(a) A person commits the offense of sending an explicit image of a minor if the person, with intent to annoy or humiliate another person, distributes an electronic photograph or video that depicts the genitals, anus, or female breast of that other person taken when that person was a minor under 16 years of age.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $25,000
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 11.61.116

  • 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
(b) In this section,

(1) “computer” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.46.990;
(2) “distributes” means to deliver the image to another person by sending the image to the other person’s computer or telephone;
(3) “Internet” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.46.710(d).
(c) Sending an explicit image of a minor is

(1) a class B misdemeanor if the person distributes the image to another person;
(2) a class A misdemeanor if the person distributes the image to an Internet website that is accessible to the public.
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