Traffic Offenses
(a) Bail Forfeiture
(1) A person who is charged with a petty offense as defined in 18 U.S.C. §3559(a)(6)–
(9), may, in lieu of appearance, pay to the United States the amount indicated for the
offense, thereby waiving appearance and forfeiting the amount so paid.
(2) Forfeiture of the specified amount constitutes an admission of guilt.
(b) Failure to Pay or Appear
If a person charged with an offense listed for which a fixed amount may be paid fails to
pay the amount or otherwise appear, any punishment including fine, imprisonment or
probation, may be imposed within the limits established by law upon conviction by plea or
after trial.
(c) Exception
Nothing contained in this rule prohibits a law enforcement officer from:
(1) requiring a person charged with the commission of any offense described in
subsection (a) to appear before a magistrate judge; or
(2) arresting a person for commission of the offense and taking the person immediately
before a magistrate judge or other judicial officer.
(d) Assimilated Offenses
(1) The bail forfeiture schedule adopted by the State of Alaska under Alaska
Administrative Rule 43 applies to any offense assimilated by the Federal Assimilated
Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. § 13).
(2) The bail forfeiture schedule adopted by the State of Alaska under Alaska
Administrative Rule 43 applies to any offense adopted or incorporated by a regulation
promulgated by a Federal agency, except as otherwise provided in the regulation.
