constituting a crime, prevented the commission of the crime.

(c) Solicitation is (1) an unclassified felony if the crime solicited is murder in the first degree;

(2) a class A felony if the crime solicited is an unclassified felony other than murder in the first degree;

(3) a class B felony if the crime solicited is a class A felony;

(4) a class C felony if the crime solicited is a class B felony;

(5) a class A misdemeanor if the crime solicited is a class C felony;

(6) a class B misdemeanor if the crime solicited is a class A or class B misdemeanor.

(d) If the crime solicited is an unclassified crime described in a state law which is not part of this title and no provision for punishment of a solicitation to commit the crime is specified, the punishment for the solicitation is imprisonment for a term of not more than half the maximum period prescribed as punishment for the unclassified crime, or a fine of not more than half the maximum fine prescribed as punishment for the unclassified crime, or both. If the crime solicited is punishable by an indeterminate or life term, the solicitation is a class A felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.76.150 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.76 / Section 11.76.150
Sale of products containing dextromethorphan.
Status: in_force

(a) A seller, retailer, or vendor may not sell a product containing dextromethorphan to another person unless (1) the seller, retailer, or vendor checks a government-issued photo identification and determines the person is 18 years of age or older;

(2) from the person's outward appearance, the seller, retailer, or vendor would reasonably presume the person to be 25 years of age or older; or

(3) the person is under 18 years of age and has a prescription for the product issued by a licensed practitioner.

(b) A seller, retailer, or vendor or an employee of a seller, retailer, or vendor who knowingly or wilfully violates this section is guilty of a violation and is punishable by a fine of (1) $150 for the first violation; and

(2) $250 for the second and each subsequent violation.
Alaska Stat. § 11.66.220 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.66 / Section 11.66.220
Promoting gambling in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of promoting gambling in the second degree if the person promotes or profits from unlawful gambling.

(b) Promoting gambling in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.495 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.495
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 11.46.400  11.46.495, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) highway has the meaning given in AS 19.59.001 ;

(2) motor vehicle has the meaning given in AS 28.90.990 ;

(3) official traffic control device means a traffic control device that has been placed on a highway by authority of a state or municipal agency, a utility, or a contractor employed by a state or municipal agency or a utility;

(4) oil or gas pipeline or supporting facility  means real property or tangible personal property used in the exploration for, production or refining of, or pipeline transportation of oil, gas, or gas liquids, except for property used solely in the retail distribution of oil or gas;

(5) tamper means to interfere with something improperly, meddle with it, or make unwarranted alterations to its existing condition;

(6) traffic control device includes a sign, signal, road marker, barricade, flare, warning light, reflector, railroad sign or signal, shield, insignia, milepost, or similar device intended to warn, inform, or control the flow of pedestrian, equestrian, bicycle, or motor vehicle traffic;

(7) utility means an enterprise, whether publicly or privately owned or operated, which provides gas, electric, steam, water, sewer, or communications service, and any common carrier;

(8) widely dangerous means means any difficult-to-confine substance, force, or other means capable of causing widespread damage, including fire, explosion, avalanche, poison, radioactive material, bacteria, collapse of a building, or flood.

Article 5. Forgery and Related Offenses.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.720 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.720
Misrepresentation of use of a propelled vehicle.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of misrepresentation of use of a propelled vehicle if, with intent to deceive any person, the person sells, leases, or offers or exposes for sale or lease a propelled vehicle knowing that a usage registering device on the vehicle has been disconnected, adjusted, or replaced so as to misrepresent the distance traveled by the vehicle or the hours of engine use.

(b) As used in this section, usage registering device means any odometer, speedometer, recording tachometer, hobbsmeter, or other instrument that registers the distance traveled by the vehicle or the hours of engine use.

(c) Misrepresentation of use of a propelled vehicle is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.220 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.220
Assault in the third degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if that person (1) recklessly (A) places another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury by means of a dangerous instrument;

(B) causes physical injury to another person by means of a dangerous instrument; or

(C) while being 18 years of age or older, (i) causes physical injury to a child under 12 years of age and the injury would cause a reasonable caregiver to seek medical attention from a health care professional in the form of diagnosis or treatment;

(ii) causes physical injury to a child under 12 years of age on more than one occasion;

(2) with intent to place another person in fear of death or serious physical injury to the person or the person's family member, makes repeated threats to cause death or serious physical injury to another person;

(3) while being 18 years of age or older, knowingly causes physical injury to a child under 16 years of age but at least 12 years of age and the injury reasonably requires medical treatment;

(4) with criminal negligence, causes serious physical injury under AS 11.81.900 (b)(60)(B) to another person by means of a dangerous instrument; or

(5) commits a crime that is a violation of AS 11.41.230 (a)(1) or (2) and, within the preceding 10 years, the person was convicted on two or more separate occasions of crimes under (A) AS 11.41.100  11.41.170;

(B) AS 11.41.200  11.41.220, 11.41.230(a)(1) or (2), 11.41.280, or 11.41.282;

(C) AS 11.41.260 or 11.41.270;

(D) AS 11.41.410 , 11.41.420, or 11.41.425(a)(1); or

(E) a law or ordinance of this or another jurisdiction with elements similar to those of an offense described in (A)  (D) of this paragraph.

(b) In a prosecution under (a)(3) of this section, it is an affirmative defense that, at the time of the alleged offense, the defendant reasonably believed the victim to be 16 years of age or older, unless the victim was under 13 years of age at the time of the alleged offense.

(c) In (a)(5) of this section, when considering whether a conviction has occurred in the preceding 10 years, the date that sentence is imposed is the date that a previous conviction has occurred.

(d) In this section, the person's family member means (1) a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece, of the person, whether related by blood, marriage, or adoption;

(2) a person who lives or has lived, in a spousal relationship with the person;

(3) a person who lives in the same household as the person; or

(4) a person who is a former spouse of the person or is or has been in a dating, courtship, or engagement relationship with the person.

(e) Assault in the third degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.487 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.487
Forfeiture of property upon conviction.
Status: in_force

Firearms and other personal property, except a motor vehicle, used in aid of a violation of AS 11.46.460 , 11.46.462, or 11.46.484(a)(5) may be forfeited to the state upon conviction of the offender for the crime.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.500 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.500
Robbery in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of robbery in the first degree if the person violates AS 11.41.510 and, in the course of violating that section or in immediate flight thereafter, that person or another participant (1) is armed with a deadly weapon or represents by words or other conduct that either that person or another participant is so armed;

(2) uses or attempts to use a dangerous instrument or a defensive weapon or represents by words or other conduct that either that person or another participant is armed with a dangerous instrument or a defensive weapon; or

(3) causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury to any person.

(b) Robbery in the first degree is a class A felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.195 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.195
Misconduct involving weapons in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of misconduct involving weapons in the second degree if the person knowingly (1) possesses a firearm during the commission of an offense under AS 11.71.010  11.71.040;

(2) violates AS 11.61.200 (a)(1) and is within the grounds of or on a parking lot immediately adjacent to (A) a public or private preschool, elementary, junior high, or secondary school without the permission of the chief administrative officer of the school or district or the designee of the chief administrative officer; or

(B) an entity, other than a private residence, licensed as a child care facility under AS 47.32 or recognized by the federal government for the care of children; or

(3) discharges a firearm at or in the direction of (A) a building with reckless disregard for a risk of physical injury to a person; or

(B) a dwelling.

(b) Misconduct involving weapons in the second degree is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.124 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.124
Solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor.
Status: in_force

(a) An offender commits the crime of solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor if, under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.41.455 or AS 11.61.123 , the offender being 18 years of age or older (1) solicits a picture of the genitals, anus, or female breast of another person and the (A) person solicited is under 16 years of age and at least four years younger than the offender; or

(B) offender believes that the other person is under 16 years of age and at least four years younger than the offender; or

(2) produces a picture of the genitals, anus, or female breast of another person and the (A) person shown in the picture is under 16 years of age and at least four years younger than the offender; or

(B) offender believes that the other person is under 16 years of age and at least four years younger than the offender.

(b) In a prosecution under (a) of this section, it is not a defense that the person solicited or shown in the picture was not actually a person under 16 years of age and at least four years younger than the offender.

(c) In a prosecution under (a)(1) of this section, it is not necessary for the prosecution to show that a picture was actually produced.

(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to acts (1) that may reasonably be construed to be normal caretaker responsibilities for a child, interactions with a child, or affection for a child; or

(2) performed for the purpose of administering a recognized and lawful form of treatment that is reasonably adapted to promoting the physical or mental health of the person being treated.

(e) In this section, picture has the meaning given in AS 11.61.123 (e).

(f) Solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor is a (1) class C felony if an offender (A) violates (a)(1) of this section and the person solicited is under 13 years of age; or

(B) violates (a)(2) of this section;

(2) class A misdemeanor if an offender violates (a)(1) of this section and the person solicited is 13 years of age or older.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.080 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.080
Aggregate weight of live marijuana plants.
Status: in_force

For purposes of calculating the aggregate weight of a live marijuana plant, the aggregate weight shall be one-sixth of the measured weight of the marijuana plant after the roots of the marijuana plant have been removed.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.310 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.310
Escape in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) One commits the crime of escape in the second degree if, without lawful authority, one (1) removes oneself from (A) a secure correctional facility while under official detention for a misdemeanor;

(B) official detention for a felony or for extradition; or

(C) official detention and, during the escape or at any time before being restored to official detention, one possesses on or about oneself a firearm;

(2) violates AS 11.56.335 or 11.56.340 and, during the time of the unlawful evasion or at any time before being restored to official detention, one possesses on or about oneself a firearm; or

(3) while under official detention for a felony, (A) removes, tampers with, or disables the electronic monitoring equipment; or

(B) without prior authorization, leaves one's residence or other place designated by the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner of family and community services for service by electronic monitoring.

