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Alaska Stat. § 12.80.040 (2026)

Violations and infractions

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Sec. 12.80.040. Violations and infractions.
Except as provided in AS 11.81.900(b) and AS 28.90.010(d), all laws of the state relating to misdemeanors apply to violations and infractions, including the powers of peace officers, the jurisdiction of courts, and the periods for commencing actions and for bringing a case to trial.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Bourdon v. State, 28 P.3d 319 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001).
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Bourdon v. State, 28 P.3d 319 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “Under AS 12.80.040(b)(1), all defendants (even first felony offenders) convicted of unclassified or class A felonies are denied bail pending appeal.”
State of Alaska v. Kai Davidson Meyers, 479 P.3d 840 (Alaska Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 5× “–9– 2686 The final question is whether the statutory authority for courts to suspend imposition of sentence for a traffic infraction may be found in AS 12.80.040. This statute provides: Except as provided in AS 11.”
State v. Dutch Harbor Seafoods, Ltd., 965 P.2d 738 (Alaska 1998). “722 fine, however, lies in the different procedures which must be employed before the respective sanctions may be imposed.”
Dorene Lorenz v. City & Borough of Juneau (Alaska Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “13 As the Alaska Supreme Court has explained, quasi-criminal offenses like minor offenses “are criminal rather than civil in nature” and thus are “enforced and adjudicated using criminal procedures” (with two major notable exceptions: there is no right to court-appointed counsel…”
Bowlin v. State, 366 P.3d 534 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “" But the legislative history demonstrates that the legislature's purpose in revising AS 12.80.040(b)@8) was to protect V1ct1ms and the public from defendants who demonstrated a certain level of dangerousness, while proteetmg the right of other less dangerous offenders to bail…”
— Alaska Stat. § 12.80.040(b) — 1 case
Bowlin v. State, 366 P.3d 534 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “" But the legislative history demonstrates that the legislature's purpose in revising AS 12.80.040(b)@8) was to protect V1ct1ms and the public from defendants who demonstrated a certain level of dangerousness, while proteetmg the right of other less dangerous offenders to bail…”
— Alaska Stat. § 12.80.040(b)(1) — 1 case
Bourdon v. State, 28 P.3d 319 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001). “Under AS 12.80.040(b)(1), all defendants (even first felony offenders) convicted of unclassified or class A felonies are denied bail pending appeal.”
— Alaska Stat. § 12.80.040(b)(2) — 1 case
Bourdon v. State, 28 P.3d 319 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001). “Under AS 12.80.040(b)(1), all defendants (even first felony offenders) convicted of unclassified or class A felonies are denied bail pending appeal.”
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