MacDonald v. State

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

This appeal involves the question of whether an individual can be prosecuted for the crime of “violating a domestic violence protective order,” AS 11.56.740(a), when he has actual knowledge of the protective order, but has not been formally served with a written copy of the order. MacDonald was charged with five counts of violating a domestic violence protective order. He filed a motion in district court to dismiss the charges against him, claiming that the court lacked jurisdiction over him because he had not been formally served with a written copy of the order in…