{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.41.240","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.41.240","heading":"Assault in the presence of a child.","body":"(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.\n(b) In this section,\n(1) “dwelling” does not include another unit in multi-unit housing;\n(2) “present” means physically present or within hearing of the assault.\n(c) Assault in the presence of a child is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title 11. Criminal Law.","Chapter 41. Offenses Against the Person.","Article 2. Assault and Reckless Endangerment."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#11.41.240","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"04be60c813351962961a4de4b95a2b2cd026f564a6db7fb453b982c6f46112a5","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.41.230","next":"us-ak/as-11.41.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}