Section 11.41.200 - Assault in the first degree(a) A person commits the crime of assault in the first degree if (1) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by means of a dangerous instrument;(2) with intent to cause serious physical injury to another, the person causes serious physical injury to any person;(3) the person knowingly engages in conduct that results in serious physical injury to another under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; (4) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by repeated assaults using a dangerous instrument, even if each assault individually does not cause serious physical injury; or(5) that person knowingly causes another to become unconscious by means of a dangerous instrument; in this paragraph, "dangerous instrument" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (b)(15)(B).(b) Assault in the first degree is a class A felony.Amended by SLA 2019, ch. 11,sec. 1, eff. 10/17/2019.