Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.12.140 (2026)
Court dispositional order
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Sec. 47.12.140. Court dispositional order.
In making its dispositional order under AS 47.12.120(b)(1) — (3) and (5) and (j), the court shall
(1) consider both the best interests of the minor and the interests of the public, and, in doing so, the court shall take into account
(A) the seriousness of the minor's delinquent act and the attitude of the minor and the minor's parents toward that act;
(B) the minor's culpability as indicated by the circumstances of the particular case;
(C) the age of the minor;
(D) the minor's prior criminal or juvenile record and the success or failure of any previous orders, dispositions, or placements imposed on the minor;
(E) the effect of the dispositional order to be imposed in deterring the minor from committing other delinquent acts;
(F) the need to commit the minor to the department's custody or to detain the minor in a juvenile treatment facility, juvenile detention facility, secure residential psychiatric treatment center, or other suitable place in order to prevent further harm to the public;
(G) the interest of the public in securing the minor's rehabilitation; and
(H) the ability of the state to take custody of and to care for the minor; and
(2) order the least restrictive alternative disposition for the minor; for purposes of this paragraph, the “least restrictive alternative disposition” means that disposition that is no more restrictive than is, in the judgment of the court, most conducive to the minor's rehabilitation taking into consideration the interests of the public.
In making its dispositional order under AS 47.12.120(b)(1) — (3) and (5) and (j), the court shall
(1) consider both the best interests of the minor and the interests of the public, and, in doing so, the court shall take into account
(A) the seriousness of the minor's delinquent act and the attitude of the minor and the minor's parents toward that act;
(B) the minor's culpability as indicated by the circumstances of the particular case;
(C) the age of the minor;
(D) the minor's prior criminal or juvenile record and the success or failure of any previous orders, dispositions, or placements imposed on the minor;
(E) the effect of the dispositional order to be imposed in deterring the minor from committing other delinquent acts;
(F) the need to commit the minor to the department's custody or to detain the minor in a juvenile treatment facility, juvenile detention facility, secure residential psychiatric treatment center, or other suitable place in order to prevent further harm to the public;
(G) the interest of the public in securing the minor's rehabilitation; and
(H) the ability of the state to take custody of and to care for the minor; and
(2) order the least restrictive alternative disposition for the minor; for purposes of this paragraph, the “least restrictive alternative disposition” means that disposition that is no more restrictive than is, in the judgment of the court, most conducive to the minor's rehabilitation taking into consideration the interests of the public.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2024 · leading case: United States v. Juv., 347 F.3d 778 (9th Cir. 2003).
United States v. Juv., 347 F.3d 778 (9th Cir. 2003). “1 (2003); Alaska Stat. § 47.12.140 (2) (Michie 2003); Ariz.”
Zerbetz v. Alaska Energy Ctr., 708 P.2d 1270 (Alaska 1985). “ober and December of each year an activity report of the Center; (h) Prepare and distribute publicity, advertisements, notices, and other publications deemed necessary and appropriate by Zerbetz; and (i) Prepare and submit to the Board for its approval the annual report of the…”
B.F.L. v. State, 233 P.3d 1118 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “has been superseded by the Alaska Supreme Court's later enactment of Delinquency Rule l1(e) and the Alaska Legislature's later enactment of AS 47.12.140. Delinquency Rule l1(e) states that, "to support a particular disposition [in a delinquency proceeding], the Department must…”
Elizabeth Watson v. State of Alaska, 487 P.3d 568 (Alaska 2021). “24 AS 47.12.140(1)(G) (requiring consideration of “the interest of the public in securing the minor’s rehabilitation”).”
BFL v. State, 233 P.3d 1118 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “has been superseded by the Alaska Supreme Court's later enactment of Delinquency Rule 11(e) and the Alaska Legislature's later enactment of AS 47.12.140. Delinquency Rule 11(e) states that, "to support a particular disposition [in a delinquency proceeding], .”
I.J., a minor v. State of Alaska, 553 P.3d 1263 (Alaska Ct. App. 2024). “was issued in 1988, prior to the enactment of AS 47.12.140 in 1996. See SLA 1996, ch. 59, § 46.”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.12.140(1) — 1 case
I.J., a minor v. State of Alaska, 553 P.3d 1263 (Alaska Ct. App. 2024). “was issued in 1988, prior to the enactment of AS 47.12.140 in 1996. See SLA 1996, ch. 59, § 46.”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.12.140(1)(G) — 1 case
Elizabeth Watson v. State of Alaska, 487 P.3d 568 (Alaska 2021). “24 AS 47.12.140(1)(G) (requiring consideration of “the interest of the public in securing the minor’s rehabilitation”).”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.12.140(2) — 3 cases
B.F.L. v. State, 233 P.3d 1118 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “has been superseded by the Alaska Supreme Court's later enactment of Delinquency Rule l1(e) and the Alaska Legislature's later enactment of AS 47.12.140. Delinquency Rule l1(e) states that, "to support a particular disposition [in a delinquency proceeding], the Department must…”
BFL v. State, 233 P.3d 1118 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “has been superseded by the Alaska Supreme Court's later enactment of Delinquency Rule 11(e) and the Alaska Legislature's later enactment of AS 47.12.140. Delinquency Rule 11(e) states that, "to support a particular disposition [in a delinquency proceeding], .”
I.J., a minor v. State of Alaska, 553 P.3d 1263 (Alaska Ct. App. 2024). “was issued in 1988, prior to the enactment of AS 47.12.140 in 1996. See SLA 1996, ch. 59, § 46.”
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