A. 
It is unlawful for any person, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe the person has such a right, to:
1. 
Damage property of another in an amount of $50.00 or more; or
2. 
Tamper with a fire protection device in a building that is in a public place; or
3. 
Knowingly access a computer, computer system, computer program, computer network, or part of a computer system or network; or
4. 
Uses a device to descramble an electronic signal that has been scrambled to prevent unauthorized receipt or viewing of the signal unless the device is used only to descramble signals received directly from a satellite or unless the person owned the device before September 18, 1984; or
5. 
Knowingly remove, relocate, deface, alter, obscure, shoot at, destroy, or otherwise tamper with an official traffic control device or damage the work upon a highway under construction; or
6. 
With reckless disregard for the risk of harm to or loss of the property or with intent to cause substantial inconvenience to another, tamper with the property of another; or
7. 
Damage property of another in an amount of less than $50.00; or
8. 
Ride in a propelled vehicle with criminal negligence that it has been stolen or that it is being used in violation of AS 11.46.360 or AS 11.46.365(a)(1).
B. 
Violation of subsections A.1 through A.5 above is a class A misdemeanor.
C. 
Violation of subsections A.6 through A.8 above is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014; AO No. 2017-131, § 1, 10-10-2017; AO No. 2021-50, § 3, 6-22-2021)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to intentionally:
1. 
Injure or tamper with any motor vehicle or the contents thereof, or to break or remove any part of a vehicle, without the consent of the owner; or
2. 
With the intent to commit a crime, climb into or upon a motor vehicle; or
3. 
With the intent to commit a crime, attempt to manipulate or actually manipulate any mechanism or device which is part of a motor vehicle; or
4. 
With the intent to commit a crime, set in motion any vehicle.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person, recklessly, intentionally, or with criminal negligence:
1. 
To damage the property of another by fire or explosion;
2. 
To light, build, use, or maintain any fire on property under control of another, including public property, without the consent of the person or entity having authority to grant consent, during fire season, as established by AS § 41.15.050 (generally the period from April 1 to August 31 of each year, but also including any additional period prescribed by the state, the mayor, or the municipal fire chief). Such consent includes publicly designating areas or receptacles for allowed fire use (such as in authorized campgrounds and picnic shelters);
3. 
To light, build, use, or maintain any fire on public sidewalks, right-of-way, or other public places, as defined in AMC Section 24.30.010, except when expressly permitted by the entity having authority to grant consent; or
4. 
To violate a prohibition on open burning that has been issued pursuant to AMC Section 15.30.080, or any order from the state or federal government prohibiting fire in a certain location or time period, such as an emergency burn closure issued pursuant to 11 AAC 95.450 or a fire prevention order issued pursuant to 43 CFR § 9212.2.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014; AO No. 2025-61, § 1, 6-6-2025)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person, knowing that a fire is endangering life or a substantial amount of property of another, to fail to take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire, when the person can do so without substantial personal risk, or to fail to give a prompt fire alarm if
1. 
The person knows that the person is under an official, contractual, or other legal duty to prevent or combat the fire; or
2. 
The fire was started by the person, with the person's consent, or on property in the person's custody or control.
B. 
Any fire that violates a prohibition on open burning issued pursuant to AMC Section 15.30.080 or any order from the state or federal government prohibiting fire in a certain location or time period, such as an emergency burn closure issued pursuant to 11 AAC 95.450 or a fire prevention order issued pursuant to 43 CFR § 9212.2, constitutes a fire that endangers life or a substantial amount of property of another within the meaning of subsection A.
C. 
Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014; AO No. 2025-61, § 2, 6-6-2025)
A. 
A person commits the crime of removal of identification marks if the person knowingly defaces, erases, or otherwise alters or attempts to deface, erase, or otherwise alter any serial number or identification mark placed or inscribed by the manufacturer or a licensing authority on a propelled vehicle, bicycle, construction tool or equipment, propane or other fuel tank, appliance, merchandise, or other article or its component parts without possessing the usual indicia of lawful ownership for the property.
B. 
Removal of identification marks is:
1. 
A class A misdemeanor if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is $50.00 or more;
2. 
A class B misdemeanor if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is less than $50.00.
(AO No. 2019-25, § 1, 3-5-2019)
A. 
A person commits the crime of unlawful possession if the person negligently possesses a propelled vehicle, bicycle, construction tool or equipment, propane or other fuel tank, appliance, merchandise or other article or its component parts when the serial number or identification mark placed or inscribed on it by the manufacturer or a licensing authority has been defaced, erased, or otherwise altered. Negligence shall be presumed if a party possesses such property, unless the party possesses the usual indicia of lawful ownership in addition to mere possession.
B. 
Items possessed in violation of this section shall be presumed to be stolen property for the purpose of handling by the police department, except that items shall be treated as evidence pursuant to AMC Chapter 7.25 where the usual indicia of lawful ownership are present.
C. 
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the police department or a designee from stamping numbers on bicycles governed by this section on which no serial number can be found, or on which the number is illegible or insufficient for identification purposes, and disposing of such articles in accordance with the requirements of municipal code. The presence of such a stamp shall be considered the usual indicia of ownership for the purposes of this section.
D. 
Unlawful possession is:
1. 
A class A misdemeanor if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is $50.00 or more;
2. 
A class B misdemeanor if the value of the property on which the serial number or identification mark appeared is less than $50.00.
(AO No. 2019-25, § 1, 3-5-2019)