Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 12.55.101 (2026)
Additional conditions of probation for domestic violence crimes
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Sec. 12.55.101. Additional conditions of probation for domestic violence crimes.
(a) Before granting probation to a person convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, the court shall consider the safety and protection of the victim and any member of the victim's family. If a person convicted of a crime involving domestic violence is placed on probation, the court may order the conditions authorized in AS 12.55.100 and AS 18.66.100(c)(1) — (7) and (11), and may
(1) require the defendant to participate in and complete to the satisfaction of the court one or more programs for the rehabilitation of perpetrators of domestic violence that meet the standards set by, and that are approved by, the Department of Corrections under AS 44.28.020(b), if the program is available in the community where the defendant resides; the court may not order a defendant to participate in or complete a program for the rehabilitation of perpetrators of domestic violence that does not meet the standards set, and that is not approved, by the Department of Corrections under AS 44.28.020(b);
(2) require the defendant to refrain from the consumption of alcohol; and
(3) impose any other condition necessary to protect the victim and any members of the victim's family, or to rehabilitate the defendant.
(b) If the defendant is not in custody, the defendant shall pay the costs of an evaluation or a program of rehabilitation ordered under (a)(1) — (3) of this section. If the defendant is in custody, the responsibility for costs shall be as provided in AS 33.30.028.
(a) Before granting probation to a person convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, the court shall consider the safety and protection of the victim and any member of the victim's family. If a person convicted of a crime involving domestic violence is placed on probation, the court may order the conditions authorized in AS 12.55.100 and AS 18.66.100(c)(1) — (7) and (11), and may
(1) require the defendant to participate in and complete to the satisfaction of the court one or more programs for the rehabilitation of perpetrators of domestic violence that meet the standards set by, and that are approved by, the Department of Corrections under AS 44.28.020(b), if the program is available in the community where the defendant resides; the court may not order a defendant to participate in or complete a program for the rehabilitation of perpetrators of domestic violence that does not meet the standards set, and that is not approved, by the Department of Corrections under AS 44.28.020(b);
(2) require the defendant to refrain from the consumption of alcohol; and
(3) impose any other condition necessary to protect the victim and any members of the victim's family, or to rehabilitate the defendant.
(b) If the defendant is not in custody, the defendant shall pay the costs of an evaluation or a program of rehabilitation ordered under (a)(1) — (3) of this section. If the defendant is in custody, the responsibility for costs shall be as provided in AS 33.30.028.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2026 · leading case: Cooper v. Dist. Court, 133 P.3d 692 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006).
Cooper v. Dist. Court, 133 P.3d 692 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “Judge Motyka then declared that he disagreed with the Victims’ Rights attorney’s interpretation of the law; that is, Judge Motyka did not believe that AS 12.55.101(a) required him to impose a DOC-approved batterer’s intervention program instead of some other form of…”
Dale H. v. State, Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs., 235 P.3d 203 (Alaska 2010). “The judgment ordered Dale to complete an "alternatives to violence program" pursuant to AS 12.55.101(a). AS 12.55.101(a)(1) authorizes a court to require a person convicted of a crime of domestic violence to participate in a program for "the rehabilitation of perpetrators of…”
Weinberger v. Weinmeister, 268 P.3d 305 (Alaska 2012). “010 (1998), which requires Department of Corrections approval when batterers' programs are "imposed as a condition of probation under AS 12.55.101(a), as a condition of a [long term] protective order under AS 18.”
Jackson v. State, 127 P.3d 835 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “Moreover, Judge Erlich never suggested that he intended to relieve the State of its normal burden of proving any alleged violation of probation. The judgement of the district court is AFFIRMED.”
Cogdill v. State, 101 P.3d 632 (Alaska Ct. App. 2004). “See AS 12.55.101(a). Thus, even though the immunized witness would be protected from the government's later use of their testimony, and from the use of any information derived from that testimony, the government would still be able to prosecute the witness for crimes arising…”
Adam Jacob Atwood v. Jocelyn Amanda Atwood (Alaska 2026). “The superior court’s order limiting Adam’s visitation until he filed 19 See AS 12.55.101(a)(1) (providing that upon conviction for crime of domestic violence, defendant may be required “to participate in and complete .”
— Alaska Stat. § 12.55.101(a) — 4 cases
Cooper v. Dist. Court, 133 P.3d 692 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “Judge Motyka then declared that he disagreed with the Victims’ Rights attorney’s interpretation of the law; that is, Judge Motyka did not believe that AS 12.55.101(a) required him to impose a DOC-approved batterer’s intervention program instead of some other form of…”
Dale H. v. State, Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs., 235 P.3d 203 (Alaska 2010). “The judgment ordered Dale to complete an "alternatives to violence program" pursuant to AS 12.55.101(a). AS 12.55.101(a)(1) authorizes a court to require a person convicted of a crime of domestic violence to participate in a program for "the rehabilitation of perpetrators of…”
Weinberger v. Weinmeister, 268 P.3d 305 (Alaska 2012). “010 (1998), which requires Department of Corrections approval when batterers' programs are "imposed as a condition of probation under AS 12.55.101(a), as a condition of a [long term] protective order under AS 18.”
Cogdill v. State, 101 P.3d 632 (Alaska Ct. App. 2004). “See AS 12.55.101(a). Thus, even though the immunized witness would be protected from the government's later use of their testimony, and from the use of any information derived from that testimony, the government would still be able to prosecute the witness for crimes arising…”
— Alaska Stat. § 12.55.101(a)(1) — 3 cases
Cooper v. Dist. Court, 133 P.3d 692 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “Judge Motyka then declared that he disagreed with the Victims’ Rights attorney’s interpretation of the law; that is, Judge Motyka did not believe that AS 12.55.101(a) required him to impose a DOC-approved batterer’s intervention program instead of some other form of…”
Dale H. v. State, Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs., 235 P.3d 203 (Alaska 2010). “The judgment ordered Dale to complete an "alternatives to violence program" pursuant to AS 12.55.101(a). AS 12.55.101(a)(1) authorizes a court to require a person convicted of a crime of domestic violence to participate in a program for "the rehabilitation of perpetrators of…”
Adam Jacob Atwood v. Jocelyn Amanda Atwood (Alaska 2026). “The superior court’s order limiting Adam’s visitation until he filed 19 See AS 12.55.101(a)(1) (providing that upon conviction for crime of domestic violence, defendant may be required “to participate in and complete .”
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