Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 12.80.010 (2026)
Contempt
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Sec. 12.80.010. Contempt.
The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to contempt (AS 09.50.010 — 09.50.060) shall apply in criminal actions.
The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to contempt (AS 09.50.010 — 09.50.060) shall apply in criminal actions.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1971–2011 · leading case: State v. Browder, 486 P.2d 925 (Alaska 1971).
State v. Browder, 486 P.2d 925 (Alaska 1971). “[45] Under AS 12.80.010 it is provided that "The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (AS 09.”
Johansen v. State, 491 P.2d 759 (Alaska 1971). “Even the location of the contempt laws in the- state statutes permits ambiguous inferences. The contempt provisions are founcl in AS 09.”
Stadler v. State, 813 P.2d 270 (Alaska 1991). “060, part of the Code of Civil Procedure, but these sections are specifically made applicable to "criminal actions" by AS 12.80.010, part of the Code of Criminal Procedure.”
Romero v. State, 258 P.3d 132 (Alaska Ct. App. 2011). “The prosecution of Romero for contempt of court was predicated on taking this off-hand, ambiguous judicial remark and interpreting it, after-the-fact, in the manner most unfavorable to Romero.”
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