(a) Except as otherwise provided by AS 37.25.050, an employer of labor performing services in this state shall pay the wages or other compensation for the services with lawful money of the United States or with negotiable checks, drafts, or orders payable upon presentation without discount by a bank or depository inside the state.
(b) [Repealed, § 2 ch 28 SLA 1971.] (c) [Repealed, § 2 ch 28 SLA 1971.] (d) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.