00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(JUD)                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to criminal sentencing and restitution."                                                               
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03    * Section 1.  AS 12.55.005 is amended to read:                                                                     
04  Sec. 12.55.005.  Declaration of purpose.  The purpose of this chapter is to                                         
05 provide the means for determining the appropriate sentence to be imposed upon                                           
06 conviction of an offense.  The legislature finds that the elimination of unjustified                                    
07 disparity in sentences and the attainment of reasonable uniformity in sentences can best                                
08 be achieved through a sentencing framework fixed by statute as provided in this                                         
09 chapter.  In imposing sentence, the court shall consider                                                                
10   (1)  the seriousness of the defendant's present offense in relation to                                               
11 other offenses;                                                                                                         
12   (2)  the prior criminal history of the defendant and the likelihood of                                               
13 rehabilitation;                                                                                                         
14   (3)  the need to confine the defendant to prevent further harm to the                                                
01 public;                                                                                                                 
02   (4)  the circumstances of the offense and the extent to which the offense                                            
03 harmed the victim or endangered the public safety or order;                                                             
04   (5)  the effect of the sentence to be imposed in deterring the defendant                                             
05 or other members of society from future criminal conduct; [AND]                                                         
06   (6)  the effect of the sentence to be imposed as a community                                                         
07 condemnation of the criminal act and as a reaffirmation of societal norms ; and                                        
08   (7)  the restoration of the victim and the community .                                                              
09    * Sec. 2.  AS 12.55 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                    
10  Sec. 12.55.011.  Victim and community involvement in sentencing.  A court,                                        
11 when considering the sentence to be imposed under this chapter for an offense other                                     
12 than a violation of AS 11.41, AS 11.46.400, or a crime involving domestic violence,                                     
13 may permit the victim and the offender to submit a sentence for the court's review                                      
14 based upon a negotiated agreement between the victim and the offender, or between                                       
15 the offender and the community if there is no victim.  The court may, with the consent                                  
16 of the victim and the offender, impose the sentence that has been determined by the                                     
17 negotiated agreement between the offender and the victim, or between the offender and                                   
18 the community if there is no victim, if that sentence otherwise complies with this                                      
19 chapter and accomplishes the goals of restoration of the victim and the community and                                   
20 rehabilitation of the offender.  Before accepting a negotiated agreement, the court shall                               
21 determine that the victim has not been intimidated or coerced in reaching the                                           
22 agreement.  In this section, "community" has the meaning determined by the court.                                       
23    * Sec. 3.  AS 12.55.045(f) is amended to read:                                                                     
24  (f)  If a court proposes to order a defendant to pay restitution under this section                                   
25 of  more  [LESS] than $5,000, and the defendant's sentence  includes  [DOES NOT                                     
26 INCLUDE] a period of unsuspended incarceration exceeding 90 days, the court may                                         
27 take into account at the time of sentencing the defendant's present and future ability                                  
28 to pay the restitution proposed. The court shall presume that the defendant has the                                     
29 ability to pay the amount proposed unless the defendant at the sentencing hearing                                       
30 establishes by  clear and convincing  [A PREPONDERANCE OF THE] evidence the                                           
31 inability to pay the amount proposed.                                                                                   
01    * Sec. 4.  AS 12.55.045 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                              
02  (h)  In imposing restitution under this section, the court may require the                                            
03 defendant to make restitution by means other than the payment of money if the                                           
04 restitution has been determined under a negotiated agreement for a sentence under                                       
05 AS 12.55.011.                                                                                                           
06  (i)  An order of restitution made under this section is a condition of the                                            
07 defendant's sentence and, in cases in which the court suspends all or a portion of the                                  
08 defendant's sentence, the order of restitution is a condition of the suspended sentence.                                
09 If the court suspends imposition of sentence under AS 12.55.085, the order of                                           
10 restitution is a condition of the suspended imposition of sentence.                                                     
11    * Sec. 5.  AS 12.55.155(d) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                           
12   (18)  the defendant and the victim, or the defendant and the community                                               
13 if there is no victim, have negotiated an agreement for a sentence under AS 12.55.011.