{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-26.05.590","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 26.05.590","heading":"Punishments; maximum limits.","body":"(a) A court-martial may not impose a punishment that exceeds the limits set out in the code of military justice and may not impose a sentence of death. A sentence of confinement imposed under this chapter may not exceed 10 years. An offense under this chapter that is punishable by a term of confinement of more than one year is a felony offense. Except for convictions by a summary court-martial and except as otherwise specifically provided in the code of military justice, all other offenses under this chapter are misdemeanors. A conviction by a summary court-martial is a violation.\n(b) A nonjudicial punishment may not include a sentence of confinement or separation from military service.","path":["Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace.","Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice.","Article 2. Military Justice."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#26.05.590","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:01Z","sha256":"6bd6675cf38bf6e2344107075041eb1afe6fb648dd646dfbd01c10c79fc90e26","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-26.05.585","next":"us-ak/as-26.05.595"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}