AS 11.41.240: Assault in the presence of a child.

(a) A person commits the crime of assault in the presence of a child if the person commits an assault under AS 11.41.200 — 11.41.230 and the assault is a crime involving domestic violence, as defined in AS 18.66.990, or commits a sexual assault under AS 11.41.410 — 11.41.427 with reckless disregard that, at the time of the assault, a child under 16 years of age is present in the dwelling, vehicle, or location where the assault occurs.

(b) In this section,

(1) “dwelling” does not include another unit in multi-unit housing;

(2) “present” means physically present or within hearing of the assault.

(c) Assault in the presence of a child is a class A misdemeanor.