00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 152 (STA)                                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to magistrate jurisdiction."                                                                           
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 22.15.120 is amended to read:                                                                       
04  Sec. 22.15.120.  LIMITATIONS ON PROCEEDINGS WHICH MAGISTRATE                                                          
05 MAY HEAR.  A magistrate shall preside only in cases and proceedings under                                               
06 AS 22.15.040, 22.15.100, and 22.15.110, and as follows:                                                                 
07   (1)  for the recovery of money or damages only when the amount                                                       
08 claimed, exclusive of costs, interest, and attorney fees, does not exceed $5,000;                                       
09   (2)  for the recovery of specific personal property when the value of the                                            
10 property claimed and the damages for the detention do not exceed $5,000;                                                
11   (3)  for the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture, whether given by statute                                           
12 or arising out of contract, not exceeding $5,000;                                                                       
13   (4)  to give judgment without action upon the confession of the                                                      
14 defendant for any of the cases specified in this section, except for a penalty or                                       

01 forfeiture imposed by statute;                                                                                          
02   (5)  to give judgment of conviction upon a plea of guilty by the                                                     
03 defendant in a criminal proceeding within the jurisdiction of the district court;                                       
04   (6)  to hear, try, and enter judgments in all cases involving                                                        
05 misdemeanors, if the defendant consents in writing that the magistrate may try the                                      
06 case;                                                                                                                   
07   (7)  to hear, try, and enter judgments in all cases involving minor                                                 
08 offenses [INFRACTIONS UNDER AS 28, VIOLATIONS UNDER AS 05.25 AND                                                       
09 AS 11,] and violations of ordinances of political subdivisions;                                                         
10   (8)  for the extradition of fugitives as authorized under AS 12.70;                                                 
11   (9)  to provide post-conviction relief under the Alaska Rules of                                                     
12 Criminal Procedure for any of the cases specified in (5), (6), or (7) of this section                                   
13 if the conviction occurred in the district court.                                                                      
14    * Sec. 2.  AS 22.15.120 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
15  (b)  In this section, "minor offense" means                                                                           
16   (1)  an offense classified by statute as an infraction or a violation;                                               
17   (2)  an offense for which a bail forfeiture amount has been authorized                                               
18 by statute and established by supreme court order; or                                                                   
19   (3)  a statutory offense for which a conviction cannot result in                                                     
20 incarceration, a fine greater than $300, or the loss of a valuable license.