Alaska Stat. § 18.55.380 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.380
Corporation may use powers under other laws.
Status: in_force

The corporation may invoke a power given to it under any statute, including the powers of eminent domain and those relating to the issuance of bonds and obligations with respect to a project undertaken or loan made or to be made under the authorization provided in AS 18.55.300  18.55.470.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.120 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.120
Determination of indigency; repayment.
Status: in_force

(a) The determination of a person's indigency shall be made by the court in which an action against the person is pending. The determination shall be made by the court and shall set out the basis for the finding that the person is indigent.

(b) In determining whether a person is indigent and in determining the extent of the person's inability to pay, the court shall consider such factors as income, property owned, outstanding obligations, and the number and ages of dependents. Release on bail does not preclude a finding that a person is indigent. In each case, the person, subject to the penalties for perjury, shall certify under oath, and in writing or by other record, material factors relative to the person's financial resources and ability to pay that the court prescribes.

(c) Upon the person's conviction, the court may enter a judgment that a person for whom counsel is appointed pay for services of representation and court costs. Enforcement of a judgment under this subsection may be stayed by the trial court or the appellate court during the pendency of an appeal of the person's conviction. Upon a showing of financial hardship, the court (1) shall allow a person subject to a judgment entered under this subsection to make payments under a payment schedule; (2) shall allow a person subject to a judgment entered under this subsection to petition the court at any time for remission, reduction, or deferral of the unpaid portion of the judgment; and (3) may remit or reduce the balance owing on the judgment or change the method of payment if the payment would impose manifest hardship on the person or the person's immediate family. Payments made under this subsection shall be paid into the state general fund.

(d) Except as provided in AS 18.85.100 (e), as a condition of receiving services under this chapter, a person shall affirm indigency under oath to the court and execute a general waiver authorizing the release to the court of income information regarding any income source the person has had for a period of three years immediately preceding the person's first court appearance in connection with each cause. At the conclusion of all services by the public defender to the person, the court shall upon request release to the attorney general all information received under this subsection except information that might incriminate or tend to incriminate the person.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.089 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.089
Compliance with Executive Budget Act; corporation finances; dividend.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act) (1) apply to (A) the operating budget of the corporation;

(B) amounts payable from corporate earnings or assets of the corporation for grants or grant programs authorized by this chapter;

(C) interest rate subsidies and building subsidies as determined by the corporation;

(D) the amount and source or sources of the total annual appropriation for the corporation's loan programs for which a subsidy is not provided, but the provisions of AS 37.07 are not otherwise applicable to that appropriation;

(E) the amount and source or sources of the total annual appropriation for the corporation's multi-family housing loans and the corporation's housing programs and housing projects if a subsidy is provided from the corporation's arbitrage earnings for the loans, programs, or projects, but the provisions of AS 37.07 are not otherwise applicable to that appropriation; and

(F) except as otherwise specifically provided in (2) of this subsection, the activities of the corporation under AS 18.55 and the activities of the corporation under this chapter;

(2) do not apply to activities of the corporation under AS 18.55 and this chapter that (A) relate to the corporation's borrowing of money as provided in this chapter to make or purchase mortgage loans, including the issuing of its obligations or evidence of that borrowing and the repayment of the debt obligation;

(B) relate to the corporation's ability to refinance existing mortgage loans in order to achieve a lower interest rate; or

(C) are directly attributable to the servicing of mortgage loans, including real estate acquired by the corporation as a result of foreclosure.

(b) To further ensure effective budgetary decision making by the legislature, the corporation shall (1) annually review the corporation's assets, including the assets of the Alaska housing finance revolving fund under AS 18.56.082 , to determine whether assets of the corporation exceed an amount required to fulfill the purposes of the corporation as defined in AS 18.55 and this chapter; in making its review, the board shall determine whether, and to what extent, assets in excess of the amount required to fulfill the purposes of the corporation during the next fiscal year are available without (A) breaching any agreement entered into by the corporation;

(B) materially impairing the operations or financial integrity of the corporation; or

(C) materially affecting the ability of the corporation to (i) stabilize the market price of and demand for residential housing; and

(ii) ensure an adequate long-term supply of residential housing for persons of lower and moderate income;

(2) specifically identify in the corporation's assets the amounts that the corporation believes are necessary to meet the requirements of (1)(C) of this subsection; and

(3) present to the legislature by January 10 of each year a complete accounting of all assets of the corporation, including assets of the Alaska housing finance revolving fund under AS 18.56.082 , and a report of the review and determination made under (1) and (2) of this subsection; the accounting shall be audited by an independent outside auditor and must include a full description of all mortgage loan interest and principal repayments and program receipts, including (A) mortgage loan commitment fees received by or accrued to the corporation during the preceding fiscal year; and

(B) all income earned on assets of the corporation during that period, including earnings on assets of the state assisted mortgage fund.

(c) The corporation shall make a dividend available to the state each fiscal year. The corporation shall pay the dividend for a current fiscal year to the state before the end of that fiscal year. The legislature may appropriate the dividend for capital projects. The corporation shall notify the commissioner of revenue of the amount of each dividend under this subsection for inclusion in the state operating budget and shall also notify the commissioner when each dividend is available for payment to the state. The amount of the dividend for a current fiscal year is calculated as follows: (1) the lesser of $103,000,000 or 75 percent of the adjusted change in net assets of the corporation for the base fiscal year;

(2) minus the amount of money from the corporation used during that current fiscal year for bond repayment and other costs related to the bonds issued under (A) ch. 26, SLA 1996, up to a maximum of $1,000,000;

(B) sec. 10(b), ch. 130, SLA 2000;

(C) sec. 1, ch. 1, SSSLA 2002;

(D) sec. 4, ch. 120, SLA 2004; and

(3) minus any appropriation of unrestricted unencumbered money of the corporation during the current fiscal year, other than an appropriation for the corporation's operating budget.

(d) In (c) of this section, (1) adjusted change in net assets means the change in net assets from the base fiscal year, adjusted for capital expenditures incurred during the base fiscal year and temporary market value adjustments to assets and liabilities made during the base fiscal year;

(2) base fiscal year means the fiscal year ending two years before the end of the current fiscal year in which the dividend is made available to the state;

(3) dividend means a payment made to the state under (c) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.790 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.790
Bonds for senior housing.
Status: reserved

(a) Under the procedures of this chapter, the corporation may issue bonds in a total amount not exceeding $30,000,000 to fund senior housing loans made under AS 18.56.700  18.56.799.

