Alaska Statutes 11.66.110 – Promoting prostitution in the first degree

(a) A person commits the crime of sex trafficking 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:

Class	Prison	Fine
Class A felony	up to 20 years	up to $250,000

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

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.66.110

Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
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) induces or causes another person to engage in prostitution through the use of force;

(2) as other than a patron of a prostitute, induces or causes another person who is under 20 years of age to engage in prostitution; or

(3) induces or causes a person in that person’s legal custody to engage in prostitution.

(b) In a prosecution under (a)(2) of this section, it is not a defense that the defendant reasonably believed that the person induced or caused to engage in prostitution was 20 years of age or older.

(c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, sex trafficking in the first degree is a class A felony.

(d) A person convicted under (a)(2) of this section is guilty of an unclassified felony.

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