Alaska Statutes 12.55.035 – Fines

(a) Upon conviction of an offense, a defendant may be sentenced to pay a fine as authorized in this section or as otherwise authorized by law.

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
Class B felony	up to 10 years	up to $100,000
Class C felony	up to 5 years	up to $50,000
Class A misdemeanor	up to 1 year	up to $25,000
Class B misdemeanor	up to 90 days	up to $2,000

For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125(c), Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125 and Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 12.55.035

Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.

(b) Upon conviction of an offense, a defendant who is not an organization may be sentenced to pay, unless otherwise specified in the provision of law defining the offense, a fine of not more than

(1) $500,000 for murder in the first or second degree, attempted murder in the first degree, murder of an unborn child, sexual assault in the first degree under Alaska Stat. § 11.41.410 (a)(1)(A), (2), (3), or (4), sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, kidnapping, sex trafficking in the first degree under Alaska Stat. § 11.66.110 (a)(2), or misconduct involving a controlled substance in the first degree;

(2) $250,000 for a class A felony;

(3) $100,000 for a class B felony;

(4) $50,000 for a class C felony;

(5) $25,000 for a class A misdemeanor;

(6) $2,000 for a class B misdemeanor;

(7) $500 for a violation.

(c) Upon conviction of an offense, a defendant that is an organization may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding the greatest of

(1) an amount that is

(A) $2,500,000 for a felony offense or for a misdemeanor offense that results in death;

(B) $500,000 for a class A misdemeanor offense that does not result in death;

(C) $75,000 for a class B misdemeanor offense that does not result in death;

(D) $25,000 for a violation;

(2) three times the pecuniary gain

(A) realized by the defendant as a result of the offense; or

(B) sought by the defendant for the defendant or for others by the commission of the offense; or

(3) three times the pecuniary damage or loss

(A) caused by the defendant to another, or to the property of another, as a result of the offense; or

(B) to another or the property of another sought by the defendant by the commission of the offense.

(d) If a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine, the court may grant permission for the payment to be made within a specified period of time or in specified installments.

(e) In imposing a fine under (c) of this section, in addition to any other relevant factors, the court shall consider

(1) measures taken by the organization to discipline an officer, director, employee, or agent of the organization;

(2) measures taken by the organization to prevent a recurrence of the offense;

(3) the organization’s obligation to make restitution to a victim of the offense, and the extent to which imposition of a fine will impair the ability of the organization to make restitution; and

(4) the extent to which the organization will pass on to consumers the expense of the fine.

(f) In imposing a fine, the court may not reduce the fine by the amount of a surcharge or otherwise consider the applicability of a surcharge to the offense.

(g) Fines imposed and collected under this section shall be separately accounted for under Alaska Stat. § 37.05.142.

(h) Notwithstanding the requirements of (g) of this section and Alaska Stat. § 47.12.410 that fines collected under this section be accounted for separately, the Alaska Court System shall deposit money collected under this section in the general fund and shall, by January 1 of each year, provide to the Department of Administration, to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, and to each house of the legislature an estimate of the money collected under this section for that fiscal year.

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