(b) [Repealed, § 7 ch 84 SLA 1998.] (c) [Repealed, § 7 ch 84 SLA 1998.] (d) [Repealed, § 8 ch 84 SLA 1998.] (e) In this section, bond has the meaning given in AS 18.56.390 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.550 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.550
Coordination with other authority.
Status: in_force

AS 18.20.500  18.20.590 may not be interpreted to interfere with the powers or duties of (1) an agent operating under a valid advance health care directive under AS 13.52 ; or

(2) a legal guardian of the patient.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.070 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.070
Use of funds and contributions.
Status: in_force

Funds appropriated by the legislature for AS 18.60.010  18.60.105 and contributions shall be spent only for the purposes of AS 18.60.010  18.60.105.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.400 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.400
Bloodborne pathogen testing of prisoners, certain adult or juvenile offenders, and public safety officers; required disclosures and consent.
Status: in_force

(a) When requested by a public safety officer who may have received a significant exposure from an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner, the employing agency shall follow the testing procedures of AS 18.15.400  18.15.450 if (1) a physician licensed under AS 08 determines that a significant exposure to the public safety officer has occurred;

(2) the physician for the public safety officer needs the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's bloodborne pathogens test results to begin, continue, modify, or discontinue treatment in accordance with the most current guidelines of the United States Public Health Service, because of possible exposure to a bloodborne pathogen; and

(3) the public safety officer consents to providing a blood sample for testing for a bloodborne pathogen.

(b) Before employing the testing procedures of AS 18.15.400  18.15.450 or disclosing any information about the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner or public safety officer, the employing agency shall inform the (1) adult or juvenile offender or prisoner that (A) the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's bloodborne pathogens test results, without the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's name or other uniquely identifying information, shall be reported to the public safety officer if requested and that test results collected are for medical purposes and may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceedings or civil proceedings;

(B) the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner may refuse to provide a blood sample and that the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's refusal may result in a request for a court order to require the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner to provide a blood sample; and

(C) the employing agency will advise the public safety officer of the confidentiality requirements and penalties before the officer's health care provider discloses any test results;

(2) public safety officer of the confidentiality requirements of AS 18.15.440 and that the public safety officer may be subject to penalties for unauthorized release of test results about the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner.

(c) If the disclosures have been made, the employing agency shall ask the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner if the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner has ever had a positive test for a bloodborne pathogen. The employing agency shall disclose the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's existing bloodborne pathogens test results to the public safety officer without the adult or juvenile offender's or prisoner's name or other uniquely identifying information.
Alaska Stat. § 18.45.070 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.45 / Section 18.45.070
Cooperation.
Status: in_force

The heads of the appropriate agencies may cooperate with the federal government in the administration of this chapter or any matter pertaining to it.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.170 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.170
Exemption from taxes.
Status: in_force

Bonds and other obligations of the corporation issued under AS 18.55.100  18.55.290 are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and are public instrumentalities and, together with interest on them and income from them, are exempt from taxes.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.520 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.520
Powers of the corporation.
Status: in_force

In addition to all powers previously vested in or granted to the corporation by any other law, the corporation has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960, including the following powers: (1) to prepare or have prepared and to recommend redevelopment plans to the governing body of any municipality within its area of operation and to undertake and carry out redevelopment projects within its area of operation;

(2) to arrange or contract for the furnishing or repair, by any person or agency, public or private, of services, privileges, works, streets, roads, public utilities or other facilities for or in connection with a redevelopment project; and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 or any other provision of law, to agree to the conditions that it considers reasonable and appropriate that are attached to federal financial assistance and imposed pursuant to federal law relating to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages or compliance with labor standards, in the undertaking or carrying out of a redevelopment project, and to include a contract let in connection with a redevelopment project, provisions to fulfill any of these conditions it considers reasonable and appropriate;

(3) within its area of operation, (A) to purchase, lease, obtain options upon, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise, eminent domain, or otherwise, any real or personal property or any interest in it, together with any improvements on it necessary or incidental to a redevelopment project;

(B) to hold, improve, clear, or prepare for redevelopment the property it obtains under (A) of this paragraph;

(C) to sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, subdivide, retain for its own use, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber or dispose of any real or personal property or any interest in it;

(D) to enter into contracts with redevelopers of property containing covenants, restrictions, and conditions regarding the use of the property for residential, commercial, industrial, recreational purposes or for public purposes in accordance with the redevelopment plan and other covenants, restrictions, and conditions that the corporation considers necessary to prevent a recurrence of slum or blighted areas or to effectuate the purposes of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960;

(E) to make any covenant, restriction, or condition of the foregoing contracts a covenant running with the land, and to provide appropriate remedies for a breach of the covenant, restriction, or condition, including the right in the corporation to terminate the contract and the interest in the property created under the contract;

(F) to borrow money and issue bonds and provide security for loans or bonds;

(G) to insure or provide for the insurance of real or personal property or operations of the corporation against risk or hazard, including the power to pay premiums on this insurance;

(H) to enter into any contracts necessary to effectuate the purposes of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960; however, statutory provisions with respect to the acquisition, clearance, or disposition of property by another public body do not restrict the corporation or the other public body in these functions, unless the legislature has specifically so provided;

(4) to invest money held in reserves or sinking funds or any money not required for immediate disbursement, in property or securities in which savings banks may legally invest money subject to their control, and to redeem its bonds at the redemption price established in the bonds or to purchase its bonds at less than redemption price; and all bonds redeemed or purchased shall be cancelled;

(5) to borrow money and to apply for and accept advances, loans, grants, contributions, and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government, the state, municipality, or other public body or from any sources, public or private, for the purposes of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960, to give the security required and to enter into and carry out contracts in connection with the transaction; notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the corporation may include in a contract for financial assistance with the federal government for a redevelopment project those conditions imposed pursuant to federal law that the corporation considers reasonable and appropriate and which are not inconsistent with the purposes of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960;

