Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.12.260 (2026)
Releasing minors after commitment
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Sec. 47.12.260. Releasing minors after commitment.
A minor found to be a juvenile delinquent who by conduct gives sufficient evidence of having reformed may be released at any time under the conditions and regulations that the department considers proper, if it appears to the satisfaction of the department that there is a reasonable probability that the minor will remain at liberty without violating the law.
A minor found to be a juvenile delinquent who by conduct gives sufficient evidence of having reformed may be released at any time under the conditions and regulations that the department considers proper, if it appears to the satisfaction of the department that there is a reasonable probability that the minor will remain at liberty without violating the law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2024 · leading case: State v. Sandsness, 72 P.3d 299 (Alaska 2003).
State v. Sandsness, 72 P.3d 299 (Alaska 2003). “) Further, AS 47.12.260 permits DFYS to release juveniles at any timewithout court approval"if it appears to the satisfaction of the department that there is a reasonable probability that the minor will remain at liberty without violating the law.”
I.J., a minor v. State of Alaska, 553 P.3d 1263 (Alaska Ct. App. 2024). “But we remind 36 AS 47.12.260; see also AS 47.12.120(b)(1) (providing that “the minor may be released from placement or detention and placed on probation on order of the court and may also be released by the department, in its discretion, under AS 47.”
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