{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-12.47.130","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 12.47.130","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this chapter,\n(1) “affirmative defense” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(b);\n(2) “assist in the defendant's own defense” means to consult with a lawyer while exercising a reasonable degree of rational functioning;\n(3) “culpable mental state” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(b);\n(4) “incompetent” means a defendant is unable to understand the proceedings against the defendant or to assist in the defendant's own defense;\n(5) “mental disease or defect” means a disorder of thought or mood that substantially impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life; “mental disease or defect” also includes intellectual and developmental disabilities that result in significantly below average general intellectual functioning that impairs a person's ability to adapt to or cope with the ordinary demands of life;\n(6) “understand the proceedings against the defendant” means that the defendant's elementary mental process is such that the defendant has a reasonably rational comprehension of the proceedings.","path":["Title 12. Code of Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 47. Insanity and Competency to Stand Trial."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#12.47.130","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:46Z","sha256":"83395dea8fde6897b9d1583bbd282f9b378eeaf1ddefbcd35b6896f0c478e615","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-12.47.120","next":"us-ak/as-12.50.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}