(6) to act through a member or another person designated by the corporation to conduct examinations and investigations and to hear testimony and take proof under oath at public or private hearings on any matter material for its information; to administer oaths, and to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses who are outside the state or unable to attend before the corporation, or excused from attendance; to make available to appropriate agencies or public officials, including those charged with the duty of abating or requiring the correction of nuisances or like conditions or of demolishing unsafe or unsanitary structures or eliminating slums or conditions of blight within its area of operation, its findings and recommendations with regard to any building or property where conditions exist that are dangerous to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare;

(7) within its area of operation, to make or have made all surveys, appraisals, studies, and plans necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 and to contract or cooperate with persons or agencies, public or private, in the making and carrying out of the surveys, appraisals, studies, and plans;

(8) to prepare plans and provide reasonable assistance for the relocation of families displaced from a redevelopment project area to the extent essential for acquiring possession of and clearing the area or parts of the area to permit the carrying out of the redevelopment project;

(9) to make expenditures that are necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960, and to make expenditures from money obtained from the federal government and the state, without regard to any other laws pertaining to the making and approval of appropriations and expenditures;

(10) to exercise all or any part or combination of powers granted by this section;

(11) with the approval of the local governing body, (A) before approval of an urban renewal or redevelopment plan, or approval of any modifications of the plan, to acquire real property in an urban renewal or redevelopment area, to demolish and remove any structures on the property, and pay all costs related to the acquisition, demolition, or removal, including any administrative or relocation expenses; and

(B) to assume the responsibility to bear any loss that may arise as the result of the exercise of its powers under this paragraph in the event that the real property is not made part of the urban renewal or redevelopment project;

(12) to prepare or have prepared and to recommend neighborhood development plans to the governing body of any municipality within its area of operation and to undertake and carry out neighborhood development projects within its area of operation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.365 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.365
Information security safeguards.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall acquire, use, disclose, and store identifiable health information collected under AS 18.15.355  18.15.395 in a confidential manner that safeguards the security of the information, and maintain the information in a physically and technologically secure environment.

(b) The department shall expunge, in a confidential manner, identifiable health information collected under AS 18.15.355  18.15.395 when the use of the information by the department no longer furthers the public health purpose for which it is required.

(c) A person who knowingly discloses identifiable health information in violation of this section or a regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In this subsection, knowingly has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (a).

(d) A person who intentionally discloses identifiable health information in violation of this section or a regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. In this subsection, intentionally has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (a).
Alaska Stat. § 18.31.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.31 / Section 18.31.030
Duties of the Department of Education and Early Development.
Status: in_force

To assist in implementing the asbestos health hazard abatement program, the Department of Education and Early Development shall (1) cooperate with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, school districts, and regional educational attendance areas to ensure inspection of public schools for asbestos health hazards and to ensure that identified asbestos health hazards are abated;

(2) maintain records, files, and reports on asbestos health hazards in public schools;

(3) administer state money appropriated to finance renovation contracts under AS 18.31.040 (5);

(4) in accordance with priorities established by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 18.31.020 (7), distribute grants to school districts and regional educational attendance areas for the abatement of health hazards in public schools; and

(5) inform the Department of Labor and Workforce Development when renovation contracts are awarded under AS 18.31.040 (5), to enable the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to advise contractors and other concerned persons of the health hazards of asbestos that may be encountered in the renovation project.
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.120 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.120
Modification of protective orders.
Status: in_force

(a) Either the petitioner or the respondent may request modification of a protective order. If a request is made for modification of (1) an ex parte protective order under AS 18.66.110 (a), the court shall schedule a hearing on three days' notice or on shorter notice as the court may prescribe; the court shall hear and rule on the request in an expeditious manner; or

(2) a protective order after notice and hearing under AS 18.66.100 (b), the court shall schedule a hearing within 20 days after the date the request is made, except that if the court finds that the request is meritless on its face, the court may deny the request without further hearing.

(b) If a request for a modification is made under this section and the respondent raises an issue not raised by the petitioner, the court may allow the petitioner additional time to respond.

(c) If the court modifies a protective order under this section, it shall issue a modified order and shall (1) make reasonable efforts to ensure that the order is understood by the petitioner and by the respondent, if present at the hearing; and

(2) have the order delivered to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for expedited service and for entry into the central registry of protective orders under AS 18.65.540 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.130 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.130
Policy.
Status: in_force

The administration of criminal justice affects the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state and requires education and training of a professional quality. It is a primary public interest that applicants meet minimum standards for employment as police officers, probation and parole officers, and correctional officers, and that criminal justice education and training be made available to police officers, probation and parole officers, and correctional officers serving in a probationary capacity and police officers, probation and parole officers, and correctional officers already in regular service. It is of secondary public interest to encourage the establishment of preliminary training programs for persons seeking to become police officers, probation and parole officers, and correctional officers. Application of standards for employment and making education and training available for municipal correctional officers is also in the public interest.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.359 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.359
Local option election by an established village.
Status: repealed

(a) If a majority of the voters voting on the question vote to approve the option, AS 18.35.301  18.35.350 do not apply within the boundaries of the established village and former AS 18.35.300  18.35.365 apply in the village as those statutes provided on September 30, 2018.

(b) A ballot question to adopt a local option under this section must at least contain language substantially similar to the following: Shall (name of village) adopt a local option not to comply with AS 18.35.301  18.35.350, relating to smoking in certain public places? (yes or no).

(c) If a majority of the voters voting on the question vote to remove the option, an established village shall remove a local option previously adopted under (a) of this section. The option is repealed effective the first day of the month following certification of the results of the election.

(d) A ballot question to remove a local option under (c) of this section must at least contain language substantially similar to the following: Shall (name of village) remove the local option currently in effect, that permits smoking in certain public places, so that there is no longer any local option in effect? (yes or no).

(e) An election to adopt a local option under (a) of this section or remove a local option under (c) of this section shall be conducted as required in this section.

(f) Upon receiving a petition of 35 percent or more of the registered voters residing within an established village, the lieutenant governor shall place on a separate ballot at a special election the local option or removal of a local option that constitutes the subject of the petition. The lieutenant governor shall conduct the election under AS 15 .

