{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.46.370","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.46.370","heading":"Possession of motor vehicle theft tools.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of possession of motor vehicle theft tools if the person possesses a motor vehicle theft tool with intent to use or permit use of the tool in the commission of theft of a vehicle or contents of a vehicle.\n(b) In this section,\n(1) “altered or shaved key” means a key altered by cutting, filing, or other means to fit multiple vehicles or vehicles other than vehicles for which the key was originally manufactured;\n(2) “motor vehicle theft tool” includes a slim jim, master key, altered or shaved key, trial or jiggler key, lock puller, electronic unlocking device, or similar device adapted or designed for use in committing vehicle theft;\n(3) “trial or jiggler key” means a key designed or altered to manipulate a vehicle locking mechanism other than the lock for which the key was originally manufactured.\n(c) Possession of motor vehicle theft tools is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title 11. Criminal Law.","Chapter 46. Offenses Against Property.","Article 3. Vehicle Theft."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#11.46.370","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"0f04d1c0d3c167e6a7ffd3b20bd358614e19d248b1f51fc5675c5554f5ab1728","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.46.365","next":"us-ak/as-11.46.400"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}