AK HB74

Establishes the crime of airbag fraud in Alaska for knowingly selling, importing, installing, or manufacturing counterfeit, nonfunctioning, or non-compliant replacement airbags, or devices intended to conceal such airbags

Criminalizes intentionally selling, leasing, or trading a vehicle the person knows has a counterfeit, nonfunctioning, or non-compliant airbag

Exempts airbag work on police vehicles, dealerships/owners without knowledge of defective airbags, vehicle title transfers to insurance companies for total loss claims, and insurance company disposals of vehicles

Classifies airbag fraud as a class A misdemeanor, elevated to a class C felony if death or serious physical injury results from the offense

Defines key terms including "counterfeit" (unauthorized marks similar to genuine manufacturer marks), "nonfunctioning" (inoperable, damaged, recalled, previously deployed, or causing false diagnostic readings), and "recalled" airbags