(a) A false statement of a material fact in an application for a license, tag, permit, and sport fishing vessel registration issued under Alaska Stat. § 16.05.330 – 16.05.430 voids the license, tag, permit, or registration for which the application is made.

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
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 16.05.420

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) A person may not make a false statement, or omit a material fact, in an application for a license, tag, permit, or sport fishing vessel registration issued under Alaska Stat. § 16.05.330 – 16.05.430. A person who without any culpable mental state makes a false statement as to the person’s identity or residency in an application for a license, tag, permit, or sport fishing vessel registration issued under Alaska Stat. § 16.05.330 – 16.05.430 is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $300. A person who knowingly violates this subsection is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(c) A person to whom a license, tag, or sport fishing vessel registration has been issued under this chapter may not alter, change, loan, or transfer the license, tag, or sport fishing vessel registration. Except for a hunting permit originally awarded by drawing established by the Board of Game under Alaska Stat. § 16.05.255 (a) that has been transferred or reissued under Alaska Stat. § 16.05.404, a person may not use a license, tag, or sport fishing vessel registration that has been issued under this chapter to another person.
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