1995-03-06                     Senate Journal                      Page 0491
SB 46                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 46 "An                      
Act revising the provision of law under which a minor may be                   
charged, prosecuted, and sentenced as an adult in the district court,          
and adding to the list of offenses for which a minor may be                    
prosecuted as an adult in the district court" and recommends the               
following amendment:                                                           
                                                                               
Page 1, line 2, after "district court,":                                     
	Delete "and"                                                                
                                                                               
Page 1, line 4, after "court":                                               
	Insert ", amending the criminal jurisdiction of the district                 
court to provide for the disposition of certain offenses relating to           
possession, control, or consumption of alcoholic beverages by a                
person under 21 years of age and possession of tobacco by a                    
person under 19 years of age, and amending the penalty                         
applicable to persons under 21 years of age who possess, control,              
or consume alcoholic beverages"                                               

1995-03-06                     Senate Journal                      Page 0492
SB 46                                                                        
Page 1, following line 5:                                                      
	Insert new bill sections to read:                                             
   "* Section 1.  AS04.16.050 is amended by adding a new                     
	subsection to read:                                                           
	(b)  A person who violates (a) of this                                       
section is guilty of a violation.  Upon conviction in                          
the district court, the court may impose a fine of                             
not less than $100.                                                            
   * Sec. 2.  AS04.16.180(a) is amended to read:                             
	(a)  Except as provided in AS04.11.015,                                      
AS04.16.050(b), 04.16.051 [AS04.16.051], 04.16.200 -                       
04.16.210, and AS04.21.065, a person who violates a                            
provision of this title or a regulation adopted by the board                   
is guilty, upon conviction, of a class A misdemeanor.  Each                    
violation is a separate offense.                                               
   * Sec. 3.  AS22.15.060(a) is amended to read:                             
	(a)  The district court has jurisdiction                                     
		(1)  of the following crimes:                                               
		(A)  a misdemeanor, unless                                                 
otherwise provided in this chapter;                                            
		(B)  a violation of an ordinance of                                        
a political subdivision;                                                       
		(C)  a violation of AS04.16.050                                          
or AS11.76.105;                                                              
		(2)  to provide post-conviction relief under                                
the Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, if the conviction                      
occurred in the district court."                                               
                                                                               
Page 1, line 6:                                                                
	Delete "Section 1."                                                         
	Insert "Sec. 4."                                                            
                                                                               
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                              
                                                                               
Page 2, line 11:                                                               
	Delete "minor"                                                            
	Insert "person under 19 years of age"                                     
                                                                               
Signing do pass: Senator Taylor, Chair, Senators Green, Miller.                
Signing no recommendation: Senator Adams.                                      
                                                                               

1995-03-06                     Senate Journal                      Page 0493
SB 46                                                                        
Fiscal notes for the bill with the proposed Judiciary Committee                
amendment published today from Alaska Court System.  Zero fiscal               
notes for the bill and the proposed Judiciary Committee amendment              
published today from Department of Health and Social Services (3).             
Zero fiscal note for the proposed Judiciary Committee amendment                
published today from Department of Law.  Fiscal notes for the bill             
published today from Alaska Court System, Department of Law.                   
                                                                               
President Pearce added a referral to the Finance Committee.                    
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.