HB 170 Summary

• Repeals AS 12.55.036, which previously authorized courts to impose day fines as an alternative to fixed monetary penalties.

• Amends AS 12.55.035(a), (b), and (c) to remove language allowing fines "except as provided in AS 12.55.036," making fixed fine amounts the exclusive sentencing option.

• Maintains existing fixed fine schedules for individual defendants ranging from $500 for violations to $500,000 for the most serious felonies.

• Maintains existing fixed fine schedules for organizational defendants ranging from $10,000 for violations to $1,000,000 for felonies or misdemeanors resulting in death.

• Repeals AS 12.55.015(a)(1)(B), which had referenced day fine authority in the sentencing framework.