(b) In this section, secure correctional facility means a correctional facility that (1) has construction fixtures or security features that are designed to restrict the ability of a person under official detention from leaving the facility without lawful authority; or

(2) has correctional officers or other persons authorized by the commissioner of corrections to prevent a person under official detention from leaving without lawful authority.

(c) Escape in the second degree is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.580 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.580
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) In AS 11.46.500  11.46.580, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) to falsely alter a written instrument means to change, without authorization by anyone entitled to grant it, a written instrument, whether complete or incomplete, by means of erasure, obliteration, deletion, insertion of new matter, transposition of matter, or any other manner, so that the instrument so altered falsely appears or purports to be in all respects an authentic creation of its ostensible maker or authorized by the ostensible maker;

(2) to falsely complete a written instrument means to transform, by adding, inserting, or changing matter, an incomplete written instrument into a complete one without the authority of anyone entitled to grant it, so that the complete written instrument falsely appears or purports to be in all respects an authentic creation of its ostensible maker or authorized by the ostensible maker;

(3) to falsely make a written instrument means to make or draw a complete or incomplete written instrument which purports to be an authentic creation of its ostensible maker, but which is not, either because the ostensible maker is fictitious or because, if real, the ostensible maker did not authorize the making or drawing of the instrument.

(b) In AS 11.46.500  11.46.580, (1) forged instrument means a written instrument which has been falsely made, completed, or altered;

(2) utter means to issue, deliver, publish, circulate, disseminate, transfer, or tender a written instrument or other object to another;

(3) written instrument means a paper, document, instrument, electronic recording, or article containing written or printed matter or the equivalent, whether complete or incomplete, used for the purpose of reciting, embodying, conveying, or recording information or constituting a symbol or evidence of value, right, privilege, or identification, which is capable of being used to the advantage or disadvantage of some person.

Article 6. Business and Commercial Offenses.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.210 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.210
Limitation on applicability.
Status: in_force

This title does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right to or liability for damages, penalty, forfeiture, or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil action, regardless of whether the conduct involved in the proceeding constitutes an offense defined in this title.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.140 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.140
Schedule IA.
Status: reserved

(a) A substance shall be placed in schedule IA if it is found under AS 11.71.120 (c) to have the highest degree of danger or probable danger to a person or the public.

(b) Schedule IA includes, unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any of the following substances whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis: (1) opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate, excluding apomorphine, dextrorphan, nalbuphine, nalmefene, naloxone, and naltrexone, and their respective salts, but including the following: (A) raw opium;

(B) opium extracts;

(C) opium fluid extracts;

(D) powdered opium;

(E) granulated opium;

(F) tincture of opium;

(G) codeine;

(H) ethylmorphine;

(I) etorphine hydrochloride;

(J) hydrocodone;

(K) hydromorphone;

(L) metopon;

(M) morphine;

(N) oxycodone;

(O) oxymorphone;

(P) thebaine;

(2) any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of a substance included in (b)(1) of this section which is chemically equivalent or identical to any of the substances referred to in (b)(1) of this section; however, these substances do not include the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium;

(3) opium poppy and poppy straw;

(4) concentrate of poppy straw which is the crude extract of poppy straw in either liquid, solid, or powder form which contains the phennanthrine alkaloids of the opium poppy.

(5) [Repealed, § 4 ch 57 SLA 2012.] (c) Schedule IA includes, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation, dextrorphan excepted: (1) acetylmethadol;

(2) allylprodine;

(3) alphacetylmethadol;

(4) alphameprodine;

(5) alphamethadol;

(6) alphaprodine;

(7) anileridine;

(8) benzethidine;

(9) betacetylmethadol;

(10) betameprodine;

(11) betamethadol;

(12) betaprodine;

(13) bezitramide;

(14) clonitazene;

(15) dextromoramide;

(16) diampromide;

(17) diethylthiambutene;

(18) difenoxin;

(19) dihydrocodeine;

(20) dimenoxadol;

(21) dimepheptanol;

(22) dimethylthiambutene;

(23) dioxaphetyl butyrate;

(24) diphenoxylate;

(25) dipipanone;

(26) ethylmethythiamutene;

(27) etonitazene;

(28) etoxeridine;

(29) fentanyl;

(30) furethidine;

(31) hydroxpethidine;

(32) isomethadone;

(33) ketobemidone;

(34) levomethorphan;

(35) levomoramide;

(36) levorphanol;

(37) levophenacylmorphan;

(38) meperidine, also known as pethidine;

(39) metazocine;

(40) methadone;

(41) methadone-intermediate, 4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-4, 4-diphenyl butane;

(42) moramide-intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1, 1-diphenyl-propane-carboxylic acid;

(43) morpheridine;

(44) noracymethadol;

(45) norlevorphanol;

(46) normethadone;

(47) norpipanone;

(48) pethidine, also known as merperidine;

(49) pethidine-intermediate-A, 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine;

(50) pethidine-intermediate-B, ethyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carbox-ylate;

(51) pethidine-intermediate-C, 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid;

(52) phenadoxone;

(53) phenampromide;

(54) phenazocine;

(55) phenomorphan;

(56) phenoperidine;

(57) piminodine;

(58) piritramide;

(59) propheptazine;

(60) properidine;

(61) propiram;

(62) racemethorphan;

(63) racemoramide;

(64) racemorphan;

(65) trimeperidine;

(66) alfentanil;

(67) alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(alpha-methyl-beta-phenyl)-ethyl-4-piperidyl] propionanilide; 1-(1-methyl-2-phenylethyl)-4(N-propanilido) piperidine);

(68) bulk dextropropoxyphene (non-dosage form);

(69) carfentanil;

(70) sufentanil;

(71) tilidine;

(72) para-fluorofentanyl (N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-[1-(2-phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide);

(73) 3-methylfentanyl (N-[3-methyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);

(74) acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(1-methyl-2-phenetnyl)-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylacetamide);

(75) alpha-methylthiofentanyl (N-[1-methyl-2-(2-thienyl) ethyl-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);

(76) beta-hydroxyfentanyl (N-[1-(2-hydroxy-2-phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropan amide);

(77) beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(2-hydroxy-2-phenethyl)-3-methyl-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);

(78) 3-methylthiofentanyl (N-[(3-methyl-l-(2-thienyl)ethyl-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);

(79) thiofentanyl (N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-thienyl)ethyl-4-piperidinyl]-propanamide);

(80) MPPP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine);

(81) PEPAP (1-(-2-pheynethyl)-4-phenyl-4-acetoxypiperidine) ;

(82) 3,4-dichloro-N-[2-(dimethylamino)cyclohexyl]-N-methylbenzamide, also known as U-47700.

(d) Schedule IA includes, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following opium derivatives, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation: (1) acetorphine;

(2) acetyldihydrocodeine;

(3) benzylmorphine;

(4) codeine methylbromide;

(5) codeine-n-oxide;

(6) cyprenorphine;

(7) desomorphine;

(8) dihydromorphine;

(9) drotebanol;

(10) etorphine, except hydrochloride salt;

(11) heroin;

(12) hydromorphinol;

(13) methyldesorphine;

(14) methyldihydromorphine;

(15) morphine methylbromide;

(16) morphine methylsulfonate;

(17) morphine-n-oxide;

(18) myrophine;

(19) nicocodeine;

(20) nicomorphine;

(21) normorphine;

(22) pholcodine;

(23) thebacon.

(e) Schedule IA includes, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances, or which contains any of its salts, isomers, whether optical, position, or geometric, or salts of isomers whenever the existence of those salts, isomers, or salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation: (1) gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) (some other names include gamma-hydroxybutyrate; 4-hydroxybutyrate; 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; sodium oxybate; sodium oxybutyrate);

(2) when intended or used for human consumption: (A) gamma butyrolactone (GBL);

(B) 1,4 butanediol (BD);

(C) gamma hydroxyvalerate (GHV);

(D) gamma-valerolactone 4-pentanolide (GVL).
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.129 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.129
Forfeiture of property used in indecent viewing or production of a picture or child sexual abuse material.
Status: in_force

(a) Property used to aid a violation of AS 11.61.123  11.61.128 or to aid the solicitation of, attempt to commit, or conspiracy to commit a violation of AS 11.61.123  11.61.128 may be forfeited to the state upon the conviction of the offender.

(b) In this section, property has the meaning given in AS 11.41.468 .
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.145 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.145
Promoting an exhibition of fighting animals.
Status: reserved

(a) A person commits the crime or offense, as applicable, of promoting an exhibition of fighting animals if the person (1) owns, possesses, keeps, or trains an animal with intent that it be engaged in an exhibition of fighting animals;

(2) instigates, promotes, or has a pecuniary interest in an exhibition of fighting animals; or

(3) attends an exhibition of fighting animals.

(b) The animals, equipment, vehicles, money, and other personal property used by a person in a violation of (a)(1) or (2) of this section shall be forfeited to the state if the person is convicted of an offense under this section.

