Alaska § 47.12.180 - Effect of adjudication.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 47.12.180 — Effect of adjudication., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47.12.180. Effect of adjudication.
(a) Except as provided by AS 47.12.160 (d) and (e) and AS 47.12.170 , an adjudication under this chapter upon the status of a minor (1) may not operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by conviction upon a criminal charge;
(2) does not operate to permit a minor afterward to be considered a criminal by the adjudication; and
(3) does not operate to permit the adjudication to be afterward considered a conviction, nor may a minor be charged with or convicted of a crime in a court except as provided in this chapter.
(b) The commitment and placement of a minor and evidence given in the court are not admissible as evidence against the minor in a subsequent case or proceedings in any other court, nor does the commitment and placement or evidence operate to disqualify a minor in a future civil service examination or appointment in the state.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47.12.180 ("Effect of adjudication.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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