Bill > HB66

This bill makes a number of changes to Alaska's criminal laws and procedures, including: - Establishing new crimes such as assault in the presence of a child, patron of a victim of sex trafficking, and changes the term "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse material." - Amending laws related to homicide, stalking, human trafficking, prostitution, and misconduct involving controlled substances. - Changing sentencing provisions, including for serious sex offenses. - Modifying laws related to competency to stand trial and the duty to register as a sex offender. - Expanding multidisciplinary child protection teams and involuntary civil commitment procedures, including providing more opportunities for extended commitments for certain defendants found incompetent to stand trial. - Amending the Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow more hearsay evidence to be presented to grand juries. The bill also directs the Department of Corrections to conduct studies on the overrepresentation of Alaska Natives and other racial groups in the state's prison population and make recommendations to address these disparities.

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