{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.76.100","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.76.100","heading":"Selling or giving tobacco to a minor.","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of selling or giving tobacco to a minor if the person\n(1) negligently sells a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco to a person under 19 years of age;\n(2) is 19 years of age or older and negligently exchanges or gives a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco to a person under 19 years of age;\n(3) maintains a vending machine that dispenses cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or products containing tobacco; or\n(4) holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 and allows a person under 19 years of age to sell a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) of this section, a person who maintains a vending machine is not in violation of (a)(3) of this section if the vending machine is located\n(1) on premises licensed as a beverage dispensary under AS 04.09.200 or 04.09.350, licensed as a club under AS 04.09.220, or licensed as a package store under AS 04.09.230 and\n(A) as far as practicable from the primary entrance; and\n(B) in a place that is directly and continually supervised by a person employed on the licensed premises during the hours the vending machine is accessible to the public; or\n(2) in an employee break room or other controlled area of a private work place that is not generally considered a public place and the room or area contains a posted warning sign at least 11 inches by 14 inches indicating that possession of tobacco by a person under 19 years of age is prohibited under AS 11.76.105.\n(c) In this section, a person maintains a vending machine if the person owns the machine or owns or controls a facility in which the machine is located.\n(d) The court shall forward a record of each person convicted under this section who holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075, or who is an employee or agent of a person who holds a license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.\n(e) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to a person who sells or gives tobacco to a minor, if the minor is a prisoner at an adult correctional facility.\n(f) A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $300.","path":["Title 11. Criminal Law.","Chapter 76. Miscellaneous Offenses."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#11.76.100","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"e59537b6d49d3360e07de84351c63003f71870f016d90f19c2a08168b4c8aa2a","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.73.099","next":"us-ak/as-11.76.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}