Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.66.110 (2026)
Sex trafficking in the first degree
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Sec. 11.66.110. Sex trafficking in the first degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of sex trafficking in the first degree if the person
(1) induces or causes another person to engage in prostitution through the use of force;
(2) as other than a patron of a prostitute, induces or causes another person who is under 20 years of age to engage in prostitution; or
(3) induces or causes a person in that person's legal custody to engage in prostitution.
(b) In a prosecution under (a)(2) of this section, it is not a defense that the defendant reasonably believed that the person induced or caused to engage in prostitution was 20 years of age or older.
(c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, sex trafficking in the first degree is a class A felony.
(d) A person convicted under (a)(2) of this section is guilty of an unclassified felony.
(a) A person commits the crime of sex trafficking in the first degree if the person
(1) induces or causes another person to engage in prostitution through the use of force;
(2) as other than a patron of a prostitute, induces or causes another person who is under 20 years of age to engage in prostitution; or
(3) induces or causes a person in that person's legal custody to engage in prostitution.
(b) In a prosecution under (a)(2) of this section, it is not a defense that the defendant reasonably believed that the person induced or caused to engage in prostitution was 20 years of age or older.
(c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, sex trafficking in the first degree is a class A felony.
(d) A person convicted under (a)(2) of this section is guilty of an unclassified felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1983–2019 · leading case: Bell v. State, 668 P.2d 829 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983).
Bell v. State, 668 P.2d 829 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “30 (1978), from which AS 11.66.110 appears to be derived, provides that it shall be a felony to “knowingly” advance or profit from the prostitution of a person less than sixteen years old, while New York Penal Law § 15.”
Doe v. State, 189 P.3d 999 (Alaska 2008). “127; (vi) AS 11.66.110 or 11.66.130(a)(2) if the person who was induced or caused to engage in prostitution was 16 or 17 years of age at the time of the offense; or (vii) former AS 11.”
Doe v. State, Dep't of Pub. Saf., 92 P.3d 398 (Alaska 2004). “127; (vi) AS 11.66.110 or 11.66.130(a)(2) if the person who was induced or caused to engage in prostitution was 16 or 17 years of age at the time of the offense; or (vii) former AS 11.”
John Doe v. Dep't of Pub. Saf., 444 P.3d 116 (Alaska 2019). “100(7)(C)(vi) ; AS 11.66.110 ; AS 11.66.130(a)(2). AS 12.”
Rowe v. Burton, 884 F. Supp. 1372 (D. Alaska 1994). “AS 11.66.110. 9 . Docket Numbers 3 and 2, respectively.”
People v. Cardenas, 338 P.3d 430 (Colo. Ct. App. 2014). “Code §§ 18A-6-150 to - 160 (2014); Alaska Stat. §§ 11.66.110 to .1835 (2014); Ariz.”
Hoople v. State, 985 P.2d 1004 (Alaska Ct. App. 1999). “130(a)(2) and AS 11.66.110(a)(2). 8 . See AS 11.46.486(a)(2) and AS 11.”
Knutsen v. State, 101 P.3d 1065 (Alaska Ct. App. 2004). “The defendant in Bell was convicted of first-degree promotion of prostitution, AS 11.66.110(a)(2), for inducing or causing a child under the age of 16 to engage in prostitution.”
Thiessen v. State, 844 P.2d 1137 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993). “These were the promotion of prostitution statutes, AS 11.66.110(a)(2) and AS 11.66.130(a)(2), and the predecessors to the current sexual abuse of a minor statutes — sexual penetration: former AS 11.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.66.110(a)(1) — 1 case
Bell v. State, 668 P.2d 829 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “30 (1978), from which AS 11.66.110 appears to be derived, provides that it shall be a felony to “knowingly” advance or profit from the prostitution of a person less than sixteen years old, while New York Penal Law § 15.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.66.110(a)(2) — 4 cases
Bell v. State, 668 P.2d 829 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “30 (1978), from which AS 11.66.110 appears to be derived, provides that it shall be a felony to “knowingly” advance or profit from the prostitution of a person less than sixteen years old, while New York Penal Law § 15.”
Hoople v. State, 985 P.2d 1004 (Alaska Ct. App. 1999). “130(a)(2) and AS 11.66.110(a)(2). 8 . See AS 11.46.486(a)(2) and AS 11.”
Knutsen v. State, 101 P.3d 1065 (Alaska Ct. App. 2004). “The defendant in Bell was convicted of first-degree promotion of prostitution, AS 11.66.110(a)(2), for inducing or causing a child under the age of 16 to engage in prostitution.”
Thiessen v. State, 844 P.2d 1137 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993). “These were the promotion of prostitution statutes, AS 11.66.110(a)(2) and AS 11.66.130(a)(2), and the predecessors to the current sexual abuse of a minor statutes — sexual penetration: former AS 11.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.66.110(b) — 1 case
Bell v. State, 668 P.2d 829 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “30 (1978), from which AS 11.66.110 appears to be derived, provides that it shall be a felony to “knowingly” advance or profit from the prostitution of a person less than sixteen years old, while New York Penal Law § 15.”
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