(a) When a delinquent minor is committed under this chapter, the court or the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 shall, after giving the parent a reasonable opportunity to be heard, require that the parent pay to the department in a manner that the court or the child support services agency directs a sum to cover in full or in part the maintenance and care of the minor. The support obligation shall be calculated under Rule 90.3(i) of the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
(b) If a parent wilfully fails or refuses to pay the sum fixed, the parent may be proceeded against as provided by law in cases of family desertion and nonsupport.
(c) The sum collected from a parent under this section shall be directly credited to the general fund of the state.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions
Article 1. Juvenile Delinquency.
Sec. 47.12.010. Goal and purposes of chapter.
Sec. 47.12.022. Applicability; inclusion of certain persons as minors.
Sec. 47.12.025. Special provisions for certain persons considered to be minors.
Sec. 47.12.030. Provisions inapplicable.
Sec. 47.12.040. Investigation and petition.
Sec. 47.12.050. Notice to and involvement of parent or guardian.
Sec. 47.12.060. Informal action to adjust matter.
Sec. 47.12.065. Dual sentencing provisions.
Sec. 47.12.070. Summons and custody of minor.
Sec. 47.12.080. Release of minor.
Sec. 47.12.090. Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem.
Sec. 47.12.100. Waiver of jurisdiction.
Sec. 47.12.105. Detention of minors waived into adult court.
Sec. 47.12.120. Judgments and orders.
Sec. 47.12.130. Predisposition hearing reports.
Sec. 47.12.140. Court dispositional order.
Sec. 47.12.150. Legal custody, guardianship, and residual parental rights and responsibilities.
Sec. 47.12.155. Parental or guardian accountability and participation.
Sec. 47.12.160. Retention of jurisdiction over minor.
Sec. 47.12.170. Enforcement of restitution.
Sec. 47.12.180. Effect of adjudication.
Sec. 47.12.200. Arrest of a minor.
Sec. 47.12.210. Fingerprinting of minors.
Sec. 47.12.220. Appointment of guardian or custodian.
Sec. 47.12.230. Support of minor.
Sec. 47.12.240. Detention of minors.
Sec. 47.12.250. Temporary detention and detention hearing.
Sec. 47.12.255. Placement in secure residential psychiatric treatment centers.