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AK SB265
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Alaska's hit-and-run statute (AS 28.35.060) to increase penalties for drivers who fail to render assistance after causing an accident
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Reclassifies failure to assist an injured person from a specific penalty (up to 10 years imprisonment, up to $10,000 fine) to a class B felony punishable under standard sentencing guidelines in AS 12.55
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Creates a new class A felony for failure to render reasonable assistance when the driver caused a death through criminally negligent homicide, with a presumptive sentence of 7 to 11 years for first felony convictions
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Applies to both criminally negligent homicide of a person (AS 11.41.130) and criminally negligent homicide of an unborn child (AS 11.41.170)
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Provisions apply only to offenses committed on or after the effective date of the Act
Legislative Description
Crim. Neg. Homicide; Failure To Assist
Death
Last Action
REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
2/23/2026