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Alaska Stat. § 22.15.060 (2026)

Criminal jurisdiction

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Sec. 22.15.060. Criminal jurisdiction.
 (a) The district court has jurisdiction
     (1) of the following crimes:
          (A) a misdemeanor, unless otherwise provided in this chapter;

          (B) a violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision;

          (C) a violation of AS 04.16.050 or AS 11.76.105;

     (2) to provide post-conviction relief under the Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, if the conviction occurred in the district court.

 (b) Insofar as the criminal jurisdiction of the district courts and the superior court is the same, such jurisdiction is concurrent.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1965–2023 · leading case: State v. Pete, 420 P.2d 338 (Alaska 1966).
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State v. Pete, 420 P.2d 338 (Alaska 1966). · cites it 4× “Alaska 1924). [11] CLA 1913 §§ 2520-2549. The territorial justice court was the pre-statehood forerunner of the present district and magistrate courts.”
Gladden v. State, 110 P.3d 1006 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). “IV, § 1; AS 22.15.060(a)(1)(A). 25 . AS 08.08.080.”
State v. Browder, 486 P.2d 925 (Alaska 1971). “" [51] In support of this assertion, the state points to the fact that under AS 22.15.060(a) the legislature vested district courts with criminal jurisdiction over violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision.”
Theodore v. State, 407 P.2d 182 (Alaska 1965). · cites it 2× “(a) The district magistrate court has jurisdiction of the following crimes: * * * * * (b) Insofar as the criminal jurisdiction of the district magistrate courts and the superior court is the same, such jurisdiction is concurrent.”
State v. City of Anchorage, 513 P.2d 1104 (Alaska 1973). “AS 22.15.060(a) provides: (a) The district court has jurisdiction of the following crimes : (2) a violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision.”
Ketzler v. State, 634 P.2d 561 (Alaska Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “, AS 22.15.060(a). Insofar as the criminal jurisdiction of the district courts and the superior courts is the same, such jurisdiction is concurrent.”
Rollins v. State Ex Rel. Mun. of Anchorage, 748 P.2d 767 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “Under AS 22.15.060(a)(1), the district court has been granted jurisdiction over all misdemeanors, “unless otherwise provided.”
Stephens v. Hammersley, 552 P.2d 652 (Alaska 1976). “(b) Insofar as the civil jurisdiction of the district courts and the superior court is the same, such jurisdiction is concurrent, (emphasis added) and AS 22.15.060: (a) The district court has jurisdiction of the following crimes: (1) a misdemeanor unless otherwise provided in…”
State v. Danielson, 809 P.2d 937 (Alaska Ct. App. 1991). “Earlier this year, the Alaska Legislature amended AS 22.15.060 to read: (a) The district court has jurisdiction [[Image here]] (2) to provide post[-] conviction relief under the Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, if the conviction occurred in the district court.”
Agnes Martina Tommy v. State of Alaska, 531 P.3d 365 (Alaska Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “16 See AS 22.15.060(a)(1). 17 18 U.S.C. § 3401 (a)-(b).”
Tessa Michael Hillyer v. State of Alaska, 537 P.3d 785 (Alaska Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “020(c) (defining Court of Appeals jurisdiction); see also AS 22.15.060 (defining district court criminal jurisdiction).”
McMullen v. State, 426 P.3d 1168 (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). “25(d)(3) ("When a request for change of judge is timely filed under this rule, the judge shall proceed no further in the action, except to make such temporary orders as may be absolutely necessary to prevent immediate and irreparable injury before the action can be transferred…”
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— Alaska Stat. § 22.15.060(a) — 3 cases
State v. Browder, 486 P.2d 925 (Alaska 1971). “" [51] In support of this assertion, the state points to the fact that under AS 22.15.060(a) the legislature vested district courts with criminal jurisdiction over violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision.”
State v. City of Anchorage, 513 P.2d 1104 (Alaska 1973). “AS 22.15.060(a) provides: (a) The district court has jurisdiction of the following crimes : (2) a violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision.”
Ketzler v. State, 634 P.2d 561 (Alaska Ct. App. 1981). “, AS 22.15.060(a). Insofar as the criminal jurisdiction of the district courts and the superior courts is the same, such jurisdiction is concurrent.”
— Alaska Stat. § 22.15.060(a)(1) — 2 cases
Rollins v. State Ex Rel. Mun. of Anchorage, 748 P.2d 767 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “Under AS 22.15.060(a)(1), the district court has been granted jurisdiction over all misdemeanors, “unless otherwise provided.”
Agnes Martina Tommy v. State of Alaska, 531 P.3d 365 (Alaska Ct. App. 2023). “16 See AS 22.15.060(a)(1). 17 18 U.S.C. § 3401 (a)-(b).”
— Alaska Stat. § 22.15.060(a)(1)(A) — 3 cases
Gladden v. State, 110 P.3d 1006 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). “IV, § 1; AS 22.15.060(a)(1)(A). 25 . AS 08.08.080.”
Agnes Martina Tommy v. State of Alaska, 531 P.3d 365 (Alaska Ct. App. 2023). “16 See AS 22.15.060(a)(1). 17 18 U.S.C. § 3401 (a)-(b).”
Moss v. State, 834 P.2d 1256 (Alaska Ct. App. 1992).
— Alaska Stat. § 22.15.060(b) — 4 cases
Ketzler v. State, 634 P.2d 561 (Alaska Ct. App. 1981). “, AS 22.15.060(a). Insofar as the criminal jurisdiction of the district courts and the superior courts is the same, such jurisdiction is concurrent.”
Rollins v. State Ex Rel. Mun. of Anchorage, 748 P.2d 767 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “Under AS 22.15.060(a)(1), the district court has been granted jurisdiction over all misdemeanors, “unless otherwise provided.”
McMullen v. State, 426 P.3d 1168 (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). “25(d)(3) ("When a request for change of judge is timely filed under this rule, the judge shall proceed no further in the action, except to make such temporary orders as may be absolutely necessary to prevent immediate and irreparable injury before the action can be transferred…”
Moss v. State, 834 P.2d 1256 (Alaska Ct. App. 1992).
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