Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.100 (2026)
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Sec. 11.81.100. General purposes.
The general purposes of this title are to
(1) proscribe conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests;
(2) give fair warning of the nature of the conduct constituting an offense;
(3) define the act or omission and accompanying culpable mental state that constitute each offense and limit the condemnation of conduct as criminal when it is without fault; and
(4) differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses.
The general purposes of this title are to
(1) proscribe conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests;
(2) give fair warning of the nature of the conduct constituting an offense;
(3) define the act or omission and accompanying culpable mental state that constitute each offense and limit the condemnation of conduct as criminal when it is without fault; and
(4) differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1984–2012 · leading case: Flink v. State, 683 P.2d 725 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984).
Flink v. State, 683 P.2d 725 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “025(1), which sets forth the general purposes of the criminal code, is virtually identical to AS 11.81.100. Nevertheless, AS 11.81.100 does not reject the proposition that criminal statutes should be strictly construed.”
Iyapana v. State, 284 P.3d 841 (Alaska Ct. App. 2012). “The legislative commentary to AS 11.81.100 explains that "mere preparatory conduct is not sufficient to constitute an attempt.”
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