00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 170                                                                          
01 "An Act repealing the authority for day fines."                                                                         
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 12.55.035(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (a)  Upon [EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN AS 12.55.036, UPON] conviction of                                       
05       an offense, a defendant may be sentenced to pay a fine as authorized in this section or                           
06       as otherwise authorized by law.                                                                                   
07    * Sec. 2. AS 12.55.035(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
08            (b)  Upon [EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN AS 12.55.036, UPON] conviction of                                       
09       an offense, a defendant who is not an organization may be sentenced to pay, unless                                
10       otherwise specified in the provision of law defining the offense, a fine of no more than                          
11                 (1)  $500,000 for murder in the first or second degree, attempted                                       
12       murder in the first degree, murder of an unborn child, sexual assault in the first degree,                        
13       sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, kidnapping, promoting prostitution in the                            
14       first degree under AS 11.66.110(a)(2), or misconduct involving a controlled substance                             
15       in the first degree;                                                                                              

01                 (2)  $250,000 for a class A felony;                                                                     
02                 (3)  $100,000 for a class B felony;                                                                     
03                 (4)  $50,000 for a class C felony;                                                                      
04                 (5)  $10,000 for a class A misdemeanor;                                                                 
05                 (6)  $2,000 for a class B misdemeanor;                                                                  
06                 (7)  $500 for a violation.                                                                              
07    * Sec. 3. AS 12.55.035(c) is amended to read:                                                                      
08            (c)  Upon [EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN AS 12.55.036, UPON] conviction of                                       
09       an offense, a defendant that is an organization may be sentenced to pay a fine not                                
10       exceeding the greater of                                                                                          
11                 (1)  an amount that is                                                                                  
12                      (A)  $1,000,000 for a felony offense or for a misdemeanor                                          
13            offense that results in death;                                                                               
14                      (B)  $200,000 for a class A misdemeanor offense that does not                                      
15            result in death;                                                                                             
16                      (C)  $25,000 for a class B misdemeanor offense that does not                                       
17            result in death;                                                                                             
18                      (D)  $10,000 for a violation;                                                                      
19                 (2)  three times the pecuniary gain realized by the defendant as a result                               
20       of the offense; or                                                                                                
21                 (3)  three times the pecuniary damage or loss caused by the defendant                                   
22       to another, or to the property of another, as a result of the offense.                                            
23    * Sec. 4. AS 12.55.015(a)(1)(B) and 12.55.036 are repealed.