Section 17.30.124. Remittance to claimant.

   (a) Upon a showing that a claimant is entitled to remittance under AS 17.30.110 - 17.30.126, the court shall order that
        (1) if the claimant is entitled to the item, it shall be delivered to the claimant immediately;
        (2) if the claimant is entitled to remittance of some value less than the total value of the item, the claimant is entitled, at the claimant's choice, to receive either the value of the claimant's interest or, upon receipt of payment of the difference in value by the claimant, the entire item.
   (b) An offender who used an item subject to remission in violation of this chapter or AS 11.71 shall be assessed a fine which may not be less than the cost of any lien payment or remittance made by the state plus the reasonable costs of the seizure.

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History

(Sec. 4 ch 45 SLA 1982)