(a) A person may not store or leave a derelict vessel

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 30.30.010

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • peace officer: means
    (A) an officer of the state troopers. 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
  • property: includes real and personal property. 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
(1) on the waters of the state or on state or municipal property without the consent of the state agency or municipality having jurisdiction over the water or property; or
(2) at any private property without the consent of the owner of the property.
(b) Except as provided under Alaska Stat. § 30.30.110 – 30.30.150, a state agency, municipality, or peace officer may impound a derelict vessel subject to this chapter.
(c) This section may not be construed to contravene any applicable federal law or regulation.
(d)[Repealed, Sec. 34 ch 111 SLA 2018.]
(e) The department or a municipality may report a violation of this section to the attorney general, who may institute the proper proceedings to enforce the criminal penalties provided in (f) of this section.
(f) A person who violates this section, upon conviction, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by one or more of the following:

(1) a fine of not less than $5,000 or more than $10,000;
(2) imprisonment for a period of not more than 90 days;
(3) forfeiture of the person’s vessel.
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