Alaska Statutes 05.15.105 – Persons prohibited from involvement

(a) If a person has been convicted of a violation of a law of this state that is, or a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction that would be if it had been committed in this state, a felony, or a violation of a law or ordinance of this state or another jurisdiction that is a crime involving theft or dishonesty or a violation of gambling laws

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
Class A felony	up to 20 years	up to $250,000
Class B felony	up to 10 years	up to $100,000
Class C felony	up to 5 years	up to $50,000

For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125(c) and Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 05.15.105

Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

(1) the department may not issue a license to the person;

(2) the department may not issue a license to, or register as a vendor, an applicant who employs the person in a managerial or supervisory capacity or uses the person as a fund raiser or consultant;

(3) the department may not issue a permit for an activity if the person is responsible for the operation of the activity;

(4) the person may not be employed in a managerial or supervisory capacity by a licensee or vendor or used as a fund raiser or consultant by a licensee or vendor;

(5) the person may not participate in charitable gaming as a permittee, licensee, or vendor.

(b) The department shall adopt regulations that provide that a disqualification of a person under (a) of this section based upon a conviction of that person for a violation

(1) of a law of this state that is, or a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction that would be if it was committed in this state, a class B felony other than extortion, a class C felony, or an unclassified felony described outside of Alaska Stat. Title 11, and that is not a crime of dishonesty or theft or a violation of gambling laws, terminates 10 years after the person’s conviction;

(2) of a law or ordinance of this state or another jurisdiction that is a crime involving theft or dishonesty or a violation of gambling laws, and that is not, or would not be if it was committed in this state, an unclassified felony described in Alaska Stat. Title 11, a class A felony, or extortion, terminates 10 years after the person’s conviction, if the department determines that the

(A) person is of good character, honesty, and integrity; and

(B) person’s involvement in charitable gaming is not against the public interest.

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