Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.118 (2026)
Harassment in the first degree
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Sec. 11.61.118. Harassment in the first degree.
(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.
(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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 2008–2020 · leading case: Inga v. State, 440 P.3d 345 (Alaska Ct. App. 2019).
Inga v. State, 440 P.3d 345 (Alaska Ct. App. 2019). “16 Compare AS 11.61.118(a)(2) with AS 11.41.420(a)(1).”
Ward v. State, Dep't of Pub. Saf., 288 P.3d 94 (Alaska 2012). “AS 11.61.118(a)(2). . AS 12.63.100(6)(C)(iv) (emphasis added).”
Coffin v. State, 425 P.3d 172 (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). “425(a)(1)(B) & (C) and AS 11.61.118(a)(2), respectively. 2 See Alaska R.”
Mun. of Anchorage v. Beezley, 435 P.3d 978 (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). “similar in nature to the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced; (D) the conviction is for an assault in the fourth degree under AS 11.41.230 ; or (E) the conviction is for a violation of (i) AS 11.”
State of Alaska v. Thomas A. Mayfield, 442 P.3d 794 (Alaska Ct. App. 2019). “120(a)(5) and the offensive physical contact is contact by the person touching through clothing another person's genitals, buttocks, or female breast.”
Juarez v. State, 193 P.3d 773 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “AS 11.61.118(a). 6 . AS 22.15.120(a)(6). 7 .”
Elisey E. Martusheff v. State of Alaska, 474 P.3d 12 (Alaska Ct. App. 2020). “120(a)(5) (which defines the basic crime of harassment by offensive physical contact) and AS 11.61.118(a)(1) (which raises the degree of the crime if the offensive contact is by feces or bodily fluids).”
Mun. of Anchorage v. Beezley (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). “116(c)(2), or (v) AS 11.61.118(a)(2). –2– 2614 met, then the maximum sentence for a class A misdemeanor is 30 days’ imprisonment.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.61.118(a) — 1 case
Juarez v. State, 193 P.3d 773 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “AS 11.61.118(a). 6 . AS 22.15.120(a)(6). 7 .”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.61.118(a)(1) — 1 case
Elisey E. Martusheff v. State of Alaska, 474 P.3d 12 (Alaska Ct. App. 2020). “120(a)(5) (which defines the basic crime of harassment by offensive physical contact) and AS 11.61.118(a)(1) (which raises the degree of the crime if the offensive contact is by feces or bodily fluids).”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.61.118(a)(2) — 6 cases
Inga v. State, 440 P.3d 345 (Alaska Ct. App. 2019). “16 Compare AS 11.61.118(a)(2) with AS 11.41.420(a)(1).”
Ward v. State, Dep't of Pub. Saf., 288 P.3d 94 (Alaska 2012). “AS 11.61.118(a)(2). . AS 12.63.100(6)(C)(iv) (emphasis added).”
Coffin v. State, 425 P.3d 172 (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). “425(a)(1)(B) & (C) and AS 11.61.118(a)(2), respectively. 2 See Alaska R.”
Mun. of Anchorage v. Beezley, 435 P.3d 978 (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). “similar in nature to the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced; (D) the conviction is for an assault in the fourth degree under AS 11.41.230 ; or (E) the conviction is for a violation of (i) AS 11.”
State of Alaska v. Thomas A. Mayfield, 442 P.3d 794 (Alaska Ct. App. 2019). “120(a)(5) and the offensive physical contact is contact by the person touching through clothing another person's genitals, buttocks, or female breast.”
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