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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The general purposes of this title are to
(1) proscribe conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests;
(2) give fair warning of the nature of the conduct constituting an offense;
(3) define the act or omission and accompanying culpable mental state that constitute each offense and limit the condemnation of conduct as criminal when it is without fault; and
(4) differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 11. Criminal Law § 11.81.100. General purposes - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-11-criminal-law/ak-st-sect-11-81-100/
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