(c) [Repealed, § 103 ch 13 SLA 2019.] (d) Promoting an exhibition of fighting animals (1) under (a)(1) or (2) of this section is a class C felony;

(2) under (a)(3) of this section is (A) a violation (i) for the first offense;

(ii) punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 for the second offense; and

(B) a class A misdemeanor for the third and each subsequent offense.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.800
False information or report.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of false information or report if the person knowingly (1) gives false information to a peace officer (A) with the intent of implicating another in an offense; or

(B) concerning the person's identity while the person is (i) under arrest, detention, or investigation for a crime; or

(ii) being served with an arrest warrant or being issued a citation;

(2) makes a false report to a peace officer that a crime has occurred or is about to occur;

(3) makes a false report or gives a false alarm, under circumstances not amounting to terroristic threatening in the second degree under AS 11.56.810 , that a fire or other incident dangerous to life or property calling for an emergency response has occurred or is about to occur;

(4) makes a false report to the Department of Natural Resources under AS 46.17 concerning the condition of a dam or reservoir; or

(5) gives false information to a public employee relating to a person's eligibility for a permanent fund dividend under AS 43.23 and the false information does not also violate AS 11.56.205 .

(b) False information or report is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.66.300 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.66 / Section 11.66.300
Prohibiting minors from being present at an adult entertainment business.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or an agent or employee of the owner of a business that offers adult entertainment may not with criminal negligence allow a person under the age of 18 years to enter and remain within premises where adult entertainment is offered.

(b) In this section, business that offers adult entertainment has the meaning given in AS 23.10.350 (f).

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Each violation is a separate offense.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.620 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.620
Effect of ignorance or mistake upon liability.
Status: in_force

(a) Knowledge, recklessness, or criminal negligence as to whether conduct constitutes an offense, or knowledge, recklessness, or criminal negligence as to the existence, meaning, or application of the provision of law defining an offense, is not an element of an offense unless the provision of law clearly so provides. Use of the phrase intent to commit a crime, intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a crime, or like terminology in a provision of law does not require that the defendant act with a culpable mental state as to the criminality of the conduct that is the object of the defendant's intent.

(b) A person is not relieved of criminal liability for conduct because the person engages in the conduct under a mistaken belief of fact, unless (1) the factual mistake is a reasonable one that negates the culpable mental state required for the commission of the offense;

(2) the provision of law defining the offense or a related provision of law expressly provides that the factual mistake constitutes a defense or exemption; or

(3) the factual mistake is a reasonable one that supports a defense of justification as provided in AS 11.81.320  11.81.430.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.460 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.460
Disregard of a highway obstruction.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the offense of disregard of a highway obstruction if, without the right to do so or a reasonable ground to believe the person has the right, the person (1) drives a vehicle through, over, or around an obstruction erected on a highway under authority of AS 19.10.100 ; or

(2) opens an obstruction erected on a highway under authority of AS 19.10.100 .

(b) Violation of this section is a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.375 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.375
Promoting contraband in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of promoting contraband in the first degree if the person violates AS 11.56.380 and the contraband is (1) a deadly weapon or a defensive weapon;

(2) an article that is intended by the defendant to be used as a means of facilitating an escape; or

(3) a controlled substance.

(b) Promoting contraband in the first degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.040 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.040
Misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree.
Status: reserved

(a) Except as authorized in AS 17.30 and AS 17.38 , a person commits the crime of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree if the person (1) manufactures or delivers any amount of a schedule IVA or VA controlled substance or possesses any amount of a schedule IVA or VA controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver;

(2) manufactures or delivers, or possesses with the intent to manufacture or deliver, one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of one ounce or more containing a schedule VIA controlled substance;

(3) possesses any amount of a schedule IA controlled substance listed in AS 11.71.140 (e);

(4) possesses a schedule IIIA, IVA, VA, or VIA controlled substance (A) with reckless disregard that the possession occurs (i) on or within 500 feet of school grounds; or

(ii) at or within 500 feet of a recreation or youth center; or

(B) on a school bus;

(5) knowingly keeps or maintains any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or other structure or place that is used for keeping or distributing controlled substances in violation of a felony offense under this chapter or AS 17.30 ;

(6) makes, delivers, or possesses a punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing that prints, imprints, or reproduces a trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another or any likeness of any of these on a drug, drug container, or labeling so as to render the drug a counterfeit substance;

(7) knowingly uses in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance a registration number that is fictitious, revoked, suspended, or issued to another person;

(8) knowingly furnishes false or fraudulent information in or omits material information from any application, report, record, or other document required to be kept or filed under AS 17.30 ;

(9) obtains possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge;

(10) affixes a false or forged label to a package or other container containing any controlled substance;

(11) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (12) violates AS 11.71.050 (a)(4) and, within the preceding 10 years, has been previously convicted of a crime under AS 11.71.050 (a)(4), or a law or ordinance in this or another jurisdiction with elements similar to AS 11.71.050 (a)(4).

(b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (a)(4)(A) of this section that the prohibited conduct took place entirely within a private residence located within 500 feet of the school grounds or recreation or youth center. Nothing in this subsection precludes a prosecution under any other provision of this section or any other section of this chapter.

(c) Nothing in (a)(5) or (6) of this section precludes a prosecution or civil proceeding brought under any other provision of this section or any other section of this chapter or under AS 17 .

(d) Misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.150 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.150
Obstruction of highways.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the offense of obstruction of highways if the person knowingly (1) places, drops, or permits to drop on a highway any substance that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to others using the highway; or

(2) renders a highway impassable or passable only with unreasonable inconvenience or hazard.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (a)(1) of this section that (1) the defendant took reasonable steps to remove the substance from the highway; and

(2) no person suffered physical injury as a result of the presence of the substance on the highway.

(c) Obstruction of highways is a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.850 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.850
Official misconduct.
Status: in_force

(a) A public servant commits the crime of official misconduct if, with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or deprive another person of a benefit, the public servant (1) performs an act relating to the public servant's office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of the public servant's official functions, knowing that that act is unauthorized; or

(2) knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon the public servant by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of the public servant's office.

(b) Official misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.120 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.120
Theft in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the first degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and the value of the property or services is $25,000 or more.

(b) Theft in the first degree is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.570 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.570
Criminal impersonation in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation in the second degree if the person (1) assumes a false identity and does an act in the assumed character with intent to defraud, commit a crime, or obtain a benefit to which the person is not entitled; or

(2) pretends to be a representative of some person or organization and does an act in the pretended capacity with intent to defraud, commit a crime, or obtain a benefit to which the person is not entitled.

(b) Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.620 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.620
Simulating legal process.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of simulating legal process if, with intent to cause the recipient to take an action on it, the person issues, sends, or delivers (1) a request for payment of money on behalf of any creditor that in form and substance simulates any legal process issued by a court of this state; or

(2) any purported summons, subpoena, or other legal process knowing that the process was not issued or authorized by a court or other official body authorized by law to do so.

(b) Simulating legal process is a class A misdemeanor.

Article 5. Obstruction of Public Administration.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.482 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.482
Criminal mischief in the third degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the third degree if, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe the person has such a right, (1) with intent to damage property of another, the person damages property of another in an amount of $750 or more;

(2) the person recklessly creates a risk of damage in an amount exceeding $100,000 to property of another by the use of widely dangerous means; or

(3) the person knowingly (A) defaces, damages, or desecrates a cemetery or the contents of a cemetery or a tomb, grave, or memorial regardless of whether the tomb, grave, or memorial is in a cemetery or whether the cemetery, tomb, grave, or memorial appears to be abandoned, lost, or neglected;

(B) removes human remains or associated burial artifacts from a cemetery, tomb, grave, or memorial regardless of whether the cemetery, tomb, grave, or memorial appears to be abandoned, lost, or neglected;

(C) defaces or damages real property that (i) has a place of religious education or worship located on it; and

(ii) if leased or used by a religious organization and is part of a larger property, is the part of the property leased or used by the religious organization, including the access to the entry of that part of the property; or

(D) defaces or damages tangible personal property that has religious significance and is used by a religious organization or displayed for educational purposes.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (a)(3) of this section that the defendant, at the time of the offense, was (1) an employee of the cemetery and was engaged in an authorized activity on behalf of the cemetery;

(2) authorized by law or state permit to engage in the conduct; or

(3) an employee of a religious organization or the owner or operator or employee of the owner or operator of real property or tangible personal property under (a)(3)(C) or (D) of this section and was engaged in an authorized activity on behalf of the religious organization or the owner or operator of the real property or tangible personal property.

(c) In this section, (1) contents of a cemetery includes anything that is designed or used for the protection, security, or ornamentation of a cemetery and that is located within a cemetery;

(2) memorial means a headstone, marker, gravestone, monument, or other object designed or intended to mark a gravesite or to memorialize the death of a person;

(3) tomb means a mausoleum, columbarium, or crypt, whether that mausoleum, columbarium, or crypt is located above or below ground.

(d) Criminal mischief in the third degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.305 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.305
Rehabilitation.
Status: in_force

A person convicted of violating a provision of this chapter may, when the violation relates to that person's own personal use of a controlled substance, be committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections for rehabilitative treatment for not to exceed one year. Such treatment may be imposed in place of a fine or imprisonment, but only where the imprisonment would not have exceeded one year.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.118 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.118
Harassment in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of harassment in the first degree if, under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.41.410  11.41.427 or 11.41.434  11.41.440, the person violates AS 11.61.120 (a)(5) and the offensive physical contact is contact (1) with human or animal blood, mucus, saliva, semen, urine, vomitus, or feces; or

(2) by the person touching through clothing another person's genitals, buttocks, or female breast.

