Section 12.45.120. Authority to compromise misdemeanors for which victim has civil action.

If a defendant is held to answer on a charge of misdemeanor for which the person injured by the act constituting the crime has a remedy by a civil action, the crime may be compromised except when it was committed
        (1) by or upon a peace officer, judge, or magistrate while in the execution of the duties of that office;
        (2) riotously;
        (3) with an intent to commit a felony;
        (4) larcenously;
        (5) against
             (A) a spouse or a former spouse of the defendant;
             (B) a parent, grandparent, child, or grandchild of the defendant;
             (C) a member of the social unit comprised of those living together in the same dwelling as the defendant; or
             (D) a person who is not a spouse or former spouse of the defendant but who previously lived in a spousal relationship with the defendant.

Authorities

11.56.790

Notes

References

AS 11.56.790 Compounding.

History

(Sec. 6.13 ch 34 SLA 1962; am Sec. 15 ch 8 SLA 1971; am Sec. 1 ch 4 SLA 1988)