A Traffic Ticket
AS 28.90.010 — an infraction is not a crime, a misdemeanor under the title runs to $500 and 90 days, and work zones double
Breaking a provision of the motor vehicle title is a misdemeanor unless the title or another law makes it a felony or an infraction. Where no other penalty is written, a misdemeanor under the title is punishable by a fine of up to $500, up to 90 days in jail, or both, and the license or the registration may be suspended or revoked as well.
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- An infraction is not a criminal offense and cannot result in jail, and its fine is not a criminal punishment.
- A single infraction does not cost a license on its own, except through the points that build up on a driving record.
- A person cited with an infraction has no right to a jury trial or to a court appointed lawyer.
- Breaking a traffic regulation, where no other penalty is set, is an infraction with a fine of up to $300.
The supreme court sets, by rule or order, which traffic offenses can be settled without going to court, and a scheduled bail amount for each one that is paid along with a surcharge. A city sets its own schedule by ordinance.
Work zones and safety corridors. The scheduled bail or fine for a traffic offense committed in a highway work zone or a traffic safety corridor is double what it would be anywhere else.
Sources for this section (2)
- AS 28.90.010 — Penalties for violations of law, regulations, and municipal ordinances
- AS 28.05.151 — Citations for scheduled vehicle and traffic offenses
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Alaska attorney.