(g) An election under (f) of this section to remove a local option may not be conducted during the first 24 months after the local option was adopted or more than once in a 36-month period.

(h) After a petition has been certified as sufficient to meet the requirements of (f) of this section, another petition may not be filed or certified until after the question presented in the first petition has been voted on.

(i) Except as provided under (j) and (k) of this section, for purposes of this section, the perimeter of an established village is a circle around the established village that includes an area within a five-mile radius of the post office of the established village. If the established village does not have a post office, the perimeter of an established village is a circle around the established village that includes an area within a five-mile radius of another site selected by the local governing body or by the department if the established village does not have a local governing body.

(j) If the perimeter of an established village determined under (i) of this section includes an area that is within the perimeter of another established village, and the other established village has not adopted a local option under (a) of this section, the local option does not apply in the overlapping area.

(k) If the department determines that the perimeter of an established village determined under (i) of this section does not accurately reflect the perimeter of the established village, the department may establish the perimeter of the established village and the overlapping areas described under (j) of this section for purposes of applying a local option selected under this section.

(l) If a majority of the voters vote to adopt a local option under (a) of this section or remove a local option under (c) of this section, the lieutenant governor shall notify the department of the results of the election immediately after the results are certified. The department shall immediately notify the Department of Law and the Department of Public Safety of the results of the election.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.660 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.660
Additional powers of governing body.
Status: in_force

Whenever the corporation exercises its rights, powers, and duties under AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 in the area adjacent to a municipality, the governing body of the municipality may prepare or have prepared general plans for the physical development of the area if the preparation of those plans is not otherwise authorized by law and approve redevelopment plans, and lend or grant money and other assistance for the undertaking of redevelopment projects in the area and to take other action with respect to the area or redevelopment project area that is authorized or required by AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 of the governing body of the municipality.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.316 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.316
Powers and duties of the commissioner.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner (1) shall administer and enforce the requirements of AS 18.35.301  18.35.399;

(2) may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) necessary to carry out the duties under this section.

(b) In addition to other powers granted the commissioner under AS 18.35.301  18.35.399, the commissioner may delegate to another agency the authority to implement and enforce one or more provisions of AS 18.35.301  18.35.399.
Alaska Stat. § 18.09.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.09 / Section 18.09.020
Composition; chair.
Status: in_force

The commission consists of 14 members as follows: (1) 11 voting members appointed by the governor as follows: (A) the state officer assigned the duties of medical director for the department, who shall serve as chair;

(B) one member who represents the tribal health community in the state;

(C) one member who represents a statewide chamber of commerce who is not financially associated with the health care industry;

(D) one member who represents the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association;

(E) one member who is a health care provider and (i) engaged in the active practice of the health care provider's profession in the state;

(ii) licensed to practice in the state;

(iii) not affiliated with the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association;

(F) one member who represents the health insurance industry in the state;

(G) one member who is (i) a health care consumer;

(ii) a resident of the state; and

(iii) not employed by and does not have a business interest in the health care industry;

(H) one member who is a licensed primary care physician in the state and who is in the active practice of family medicine, primary care internal medicine, or pediatric medicine;

(I) one member who represents the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority;

(J) one member who represents community health centers in the state;

(K) one member who is involved in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs health care industry;

(2) three nonvoting members appointed as follows: (A) one ex officio member from the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(B) one ex officio member from the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;

(C) an ex officio member representing the Office of the Governor.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.440 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.440
Prohibition of retaliation.
Status: in_force

A health care facility may not discharge, discipline, threaten, discriminate against, penalize, or file a report with the Board of Nursing against a nurse for exercising rights under AS 18.20.400  18.20.499 or for the good faith reporting of an alleged violation of AS 18.20.400  18.20.499.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.050
Powers of authority.
Status: in_force

The authority has all powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter including, but not limited to, the following: (1) to sue and be sued in its own name;

(2) to adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure;

(3) to adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws for its organization, management of its internal affairs, and the conduct of its business consistent with the provisions of this chapter;

(4) to adopt regulations, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), governing the exercise of its corporate powers;

(5) to acquire by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in land, including land lying under water and riparian rights that are located in the state, taking title to it in the name of the authority;

(6) to accept gifts, grants, or loans from, and enter into contracts or other transactions regarding them with, a federal agency or an agency or instrumentality of the state, a municipality, private organization, or other source;

(7) to provide the financing incidental to purchasing, constructing, improving, extending, and equipping medical facilities in the state;

(8) to lease to any political subdivision of the state or nonprofit corporation medical facilities upon terms and conditions the board considers appropriate, and to terminate any such lease upon default of the lessee;

(9) to enter into options and agreements for the renewal or extension of leases of medical facilities leased under (8) of this section or for the conveyance or options to convey, including renewals, of those medical facilities;

(10) to sell, exchange, donate, convey, pledge, or otherwise encumber in any manner by mortgage or by creation of any other security interest, real or personal property owned by it, or in which it has an interest, to pledge the revenue and receipts from these assets, and to arrange and provide for guarantees and other security agreements when, in the judgment of the authority, the action is in furtherance of its corporate purposes;

(11) to issue notes and revenue bonds in amounts considered necessary by the authority to pay the cost of establishing and equipping medical facilities and to secure payment of the notes and revenue bonds as provided in this chapter;

(12) to deposit or otherwise invest its funds, subject to agreements with bondholders, in any property or securities in which banks or trust companies may legally invest, so long as no member of the board of directors or its executive director has any personal interest, either directly or indirectly, in any such depository or investment entity and the funds are held in reserves or sinking funds, if those deposited or invested funds are not required for reasonably foreseeable disbursement;

(13) to arrange or contract for services, privileges, works, facilities, or management and operation of a medical facility;

(14) to fix and revise, from time to time, and to charge and collect rates, rents, fees, and charges for the use of and services furnished or to be furnished by a medical facility for which financing or financial assistance is provided under this chapter;

(15) to insure any real or personal property or operations of the authority against any risks or hazards;

(16) to purchase its bonds at a price not more than the principal amount of them plus accrued interest; all bonds so purchased must be cancelled;

(17) to maintain an office at places it may designate;

