Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.160 (2026)
Theft of lost or mislaid property
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Sec. 11.46.160. Theft of lost or mislaid property.
(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.
(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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1993–2001 · leading case: State v. Saathoff, 29 P.3d 236 (Alaska 2001).
State v. Saathoff, 29 P.3d 236 (Alaska 2001). “The full text provides: 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…”
Cheely v. State, 850 P.2d 653 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993). “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…”
Saathoff v. State, 991 P.2d 1280 (Alaska Ct. App. 1999). “A person commits theft if (1) with intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate property of an *1283 other 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…”
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