(a) A person who, whether as principal or agent, employs a person in violation of the provisions of AS 23.10.410
is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon a first conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment in a jail for not less than 60 days, nor more than six months, or by both.


(b) Upon a second conviction under AS 23.10.410
, the punishment is imprisonment in a jail for not less than 60 days, nor more than one year. A second conviction under AS 23.10.410
means a conviction for a violation of AS 23.10.410
committed within a period of two years after a previous conviction for a violation of AS 23.10.410
. Other convictions are first convictions. Each day's violation of the provisions of AS 23.10.410
is a separate offense.