Alaska Statutes 12.55.185 – Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) “active term of imprisonment” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 12.55.127;

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 12.55.185

Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
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
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

(2) “building” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900;

(3) “crime against a person” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 33.30.901;

(4) “criminal street gang” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900 (b);

(5) “dangerous instrument” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900;

(6) “domestic violence” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 18.66.990;

(7) “firearm” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900;

(8) “first felony conviction” means that the defendant has not been previously convicted of a felony;

(9) “judicial officer” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.56.900;

(10) “most serious felony” means

(A) arson in the first degree, sex trafficking in the first degree under Alaska Stat. § 11.66.110 (a)(2), enticement of a minor under Alaska Stat. § 11.41.452 (e), or any unclassified or class A felony prescribed under Alaska Stat. Chapter 11.41; or

(B) an attempt, or conspiracy to commit, or criminal solicitation under Alaska Stat. § 11.31.110 of, an unclassified felony prescribed under Alaska Stat. Chapter 11.41;

(11) “paramedic” means a mobile intensive care paramedic licensed under Alaska Stat. Chapter 18.08;

(12) “peace officer” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900;

(13) “pecuniary gain” means the amount of money or value of property at the time of commission of the offense derived by the defendant from the commission of the offense, less the amount of money or value of property returned to the victim of the offense or seized by or surrendered to lawful authority before sentence is imposed;

(14) “second felony conviction” means that the defendant previously has been convicted of a felony;

(15) “serious physical injury” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900;

(16) “sexual felony” means sexual assault in the first degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, sex trafficking in the first degree, sexual assault in the second degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree under Alaska Stat. § 11.41.438 (c), unlawful exploitation of a minor, indecent viewing or production of a picture under Alaska Stat. § 11.61.123 (f)(1) or (2), distribution of child pornography, sexual assault in the third degree, incest, indecent exposure in the first degree, possession of child pornography, enticement of a minor, and felony attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit those crimes;

(17) “third felony conviction” means that the defendant has been at least twice previously convicted of a felony;

(18) “unconditional discharge” means that a defendant is released from all disability arising under a sentence, including probation and parole;

(19) “victim” means

(A) a person against whom an offense has been perpetrated;

(B) one of the following, not the perpetrator, if the person specified in (A) of this paragraph is a minor, incompetent, or incapacitated:

(i) an individual living in a spousal relationship with the person specified in (A) of this paragraph; or

(ii) a parent, adult child, guardian, or custodian of the person;

(C) one of the following, not the perpetrator, if the person specified in (A) of this paragraph is dead:

(i) a person living in a spousal relationship with the deceased before the deceased died;

(ii) an adult child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild of the deceased; or

(iii) any other interested person, as may be designated by a person having authority in law to do so.

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