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Alaska Theft Laws
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Article 01. THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES

Sec. 11.46.100. Theft defined.

A person commits theft if

(1) with intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate property of another to oneself or a third person, the person obtains the property of another;

(2) the person commits theft of lost or mislaid property under AS 11.46.160;

(3) the person commits theft by deception under AS 11.46.180 ;

(4) the person commits theft by receiving under AS 11.46.190 ;

(5) the person commits theft of services under AS 11.46.200 ;

(6) the person commits theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held under AS 11.46.210 .

Sec. 11.46.110. Consolidation of theft offenses: Pleading and proof.

(a) Each instance of conduct defined as theft under AS 11.46.100 constitutes theft in the first, second, third, or fourth degree.

(b) An accusation of theft is sufficient if it alleges that the defendant committed theft of property or services of the nature or value required for the commission of the crime charged without designating the particular way or manner in which the theft was committed.

(c) Proof that the defendant engaged in conduct constituting theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 is sufficient to support a conviction based upon any indictment, information, or complaint for theft.

Sec. 11.46.120. Theft in the first degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the first degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and the value of the property or services is $25,000 or more.

(b) Theft in the first degree is a class B felony.

Sec. 11.46.130. Theft in the second degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the second degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and

(1) the value of the property or services is $500 or more but less than $25,000;

(2) the property is a firearm or explosive;

(3) the property is taken from the person of another;

(4) the property is taken from a vessel and is vessel safety or survival equipment;

(5) the property is taken from an aircraft and the property is aircraft safety or survival equipment;

(6) the value of the property is $50 or more but less than $500 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on two or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of

(A) an offense under AS 11.46.120 , or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements;

(B) a crime set out in this subsection or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements;

(C) an offense under AS 11.46.140 (a)(1), or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements; or

(D) an offense under AS 11.46.220 (c)(1) or (c)(2)(A), or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements; or

(7) the property is an access device.

(b) In this section,

(1) "aircraft" means a contrivance used or designed for navigation of flight in air;

(2) "aircraft safety or survival equipment" means equipment required to be carried on an aircraft under AS 02.35.110 ;

(3) "vessel" means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water;

(4) "vessel safety or survival equipment" means personal flotation devices; immersion suits; personal flotation device lights; survival craft; equipment necessary for the proper operation of survival craft; emergency position indicating radio beacons; fire extinguishers and supporting equipment; firefighters' outfits; and self contained breathing apparatuses; in this paragraph, "survival craft" means a device designed to enable a person to survive the loss of a vessel, and includes buoyant apparatuses, inflatable buoyant apparatuses, life floats, inflatable life rafts, and auxiliary craft, including skiffs, usable as survival craft.

(c) Theft in the second degree is a class C felony.

Sec. 11.46.140. Theft in the third degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the third degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and

(1) the value of the property or services is $50 or more but less than $500;

(2) [Repealed, Sec. 5 ch 67 SLA 2005].

(3) the value of the property is less than $50 and, within the past five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on two or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of theft or concealment of merchandise, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements.

(b) Theft in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

Sec. 11.46.150. Theft in the fourth degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the fourth degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and the value of the property or services is less than $50.

(b) Theft in the fourth degree is a class B misdemeanor.

Sec. 11.46.160. Theft of lost or mislaid property.

(a) A person commits theft of lost or mislaid property if the person obtains property of another knowing that the property was lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the nature or amount of the property or the identity of the recipient and the person fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to the owner with intent to deprive the owner of the property.

(b) As used in this section "reasonable measures" includes notifying the identified owner or a peace officer.

Sec. 11.46.180. Theft by deception.

(a) A person commits theft by deception if, with intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate property of another to oneself or a third person, the person obtains the property of another by deception.

(b) In a prosecution based on theft by deception, if the state seeks to prove that the defendant used deception by promising performance which the defendant did not intend to perform or knew would not be performed, that intent or knowledge may not be established solely by or inferred solely from the fact that the promise was not performed.

(c) As used in this section, "deception" has the meaning ascribed to it in AS 11.81.900 but does not include falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance or "puffing" by statements unlikely to deceive reasonable persons in the group addressed.

