Wildland Fire Bail Forfeiture Schedule

Pursuant to AS 41.15.960 and 41.15.140(2), when committed without any culpable mental state, the following offenses may be disposed of without court appearance upon payment and forfeiture of the bail amounts listed. If a person charged with one of these offenses appears in court and is convicted, the penalty imposed for the offense may not exceed the bail amount for that offense listed below. Statute AS 41.15.070 AS 41.15.090(a) AS 41.15.090(b) AS 41.15.100 Description of Offense Discarding burning materials on forested land Failure to clear ground of flammable materials before starting a fire After starting a fire in or near forested land, failure to totally extinguish the fire Setting a fire on forested land without the consent of the owner or lawful occupant Bail 300 100 500 250 11 AAC 95.412(a) Failure to obtain burn permit 100 11 AAC 95.412(b)(1) & (2) Failure to possess/display permit at burn site 11 AAC 95.414 11 AAC 95.416 11 AAC 95.450(c) 11 AAC 95.470 Failure to comply with small sale burn permit Failure to comply with large scale burn permit Burning during emergency burn closure Burning materials that produce black, obnoxious, or toxic smoke (Adopted by SCO 1946 effective June 2, 2019)