{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.41.280","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.41.280","heading":"Assault of an unborn child in the first degree.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of assault of an unborn child in the first degree if\n(1) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to an unborn child by means of a dangerous instrument;\n(2) with intent to cause serious physical injury to an unborn child or to another person, that person causes serious physical injury to an unborn child;\n(3) that person knowingly engages in conduct that results in serious physical injury to an unborn child under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; for purposes of this paragraph, a pregnant woman's decision to remain in a relationship in which domestic violence, as defined in AS 18.66.990, has occurred does not constitute conduct manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life; or\n(4) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to an unborn child by repeated assaults using a dangerous instrument, even if each assault individually does not cause serious physical injury.\n(b) Assault of an unborn child in the first degree is a class A felony.","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#11.41.280","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"9f706d9dad5824c7e1f8ff17c73cfd721b49e19d5efe8a6a2b43d0d5f6ebdd2a","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.41.270","next":"us-ak/as-11.41.282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}