Sec. 11.46.190. Theft by receiving.

(a) A person commits theft by receiving if the person buys, receives, retains, conceals, or disposes of stolen property with reckless disregard that the property was stolen.

(b) As used in this section, "receives" includes acquiring possession, control, or title, or lending on the security of the property.

Sec. 11.46.200. Theft of services.

(a) A person commits theft of services if

(1) the person obtains services, known by that person to be available only for compensation, by deception, force, threat, or other means to avoid payment for the services;

(2) having control over the disposition of services of others to which the person is not entitled, the person knowingly diverts those services to the person's own benefit or to the benefit of another not entitled to them; or

(3) the person obtains the use of computer time, a computer system, a computer program, a computer network, or any part of a computer system or network, with reckless disregard that the use by that person is unauthorized.

(b) Absconding without paying for hotel, restaurant, or other services for which compensation is customarily paid immediately upon the receiving of them is prima facie evidence that the services were obtained by deception.

(c) A person may not be prosecuted under this section for theft of cable, microwave, subscription, or pay television or other telecommunications service if the service was obtained through the use of a device designed and used to intercept electromagnetic signals directly from a satellite, including a device commonly referred to as a home earth station.

Sec. 11.46.210. Theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held.(a) A person commits theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held if the person

(1) obtains property from anyone or personal services from an employee upon an agreement or subject to a known legal obligation to make specified payment or other disposition to a third person, whether from that property or its proceeds or from the person's own property to be reserved in equivalent amount; and

(2) exercises control over the property or services as the person's own and fails to make the required payment or disposition.

(b) It is not a defense to a prosecution based on theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held that it may be impossible to identify particular property as belonging to the victim at the time of the defendant's failure to make the required payment or disposition.

(c) In a prosecution based on theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held, the fact that the defendant was a fiduciary or an officer or employee of a government or a financial institution is prima facie evidence

(1) that the defendant exercised control over property or services as the defendant's own if the defendant failed to pay or account upon lawful demand or if an audit reveals a shortage or falsification of accounts; and

(2) that the defendant knew any legal obligation relevant under (a)(1) of this section.

Sec. 11.46.220. Concealment of merchandise.

(a) A person commits the crime of concealment of merchandise if without authority the person knowingly conceals on or about the person the merchandise of a commercial establishment, not purchased by the person, while still upon the premises of the commercial establishment, with intent to deprive the owner of the merchandise or with intent to appropriate the merchandise.

(b) Merchandise found concealed upon or about the person which has not been purchased by the person is prima facie evidence of a knowing concealment.

(c) Concealment of merchandise is

(1) a class C felony if

(A) the merchandise is a firearm;

(B) the value of the merchandise is $500 or more; or

(C) the value of the merchandise is $50 or more but less than $500 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on two or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of

(i) the offense of concealment of merchandise under this paragraph or (2)(A) of this subsection, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements; or

(ii) an offense under AS 11.46.120 , 11.46.130, or 11.46.140(a)(1), or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements;

(2) a class A misdemeanor if

(A) the value of the merchandise is $50 or more but less than $500; or

(B) the value of the merchandise is less than $50 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on two or more separate occasions of the offense of concealment of merchandise or theft in any degree, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements;

(3) a class B misdemeanor if the value of the merchandise is less than $50.

Sec. 11.46.230. Reasonable detention as defense.

(a) In a civil or criminal action upon the complaint of a person who has been detained in or in the immediate vicinity of a commercial establishment for the purpose of investigation or questioning as to the ownership of merchandise, it is a defense that

(1) the person was detained in a reasonable manner and for not more than a reasonable time to permit investigation or questioning by a peace officer or by the owner of the commercial establishment or the owner's agent; and

(2) the peace officer, owner, or owner's agent had probable cause to believe that the person detained was committing or attempting to commit concealment of merchandise.

(b) As used in this section, "reasonable time" means the time necessary to permit the person detained to make a statement or refuse to make a statement, and any additional time necessary to examine employees and records of the commercial establishment relative to the ownership of the merchandise.

