(a) A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the fifth degree if, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe the person has such a right,

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 90 daysup to $2,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.46.486

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) with reckless disregard for the risk of harm to or loss of the property or with intent to cause substantial inconvenience to another, the person tampers with property of another;
(2) with intent to damage property of another, the person damages property of another in an amount less than $250; or
(3) the person rides in a propelled vehicle and, with criminal negligence, disregards the fact that it has been stolen or that it is being used in violation of Alaska Stat. § 11.46.360 or 11.46.365 (a)(1).
(b) Criminal mischief in the fifth degree is a class B misdemeanor.
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