(b) Harassment in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.370 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.370
Justification: Use of force by a peace officer in making an arrest or terminating an escape.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to using force justified under other sections of this chapter, a peace officer may use nondeadly force and may threaten to use deadly force when and to the extent the officer reasonably believes it necessary to make an arrest, to terminate an escape or attempted escape from custody, or to make a lawful stop. The officer may use deadly force only when and to the extent the officer reasonably believes the use of deadly force is necessary to make the arrest or terminate the escape or attempted escape from custody of a person the officer reasonably believes (1) has committed or attempted to commit a felony which involved the use of force against a person;

(2) has escaped or is attempting to escape from custody while in possession of a firearm on or about the person; or

(3) may otherwise endanger life or inflict serious physical injury unless arrested without delay.

(b) The use of force in making an arrest or stop is not justified under this section unless the peace officer reasonably believes the arrest or stop is lawful.

(c) Nothing in this section prohibits or restricts a peace officer in preparing to use or threatening to use a dangerous instrument.
Alaska Stat. § 11.76.100 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.76 / Section 11.76.100
Selling or giving tobacco to a minor.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the offense of selling or giving tobacco to a minor if the person (1) negligently sells a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco to a person under 19 years of age;

(2) is 19 years of age or older and negligently exchanges or gives a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco to a person under 19 years of age;

(3) maintains a vending machine that dispenses cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or products containing tobacco; or

(4) holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 and allows a person under 19 years of age to sell a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) of this section, a person who maintains a vending machine is not in violation of (a)(3) of this section if the vending machine is located (1) on premises licensed as a beverage dispensary under AS 04.09.200 or 04.09.350, licensed as a club under AS 04.09.220 , or licensed as a package store under AS 04.09.230 and (A) as far as practicable from the primary entrance; and

(B) in a place that is directly and continually supervised by a person employed on the licensed premises during the hours the vending machine is accessible to the public; or

(2) in an employee break room or other controlled area of a private work place that is not generally considered a public place and the room or area contains a posted warning sign at least 11 inches by 14 inches indicating that possession of tobacco by a person under 19 years of age is prohibited under AS 11.76.105 .

(c) In this section, a person maintains a vending machine if the person owns the machine or owns or controls a facility in which the machine is located.

(d) The court shall forward a record of each person convicted under this section who holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 , or who is an employee or agent of a person who holds a license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

(e) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to a person who sells or gives tobacco to a minor, if the minor is a prisoner at an adult correctional facility.

(f) A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $300.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.230 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.230
Perjury by inconsistent statements.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of perjury by inconsistent statements if (1) in the course of one or more official proceedings the person makes two or more sworn statements which are irreconcilably inconsistent to the degree that one of them is necessarily false;

(2) the person does not believe one of the statements to be true at the time the statement is made; and

(3) each statement is made within the jurisdiction of this state and within the period of the statute of limitations for the crime charged.

(b) In a prosecution under this section, it is not necessary for the state to prove which statement was false but only that one or the other was false and not believed by the defendant to be true at the time the defendant made the statement. Proof of the irreconcilable inconsistency of the statements is prima facie evidence that one or the other of the statements was false.

(c) Perjury by inconsistent statements is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.51.121 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.51 / Section 11.51.121
Aiding the nonpayment of child support in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of aiding the nonpayment of child support in the first degree if the person violates AS 11.51.122 and the person knows the obligor (1) has an aggregate amount of accrued monetary child support arrearage of $20,000 or more;

(2) has not made a child support payment for a period of 24 consecutive months or more; or

(3) had been previously convicted under AS 11.51.120 or a similar provision in another jurisdiction and (A) has an aggregate amount of accrued monetary child support arrearage of $5,000 or more; or

(B) has not made a child support payment for a period of 24 consecutive months or more.

(b) Aiding the nonpayment of child support in the first degree is a class C felony.

(c) In addition to the penalties under (b) of this section, aiding the nonpayment of child support in the first degree is punishable by loss or restriction of a recreational license as provided in AS 12.55.139 .
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.489 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.489
Community work upon conviction.
Status: in_force

A person convicted under AS 11.46.475  11.46.486 of an offense involving damage to public or private property shall be required to perform at least 25 hours of community work under AS 12.55.055 .
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.130 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.130
Misconduct involving a corpse.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of misconduct involving a corpse if (1) except as authorized by law or in an emergency, the person intentionally disinters, removes, conceals, or mutilates a corpse;

(2) the person engages in sexual penetration of a corpse; or

(3) the person detains a corpse for a debt or demand or upon a lien or charge.

(b) Misconduct involving a corpse is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.235 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.235
Retraction as a defense.
Status: in_force

(a) In a prosecution under AS 11.56.200 or 11.56.230, if the false statement was made in an official proceeding, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant expressly retracted the false statement (1) during the course of the same official proceeding;

(2) before discovery of the falsification became known to the defendant;

(3) before reliance upon the false statement by the person for whom it was intended; and

(4) if the official proceeding involved a trier of fact, before the subject matter of the official proceeding was submitted to the ultimate trier of fact.

(b) In a prosecution under AS 11.56.200 , if the false statement was not made in an official proceeding, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant expressly retracted the false statement (1) before discovery of the falsification became known to the defendant; and

(2) before reliance upon the false statement by the person for whom it was intended.

(c) In a prosecution under AS 11.56.210 , it is an affirmative defense that the defendant expressly retracted the false statement before reliance upon the false statement by the person for whom it was intended.

(d) As used in this section, during the course of the same official proceeding includes separate hearings at separate stages of the same official proceeding.
Alaska Stat. § 11.76.109 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.76 / Section 11.76.109
Selling or giving product containing nicotine to a minor.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the offense of selling or giving an electronic smoking product or a product containing nicotine to a minor if the person (1) negligently sells an electronic smoking product or a product containing nicotine to a person under 19 years of age;

(2) is 19 years of age or older and negligently exchanges or gives an electronic smoking product or a product containing nicotine to a person under 19 years of age;

(3) maintains a vending machine that dispenses electronic smoking products or products containing nicotine; or

(4) holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 and allows a person under 19 years of age to sell an electronic smoking product or a product containing nicotine.

(b) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to the sale, exchange, or gift to a person under 19 years of age of an electronic smoking product or a product containing nicotine that is intended or expected to be consumed without being combusted if the electronic smoking product or product containing nicotine (1) has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco use cessation or harm reduction product or for other medical purposes;

(2) is being marketed and sold solely for the approved purposes; and

(3) is (A) prescribed by a health care professional;

(B) given to a person by the person's parent or legal guardian;

(C) provided by a state-approved tobacco cessation program administered by the Department of Health; or

(D) provided by a pharmacist to a person 18 years of age or older without a prescription.

(c) An employer is legally accountable as provided in AS 11.16.110 for the conduct of an employee who violates (a) of this section if the employer negligently fails to advise the employee regarding the conduct prohibited in (a) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding (a)(3) of this section, a person who maintains a vending machine is not in violation of (a)(3) of this section if the vending machine is located (1) on premises licensed as a beverage dispensary under AS 04.09.200 or 04.09.350, licensed as a club under AS 04.09.220 , or licensed as a package store under AS 04.09.230 , and is located (A) as far as practicable from the primary entrance; and

(B) in a place that is directly and continually supervised by a person employed on the licensed premises during the hours the vending machine is accessible to the public; or

(2) in an employee break room or other controlled area of a private work place that is not generally considered a public place and the room or area contains a posted warning sign at least 11 inches by 8.5 inches indicating that possession of electronic smoking products or products containing nicotine by a person under 19 years of age without a prescription is prohibited under this section.

(e) The court shall forward a record of each person convicted under this section who holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 , or who is an employee or agent of a person who holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 , to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

(f) In this section, product containing nicotine does not include a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco.

(g) Selling or giving an electronic smoking product or a product containing nicotine to a minor is a violation and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not less than $300.
Alaska Stat. § 11.73.040 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.73 / Section 11.73.040
Advertisement to promote the delivery of an imitation controlled substance.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in AS 11.73.050 , a person may not knowingly place in a newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication, or post or distribute in a public place, an advertisement or solicitation knowing that the purpose of the advertisement or solicitation is to promote the delivery of an imitation controlled substance in the state.

(b) A person who violates this section commits a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.565 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.565
Criminal impersonation in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation in the first degree if the person (1) possesses an access device or identification document of another person;

(2) without authorization of the other person, uses the access device or identification document of another person to obtain a false identification document, open an account at a financial institution, obtain an access device, or obtain property or services; and

(3) recklessly damages the financial reputation of the other person.

(b) Criminal impersonation in the first degree is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.200 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.200
Assault in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of assault in the first degree if (1) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by means of a dangerous instrument;

(2) with intent to cause serious physical injury to another, the person causes serious physical injury to any person;

(3) the person knowingly engages in conduct that results in serious physical injury to another under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;

(4) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by repeated assaults using a dangerous instrument, even if each assault individually does not cause serious physical injury; or

(5) that person knowingly causes another to become unconscious by means of a dangerous instrument; in this paragraph, dangerous instrument has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (b)(16)(B) .

(b) Assault in the first degree is a class A felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.66.130 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.66 / Section 11.66.130
Sex trafficking in the third degree.
Status: reserved

(a) A person commits the crime of sex trafficking in the third degree if the person (1) receives compensation for prostitution services rendered by another; and

(2) with the intent to promote prostitution, (A) manages, supervises, controls, or owns, either alone or in association with others, a place of prostitution;

(B) as other than a patron of a prostitute, induces or causes another person who is 20 years of age or older to engage in prostitution;

(C) receives or agrees to receive money or other property under an agreement or understanding that the money or other property is derived from prostitution; or

(D) engages in conduct that institutes, aids, or facilitates a prostitution enterprise.

