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Alaska Statutes.

Title 12. Code of Criminal Procedure

Chapter 25. Arrests and Citations

Section 180. When Peace Officer May Issue Citation or Take Person Before the Court.

AS 12.25.180. When Peace Officer May Issue Citation or Take Person Before the Court.

(a) When a person is stopped or contacted by a peace officer for the commission of a misdemeanor or the violation of a municipal ordinance, the person may, in the discretion of the contacting peace officer, be issued a citation instead of being taken before a judge or magistrate under AS 12.25.150 , unless

(1) the person does not furnish satisfactory evidence of identity;

(2) the contacting officer has reasonable and probable cause to believe the person is a danger to self or others;

(3) the crime for which the person is contacted is one involving violence or harm to another person or to property;

(4) the person asks to be taken before a judge or magistrate under AS 12.25.150; or

(5) the peace officer has probable cause to believe the person committed a crime involving domestic violence; in this paragraph, "crime involving domestic violence" has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990.

(b) When a person is stopped or contacted by a peace officer for the commission of an infraction or a violation, the person shall be issued a citation instead of being taken before a judge or magistrate under AS 12.25.150, unless

(1) the person does not furnish satisfactory evidence of identity; or

(2) the person refuses to accept the citation or to give a written promise to appear as provided for under AS 12.25.190 (c).

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