1994 Alaska Statutes
TITLE 11 CRIMINAL LAW
Chapter 11.51. OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY
Sec. 11.51.120. CRIMINAL NONSUPPORT.
(a) A person commits the crime of criminal nonsupport if, being a person legally charged with the support of a child under 18 years of age, the person fails without lawful excuse to provide support for the child.
(b) As used in this section "support" includes necessary food, care, clothing, shelter, medical attention, and education. There is no failure to provide medical attention to a child if the child is provided treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by an accredited practitioner of the church or denomination.
(c) Criminal nonsupport is a class A misdemeanor.
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