(18) to make mortgage loans or other secured loans to a medical facility, to refund or refinance outstanding obligations, mortgages, or advances issued, made, or given by the medical facility for the costs of its facilities, including the issuance of bonds and the making of loans to a medical facility, when the authority finds that such financing is in the public interest and alleviates the financial hardship upon the medical facility, is in connection with other financing by the authority for the medical facility, or may be expected to result in a lower cost of patient care and a saving to third parties, including the state or the federal government, and to others who must pay for the health care, or any combination of those factors;

(19) to obtain, or aid in obtaining, from any department or agency of the United States or of this state or any private company, any insurance or guarantee as to, or of, or for the payment or repayment of interest or principal, or both, or any part of interest or principal on any loan, lease, or obligation, or any instrument evidencing or securing a loan, lease, or obligation entered into under this chapter; and, notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, to enter into any agreement, contract, or any other instrument whatsoever with respect to any such insurance or guarantee, to accept payment in the manner and form provided in it in the event of default by a medical facility, and to assign any such insurance or guarantee as security for the authority's bonds.
Alaska Stat. § 18.09.900 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.09 / Section 18.09.900
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.870 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.870
Manner of serving parties in interest.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall serve complaints and orders issued in accordance with AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 upon all parties in interest either personally or by registered mail. If, after the exercise of reasonable diligence, the corporation cannot find a party, it shall make an affidavit to that effect, and it may then effect service by publishing the complaint or order once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper printed and published in the municipality, or, if there is none, in a newspaper printed and published in the state and circulated in the municipality in which the dwelling is located. The corporation shall also post a copy of the complaint or order in a conspicuous place on the premises affected and file a copy with the clerk of the superior court in the judicial district in which the dwelling is located. The filing of the complaint or order with the clerk has the same effect as other lis pendens notices provided by law.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.695 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.695
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.60.670  18.60.695, (1) high voltage means a voltage in excess of 750 volts between conductors or between any single conductor and the ground;

(2) overhead lines or overhead conductors means all bare or insulated electrical conductors installed aboveground except those that are deenergized and grounded or enclosed in iron pipe or other metal covering of equal strength.

Article 8. Plumbing Code.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.480 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.480
Findings and declaration of necessity.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that (1) slum and blighted areas exist in localities throughout the state and they constitute a serious and growing menace, injurious and inimical to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the state;

(2) the existence of these slum and blighted areas contributes substantially and increasingly to the spread of disease and crime, necessitating excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for the preservation of the public health and safety, for crime prevention, correction, prosecution, punishment, and the treatment of juvenile delinquency and for the maintenance of adequate police, fire, and accident protection and other public services and facilities, and constitutes an economic and social liability, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of municipalities, and retards the provisions of housing accommodations;

(3) this menace is beyond remedy and control solely by regulatory process in the exercise of the police power and cannot be dealt with effectively by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without the aids provided in AS 18.55.480  18.55.960;

(4) the elimination of slum conditions or conditions of blight, the acquisition and preparation of land in or necessary to the redevelopment of slum or blighted areas and its sale or lease for development or redevelopment in accordance with comprehensive plans and redevelopment plans of municipalities, and any assistance that may be given by any public body in connection therewith are public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended and private property acquired; and

(5) the necessity in the public interest for the provisions of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 is a matter for legislative determination.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.720 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.720
Cost of permits.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department by regulation requires permits for plumbing work, fees may not exceed the following: (1) for issuing each permit ..... $2.00;

(2) a permit for each (A) plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on one trap, including water, drainage piping and backflow protection ..... 1.50;

(B) building sewer or trailer park sewer ..... 5.00;

(C) drain in rainwater system ..... 2.00;

(D) cesspool ..... 5.00;

(E) private sewage disposal system ..... 10.00;

(F) water heater and/or vent ..... 1.50;

(G) gas piping system of one to five outlets ..... 1.50;

(H) gas piping system of six or more outlets, per outlet ..... .30;

(I) industrial waste pretreatment interceptor, including its trap and vent, but excluding kitchen type grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps ..... 1.00;

(J) installation, alteration, or repair of water piping or water treating equipment ..... 1.50;

(K) repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping ..... 1.50;

(L) lawn sprinkler system or any one meter which includes backflow protection devices ..... 2.00;

(3) for vacuum breakers or backflow protective devices on tanks, vats, or for installation on unprotected plumbing fixtures including necessary water piping (A) one to five ..... 2.00;

(B) over five, each ..... .30.

(b) The department shall keep a record of all fees collected and all inspections performed.
Alaska Stat. § 18.25.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.25 / Section 18.25.040
Department to render aid.
Status: in_force

The department may assist in cases of operational deficits of community operated nonprofit hospitals and clinics in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.57.110 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.57 / Section 18.57.110
Credit of state not pledged.
Status: in_force

Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter do not constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state or of any other political subdivision of the state or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or a political subdivision of the state but are payable solely from the revenue or assets of the authority. Each obligation issued under this chapter shall contain on its face a statement that the authority is not obligated to pay it nor the interest on it except from the revenue or assets pledged for it and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or of a political subdivision of the state is pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on the obligation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.110 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.110
Penalty for violations of AS 18.35.100.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who fails to comply with AS 18.35.100 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $500. Each operating restaurant or tavern in violation constitutes a separate offense.

(b) In addition to the penalty provided in (a) of this section, the court shall require the person to comply with AS 18.35.100 within a reasonable period of time.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.385 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.385
Isolation and quarantine.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may isolate or quarantine an individual or group of individuals if isolation or quarantine is the least restrictive alternative necessary to prevent the spread of a contagious or possibly contagious disease to others in accordance with regulations adopted by the department consistent with the provisions of this section and other law.

(b) The department shall adhere to the following conditions and standards when isolating or quarantining an individual or group of individuals: (1) isolation and quarantine shall be by the least restrictive means necessary to prevent the spread of a contagious or possibly contagious disease that poses a significant risk to public health; isolation and quarantine may include confinement to private homes or other private and public premises; absent exceptional circumstances that would jeopardize public health, a person shall be allowed to choose confinement in the person's home;

(2) isolated individuals shall be confined separately from quarantined individuals;

(3) the health status of an isolated or quarantined individual shall be monitored regularly to determine whether the individual continues to require isolation or quarantine;

(4) if a quarantined individual subsequently becomes infected or is reasonably believed to have become infected with a contagious or possibly contagious disease, the individual shall promptly be removed to isolation;

(5) the department shall immediately terminate an isolation and quarantine order when an individual poses no substantial risk of transmitting a contagious or possibly contagious disease to others.