(b) [Repealed, § 72, ch 1 4SSLA 2017.] (c) Sex trafficking in the third degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.130 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.130
Definition.
Status: in_force

In AS 11.56.100  11.56.130, benefit has the meaning ascribed to it in AS 11.81.900 but does not include (1) political campaign contributions reported in accordance with AS 15.13 unless the contribution is made or received in exchange for an agreement to alter an elected official's or candidate's vote or position on a matter the elected official has, or the candidate on election would have, the authority to take official action on; in this paragraph, official action means advice, participation, or assistance, including, for example, a recommendation, decision, approval, disapproval, vote, or other similar action, including inaction;

(2) concurrence in official action in the cause of legitimate compromise between public servants; or

(3) support, including a vote, solicited by a public servant or offered by any person in an election.

Article 2. Perjury and Related Offenses.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.120 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.120
Authority to schedule controlled substances.
Status: reserved

(a) If, after considering the factors set out in (c) of this section, the committee decides to recommend that a substance should be added to, deleted from, or rescheduled in a schedule of controlled substances under AS 11.71.140  11.71.190, the governor shall introduce legislation in accordance with the recommendation of the committee.

(b) If a substance is added as a controlled substance under federal law, the governor shall introduce legislation in accordance with the federal law.

(c) In advising the governor of the need to add, delete, or reschedule a substance under AS 11.71.110 (1), the committee shall assess the danger or probable danger of the substance after considering the following: (1) the actual or probable abuse of the substance including (A) the history and current pattern of abuse both in this state and in other states;

(B) the scope, duration, and significance of abuse;

(C) the degree of actual or probable detriment which may result from abuse of the substance;

(D) the probable physical and social impact of widespread abuse of the substance;

(2) the biomedical hazard of the substance including (A) its pharmacology, in the effects and modifiers of the effects of the substance;

(B) its toxicology, the acute and chronic toxicity, interaction with other substances, whether controlled or not, and the degree to which it may cause psychological or physiological dependence;

(C) the risk to public health and the particular susceptibility of segments of the population;

(3) whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this chapter;

(4) the current state of scientific knowledge regarding the substance, including whether there is any acceptable means to safely use the substance under medical supervision;

(5) the relationship between the use of the substance and other criminal activity, including (A) whether persons engaged in illicit trafficking of the substance are also engaged in other criminal activity;

(B) whether the nature and relative profitability of manufacturing or delivering the substance encourages illicit trafficking in the substance;

(C) whether the commission of other crimes is one of the effects of abuse of the substance;

(D) whether addiction to the substance relates to the commission of crimes to support the continued use of the substance.

(d) [Repealed, § 40 ch 6 SLA 1984.] (e) The committee has no authority over tobacco or alcoholic beverages as defined in AS 04.21.080 .
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.710 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.710
Harming a police dog in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of harming a police dog in the second degree if the person intentionally causes physical injury to or, without causing physical injury to, torments, kicks, strikes, stones, or tampers with a police dog, knowing the dog to be a police dog.

(b) Harming a police dog in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.452 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.452
Enticement of a minor.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of enticement of a minor if the person, being 18 years of age or older, knowingly communicates with another person to entice, solicit, or encourage the person to engage in an act described in AS 11.41.455 (a)(1)  (7) and (1) the other person is a child under 16 years of age; or

(2) the person believes that the other person is a child under 16 years of age.

(b) In a prosecution under (a)(2) of this section, it is not a defense that the person enticed, solicited, or encouraged was not actually a child under 16 years of age.

(c) In a prosecution under this section, it is not necessary for the prosecution to show that the act described in AS 11.41.455 (a)(1)  (7) was actually committed.

(d) Except as provided in (e) of this section, enticement of a minor is a class B felony.

(e) Enticement of a minor is a class A felony if the defendant was, at the time of the offense, required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper under AS 12.63 or a similar law of another jurisdiction.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.320 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.320
Excluded defenses.
Status: in_force

(a) In a prosecution for the possession of a schedule IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA, or VA controlled substance under this chapter, it is not a defense that the substance was possessed in less than a usable quantity. It is sufficient to support a conviction that there is a sufficient quantity of the substance to permit proper identification.

(b) In a prosecution for an offense involving a controlled substance under this chapter, it is not a defense that the substance is misclassified under a subsection within a schedule.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.125 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.125
Distribution of child sexual abuse material.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of distribution of child sexual abuse material if the person distributes in this state or advertises, promotes, solicits, or offers to distribute in this state any material that is proscribed under AS 11.61.127 .

(b) This section does not apply to acts that are an integral part of the exhibition or performance of a motion picture if the acts are performed within the scope of employment by a motion picture operator or projectionist employed by the owner or manager of a theater or other place for the showing of motion pictures, unless the motion picture operator or projectionist (1) has a financial interest in the theater or place in which employed; or

(2) causes the performance or motion picture to be performed or exhibited without the consent of the manager or owner of the theater or other place of showing.

(c) The possession of 100 or more films, audio, video, electronic, or electromagnetic recordings, photographs, negatives, slides, books, newspapers, magazines, or other materials, including a combination of these items totaling 100 or more, is prima facie evidence of distribution and intent to distribute under (a) of this section.

(d) In this section, distribution includes the following, whether or not for monetary or other consideration: delivering, selling, renting, leasing, lending, giving, circulating, exhibiting, presenting, providing, exchanging, placing on a computer network or computer system, and providing billing collection, or other ancillary services for or otherwise supporting these activities.

(e) Distribution of child sexual abuse material is a (1) class B felony; or

(2) class A felony if the person has been previously convicted of distribution of child sexual abuse material in this jurisdiction or a similar crime in this or another jurisdiction.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.123 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.123
Indecent viewing or production of a picture.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of indecent viewing or production of a picture if the person knowingly (1) views, or views a picture of, the private exposure of the genitals, anus, or female breast of another person; or

(2) produces a picture of the private exposure of the genitals, anus, or female breast of another person.

(b) Each viewing of a person, and each production of a picture of a person, whose genitals, anus, or female breast are viewed or are shown in a picture constitutes a separate violation of this section.

(c) This section does not apply to the viewing or production of a picture conducted by a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose.

(d) In a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the viewing or production of a picture was conducted as a security surveillance system, notice of the viewing or production was posted, and any viewing or use of pictures produced is done only in the interest of crime prevention or prosecution.

(e) In this section, (1) picture means a film, photograph, negative, slide, book, newspaper, or magazine, whether in print, electronic, magnetic, or digital format; and

(2) private exposure means that a person has exposed the person's body or part of the body in a place, and under circumstances, that the person reasonably believed would not result in the person's body or body parts being viewed by the defendant or produced in a picture; private exposure does not include the exposure of a person's body or body parts in a law enforcement facility, correctional facility, treatment institution, designated treatment facility, juvenile treatment facility, or juvenile detention facility; in this paragraph, (A) correctional facility has the meaning given in AS 33.30.901 ;

(B) designated treatment facility has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915 ;

(C) juvenile detention facility and juvenile treatment facility have the meanings given in AS 47.12.990 ;

(D) treatment institution has the meaning given in AS 47.14.990 .

(f) The provisions of this section do not apply to acts (1) that may reasonably be construed to be normal caretaker responsibilities for a child, interactions with a child, or affection for a child; or

(2) performed for the purpose of administering a recognized and lawful form of treatment that is reasonably adapted to promoting the physical or mental health of the person being treated.

(g) Indecent viewing or production of a picture is a (1) class B felony if the person violates (a)(2) of this section and the person shown in the picture was, at the time of the production of the picture, a minor;

(2) class C felony if the person (A) violates (a)(1) of this section and the person viewed (i) was, at the time of the viewing, a minor; or

(ii) in the picture was, at the time of the production of the picture, a minor; or

(B) violates (a)(2) of this section and the person shown in the picture was, at the time of the production of the picture, an adult;

(3) class A misdemeanor if the person violates (a)(1) of this section and the person viewed (A) was, at the time of the viewing, an adult; or

(B) in the picture was, at the time of the production of the picture, an adult.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.630 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.630
Intoxication as a defense.
Status: in_force

Voluntary intoxication is not a defense to a prosecution for an offense, but evidence that the defendant was intoxicated may be offered whenever it is relevant to negate an element of the offense that requires that the defendant intentionally cause a result.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.124 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.124
Failure to report bribery or receiving a bribe.
Status: in_force

(a) A public servant commits the crime of failure to report bribery or receiving a bribe if the public servant (1) witnesses what the public servant knows or reasonably should know is (A) bribery of a public servant by another person; or

(B) receiving a bribe by another public servant; and

(2) does not as soon as reasonably practicable report that crime to a peace officer or a law enforcement agency.

(b) Failure to report bribery or receiving a bribe is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.780 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.780
Hindering prosecution in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the second degree if the person renders assistance to another who has committed a crime punishable as a misdemeanor, with intent to (1) hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of the other person; or

(2) assist the other person in profiting or benefiting from the commission of the crime.

(b) For purposes of this section, a person renders assistance to another if the person does any act described in AS 11.56.770 (b).

