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Ex. DUT-AK-004 Standing duty Primary source read

AS 12.55.035 and AS 12.55.135 (printed with the intervening sections of ch. 55)

Fines; sentences of imprisonment for misdemeanors

Alaska State Legislature (Code of Criminal Procedure, sentencing) · Alaska (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Alaska
Level
State
Authority
Alaska Statutes, Title 12, ch. 55 (Sentencing and Probation)
Issued
2026-09-28 Sept. 28, 2026
Effective
standing (read as 2026-09-28)
End
standing
In force
Standing since Sept. 28, 2026 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Standing duty
Addressees
  • persons generally; business organizations
Character
order penalty
Collection
Standing duties: Alaska DUT-AK

Operative words

a fine of not more than... (5) $25,000 for a class A misdemeanor... a defendant that is an organization may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding the greatest of... (A) $2,500,000 for a felony offense or for a misdemeanor offense that results in death; (B) $500,000 for a class A misdemeanor offense that does not result in death

Penalty

As quoted; AS 12.55.035(e) directs the court, in fining an organization, to consider 'measures taken by the organization to prevent a recurrence of the offense'

What it required

Fixes the sentences the mandates recited for a business organization that failed to follow a State COVID-19 Health Mandate: one year (AS 12.55.135(a)), $25,000 for a person, and for an organization the greatest of $500,000, $2,500,000 where death results, three times the pecuniary gain or three times the pecuniary loss (AS 12.55.035(c)).

Retrieval note

The exhibit prints AS 12.55.035 through 12.55.135 inclusive; the two sections relied on are the first and last in the file.