Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.81.615 (2026)
Offenses defined by age or value
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Sec. 11.81.615. Offenses defined by age or value.
Whenever a provision of law defining an offense requires a determination of the age of the victim or the value of property or services, it is not a defense to the lowest class of offense established by the evidence that the age of the victim is less than the age which would make the offense a higher class of offense or that the value of the property or services exceeds the value which would make the offense a higher class of offense, and a person may be charged and convicted accordingly.
Whenever a provision of law defining an offense requires a determination of the age of the victim or the value of property or services, it is not a defense to the lowest class of offense established by the evidence that the age of the victim is less than the age which would make the offense a higher class of offense or that the value of the property or services exceeds the value which would make the offense a higher class of offense, and a person may be charged and convicted accordingly.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1982–1993 · leading case: Thiessen v. State, 844 P.2d 1137 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993).
Thiessen v. State, 844 P.2d 1137 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993). “Judge Ashman interpreted AS 11.81.615 to mean that, if a defendant commits sexual abuse upon a victim who is younger than the age range specified in the statute, this is not a defense.”
Fee v. State, 656 P.2d 1202 (Alaska Ct. App. 1982). “AS 11.81.615 provides in part: Whenever a provision of law defining an offense requires a determination of .”
Fee v. State, 656 P.2d 1198 (Alaska Ct. App. 1982). “AS 11.81.615 provides in part: Whenever a provision of law defining an offense requires a determination of .”
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