1993 Alaska Statutes
TITLE 11 CRIMINAL LAW
Chapter 11.46
Section 11.46.480 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN THE FIRST DEGREE.

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the first degree if, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe the person has such a right,

(1) with intent to cause a substantial interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an organization which deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property, the person damages or tampers with property of that utility or organization and causes substantial interruption or impairment of service to the public;

(2) with intent to damage property of another by the use of widely dangerous means, the person damages property of another in an amount exceeding $100,000 by the use of widely dangerous means;

(3) the person intentionally damages an oil or gas pipeline or supporting facility; or

(4) with intent to cause physical injury to another person, the person:

(A) tampers with an item that is a food, drug, or cosmetic or a container for the item; or

(B) delivers, dispenses, or distributes an item described in (A) of this paragraph knowing that a person has tampered with the item.

(b) Criminal mischief in the first degree is a class B felony.

(c) In (a)(4) of this section,

(1) "deliver" means the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer from one person to another of an item;

(2) "dispense" means to deliver a drug to an ultimate user or research subject by or under the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing, administering, packaging, labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the drug for that delivery;

(3) "distribute" means to deliver an item, whether or not there is any money or other item of value exchanged; it includes sale, gift, or exchange;

(4) "drug" has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900 (9);

(5) "tamper" means to interfere with something improperly, meddle with it, or make unwarranted alterations to its existing condition.