(c) Hindering prosecution in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.100 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.100
Theft defined.
Status: in_force

A person commits theft if (1) with intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate property of another to oneself or a third person, the person obtains the property of another;

(2) the person commits theft of lost or mislaid property under AS 11.46.160 ;

(3) the person commits theft by deception under AS 11.46.180 ;

(4) the person commits theft by receiving under AS 11.46.190 ;

(5) the person commits theft of services under AS 11.46.200 ; or

(6) the person commits theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held under AS 11.46.210 .
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.985 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.985
Deceiving a machine.
Status: in_force

In a prosecution under this chapter for an offense that requires deception as an element, it is not a defense that the defendant deceived or attempted to deceive a machine. For purposes of this section, machine includes a vending machine, computer, turnstile, or automated teller machine.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.756 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.756
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 11.56.750 and 11.56.755, (1) victim has the meaning given in AS 12.55.185 ; and

(2) witness has the meaning given in AS 12.61.900 .
Alaska Stat. § 11.76.110 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.76 / Section 11.76.110
Interference with constitutional rights.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of interference with constitutional rights if (1) the person injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates another person with intent to deprive that person of a right, privilege, or immunity in fact granted by the constitution or laws of this state;

(2) the person intentionally injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates another person because that person has exercised or enjoyed a right, privilege, or immunity in fact granted by the constitution or laws of this state; or

(3) under color of law, ordinance, or regulation of this state or a municipality or other political subdivision of this state, the person intentionally deprives another of a right, privilege, or immunity in fact granted by the constitution or laws of this state.

(b) In a prosecution under this section, whether the injury, oppression, threat, intimidation, or deprivation concerns a right, privilege, or immunity granted by the constitution or laws of this state is a question of law.

(c) Interference with constitutional rights is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.31.120 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.31 / Section 11.31.120
Conspiracy.
Status: in_force

(a) An offender commits the crime of conspiracy if, with the intent to promote or facilitate a serious felony offense, the offender agrees with one or more persons to engage in or cause the performance of that activity and the offender or one of the persons does an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.

(b) If an offender commits the crime of conspiracy and knows that a person with whom the offender conspires to commit a serious felony offense has conspired or will conspire with another person or persons to commit the same serious felony offense, the offender is guilty of conspiring with that other person or persons to commit that crime whether or not the offender knows their identities.

(c) In a prosecution under this section, it is a defense that the defendant was merely present at the time that two or more other persons agreed to engage in or cause the performance of a serious felony offense.

(d) In a prosecution under this section, it is not a defense that a person with whom the defendant conspires could not be guilty of the crime that is the object of the conspiracy because of (1) lack of criminal responsibility or other legal incapacity or exemption;

(2) belonging to a class of persons who by definition are legally incapable in an individual capacity of committing the crime that is the object of the conspiracy;

(3) unawareness of the criminal nature of the conduct in question or of the criminal purpose of the defendant; or

(4) any other factor precluding the culpable mental state required for the commission of the crime.

(e) If the offense that the conspiracy is intended to promote or facilitate is actually committed, a defendant may not be convicted of conspiring to commit that offense with another person for whose conduct the defendant is not legally accountable under AS 11.16.120 (b).

(f) In a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of the defendant's criminal intent, either (1) gave timely warning to law enforcement authorities; or (2) otherwise made proper effort that prevented the commission of the crime that was the object of the conspiracy. Renunciation by one conspirator does not affect the liability of another conspirator who does not join in the renunciation.

(g) Notwithstanding AS 22.10.030 , venue in actions in which the crime of conspiracy is alleged to have been committed may not be based solely on the location of overt acts done in furtherance of the conspiracy.

(h) In this section, (1) overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy means an act of such character that it manifests a purpose on the part of the actor that the object of the conspiracy be completed;

(2) serious felony offense means an offense (A) against the person under AS 11.41 , punishable as an unclassified or class A felony;

(B) involving controlled substances under AS 11.71 , punishable as an unclassified, class A, or class B felony;

(C) that is criminal mischief in the first degree under AS 11.46.475 ;

(D) that is terroristic threatening in the first degree under AS 11.56.807 ;

(E) that is human trafficking in the first degree under AS 11.41.360 ;

(F) that is sex trafficking in the first degree under AS 11.66.110 ; or

(G) that is arson in the first degree under AS 11.46.400 or arson in the second degree under AS 11.46.410 .

(i) Conspiracy is (1) an unclassified felony if the object of the conspiracy is murder in the first degree;

(2) a class A felony if the object of the conspiracy is a crime punishable as an unclassified felony other than murder in the first degree;

(3) a class B felony if the object of the conspiracy is a crime punishable as a class A felony;

(4) a class C felony if the object of the conspiracy is a crime punishable as a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.51.200 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.51 / Section 11.51.200
Endangering the welfare of a vulnerable adult in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable adult in the first degree if the person (1) intentionally abandons a vulnerable adult in any place under circumstances creating a substantial risk of physical injury to the vulnerable adult and the vulnerable adult is in the person's care (A) by contract or authority of law; or

(B) in a facility or program that is required by law to be licensed by the state; or

(2) violates AS 11.51.210 and, as a result of the violation, the vulnerable adult suffers serious physical injury.

(b) Endangering the welfare of a vulnerable adult in the first degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.450 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.450
Failure to control or report a dangerous fire.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of failure to control or report a dangerous fire if the person knows that a fire is endangering life or a substantial amount of property of another and fails to take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire, when the person can do so without substantial personal risk, or to give a prompt fire alarm if (1) the person knows that the person is under an official, contractual, or other legal duty to prevent or combat the fire; or

(2) the fire was started by the person, with the person's consent, or on property in the person's custody or control.

(b) Failure to control or report a dangerous fire is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.230 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.230
Assault in the fourth degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of assault in the fourth degree if (1) that person recklessly causes physical injury to another person;

(2) with criminal negligence that person causes physical injury to another person by means of a dangerous instrument; or

(3) by words or other conduct that person recklessly places another person in fear of imminent physical injury.

(b) Assault in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.66.250 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.66 / Section 11.66.250
Affirmative defenses.
Status: in_force

(a) It is an affirmative defense in a prosecution under AS 11.66.230 that the gambling record was possessed by the defendant solely as a player.

(b) It is an affirmative defense in a prosecution under AS 11.66.230 or 11.66.240 that the gambling record (1) was not used or intended to be used by the defendant in the operation or promotion of unlawful gambling;

(2) was used or intended to be used by the defendant in a social game.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.410 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.410
Sexual assault in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) An offender commits the crime of sexual assault in the first degree if (1) the offender engages in sexual penetration with another person (A) without consent of that person by (i) the use of force or the express or implied threat of force against any person or property; or

(ii) causing the person to become incapacitated;

(B) by impersonating someone known to the person for the purpose of obtaining consent;

(2) the offender attempts to engage in sexual penetration with another person without consent of that person and causes serious physical injury to that person;

(3) the offender engages in sexual penetration with another person (A) who the offender knows is mentally incapable; and

(B) who is in the offender's care (i) by authority of law; or

(ii) in a facility or program that is required by law to be licensed by the state; or

(4) the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who the offender knows is unaware that a sexual act is being committed and (A) the offender is a health care worker; and

(B) the offense takes place during the course of professional treatment of the victim.

(b) Sexual assault in the first degree is punishable as provided in AS 12.55 and is (1) an unclassified felony if the offender violates (a)(1)(A), (2), (3), or (4) of this section;

(2) a class A felony if the offender violates (a)(1)(B) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.705 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.705
Harming a police dog in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of harming a police dog in the first degree if the person intentionally kills or causes serious physical injury to a police dog, knowing the dog to be a police dog.

(b) Harming a police dog in the first degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.73.060 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.73 / Section 11.73.060
Forfeitures.
Status: in_force

(a) Property used during or in aid of a violation of this chapter may be forfeited to the state to the extent permitted under and in accordance with the provisions of AS 17.30.110  17.30.126.

(b) For purposes of this section the terms controlled substance and this chapter, as used in AS 17.30.110  17.30.126, shall be construed as imitation controlled substance and  AS 11.73  respectively.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.315 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.315
Possession of burglary tools.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of possession of burglary tools if the person possesses a burglary tool with intent to use or permit use of the tool in the commission of (1) burglary in any degree;

(2) a crime referred to in AS 11.46.130 (a)(3); or

(3) theft of services.

(b) As used in this section, burglary tools means (1) nitroglycerine, dynamite, or any other tool, instrument, or device adapted or designed for use in committing a crime referred to in (a)(1)-(3) of this section; or

(2) any acetylene torch, electric arc, burning bar, thermal lance, oxygen lance, or other similar device capable of burning through steel, concrete, or other solid material.

(c) Possession of burglary tools is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.120 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.120
Harassment in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of harassment in the second degree if, with intent to harass or annoy another person, that person (1) insults, taunts, or challenges another person in a manner likely to provoke an immediate violent response;

(2) telephones another and fails to terminate the connection with intent to impair the ability of that person to place or receive telephone calls;

(3) makes repeated telephone calls at extremely inconvenient hours;

(4) makes an anonymous or obscene telephone call, an obscene electronic communication, or a telephone call or electronic communication that threatens physical injury or sexual contact;

(5) subjects another person to offensive physical contact;

(6) except as provided in AS 11.61.116 , publishes or distributes electronic or printed photographs, pictures, or films that show the genitals, anus, or female breast of the other person or show that person engaged in a sexual act;

(7) repeatedly sends or publishes an electronic communication that insults, taunts, challenges, or intimidates a person under 18 years of age in a manner that places the person in reasonable fear of physical injury; or

(8) under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.41.455 , AS 11.61.125 , or 11.61.128, repeatedly sends to another person, publishes, or distributes electronic or printed photographs, pictures, or films that show the genitals of any person.

(b) Harassment in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.600 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.600
General requirements of culpability.
Status: in_force

(a) The minimal requirement for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct that includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act that the person is capable of performing.

