Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.12.180 (2026)
Effect of adjudication
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Sec. 47.12.180. Effect of adjudication.
(a) Except as provided by AS 47.12.160(d) and (e) and AS 47.12.170, an adjudication under this chapter upon the status of a minor
(1) may not operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by conviction upon a criminal charge;
(2) does not operate to permit a minor afterward to be considered a criminal by the adjudication; and
(3) does not operate to permit the adjudication to be afterward considered a conviction, nor may a minor be charged with or convicted of a crime in a court except as provided in this chapter.
(b) The commitment and placement of a minor and evidence given in the court are not admissible as evidence against the minor in a subsequent case or proceedings in any other court, nor does the commitment and placement or evidence operate to disqualify a minor in a future civil service examination or appointment in the state.
(a) Except as provided by AS 47.12.160(d) and (e) and AS 47.12.170, an adjudication under this chapter upon the status of a minor
(1) may not operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by conviction upon a criminal charge;
(2) does not operate to permit a minor afterward to be considered a criminal by the adjudication; and
(3) does not operate to permit the adjudication to be afterward considered a conviction, nor may a minor be charged with or convicted of a crime in a court except as provided in this chapter.
(b) The commitment and placement of a minor and evidence given in the court are not admissible as evidence against the minor in a subsequent case or proceedings in any other court, nor does the commitment and placement or evidence operate to disqualify a minor in a future civil service examination or appointment in the state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2021 · leading case: Moore v. State, 174 P.3d 770 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008).
Moore v. State, 174 P.3d 770 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “080(g) the predecessor to current AS 47.12.180 Berfield argued that it was unlawful for the sentencing judge to rely on his delinquency adjudications because the statute declared that a delinquency adjudication "[could not] be afterward deemed a [criminal] conviction".”
Elizabeth Watson v. State of Alaska, 487 P.3d 568 (Alaska 2021). “”50 If a driver accumulates 12 points in one year or 18 points over two years, then the driver’s license must be suspended or revoked.”
Nao v. State, 953 P.2d 522 (Alaska Ct. App. 1998). “2d at 841 ; -see AS 47.12.180 and 47.12.300-310. 4 In our government of divided powers, the legislature defines crimes and establishes punishments.”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.12.180(3) — 1 case
Moore v. State, 174 P.3d 770 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “080(g) the predecessor to current AS 47.12.180 Berfield argued that it was unlawful for the sentencing judge to rely on his delinquency adjudications because the statute declared that a delinquency adjudication "[could not] be afterward deemed a [criminal] conviction".”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.12.180(a) — 1 case
Moore v. State, 174 P.3d 770 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “080(g) the predecessor to current AS 47.12.180 Berfield argued that it was unlawful for the sentencing judge to rely on his delinquency adjudications because the statute declared that a delinquency adjudication "[could not] be afterward deemed a [criminal] conviction".”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.12.180(a)(1) — 1 case
Elizabeth Watson v. State of Alaska, 487 P.3d 568 (Alaska 2021). “”50 If a driver accumulates 12 points in one year or 18 points over two years, then the driver’s license must be suspended or revoked.”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.12.180(a)(3) — 1 case
Elizabeth Watson v. State of Alaska, 487 P.3d 568 (Alaska 2021). “”50 If a driver accumulates 12 points in one year or 18 points over two years, then the driver’s license must be suspended or revoked.”
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