Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 12.25.230 (2026)
Failure to obey citation; limitation on penalty
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Sec. 12.25.230. Failure to obey citation; limitation on penalty.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section or otherwise specifically provided by law, a person who fails to appear in court to answer the citation, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was issued, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(b) A person who fails to pay the bail or fine or appear in court in response to a citation for which a scheduled bail or fine is established, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was issued, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(c) If a person cited for an offense for which an amount of scheduled bail or fine has been established appears in court and is found guilty, the penalty imposed for the offense may not exceed the bail or fine established for the offense.
Chapter 30. Bail.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section or otherwise specifically provided by law, a person who fails to appear in court to answer the citation, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was issued, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(b) A person who fails to pay the bail or fine or appear in court in response to a citation for which a scheduled bail or fine is established, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was issued, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(c) If a person cited for an offense for which an amount of scheduled bail or fine has been established appears in court and is found guilty, the penalty imposed for the offense may not exceed the bail or fine established for the offense.
Chapter 30. Bail.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1979–2014 · leading case: Ahmaogak v. State, 595 P.2d 985 (Alaska 1979).
Ahmaogak v. State, 595 P.2d 985 (Alaska 1979). “” AS 12.25.230. The Uniform Summons and Complaint issued in this case never became a “lawful complaint” pursuant to AS 12.”
Fyfe v. State, 334 P.3d 183 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014). “Under AS 12.25.230(c), "lf a person cited for an offense for which an amount *187 of scheduled bail or fine has been established appears in court and is found guilty, the penalty imposed for the offense may not exceed the bail or fine established for the offense.”
— Alaska Stat. § 12.25.230(c) — 1 case
Fyfe v. State, 334 P.3d 183 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014). “Under AS 12.25.230(c), "lf a person cited for an offense for which an amount *187 of scheduled bail or fine has been established appears in court and is found guilty, the penalty imposed for the offense may not exceed the bail or fine established for the offense.”
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