Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.51.130 (2026)
Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
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Sec. 11.51.130. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
(a) A person commits the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if, being 19 years of age or older or being under 19 years of age and having the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590, the person aids, induces, causes, or encourages a child
(1) under 18 years of age to do any act prohibited by state law unless the child's disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590;
(2) under 18 years of age or allows a child under 18 years of age to enter or remain in the immediate physical presence of the unlawful manufacture, use, display, or delivery of a controlled substance knowing that the manufacture, use, display, or delivery is occurring, unless the child's disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590;
(3) under 16 years of age to be repeatedly absent from school, without just cause; or
(4) under 18 years of age to be absent from the custody of a parent, guardian, or custodian without the permission of the parent, guardian, or custodian or without the knowledge of the parent, guardian, or custodian, unless the child's disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590 or the person has immunity under AS 47.10.350 or 47.10.398(a); it is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this paragraph that, at the time of the alleged offense, the defendant
(A) reasonably believed that the child was in danger of physical injury or in need of temporary shelter; and
(B) within 12 hours after taking the actions comprising the alleged offense, notified a peace officer, a law enforcement agency, or the Department of Family and Community Services of the name of the child and the child's location.
(b) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person commits the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if, being 19 years of age or older or being under 19 years of age and having the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590, the person aids, induces, causes, or encourages a child
(1) under 18 years of age to do any act prohibited by state law unless the child's disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590;
(2) under 18 years of age or allows a child under 18 years of age to enter or remain in the immediate physical presence of the unlawful manufacture, use, display, or delivery of a controlled substance knowing that the manufacture, use, display, or delivery is occurring, unless the child's disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590;
(3) under 16 years of age to be repeatedly absent from school, without just cause; or
(4) under 18 years of age to be absent from the custody of a parent, guardian, or custodian without the permission of the parent, guardian, or custodian or without the knowledge of the parent, guardian, or custodian, unless the child's disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590 or the person has immunity under AS 47.10.350 or 47.10.398(a); it is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this paragraph that, at the time of the alleged offense, the defendant
(A) reasonably believed that the child was in danger of physical injury or in need of temporary shelter; and
(B) within 12 hours after taking the actions comprising the alleged offense, notified a peace officer, a law enforcement agency, or the Department of Family and Community Services of the name of the child and the child's location.
(b) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a class A misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases, 1979–2008 · leading case: Flink v. State, 683 P.2d 725 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984).
Flink v. State, 683 P.2d 725 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “440(a)(2) and former AS 11.51.130, particularly the definition of "sexual contact" in AS 11.”
Moor v. State, 709 P.2d 498 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985). “440 (sexual penetration with a minor) and former AS 11.51.130 (sexual contact with a minor).”
State v. Andrews, 707 P.2d 900 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985). “Former AS 11.51.130(a)(4). The statutes were amended in 1980, 1982, and again in 1983.”
Sullivan v. State, 766 P.2d 51 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “He alternatively found that the evidence supported conviction of Sullivan for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a class A misdemean- or, AS 11.51.130, as a lesser-included offense.”
Holton v. State, 602 P.2d 1228 (Alaska 1979). “We are not intimating the absence of any constitutional defects, including overbreadth, in the new contributing statute, AS 11.51.130. We do note, however, that the new statute does not define delinquency in terms such as “idle, dissolute, lewd or immoral life” or taking part in…”
Wilkerson v. State, Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs., Div. of Fam. & Youth Servs., 993 P.2d 1018 (Alaska 1999). “470; (D) AS 11.51.130; (E) AS 11.61.110(a)(7) or 11.”
Copeland v. State, 70 P.3d 1118 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “For this reason, we can not say that Copeland's composite 8 years to serve is clearly mistaken.”
Foreman v. Anchorage Equal Rights Comm'n, 779 P.2d 1199 (Alaska 1989). “Certain provisions in former chapter 40 were replaced by scattered sections prohibiting contributing to the delinquency of a minor, AS 11.51.130; unlawful marrying, AS 11.51.”
Winters v. State, 646 P.2d 867 (Alaska Ct. App. 1982). “150, was AS 11.51.130(a)(3), which specifically included in the definition of “contributing to the delinquency of a minor” permitting a child under 18 to enter or remain in a building where the unlawful sale of a drug occurs.”
Peters v. State, 943 P.2d 418 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “Peters pleaded no contest to two counts of the class A misdemeanor of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, AS 11.51.130(a)(1). 1 The two counts charged that Peters had contributed to the delinquency of fifteen-year-old E.”
State v. Brinkley, 681 P.2d 351 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “410(a)(4), and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, AS 11.51.130(a)(4). At the time of Brinkley’s offense, first-degree sexual assault was a class A felony.”
Berumen v. State, 182 P.3d 635 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “Conclusion For the reasons explained here, the superi- or court should have granted Berumen's suppression motion. The judgement of the superior court is REVERSED and, pursuant to the Cooksey plea agreement negotiated by the parties, the superior court is directed to dismiss the…”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.51.130(a) — 1 case
Copeland v. State, 70 P.3d 1118 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “For this reason, we can not say that Copeland's composite 8 years to serve is clearly mistaken.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.51.130(a)(1) — 4 cases
Peters v. State, 943 P.2d 418 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “Peters pleaded no contest to two counts of the class A misdemeanor of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, AS 11.51.130(a)(1). 1 The two counts charged that Peters had contributed to the delinquency of fifteen-year-old E.”
Newsome v. State, 782 P.2d 689 (Alaska Ct. App. 1989).
Linscott v. State, 157 P.3d 1056 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Simpson, 946 P.2d 890 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997).
— Alaska Stat. § 11.51.130(a)(2) — 1 case
Berumen v. State, 182 P.3d 635 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “Conclusion For the reasons explained here, the superi- or court should have granted Berumen's suppression motion. The judgement of the superior court is REVERSED and, pursuant to the Cooksey plea agreement negotiated by the parties, the superior court is directed to dismiss the…”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.51.130(a)(3) — 1 case
Winters v. State, 646 P.2d 867 (Alaska Ct. App. 1982). “150, was AS 11.51.130(a)(3), which specifically included in the definition of “contributing to the delinquency of a minor” permitting a child under 18 to enter or remain in a building where the unlawful sale of a drug occurs.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.51.130(a)(4) — 7 cases
Flink v. State, 683 P.2d 725 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “440(a)(2) and former AS 11.51.130, particularly the definition of "sexual contact" in AS 11.”
Moor v. State, 709 P.2d 498 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985). “440 (sexual penetration with a minor) and former AS 11.51.130 (sexual contact with a minor).”
State v. Andrews, 707 P.2d 900 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985). “Former AS 11.51.130(a)(4). The statutes were amended in 1980, 1982, and again in 1983.”
State v. Brinkley, 681 P.2d 351 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “410(a)(4), and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, AS 11.51.130(a)(4). At the time of Brinkley’s offense, first-degree sexual assault was a class A felony.”
G.D. v. State, 681 P.2d 366 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984).
— Alaska Stat. § 11.51.130(b) — 2 cases
Copeland v. State, 70 P.3d 1118 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “For this reason, we can not say that Copeland's composite 8 years to serve is clearly mistaken.”
Thiessen v. State, 844 P.2d 1137 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993).
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