(a) A person under 19 years of age may not knowingly possess a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco in this state. This subsection does not apply to a person who is a prisoner at an adult correctional facility.
(b) Possession of tobacco by a minor is a violation.
A person who wilfully opens or reads, or has opened and read, a sealed letter not addressed to the person, without authority to do so by the writer or by the person to whom it is addressed, or who wilfully, without the same authority, publishes a letter or portion of it, knowing it to have been opened without the authority of the writer or addressee, upon conviction, is punishable by imprisonment in jail not less than one month nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500. This section does not extend to or include an act made punishable by a law of the federal government.
(a) A person may not knowingly
(1) circumvent or tamper with an ignition interlock device in a manner intended to allow a person on probation under AS 12.55.102 to avoid using the device; or
(2) rent, loan, or lease a motor vehicle to a person on probation under AS 12.55.102 , unless the vehicle is equipped with an ignition interlock device described in AS 12.55.102 .
(b) Notwithstanding AS 11.81.250 , a person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. The maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed is 30 days and the maximum fine that may be imposed is $500.
(a) A person commits the crime of interference with constitutional rights if
(1) the person injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates another person with intent to deprive that person of a right, privilege, or immunity in fact granted by the constitution or laws of this state;
(2) the person intentionally injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates another person because that person has exercised or enjoyed a right, privilege, or immunity in fact granted by the constitution or laws of this state; or
(3) under color of law, ordinance, or regulation of this state or a municipality or other political subdivision of this state, the person intentionally deprives another of a right, privilege, or immunity in fact granted by the constitution or laws of this state.
(b) In a prosecution under this section, whether the injury, oppression, threat, intimidation, or deprivation concerns a right, privilege, or immunity granted by the constitution or laws of this state is a question of law.
(c) Interference with constitutional rights is a class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person commits the offense of failure to supervise a cigarette vending machine if the person owns premises licensed as a beverage dispensary under AS 04.11.090 or licensed as a club under AS 04.11.110 or licensed as a package store under AS 04.11.150 and with criminal negligence fails to have an employee supervise a vending machine on those premises that dispenses cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or products containing tobacco as required by AS 11.76.100 (b)(1)(B).
(b) In this section, 'supervise' means reasonably monitor the use of.
(c) Failure to supervise a vending machine is a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $300.
(a) Except as provided under (b) of this section, a person may not sell cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco unless the sale occurs in a manner that allows only the sales clerk to control access to the cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or product containing tobacco.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the sale
(1) is by vending machine as provided under AS 11.76.100 (b);
(2) is a wholesale transaction, the person is licensed as a manufacturer or distributor under AS 43.50.010 , and the sale occurs on premises where no retail transactions occur; or
(3) is by a retailer who sells primarily cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco and who restricts access to the premises to only those individuals who are 19 years of age or older.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $300.
(a) A person commits the crime of interference with the rights of a physically or mentally challenged person if the person intentionally prevents or restricts
(1) a physically or mentally challenged person from having full and free pedestrian use of a street, highway, sidewalk, walkway, or other thoroughfare to the same extent that any other person has a right to pedestrian use; or
(2) a physically or mentally challenged person from being accompanied or assisted by a certified service animal, without an extra charge for the service animal, in a common carrier, place of public accommodation, or other place to which the general public is invited except as provided in (b) of this section.
(b) A physically or mentally challenged person who is accompanied or assisted by a certified service animal in a common carrier, place of public accommodation, or other place to which the general public is invited is liable for property damage done by the animal.
(c) In this section,
(1) 'certified service animal' means an animal trained to assist a physically or mentally challenged person and certified by a school or training facility for service animals as having completed such training;
(2) 'physically or mentally challenged ' means physically or mentally disabled, as defined in AS 18.80.300 .
(d) Interference with the rights of a physically or mentally challenged person is a class B misdemeanor.
(a) A person commits the crime of interference with the training of a service animal if the person intentionally prevents or restricts a person who is authorized to train a service animal from being accompanied by an animal that is identified as being in training to be a service animal, or assesses an extra charge because of the animal, in a public facility, except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) A trainer who is accompanied by an animal in training to be a service animal in a public facility is liable for property damage done by the animal.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that
(1) the person accompanied by the animal in training to be a service animal did not, when requested by the defendant, give reasonable evidence of being a person authorized to train service animals; or
(2) the defendant prevented entry into the facility or caused the trainer and the animal to leave or be removed from the facility based on unruly or disruptive conduct of the animal that created
(A) a substantial risk of imminent physical injury to a person other than the trainer; or
(B) an atmosphere that made regular activities by other persons in the facility substantially more difficult than usual.
(d) In this section,
(1) 'authorized' means employed by, or serving as a volunteer with, a school, agency, or other facility that trains service animals;
(2) 'identified as being in training' means wearing a device or exhibiting an insignia approved by a school, agency, or other facility that trains service animals that identifies the animal as being in training to be a service animal;
(3) 'in training to be a service animal' means being in the pre-training or training period as required under a program administered through a school, agency, or other training facility for service animals whose goal is to certify the animal as being able to assist physically or mentally challenged persons;
(4) 'public facility' means a capital improvement owned, operated, or occupied by, or a mode of transportation owned or operated by, the state, a public corporation of the state, the University of Alaska, a political subdivision of the state, or a regional educational attendance area.
(e) Interference with the training of a service animal is a violation.
(a) A person commits the offense of selling or giving tobacco to a minor if the person
(1) negligently sells a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco to a person under 19 years of age;
(2) is 19 years of age or older and negligently exchanges or gives a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco to a person under 19 years of age; or
(3) maintains a vending machine that dispenses cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or products containing tobacco.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) of this section, a person who maintains a vending machine is not in violation of (a)(3) of this section if the vending machine is located
(1) on premises licensed as a beverage dispensary under AS 04.11.090 , licensed as a club under AS 04.11.110 , or licensed as a package store under AS 04.11.150 ; and
(A) as far as practicable from the primary entrance; and
(B) in a place that is directly and continually supervised by a person employed on the licensed premises during the hours the vending machine is accessible to the public; or
(2) in an employee break room or other controlled area of a private work place that is not generally considered a public place and the room or area contains a posted warning sign at least 11 inches by 14 inches indicating that possession of tobacco by a person under 19 years of age is prohibited under AS 11.76.105 .
(c) In this section, a person maintains a vending machine if the person owns the machine or owns or controls a facility in which the machine is located.
(d) The court shall forward a record of each person convicted under this section who holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075, or who is an employee or agent of a person who holds a license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
(e) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to a person who sells or gives tobacco to a minor, if the minor is a prisoner at an adult correctional facility.
(f) A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $300.
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