(a) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree if the person, while caring for a child under 10 years of age,

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.51.110

  • 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
(1) causes or allows the child to enter or remain in a dwelling or vehicle in which a controlled substance is stored in violation of Alaska Stat. Chapter 11.71; or
(2) is impaired by an intoxicant, whether or not prescribed for the person under Alaska Stat. Chapter 17.30, and there is no third person who is at least 12 years of age and not impaired by an intoxicant present to care for the child.
(b) In this section,

(1) “impaired” means that a person is unconscious or a person is physically or mentally affected so that the person does not have the ability to care for the basic safety or personal needs of a child with the caution characteristic of a sober person of ordinary prudence;
(2) “intoxicant” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 47.10.990.
(c) Endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree is a violation.
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