Alaska § 12.25.230 - Failure to obey citation; limitation on penalty.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 12.25.230 — Failure to obey citation; limitation on penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12.25.230. Failure to obey citation; limitation on penalty.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section or otherwise specifically provided by law, a person who fails to appear in court to answer the citation, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was issued, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(b) A person who fails to pay the bail or fine or appear in court in response to a citation for which a scheduled bail or fine is established, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was issued, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(c) If a person cited for an offense for which an amount of scheduled bail or fine has been established appears in court and is found guilty, the penalty imposed for the offense may not exceed the bail or fine established for the offense.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12.25.230 ("Failure to obey citation; limitation on penalty.") 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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