Alaska § 11.41.280 - Assault of an unborn child in the first degree.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 11.41.280 — Assault of an unborn child in the first degree., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11.41.280. Assault of an unborn child in the first degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of assault of an unborn child in the first degree if (1) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to an unborn child by means of a dangerous instrument;
(2) with intent to cause serious physical injury to an unborn child or to another person, that person causes serious physical injury to an unborn child;
(3) that person knowingly engages in conduct that results in serious physical injury to an unborn child under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; for purposes of this paragraph, a pregnant woman's decision to remain in a relationship in which domestic violence, as defined in AS 18.66.990 , has occurred does not constitute conduct manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life; or
(4) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to an unborn child by repeated assaults using a dangerous instrument, even if each assault individually does not cause serious physical injury.
(b) Assault of an unborn child in the first degree is a class A felony.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11.41.280 ("Assault of an unborn child in the first degree.") 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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