(c) The department may authorize a health care practitioner, public health agent, or another person access to an individual in isolation or quarantine as necessary to meet the needs of the isolated or quarantined individual. An individual who enters isolation or quarantine premises with or without authorization of the department may be isolated or quarantined if needed to protect the public health.

(d) Before quarantining or isolating an individual, the department shall obtain a written order from the superior court authorizing the isolation or quarantine, unless the individual consents to the quarantine or isolation. The department shall file a petition for a written order under this subsection. The petition must (1) allege (A) the identity of each individual proposed to be quarantined or isolated;

(B) the premises subject to isolation or quarantine;

(C) the date and time the isolation or quarantine is to begin;

(D) the suspected contagious disease;

(E) that the individual poses a significant risk to public health;

(F) whether testing, screening, examination, treatment, or related procedures are necessary;

(G) that the individual is unable or unwilling to behave so as not to expose other individuals to danger of infection; and

(H) that the department is complying or will comply with (b) of this section; and

(2) be accompanied by an affidavit signed by a state medical officer attesting to the facts asserted in the petition, including specific facts supporting the allegations required by (1)(D) and (G) of this subsection; the petition shall be personally served according to court rules, along with notice of the time and place of the hearing under (f) of this section.

(e) Notwithstanding (d) of this section, when the department has probable cause to believe that the delay involved in seeking a court order imposing isolation or quarantine would pose a clear and immediate threat to the public health and isolation or quarantine is the least restrictive alternative and is necessary to prevent the spread of a contagious or possibly contagious disease, a state medical officer in the department may issue an emergency administrative order to temporarily isolate or quarantine an individual or group of individuals. An emergency administrative order of temporary quarantine or isolation by a state medical officer is enforceable by any peace officer in the state. Within 24 hours after implementation of the emergency administrative order, the department shall notify the superior court by filing a petition under (d) of this section that also alleges that the emergency action was necessary to prevent or limit the transmission of a contagious or possibly contagious disease to others that would pose an immediate threat to the public health. The petition must be signed by a state medical officer.

(f) An individual served with a petition under (d) of this section or an emergency administrative order to temporarily isolate or quarantine under (e) of this section has the right to a court hearing. The court shall hold a hearing within 48 hours after a petition is filed. The department may request a continuance of the hearing for up to five days. The court may grant the continuance for good cause shown and in extraordinary circumstances, giving due regard to the rights of the affected individuals, the protection of the public health, the severity of the need for isolation or quarantine, and other evidence. During a continuance, an isolated or quarantined individual shall remain in isolation or quarantine. The court may order the consolidation of individual claims into group claims if the number of individuals affected is so large as to render individual participation impractical, there are questions of law or fact common to the individual claims or rights to be determined, the group claims or rights are typical of the affected individuals' claims or rights, and the entire group can be adequately represented. The public shall be excluded from a hearing under this section unless the individual elects to have the hearing open under (g)(2) of this section.

(g) During the hearing, the individual has the right to (1) view and copy all petitions and reports in the court file of the individual's case;

(2) elect to have the hearing open to the public;

(3) have the rules of evidence and civil procedure applied so as to provide for the informal but efficient presentation of evidence;

(4) have an interpreter if the individual does not understand English;

(5) present evidence on the individual's behalf;

(6) cross-examine witnesses who testify against the individual;

(7) call experts and other witnesses to testify on the individual's behalf; and

(8) participate in the hearing; under this paragraph, participation may be by telephone if the individual presents a substantial risk of transmitting a contagious or possibly contagious disease to others.

(h) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court may commit the individual to isolation or quarantine for not more than 30 days if the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the isolation or quarantine is necessary to prevent or limit the transmission to others of a disease that poses a significant risk to the public health. The court may issue other orders as necessary. Orders are enforceable by a peace officer of this state. The order must (1) identify the isolated or quarantined individual or group of individuals by name or shared or similar characteristics or circumstances;

(2) specify factual findings warranting isolation or quarantine under this section;

(3) include any conditions necessary to ensure that isolation or quarantine is carried out within the stated purposes and restrictions of this section; and

(4) be served on the affected individual or group of individuals in accordance with existing court rules.

(i) Before the expiration of an order issued under (h) of this section, the court may continue isolation or quarantine for additional periods not to exceed 30 days upon a showing by the department by clear and convincing evidence that the action is necessary to prevent or limit the transmission to others of a disease that poses a significant risk to the public health.

(j) An isolated or quarantined individual or group of individuals may apply to the court for an order to show cause why isolation or quarantine should not be terminated. The court shall rule on the application to show cause within 48 hours after filing. An isolated or quarantined individual or group of individuals may request a hearing in the court for remedies regarding breaches of the conditions of isolation or quarantine. A request for a hearing may not stay or enjoin an isolation or quarantine order. Where extraordinary circumstances justify the immediate granting of relief, the court shall fix a date for hearing on the alleged matters within 24 hours after receipt of the request. Otherwise, the court shall fix a date for hearing on the alleged matters within five days after receipt of a request.

(k) The provisions of this section apply to minors. All notices required to be served on an individual shall also be served on the parents or guardians of an individual who is an unemancipated minor.

(l) The department shall adopt regulations to protect, as much as possible, the privacy rights of individuals subject to isolation or quarantine under this section.

(m) The department may quarantine or isolate individuals who have been exposed to hazardous materials that can cause serious illness or injury by transmission of the hazardous material to others. The provisions of this section concerning isolation and quarantine of individuals to prevent the spread of contagious or possibly contagious diseases shall apply to isolation or quarantine of individuals who have been exposed to hazardous materials.

(n) A person who knowingly violates this section or a regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In this subsection, knowingly has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (a).

