Sec. 16.43.880. - Required notice to commission.

(a) A court that convicts a person of a violation of commercial fishing laws under this title or under a regulation adopted under this title in a salmon fishery shall forward a record of the conviction to the commission on a weekly basis.

(b) A conviction on a plea of nolo contendere accepted by the court or a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court that has not been vacated, or as a result of trial, is a conviction for purposes of AS 16.43.850 - 16.43.895.