(b) A person is not guilty of an offense unless the person acts with a culpable mental state, except that no culpable mental state must be proved (1) if the description of the offense does not specify a culpable mental state and the offense is (A) a violation; or

(B) designated as one of strict liability; or

(2) if a legislative intent to dispense with the culpable mental state requirement is present.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.220 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.61 / Section 11.61.220
Misconduct involving weapons in the fifth degree.
Status: reserved

(a) A person commits the crime of misconduct involving weapons in the fifth degree if the person (1) is 21 years of age or older and knowingly possesses a deadly weapon, other than an ordinary pocket knife or a defensive weapon, (A) that is concealed on the person, and, when contacted by a peace officer, the person fails to (i) immediately inform the peace officer of that possession; or

(ii) allow the peace officer to secure the deadly weapon, or fails to secure the weapon at the direction of the peace officer, during the duration of the contact;

(B) that is concealed on the person within the residence of another person unless the person has first obtained the express permission of an adult residing there to bring a concealed deadly weapon within the residence;

(2) knowingly possesses a loaded firearm on the person in any place where intoxicating liquor is sold for consumption on the premises;

(3) being an unemancipated minor under 16 years of age, possesses a firearm, switchblade, or gravity knife without the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor;

(4) knowingly possesses a firearm (A) within the grounds of or on a parking lot immediately adjacent to an entity, other than a private residence, licensed as a child care facility under AS 47.32 or recognized by the federal government for the care of children, except that a person 21 years of age or older may possess an unloaded firearm in the trunk of a motor vehicle or encased in a closed container of a motor vehicle;

(B) within a (i) courtroom or office of the Alaska Court System; or

(ii) courthouse that is occupied only by the Alaska Court System and other justice-related agencies; or

(C) within a domestic violence or sexual assault shelter that receives funding from the state;

(5) [Repealed, § 7 ch 54 SLA 2013.] (6) is less than 21 years of age and knowingly possesses a deadly weapon, other than an ordinary pocket knife or a defensive weapon, that is concealed on the person.

(b) In a prosecution under (a)(6) of this section, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant, at the time of possession, was (1) in the defendant's dwelling or on land owned or leased by the defendant appurtenant to the dwelling; or

(2) actually engaged in lawful hunting, fishing, trapping, or other lawful outdoor activity that necessarily involves the carrying of a weapon for personal protection.

(c) The provisions of (a)(2) and (4) of this section do not apply to a peace officer acting within the scope and authority of the officer's employment.

(d) In a prosecution under (a)(2) of this section, it is (1) an affirmative defense that (A) [Repealed, § 7 ch 62 SLA 2003.] (B) the loaded firearm was a concealed handgun as defined in AS 18.65.790 ; and

(C) the possession occurred at a place covered by a restaurant or eating place license under AS 04.09.210 , seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license under AS 04.09.360 , or restaurant endorsement under AS 04.09.450 and the defendant did not consume intoxicating liquor at the place;

(2) a defense that the defendant, at the time of possession, was on business premises (A) owned by or leased by the defendant; or

(B) in the course of the defendant's employment for the owner or lessee of those premises.

(e) For purposes of this section, a deadly weapon on a person is concealed if it is covered or enclosed in any manner so that an observer cannot determine that it is a weapon without removing it from that which covers or encloses it or without opening, lifting, or removing that which covers or encloses it; a deadly weapon on a person is not concealed if it is an unloaded firearm encased in a closed container designed for transporting firearms.

(f) For purposes of (a)(2) and (e) of this section, a firearm is loaded if the (1) firing chamber, magazine, clip, or cylinder of the firearm contains a cartridge; and

(2) chamber, magazine, clip, or cylinder is installed in or on the firearm.

(g) The provisions of (a)(1) and (6) of this section do not apply to a (1) peace officer of this state or a municipality of this state acting within the scope and authority of the officer's employment;

(2) peace officer employed by another state or a political subdivision of another state who, at the time of the possession, is (A) certified as a peace officer by the other state; and

(B) acting within the scope and authority of the officer's employment; or

(3) police officer of this state or a police officer or chief administrative officer of a municipality of this state; in this paragraph, police officer and chief administrative officer have the meanings given in AS 18.65.290 .

(h) In a prosecution (1) under (a)(4)(B) of this section, it is a defense that the defendant, at the time of possession, was authorized to possess the firearm under a rule of court;

(2) under (a)(4)(C) of this section, it is a defense that the defendant, at the time of possession, was authorized in writing by the administrator of the shelter to possess the firearm.

(i) In (a)(1) of this section, contacted by a peace officer means stopped, detained, questioned, or addressed in person by the peace officer for an official purpose.

(j) Misconduct involving weapons in the fifth degree is a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.51.220 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.51 / Section 11.51.220
Definition of vulnerable adult.
Status: in_force

In AS 11.51.200  11.51.210, vulnerable adult has the meaning given in AS 47.24.900 .
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.350 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.350
Burden of proof.
Status: in_force

It is not necessary for the state to negate an exemption or exception provided for in this chapter in a complaint, information, indictment, or other pleading or at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding under this chapter or AS 17.30 . The defendant has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence any exemption or exception claimed by the defendant.
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.250 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.81 / Section 11.81.250
Classification of offenses.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of sentencing under AS 12.55 , all offenses defined in this title, except murder in the first and second degree, attempted murder in the first degree, solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, murder of an unborn child, sexual assault in the first degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, misconduct involving a controlled substance in the first degree, sex trafficking in the first degree under AS 11.66.110 (a)(2), and kidnapping, are classified on the basis of their seriousness, according to the type of injury characteristically caused or risked by commission of the offense and the culpability of the offender. Except for murder in the first and second degree, attempted murder in the first degree, solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, murder of an unborn child, sexual assault in the first degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, misconduct involving a controlled substance in the first degree, sex trafficking in the first degree under AS 11.66.110 (a)(2), and kidnapping, the offenses in this title are classified into the following categories: (1) class A felonies, which characteristically involve conduct resulting in serious physical injury or a substantial risk of serious physical injury to a person;

(2) class B felonies, which characteristically involve conduct resulting in less severe violence against a person than class A felonies, aggravated offenses against property interests, or aggravated offenses against public administration or order;

(3) class C felonies, which characteristically involve conduct serious enough to deserve felony classification but not serious enough to be classified as A or B felonies;

(4) class A misdemeanors, which characteristically involve less severe violence against a person, less serious offenses against property interests, less serious offenses against public administration or order, or less serious offenses against public health and decency than felonies;

(5) class B misdemeanors, which characteristically involve a minor risk of physical injury to a person, minor offenses against property interests, minor offenses against public administration or order, or minor offenses against public health and decency;

(6) violations, which characteristically involve conduct inappropriate to an orderly society but which do not denote criminality in their commission.

(b) The classification of each felony defined in this title, except murder in the first and second degree, attempted murder in the first degree, solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, murder of an unborn child, sexual assault in the first degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, misconduct involving a controlled substance in the first degree, sex trafficking in the first degree under AS 11.66.110 (a)(2), and kidnapping, is designated in the section defining it. A felony under the law of this state defined outside this title for which no penalty is specifically provided is a class C felony.

(c) The classification of each misdemeanor defined in this title is designated in the section defining it. A misdemeanor under Alaska law defined outside this title for which no penalty is provided is a class A misdemeanor.

Article 4. General Principles of Justification.
Alaska Stat. § 11.31.100 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.31 / Section 11.31.100
Attempt.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if, with intent to commit a crime, the person engages in conduct which constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that crime.

(b) In a prosecution under this section, it is not a defense that it was factually or legally impossible to commit the crime which was the object of the attempt if the conduct engaged in by the defendant would be a crime had the circumstances been as the defendant believed them to be.

(c) In a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of the defendant's criminal intent, prevented the commission of the attempted crime.

(d) An attempt is (1) an unclassified felony if the crime attempted is murder in the first degree;

(2) a class A felony if the crime attempted is an unclassified felony other than murder in the first degree;

(3) a class B felony if the crime attempted is a class A felony;

(4) a class C felony if the crime attempted is a class B felony;

(5) a class A misdemeanor if the crime attempted is a class C felony;

(6) a class B misdemeanor if the crime attempted is a class A or class B misdemeanor.

(e) If the crime attempted is an unclassified crime described in a state law which is not part of this title and no provision for punishment of an attempt to commit the crime is specified, the punishment for the attempt is imprisonment for a term of not more than half the maximum period prescribed as punishment for the unclassified crime, or a fine of not more than half the amount of the maximum fine prescribed as punishment for the unclassified crime, or both. If the crime attempted is punishable by an indeterminate or life term, the attempt is a class A felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.66.240 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.66 / Section 11.66.240
Possession of gambling records in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of possession of gambling records in the second degree if, with knowledge of its contents or character, the person possesses a gambling record.

(b) Possession of gambling records in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.66.280 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.66 / Section 11.66.280
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 11.66.200  11.66.280, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "amusement device" includes arcade-style games, pinball machines, countertop machines, novelty arcade games, sports-themed games, shuffleboard tables, claw machines, pool tables, shooting galleries, bowling, and a similar machine, device, or apparatus that provides amusement, diversion, or entertainment; "amusement device" does not include casino-style games, draw games, slot machines, roulette wheels, craps, video poker, or any other game that is a contest of chance.

