(a) A person who intentionally violates this chapter, except Alaska Stat. § 45.56.550 or the notice filing requirements of Alaska Stat. § 45.56.200 or 45.56.360, is guilty of a class C felony punishable by imprisonment under Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125 or by a fine of not more than $100,000, or by both.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $50,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.56.730

  • administrator: means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development or a designee of the commissioner. See Alaska Statutes 45.56.900
  • filing: means the receipt under this chapter of a record by the administrator or a designee of the administrator. See Alaska Statutes 45.56.900
  • person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust in which the interests of the beneficiaries are evidenced by a security, an unincorporated organization, a government, or a political subdivision of a government. See Alaska Statutes 45.56.900
  • state: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Alaska Statutes 45.56.900
(b) A person who intentionally alters, destroys, shreds, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to alter or impair the record, document, or object for use in an official proceeding under this chapter, is guilty of a class C felony. A person convicted of violating this subsection is punishable by imprisonment as provided in Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125, by a fine of not more than $500,000, or by both.
(c) The attorney general, with or without a reference from the administrator, may institute criminal proceedings under this chapter.
(d) This chapter does not limit the power of this state to punish a person for conduct that constitutes a crime under other laws of this state.
(e) In this section, “intentionally” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900(a).