Sec. 11.46.260. Removal of identification marks.

(a) A person commits the crime of removal of identification marks if, with intent to cause interruption to the ownership of another, the person defaces, erases, or otherwise alters or attempts to deface, erase, or otherwise alter any serial number or identification mark placed or inscribed on a propelled vehicle, bicycle, firearm, movable or immovable construction tool or equipment, appliance, merchandise, or other article or its component parts.

(b) Removal of identification marks is

(1) a class C felony if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is $500 or more;

(2) a class A misdemeanor if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is $50 or more but less than $500;

(3) a class B misdemeanor if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is less than $50.

Sec. 11.46.270. Unlawful possession.

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession if the person possesses a propelled vehicle, bicycle, firearm, movable or immovable construction tool or equipment, appliance, merchandise or other article or its component parts knowing that the serial number or identification mark placed on it by the manufacturer or owner for the purpose of identification has been defaced, erased, or otherwise altered with the intent of causing interruption to the ownership of another.

(b) Unlawful possession is

(1) a class C felony if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is $500 or more;

(2) a class A misdemeanor if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is $50 or more but less than $500;

(3) a class B misdemeanor if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is less than $50.

Sec. 11.46.280. Issuing a bad check.

(a) A person commits the crime of issuing a bad check if the person issues a check knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee.

(b) In a prosecution under this section, it is prima facie evidence that the drawer knew the check would not be honored by the drawee if

(1) payment of the check was refused by the drawee for lack of funds upon presentation within 30 days after issue, and the drawer failed to make full satisfaction of the amount due within 15 days after notice of dishonor was deposited as first class mail, addressed to the drawer at the address appearing on the dishonored check or the drawer's last known address; or

(2) the drawer had no account with the drawee at the time the check was issued.

(c) In this section,

(1) "amount due" means the face amount of the dishonored check plus all costs and protest fees assessed by the drawee;

(2) "check" means a draft, check, or similar sight order for the payment of money, but does not include a postdated check or a promissory note;

(3) a person "issues" a check when as a drawer the person delivers it or causes it to be delivered to a person who thereby acquires a right against the drawer with respect to the check; a person who draws a check with the intent that it be so delivered is considered to have issued it if the delivery occurs.

(d) Issuing a bad check is

(1) a class B felony if the face amount of the check is $25,000 or more;

(2) a class C felony if the face amount of the check is $500 or more but less than $25,000;

(3) a class A misdemeanor if the face amount of the check is $50 or more but less than $500;

(4) a class B misdemeanor if the face amount of the check is less than $50.

Sec. 11.46.285. Fraudulent use of an access device.

(a) A person commits the crime of fraudulent use of an access device if, with intent to defraud, the person uses an access device to obtain property or services with knowledge that

(1) the access device is stolen or forged;

(2) the access device is expired or has been revoked or cancelled; or

(3) for any other reason, that person's use of the access device is unauthorized by either the issuer or the person to whom the access device is issued.

(b) Fraudulent use of an access device is

(1) a class B felony if the value of the property or services obtained is $25,000 or more;

(2) a class C felony if the value of the property or services obtained is $50 or more but less than $25,000;

(3) a class A misdemeanor if the value of the property or services obtained is less than $50.

Sec. 11.46.290. Obtaining an access device or identification document by fraudulent means.

(a) A person commits the crime of obtaining an access device or identification document by fraudulent means if

(1) the person buys an access device or identification document from a person other than the issuer or, as other than the issuer, the person sells an access device or identification document;

(2) with intent to defraud, the person obtains an access device or identification document; or

(3) with intent to defraud, the person makes a false statement in an application for an access device or identification document.

(b) Obtaining an access device or identification document by fraudulent means is a class C felony.

Sec. 11.46.295. Prior convictions.

For purposes of considering prior convictions in prosecuting a crime of theft under AS 11.46.130 (a)(6) or 11.46.140(a)(3), or in prosecuting the crime of concealment of merchandise under AS 11.46.220(c), a conviction for an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements is a conviction of an offense having elements similar to those of an offense defined as such under Alaska law at the time the offense was committed.

 

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Last Updated: June 17, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

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