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Alaska grades theft by value and by what was taken: under $250 is fourth degree, $250 to $749 third, $750 to $24,999 second and $25,000 or more first. How firearms, priors, the 180-day aggregation rule, shoplifting, restitution and sentencing ranges change the picture.
After an Alaska air taxi, floatplane, flightseeing or helicopter crash, injured passengers generally have two years to sue and families two years from the death. Who can be liable, how GARA, the Montreal Convention and NTSB rules change the case, and how Alaska caps and fault-sharing work.
Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13 in Alaska: the means test, Alaska's exemption choice, how the Permanent Fund Dividend is treated, and what filing in the Anchorage bankruptcy court involves.
Alaska space law explained: the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak Island, FAA commercial launch licensing under Part 450, required liability insurance, cross-waivers, and third-party claims.
Alaska snowmachine crashes are their own category of personal injury — AS 28.39 registration, recreational immunity under AS 09.65.145, pure comparative fault, and the two-year deadline.
Alaska medical malpractice is a fault-driven, expert-heavy civil claim under AS 09.55.540, filtered through the AS 09.55.549 advisory panel, with a two-year deadline and statutory damages caps.
Slipped on ice in Anchorage? Alaska premises liability law does not follow the 'natural accumulation' rule some states use, and pure comparative fault means a partial share of blame is not a bar.
Alaska calls it OUI. AS 28.35.030 carries mandatory jail, fines, and license revocation for Anchorage drivers — and a 7-day DMV clock. Here are the sentencing tiers, the parallel DMV track, and the real defenses.
A fall on Anchorage ice is not automatically the property owner's fault. Here is how Alaska premises liability law actually works after Kremer and Webb — the duty of reasonable care, comparative fault, and the two-year filing deadline.
Every Alaska DUI arrest triggers two separate cases — a criminal charge in the District Court and a DMV administrative license revocation. Here is how the DMV hearing, ignition interlock, and hardship license rules actually work.
Alaska's wrongful death statute (AS 09.55.580) requires a personal representative to file within two years. Here is how damages, comparative fault, and probate interact for Anchorage families.
Divorces involving JBER, Fort Wainwright, and Coast Guard families collide with federal law. Here is how the SCRA, USFSPA, and Alaska equitable distribution actually work for military couples in Anchorage.
Alaska allows child support modifications when a material change in circumstances shifts income by 15% or more. Here is how the CSSD process works, from filing to the new Rule 90.3 calculation.
