Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.155 (2026)
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Sec. 18.85.155. Payment by municipality.
(a) When a municipality prosecutes a person who has been determined by the court to be indigent under AS 18.85.120 for a violation of a municipal ordinance that is a serious crime, the municipality shall pay for the services of the attorney appointed by the court to defend the indigent person.
(b) A municipality shall provide for defense attorney services under (a) of this section by contracting with private attorneys or the agency or by establishing a municipal public defense agency.
(c) In a prosecution subject to this section, the court may order the defendant to pay to the municipality the costs of the attorney services and other court costs to the extent that the defendant is able to do so.
(a) When a municipality prosecutes a person who has been determined by the court to be indigent under AS 18.85.120 for a violation of a municipal ordinance that is a serious crime, the municipality shall pay for the services of the attorney appointed by the court to defend the indigent person.
(b) A municipality shall provide for defense attorney services under (a) of this section by contracting with private attorneys or the agency or by establishing a municipal public defense agency.
(c) In a prosecution subject to this section, the court may order the defendant to pay to the municipality the costs of the attorney services and other court costs to the extent that the defendant is able to do so.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2007–2007 · leading case: Latham v. Mun. of Anchorage, 165 P.3d 663 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007).
Latham v. Mun. of Anchorage, 165 P.3d 663 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “In 1984, the legislature modified the law on this point when it enacted AS 18.85.155 1 Subsection (a) of this statute restates the rule announced in Alexander-that when a municipality prosecutes an indigent defendant for a serious crime (thus triggering the right to counsel at…”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.85.155(a) — 1 case
Latham v. Mun. of Anchorage, 165 P.3d 663 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “In 1984, the legislature modified the law on this point when it enacted AS 18.85.155 1 Subsection (a) of this statute restates the rule announced in Alexander-that when a municipality prosecutes an indigent defendant for a serious crime (thus triggering the right to counsel at…”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.85.155(b) — 1 case
Latham v. Mun. of Anchorage, 165 P.3d 663 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “In 1984, the legislature modified the law on this point when it enacted AS 18.85.155 1 Subsection (a) of this statute restates the rule announced in Alexander-that when a municipality prosecutes an indigent defendant for a serious crime (thus triggering the right to counsel at…”
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