(o) A person who intentionally violates this section or a regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. In this subsection, intentionally has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (a).
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.270 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.270
Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.
Status: in_force

AS 18.65.150  18.65.290 shall be administered in compliance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.580 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.580
Power of corporation to provide additional security for bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases, in order to secure the payment of the bonds or obligations, the corporation, in addition to its other powers, may (1) pledge all or a part of its gross or net rents, fees, or revenue from redevelopment projects to which its right exists or may come into existence;

(2) mortgage all or a part of its real or personal property in a redevelopment project owned or later acquired;

(3) covenant against pledging all or a part of its rents, fees, and revenue from redevelopment projects or against mortgaging all or a part of its real or personal property in a redevelopment project to which its right or title exists or may come into existence or against permitting or suffering a lien on the revenue or property, and covenant with respect to limitations on its right to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of a redevelopment project or a part of a project, and covenant as to other, or additional debts or obligations that may be incurred by it;

(4) covenant as to the bonds to be issued and as to the issuance of the bonds in escrow or otherwise, and as to the use and disposition of the proceeds, and provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated bonds, covenant against extending the time for the payment of its bonds or interest, and covenant for the redemption of the bonds and to provide the terms and conditions of redemption;

(5) covenant, subject to the limitations contained in AS 18.55.480  18.55.960, as to the amount of revenue to be raised each year or other period of time by rents, fees, and other revenue, and as to their use and disposition, and create or authorize the creation of special funds for money held for operating costs, debt service, reserves, or other purposes, and covenant as to the use and disposition of the money held in these funds;

(6) prescribe the procedure by which the terms of a contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which consent may be given;

(7) covenant as to the use, maintenance, and replacement of any or all of its real or personal property in a redevelopment project, the insurance to be carried and the use and disposition of insurance money, and warrant its title to that property;

(8) covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the breach by it of a covenant, condition, or obligation, and covenant and prescribe as to events of default and terms and conditions upon which any or all of its bonds or obligations shall become or may be declared due before maturity, and as to the terms and conditions upon which the declaration and its consequences may be waived;

(9) vest in any obligees of the corporation the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or any covenants securing or relating to the bonds;

(10) vest in any obligee or obligees holding a specified amount in bonds the right, in the event of a default by the corporation, to take possession of and use, operate, and manage a redevelopment project or a part of a project, title to which is in the corporation, or money connected with a project, and to collect the rent and revenue arising from the project or part of the project and to dispose of the money in accordance with the agreement of the corporation with the obligees;

(11) provide for the powers and duties of the obligees and limit their liability;

(12) provide the terms and conditions upon which the obligees may enforce any covenant or rights securing or relating to the bonds;

(13) exercise all or any part or combination of the powers granted in AS 18.55.480  18.55.960;

(14) make the covenants and do any and all acts and things necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure its bonds, or, in the absolute discretion of the corporation, as will tend to make the bonds more marketable even if the covenants, acts, or things are not enumerated in this section.

(b) The corporation may, by resolution, trust, indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract confer upon an obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, the right, in addition to all rights that may be conferred, upon the happening of an event of default as defined in the resolution or instrument, by an action or proceeding in a competent court (1) to have possession of a redevelopment project or part of one, title to which is in the corporation, surrendered to the obligee;

(2) to obtain the appointment of a receiver of a redevelopment project or part of a project, title to which is in the corporation, and of the rents and profits from the project or part, and, if a receiver is appointed, the receiver may enter and take possession of, carry out, operate, and maintain the project or a part of the project and may collect and receive all fees, rents, revenue, or other charges thereafter arising from the project or part, and shall keep this money in a separate account and apply it in accordance with the obligations of the corporation as the court directs; and

(3) to require the corporation, the members of its board of directors, officers, agents, and employees to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.
Alaska Stat. § 18.25.110 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.25 / Section 18.25.110
Report of grants made.
Status: in_force

Within 10 days of the convening of each legislative session, the department shall have completed a report of grants made under AS 18.25.070  18.25.110 and notified the legislature that the report is available.
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.045 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.07 / Section 18.07.045
Time standards for review of applications for certificates of need.
Status: in_force

(a) The following time standards apply for a review by the department of an application for a certificate of need under this chapter: (1) the department may defer commencement of the review process under this chapter for an application for a period not to exceed 60 days after the determination that the application is complete in order to allow the department to receive and consider concurrent applications from each person who has submitted a letter of intent to submit an application proposing an activity that is similar to the activity proposed by the application in the geographic area;

(2) the department shall review the application made under this chapter and submit an analysis and recommendation to the commissioner within 60 days after the date that notification under AS 18.07.035 (c) is sent to the applicant stating that the application is complete.

(b) The commissioner may extend the time periods set out in (a) of this section for not more than 30 days for any of the following reasons: (1) the applicant amends the application under this chapter;

(2) the department requests an extension of time within which to prepare its findings and recommendations on the application; the commissioner may grant only one extension under this paragraph.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.850 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.850
Home energy conservation and weatherization program.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall plan, study, implement, and assist programs for home energy conservation and weatherization including, without limitation, the (1) home energy loan program;

(2) rural capital retrofit program; and

(3) energy efficiency and weatherization program.

(b) In the development of a home energy conservation or weatherization program under (a) of this section, the corporation may not consider the value of Alaska longevity bonus payments under AS 47.45 or permanent fund dividends under AS 43.23 in determining whether a person meets income guidelines established under AS 18.56.088 and (a) of this section for a state or, to the extent permitted by federal law, a federal energy conservation or weatherization program.
Alaska Stat. § 18.05.035 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.05 / Section 18.05.035
Planned parenthood information.
Status: in_force

The department shall prepare information regarding planned parenthood. The department shall place the information in public hospitals, clinics, or other health facilities throughout the state, and upon request of its administrator, in a private hospital, clinic, or health facility, so that members of the public may obtain the information voluntarily, without request. The department shall also advertise the availability of the information and distribute it to any person upon written request.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.730 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.730
Agreements for exercising powers and granting assistance.
Status: in_force

Any public body may enter into agreements that may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with any other public body respecting action to be taken under any power granted by AS 18.55.480  18.55.960, including the furnishing of funds or other assistance in connection with an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project.
Alaska Stat. § 18.23.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.23 / Section 18.23.010
Limitation on liability for persons providing information to review organization.
Status: in_force

(a) A person providing information to a review organization is not subject to action for damages or other relief by reason of having furnished that information unless the information is false and the person providing the information knew or had reason to know the information was false.

