(a) A person commits the crime of criminally negligent burning in the first degree if the person

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $50,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.46.427

  • 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
(1) violates Alaska Stat. § 11.46.430; and
(2) within the preceding 10 years, has been convicted on two separate occasions of violating

(A)Alaska Stat. § 11.46.40011.46.430;
(B) misdemeanor crimes under Alaska Stat. § 41.15.06041.15.120; or
(C) a law or ordinance of this or another jurisdiction with elements similar to the offenses in (A) or (B) of this paragraph.
(b) Criminally negligent burning in the first degree is a class C felony.