Alaska Statutes 41.15.160 – Double damages in civil actions
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 41.15.160
- action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. 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
- 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
In addition to the criminal punishment provided for by Alaska Stat. § 11.46.400 – 11.46.450, Alaska Stat. § 41.15.140, 41.15.150, and 41.15.155 , the United States, the state, a municipality, or any person may recover in a civil action double the amount of damages sustained as a consequence of a violation of Alaska Stat. § 11.46.400 – 11.46.450, Alaska Stat. § 41.15.010 – 41.15.155 . In a civil action brought under Alaska Stat. § 41.15.010 – 41.15.170 or any other law relating to the subject matter of Alaska Stat. § 41.15.010 – 41.15.170, the escape of a fire is presumptive evidence of negligence by the person responsible for starting the fire and unless rebutted is sufficient to sustain the recovery.