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Alaska Stat. § 12.10.010 (2026)

General time limitations

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Sec. 12.10.010. General time limitations.
 (a) Prosecution for the following offenses may be commenced at any time:
     (1) murder;

     (2) attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit murder or hindering the prosecution of murder;

     (3) felony sexual abuse of a minor;

     (4) sexual assault that is an unclassified, class A, or class B felony or a violation of AS 11.41.425(a)(2) — (4);

     (5) a violation of AS 11.41.425, 11.41.427, 11.41.450 — 11.41.458, AS 11.66.110 — 11.66.130, or former AS 11.41.430, when committed against a person who, at the time of the offense, was under 18 years of age;

     (6) kidnapping;

     (7) distribution of child sexual abuse material in violation of AS 11.61.125;

     (8) sex trafficking in violation of AS 11.66.110 — 11.66.130 that is an unclassified, class A, or class B felony or that is committed against a person who, at the time of the offense, was under 20 years of age;

     (9) human trafficking in violation of AS 11.41.360 or 11.41.365.

 (b) Except as otherwise provided by law or in (a) of this section, a person may not be prosecuted, tried, or punished for an offense unless the indictment is found or the information or complaint is instituted not later than
     (1) 10 years after the commission of a felony offense in violation of AS 11.41.120 — 11.41.330, 11.41.425(a)(1), 11.41.425(a)(5), 11.41.425(a)(6), or 11.41.450 — 11.41.458; or

     (2) five years after the commission of any other offense.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases, 1971–2017 · leading case: State v. Wright, 404 P.3d 166 (Alaska 2017).
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State v. Wright, 404 P.3d 166 (Alaska 2017). · cites it 9× “38 But the constitutional speedy trial right utilizes an ad hoc and imprecise balancing test,39 and it does not attach until the defendant becomes an “accused,”40 which is when the defendant is either arrested or formally charged.”
State v. Saathoff, 29 P.3d 236 (Alaska 2001). · cites it 5× “The sole issue in this appeal is Whether the statute of limitations, AS 12.10.010, applies to bar Saathoffs conviction.”
State v. Creekpaum, 753 P.2d 1139 (Alaska 1988). · cites it 3× “2 *1140 At the time of Creekpaum’s alleged offense in March 1980, the applicable statute of limitations, AS 12.10.010, specified a five year period in which the indictment was to be found, or the information or complaint instituted.”
State v. Creekpaum, 732 P.2d 557 (Alaska Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 5× “See AS 12.10.010. In 1983, the Alaska legislature enacted AS 12.”
Coffey v. State, 585 P.2d 514 (Alaska 1978). · cites it 2× “AS 12.10.010. [21] Coffey has not alleged on appeal a speedy trial deprivation outside of Criminal Rule 45.”
Weber v. State, 166 P.3d 899 (Alaska 2007). · cites it 2× “2 We concluded that the superior court did not err in refusing to apply the ten-year statute of limitations provided for erimi-nal prosecutions in AS 12.10.010 to Weber's claim because he had filed a civil suit, and that the statute of limitations commenced on the date of…”
Catholic Bishop of N. Alaska v. John Does 1-6, 141 P.3d 719 (Alaska 2006). “This chapter also repealed and reenacted AS 12.10.010, covering time limitations on criminal prosecutions for offenses including felony sexual abuse of a minor.”
Rutherford v. State, 486 P.2d 946 (Alaska 1971). · cites it 2× “AS 12.10.010 [2] Glasgow v. State, 469 P.”
United States v. Albert E. Mills. United States of Am. v. Kenneth B. Wonson, 964 F.2d 1186 (D.C. Cir. 1992). “At least the following states have set time limitations to assure the accused’s right to a speedy trial: Alaska Stat. § 12.10.010 (1990). Ariz.Rev.”
Padie v. State, 594 P.2d 50 (Alaska 1979). “AS 12.10.010 provides: General time limitation.”
Marks v. State, 496 P.2d 66 (Alaska 1972). “The general five-year statute of limitations in AS 12.10.010 is applicable to the charge at bar.”
Padie v. State, 557 P.2d 1138 (Alaska 1976). “The general statute of limitations, AS 12.10.010, specifies that a prosecution for murder may be commenced at any time.”
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— Alaska Stat. § 12.10.010(a) — 2 cases
State v. Wright, 404 P.3d 166 (Alaska 2017). “38 But the constitutional speedy trial right utilizes an ad hoc and imprecise balancing test,39 and it does not attach until the defendant becomes an “accused,”40 which is when the defendant is either arrested or formally charged.”
State v. Wright (Alaska 2017).
— Alaska Stat. § 12.10.010(a)(3) — 2 cases
State v. Wright, 404 P.3d 166 (Alaska 2017). “38 But the constitutional speedy trial right utilizes an ad hoc and imprecise balancing test,39 and it does not attach until the defendant becomes an “accused,”40 which is when the defendant is either arrested or formally charged.”
State v. Wright (Alaska 2017).
— Alaska Stat. § 12.10.010(b) — 2 cases
State v. Wright, 404 P.3d 166 (Alaska 2017). “38 But the constitutional speedy trial right utilizes an ad hoc and imprecise balancing test,39 and it does not attach until the defendant becomes an “accused,”40 which is when the defendant is either arrested or formally charged.”
State v. Wright (Alaska 2017).
— Alaska Stat. § 12.10.010(b)(1) — 2 cases
State v. Wright, 404 P.3d 166 (Alaska 2017). “38 But the constitutional speedy trial right utilizes an ad hoc and imprecise balancing test,39 and it does not attach until the defendant becomes an “accused,”40 which is when the defendant is either arrested or formally charged.”
State v. Wright (Alaska 2017).
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