AS 11.46.140: Theft in the third degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the third degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and

(1) the value of the property or services is $250 or more but less than $750;

(2) (3) (4) the value of the property is less than $250 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on three or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of theft or concealment of merchandise, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements; or

(5) the property is mail.

(b) Theft in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the third degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and

(1) the value of the property or services is $250 or more but less than $750;

(2) (3) (4) the value of the property is less than $250 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on three or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of theft or concealment of merchandise, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements; or

(5) the property is mail.

(b) Theft in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

(c) In this section,

(1) “authorized depository” means a mailbox, letter box, post office box, or rural box used by postal customers for the deposit of outgoing mail or used by the United States Postal Service or a private mail delivery company for the delivery of incoming mail;

(2) “mail” means a letter, a card, a parcel, or material that

(A) is sent or delivered by means of the United States Postal Service or a private mail delivery company;

(B) has postage affixed to it by the postal customer, the United States Postal Service, or a private mail delivery company or has been accepted for delivery by the United States Postal Service or a private mail delivery company; and

(C) is placed in an authorized depository or mail receptacle or given to an employee of the United States Postal Service or a private mail delivery company for delivery;

(3) “mail receptacle” means a location used by the United States Postal Service, a private mail delivery company, or a postal customer for the placement of outgoing mail or the receipt of incoming mail;

(4) “postage” means a United States Postal Service stamp, permit imprint, meter strip, or other authorized indication of prepayment for services provided or authorized by the United States Postal Service or a private mail delivery company for the collection and delivery of mail.