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Alaska Statutes.

Title 12. Code of Criminal Procedure

Chapter 25. Arrests and Citations

Section 230. Failure to Obey Citation.

AS 12.25.230. Failure to Obey Citation.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, 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 misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.

(b) If a person is cited for an offense for which an amount of scheduled bail or fine is established and fails to pay the bail or fine, or appear in court, the citation shall be considered a summons for a 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.

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