Alaska Statutes.
Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution
Section 200. Penalties For Violations of AS 04.11.010 and 04.11.499.
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AS 04.16.200. Penalties For Violations of AS 04.11.010 and 04.11.499.

(a) Except as provided under (b) of this section, a person who violates AS 04.11.010 is, upon conviction, guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates AS 04.11.010 in an area that has adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491 is, upon conviction, guilty of a class C felony.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (a) of this section that no profit was involved in the solicitation or receipt of an order for the delivery of an alcoholic beverage. However, the affirmative defense created under this subsection is not available in a prosecution of a person charged with selling or offering for sale alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age.

(d) Upon conviction of a person of a violation under (a) of this section, the court shall impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment of not less than 10 consecutive days. The execution of the sentence may not be suspended and probation or parole may not be granted until the minimum imprisonment provided in this subsection has been served. Imposition of sentence may not be suspended except upon the condition that the defendant be imprisoned for no less than the minimum period provided in this subsection.

(e) A person who sends, transports, or brings alcoholic beverages into a municipality or established village in violation of AS 04.11.499 (a) is, upon conviction,

(1) guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the quantity of alcoholic beverages is less than 10 and one-half liters of distilled spirits, 24 liters of wine, or 12 gallons of malt beverages; or

(2) guilty of a class C felony if the quantity of alcoholic beverages is 10 and one-half liters or more of distilled spirits, 24 liters or more of wine, or 12 gallons or more of malt beverages.

(f) A person who purchases alcohol in violation of AS 04.11.499 (b) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

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