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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
In AS 11.41.100--11.41.140,
(1) “ingestion” means voluntarily or involuntarily taking a substance into the body in any manner;
(2) “person” means, when referring to the victim of a crime, a human being who has been born and was alive at the time of the criminal act; a person is “alive” if there is spontaneous respiratory or cardiac function or, when respiratory and cardiac functions are maintained by artificial means, there is spontaneous brain function.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 11. Criminal Law § 11.41.140. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-11-criminal-law/ak-st-sect-11-41-140/
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