(2) contest of chance means a contest, game, gaming scheme, or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that the skill of the contestants may also be a factor;

(3) gambling means that a person stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event not under the person's control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that that person or someone else will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome; gambling does not include (A) bona fide business transactions valid under the law of contracts for the purchase or sale at a future date of securities or commodities and agreements to compensate for loss caused by the happening of chance, including contracts of indemnity or guaranty and life, health, or accident insurance;

(B) playing an amusement device that (i) confers only an immediate right of replay not exchangeable for something of value other than the privilege of immediate replay and does not contain a method or device by which the privilege of immediate replay may be cancelled or revoked;

(ii) confers only tickets, credits, allowances, tokens, or anything of value that can be redeemed for toys, candy, or electronic novelties offered at the same facility where the amusement device is located; or

(iii) allows a player to manipulate a claw machine or similar device within an enclosure and enables a person to receive merchandise directly from the machine;

(C) an activity authorized by the Department of Revenue under AS 05.15 ; or

(D) the permanent fund dividend raffle authorized under AS 43.23.230 ;

(4) gambling device means any device, machine, paraphernalia, or equipment that is used or usable in the playing phases of unlawful gambling, whether it consists of gambling between persons or gambling by a person involving the playing of a machine; gambling device does not include (A) lottery tickets, policy slips, or other items used in the playing phases of lottery or policy schemes; or

(B) an amusement device;

(5) gambling enterprise means a gambling business that (A) includes five or more persons who conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct, or own all or part of the business;

(B) has been or remains in substantially continuous operation for a period in excess of 30 days or has a gross income of $2,000 or more in any single day; and

(C) is not a municipality or a qualified organization under AS 05.15.690 , except that, for purposes of this paragraph, no application for a license under AS 05.15 is required to be considered a qualified organization;

(6) gambling record means any writing or paper of a kind commonly used in the operation or promotion of unlawful gambling and includes lottery tickets, policy slips, or other writings or papers used in the playing phases of lottery or policy schemes;

(7) player means a person who engages in gambling solely as a contestant or bettor, believing that the risk of losing and the chances of winning are the same for all participants except for the advantages of skill and luck, without receiving or becoming entitled to receive any profit from gambling other than personal gambling winnings and without otherwise rendering any material assistance to the establishment, conduct, or operation of the particular gambling activity, except that, for purposes of this paragraph, a person who gambles at a social game on equal terms with the other participants does not otherwise render material assistance to the establishment, conduct, or operation by performing, without fee or remuneration, acts directed towards the arrangement or facilitation of the game, such as inviting persons to play, permitting the use of premises for the game, or supplying cards or other equipment used in the game;

(8) profits from gambling means that a person, acting other than as a player, accepts or receives money or other property under an agreement or understanding with another person by which the person participates or is to participate in the proceeds of gambling;

(9) promoting gambling means that a person, acting other than as a player, engages in conduct that materially aids any form of gambling; conduct of this nature includes (A) conduct directed toward the (i) creation or establishment of the particular gambling activity or acquisition or maintenance of premises, paraphernalia, equipment, or apparatus used in the gambling;

(ii) conduct of the playing phases of gambling; or

(iii) arrangement of the financial or recording phase of gambling or toward any other phase of its operation; or

(B) having control or right of control over premises that are used with the defendant's knowledge for purposes of gambling and permitting the gambling to occur or continue without making an effort to prevent its occurrence or continuation;

(10) social game means gambling in a home where no house player, house bank, or house odds exist and where there is no house income from the operation of the game;

(11) something of value means any money or property; any token, object, or article exchangeable for money or property; and any form of credit or promise directly or indirectly contemplating transfer of money or property or of an interest in money or property or involving extension of a service, entertainment, or privilege of playing at a game or scheme without charge;

(12) unlawful means not specifically authorized by law.

Article 3. Adult Entertainment Business.
Alaska Stat. § 11.16.100 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.16 / Section 11.16.100
Legal accountability based upon conduct.
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of an offense if it is committed by the person's own conduct or by the conduct of another for which the person is legally accountable under AS 11.16.110 , or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.400 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.400
Arson in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of arson in the first degree if the person intentionally damages any property by starting a fire or causing an explosion and by that act recklessly places another person in danger of serious physical injury. For purposes of this section, another person includes but is not limited to fire and police service personnel or other public employees who respond to emergencies, regardless of rank, functions, or duties being performed.

(b) Arson in the first degree is a class A felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.770 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.56 / Section 11.56.770
Hindering prosecution in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the first degree if the person renders assistance to a person who has committed a crime punishable as a felony with intent to (1) hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of that person; or

(2) assist that person in profiting or benefiting from the commission of the crime.

(b) For purposes of this section, a person renders assistance to another if the person (1) harbors or conceals the other person;

(2) warns the other person of impending discovery or apprehension;

(3) provides or aids in providing the other person with money, transportation, a dangerous instrument, a disguise, or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension;

(4) prevents or obstructs, by means of force, threat, or deception, anyone from performing an act which might aid in the discovery or apprehension of the other person;

(5) suppresses by an act of concealment, alteration, or destruction physical evidence which might aid in the discovery or apprehension of the other person; or

(6) aids the other person in securing or protecting the proceeds of the crime.

(c) Hindering prosecution in the first degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.51.122 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.51 / Section 11.51.122
Aiding the nonpayment of child support in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of aiding the nonpayment of child support in the second degree if the person knows that an obligor has a duty under an administrative or judicial order for periodic payment of child support, for cash medical support, or for the provision of health care coverage for a child under a medical support order or a cash medical support order, or both, and (1) being a person with a statutory duty to disclose information to a child support enforcement agency, intentionally withholds the information when it is requested by a child support enforcement agency;

(2) being an employer of the obligor, intentionally withholds information about the residence or employment of the obligor, the eligibility of the obligor's children for coverage under the employer's health insurance plan, or the cost of the coverage of the children under the plan, when that information is requested by a child support enforcement agency or when the employer is required by state or federal law to report the information without a request by a child support enforcement agency; or

(3) intentionally participates in a commercial, business, employment, or other arrangement with the obligor, knowing at the time that the arrangement is made that it will allow the obligor to avoid paying all or some of the support when it is due or to avoid having a lien placed on assets for the payment of delinquent support; receipt of a substantial asset for less than fair market value from an obligor after the obligor's support order has been established constitutes a rebuttable presumption that the person receiving the asset knew that the transfer would allow the obligor to avoid paying all or some of the support or to avoid having a lien placed on the asset.

(b) In a prosecution under (a)(2) and (3) of this section, it is a defense that the (1) defendant did not intend to assist the obligor in the nonpayment of child support or in the avoidance of a duty to provide health care coverage of a child; or

(2) obligor did not intend to avoid paying child support or to avoid providing health care coverage of a child.

(c) This section does not prohibit an arrangement entered into with an attorney for the purpose of paying the attorney who represents the child support obligor in proceedings to contest or modify a child support order.

(d) In this section, child and child support have the meanings given in AS 11.51.120 .

(e) Aiding the nonpayment of child support in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.

(f) In addition to the penalties under (e) of this section, aiding the nonpayment of child support in the second degree is punishable by loss or restriction of a recreational license as provided in AS 12.55.139 .
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.240 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.240
Assault in the presence of a child.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of assault in the presence of a child if the person commits an assault under AS 11.41.200  11.41.230 and the assault is a crime involving domestic violence, as defined in AS 18.66.990 , or commits a sexual assault under AS 11.41.410  11.41.427 with reckless disregard that, at the time of the assault, a child under 16 years of age is present in the dwelling, vehicle, or location where the assault occurs.

(b) In this section, (1) dwelling does not include another unit in multi-unit housing;

(2) present means physically present or within hearing of the assault.

(c) Assault in the presence of a child is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.300 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.46 / Section 11.46.300
Burglary in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of burglary in the first degree if the person violates AS 11.46.310 and (1) the building is a dwelling; or

(2) in effecting entry or while in the building or immediate flight from the building, the person (A) is armed with a firearm;

(B) causes or attempts to cause physical injury to a person; or

(C) uses or threatens to use a dangerous instrument.

(b) Burglary in the first degree is a class B felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.280 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.41 / Section 11.41.280
Assault of an unborn child in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of assault of an unborn child in the first degree if (1) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to an unborn child by means of a dangerous instrument;

(2) with intent to cause serious physical injury to an unborn child or to another person, that person causes serious physical injury to an unborn child;

(3) that person knowingly engages in conduct that results in serious physical injury to an unborn child under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; for purposes of this paragraph, a pregnant woman's decision to remain in a relationship in which domestic violence, as defined in AS 18.66.990 , has occurred does not constitute conduct manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life; or

(4) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to an unborn child by repeated assaults using a dangerous instrument, even if each assault individually does not cause serious physical injury.

(b) Assault of an unborn child in the first degree is a class A felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.71.200 — AK Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11.71 / Section 11.71.200
Listed chemicals.
Status: in_force

Listed chemicals are chemicals that are used in manufacturing a controlled substance in violation of this chapter. Listed chemicals include (1) anthranilic acid, its esters, and its salts;

(2) benzaldehyde;

(3) benzyl cyanide;

(4) ephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers;

(5) ergonovine and its salts;

(6) ergotamine and its salts;

(7) N-acetylanthranilic acid, its esters, and its salts;

(8) nitroethane;

(9) norpseudoephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers;

(10) phenylacetic acid, its esters, and its salts;

(11) phenylpropanolamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers;

(12) piperidine and its salts;

(13) pseudoephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers;

(14) 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone;

(15) any salt, optical isomer, or salt of an optical isomer of the following chemicals: (A) ethylamine;

(B) hydriodic acid;

(C) isosafrole;

(D) methylamine;

(E) N-methylephedrine;

(F) N-methylpseudoephedrine;

(G) piperonal;

(H) propionic anhydride;

(I) safrole;

(16) acetic anhydride;

(17) acetone;

(18) anhydrous ammonia;

(19) benzyl chloride;

(20) ethyl ether;

(21) hydriotic acid;

(22) hydrochloric gas;

(23) hydrophosphoric acid;

(24) iodine and crystal iodine;

(25) lithium metal;

(26) potassium permanganate;

(27) red phosphorous;

(28) toluene;

(29) 2-butanone (or methyl ethyl ketone).