00Enrolled SB 15                                                                                                          
01 Relating to penalties for certain alcohol offenses involving persons under 21 years of age                              
02 committed by certain sex offenders or child kidnappers.                                                                 
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04    * Section 1. AS 04.16 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
05            Sec. 04.16.059. Aggravated penalties for violations of AS 04.16.051,                                       
06       04.16.055, and 04.16.057 involving a person under 21 years of age and committed                                 
07       by a sex offender or child kidnapper. (a) Notwithstanding AS 04.16.051, 04.16.055,                              
08       04.16.057, and 04.16.180, the penalty for a violation of AS 04.16.051, 04.16.055, or                              
09       04.16.057 that involved a person under 21 years of age and that was committed by a                                
10       person who is required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper under AS 12.63                            
11       is as follows:                                                                                                    
12                 (1)  if the underlying offense is a violation, a sex offender or child                                  
13       kidnapper committing the offense is guilty of a class B misdemeanor and shall be                                  
14       punished as provided in AS 12.55;                                                                                 

01                 (2)  if the underlying offense is a class A misdemeanor, a sex offender                                 
02       or child kidnapper committing the offense is guilty of a class C felony and shall be                              
03       punished as provided in AS 12.55;                                                                                 
04                 (3)  if the underlying offense is a class C felony, a sex offender or child                             
05       kidnapper committing the offense is guilty of a class B felony and shall be punished as                           
06       provided in AS 12.55.                                                                                             
07            (b)  In this section, "sex offender or child kidnapper" has the meaning given in                             
08       AS 12.63.100.                                                                                                     
09    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
10 read:                                                                                                                   
11       APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to offenses committed on or after the effective                                   
12 date of this Act.