Alaska Statutes

Alaska Stat. § 12.10.030 (2026)

When period of limitation runs

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Sec. 12.10.030. When period of limitation runs.
 (a) An offense is committed either when every element occurs, or, if a legislative purpose to prohibit a continuing course of conduct plainly appears, at the time when the course of conduct or the defendant's complicity therein is terminated. Time starts to run on the day after the offense is committed.

 (b) A prosecution is commenced either when an indictment is found or when a warrant is issued, provided that such warrant is executed without unreasonable delay.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1981–2017 · leading case: McDole v. State, 121 P.3d 166 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005).
McDole v. State, 121 P.3d 166 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “” He further argues that another criminal statute, AS 12.10.030(a), specifies that a crime involving a “course of conduct” is committed “when the course of conduct or the defendant’s complicity therein is terminated.”
State v. Wright, 404 P.3d 166 (Alaska 2017). “AS 12.10.030(b). . AS 12.10.010(a). . AS 12.”
Saathoff v. State, 991 P.2d 1280 (Alaska Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “In resolving this debate about the nature of theft by receiving, we are guided by the rule of construction expressed by the legislature in AS 12.10.030. The pertinent part of this statute declares that, for purposes of calculating the period of limitation, [a]n offense is…”
Shaw v. State, 634 P.2d 381 (Alaska Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “AS 12.10.030(b) provides: When period of limitation runs.”
Gottlieb v. State, 175 P.3d 664 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “AS 12.10.030(b). 10 . Alaska App. Memorandum Opinion and Judgment No.”
— Alaska Stat. § 12.10.030(a) — 1 case
McDole v. State, 121 P.3d 166 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). “” He further argues that another criminal statute, AS 12.10.030(a), specifies that a crime involving a “course of conduct” is committed “when the course of conduct or the defendant’s complicity therein is terminated.”
— Alaska Stat. § 12.10.030(b) — 3 cases
State v. Wright, 404 P.3d 166 (Alaska 2017). “AS 12.10.030(b). . AS 12.10.010(a). . AS 12.”
Shaw v. State, 634 P.2d 381 (Alaska Ct. App. 1981). “AS 12.10.030(b) provides: When period of limitation runs.”
Gottlieb v. State, 175 P.3d 664 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “AS 12.10.030(b). 10 . Alaska App. Memorandum Opinion and Judgment No.”
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