If a defendant is held to answer on a charge of misdemeanor for which the person injured by the act constituting the crime has a remedy by a civil action, the crime may be compromised except when it was committed

(1) by or upon a peace officer, judge, or magistrate while in the execution of the duties of that office;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 12.45.120

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • peace officer: means
    (A) an officer of the state troopers. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • 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
(2) riotously;
(3) with an intent to commit a felony;
(4) larcenously;
(5) against

(A) a spouse or a former spouse of the defendant;
(B) a parent, grandparent, child, or grandchild of the defendant;
(C) a member of the social unit comprised of those living together in the same dwelling as the defendant; or
(D) a person who is not a spouse or former spouse of the defendant but who previously lived in a spousal relationship with the defendant.
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