- (a) A person commits the crime of assault in the presence of a child if the person commits an assault under AS 11.41.200 — 11.41.230 and the assault is a crime involving domestic violence, as defined in AS 18.66.990, or commits a sexual assault under AS 11.41.410 — 11.41.427 with reckless disregard that, at the time of the assault, a child under 16 years of age is present in the dwelling, vehicle, or location where the assault occurs.
(b) In this section,
- (1) “dwelling” does not include another unit in multi-unit housing;
- (2) “present” means physically present or within hearing of the assault.
- (c) Assault in the presence of a child is a class A misdemeanor.