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Alaska Stat. § 11.81.220 (2026)
All offenses defined by statute
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Sec. 11.81.220. All offenses defined by statute.
Article 3. Classification of Offenses.
No conduct constitutes an offense unless it is made an offense
(1) by this title;
(2) by a statute outside this title; or
(3) by a regulation authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute.
No conduct constitutes an offense unless it is made an offense
(1) by this title;
(2) by a statute outside this title; or
(3) by a regulation authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1985–2014 · leading case: Beran v. State, 705 P.2d 1280 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985).
Beran v. State, 705 P.2d 1280 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985). “We begin our analysis of the Board of Fisheries' statutory authorization to enact regulations by considering four statutes: AS 11.81.220, AS 16.05.251, AS 44.62.020 and AS 44.”
Nunley v. State, 26 P.3d 1113 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001). “This principle is codified in AS 11.81.220, which states: *1117 No conduct constitutes an offense unless it is made an offense by (1) this title; (2) by a statute outside this title; or (3) by a regulation authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute.”
Michael v. State, 767 P.2d 193 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “-210(a)(2) in this way we would be creating a common law crime in violation of AS 11.81.220. However, we often rely on the common law as an aid in interpreting a statute.”
Champion v. State, 908 P.2d 454 (Alaska Ct. App. 1995). “Because the crime of theft (like every other crime in Alaska) is defined by statute, see AS 11.81.220; Olp v. State, 738 P.2d 1117, 1118 (Alaska App.”
Olp v. State, 738 P.2d 1117 (Alaska Ct. App. 1987). “It nevertheless contends that, in the absence of a statute, the common law is applicable in Alaska and that the common law may, depending upon the facts, charge Olp with the support of the children in question.”
Patterson v. State, 323 P.3d 65 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014). “We note that AS 11.81.220 declares that "Inlo conduct constitutes an offense unless it is made an offense (1) by [a provision of} this title; [or] (2) by a statute outside this title; or (8) by a regulation authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute.”
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