(b) A privilege of confidentiality arising from a physician-patient relationship may not be invoked to withhold pertinent information from review by a review organization.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.900 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.900
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) authority means the Alaska Medical Facility Authority created by this chapter;

(2) board means the board of directors of the authority;

(3) bond resolution means a resolution authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and conditions related to, revenue bonds issued under this chapter and includes any trust agreement, trust indenture, mortgage agreement, or deed of trust providing terms and conditions for those bonds;

(4) bonds means revenue bonds of the authority issued under this chapter, including refunding and refinancing those bonds;

(5) cost includes, but is not necessarily limited to, (A) the cost incurred for developmental, planning, and feasibility studies, surveys, plans and specifications, and architectural, engineering, legal or other special services;

(B) the cost of acquisition of land and any buildings and improvements on it;

(C) the cost of site preparation and development, including demolition or removal of existing structures, construction, reconstruction, and equipment, including machinery, fixed equipment, and personal property;

(D) carrying charges incurred during construction, up to and including the occupancy date;

(E) interest on bonds issued to finance the project to a date six months after the estimated date of completion;

(F) working capital not exceeding three percent of the estimated total cost of the project or three percent of the actual total final cost, whichever is larger;

(G) the fees and charges, if any, imposed by the authority or by others;

(H) necessary expenses incurred in connection with the initial occupancy of the project, personnel recruitment, and the cost of other items the authority determines to be reasonable and necessary;

(6) medical facility includes, but is not limited to, any hospital, nursing home, intermediate care home, public health center or outpatient clinic, facility for the developmentally disabled, a rehabilitation facility, a drug abuse and alcoholism treatment facility, a mental health center, a health-care unit within a sheltered care home or home for senior citizens; medical facility does not include any institution, place, or building used or to be used primarily for sectarian instruction or study or as a place for devotional activities or religious work;

(7) operator means any person who, by contract with the authority or by contract with a trustee who holds the position of trustee under a trust agreement with the authority, has the responsibility for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of a medical facility and over the development and implementation of long-range goals and objectives for the medical facility; it includes any person acting as an agent or representative of an operator;

(8) property means any real, personal, or mixed property, or any interest in it, including without limitation any real estate, appurtenances, buildings, easements, equipment, furnishings, furniture, improvements, machinery, rights-of-way, and structures, or any interest in any of these items;

(9) revenue means, with respect to any medical facility, the rent, fees, charges, interest, principal repayments, and other income or profit received or to be received, either directly or indirectly, by the authority from any source on account of the facility.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.260 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.260
Duty of special inspectors.
Status: in_force

Each special inspector shall inspect all boilers and unfired pressure vessels insured or operated by the inspector's company. The owner and user of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspected by its special inspector is exempt from the payment of the inspection fees provided in AS 18.60.360 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.45.900 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.45 / Section 18.45.900
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) atomic energy means all forms of energy released in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation;

(2) by-product material means radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material;

(3) microreactor means a nuclear utilization facility that is (A) a nuclear fission reactor consistent with the definition of advanced nuclear reactor in 42 U.S.C. 16271; and

(B) capable of generating not more than 50 megawatts of electric energy;

(4) nuclear fuel production facility means a facility that purifies radioactive mineral concentrates and fabricates fissionable material to be used for producing energy in a nuclear reactor;

(5) nuclear utilization facility means an apparatus, device, or equipment in which nuclear fission is sustained in a self-supporting and controlled chain reaction; the term does not include an apparatus, device, or equipment used exclusively for educational, medical, or research purposes;

(6) production facility means equipment or a device capable of the production of special nuclear material in quantity of significance to the common defense and security, or to affect the health and safety of the public; or any important component part especially designed for the equipment or device;

(7) radiation means gamma rays and X-rays, alpha and beta particles, high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other nuclear particles; but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared, or ultra-violet light;

(8) special nuclear material means plutonium, uranium 233, and uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material that the governor declares by order to be special nuclear material after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined the material to be special nuclear material; or material artificially enriched by any of the foregoing material;

(9) utilization facility means equipment or a device, except an atomic weapon, capable of making use of special nuclear material in a quantity significant to the common defense and security, or in a manner affecting the health and safety of the public, or peculiarly adapted for making use of atomic energy in a quantity significant to the common defense and security, or in a manner affecting the health and safety of the public; or an important component part especially designed for the equipment or device.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.085 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.085
Hospital records retention.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless specified otherwise by the department a hospital shall retain and preserve records that relate directly to the care and treatment of a patient for a period of seven years following the discharge of the patient. However, the records of a patient under 19 years of age shall be kept until at least two years after the patient has reached the age of 19 years or until seven years following the discharge of the patient, whichever is longer. Records consisting of X-ray film are required to be retained for five years.

(b) The department shall by regulation define the types of records and the information required to be included in the records retained and preserved under (a) of this section. The department may by regulation specify records and information to be retained for longer periods than those set out in (a) of this section.

(c) If a hospital ceases operation, it shall make immediate arrangements, as approved by the department, for the preservation of its records.

(d) This section is subject to AS 18.23.100 .

(e) In this section, hospital includes those facilities defined as hospitals under AS 18.20.130 and 18.20.210.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.770 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.770
Toll-free telephone number.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall arrange for and maintain a toll-free telephone number for senior housing purposes so that private financial institutions and their borrowers may contact the office from any location in the state by telephone without a toll charge.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.190 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.190
Tax exemption.
Status: in_force

(a) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for their well-being and prosperity, and for the improvement of their social and economic conditions, and the corporation is not required to pay a tax or assessment on any property owned by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter or upon the income from it, except taxes on real property of which the corporation is fee owner.

(b) All obligations issued under this chapter are declared to be issued by a body corporate and public of the state and for an essential public and governmental purpose, and the obligations, and the interest and income on and from the obligations, and all fees, charges, funds, revenues, income, and other money pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of the obligations, or interest on the obligations, are exempt from taxation except for transfer, inheritance, and estate taxes.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.760 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.760
Misuse of a permit.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a permit issued under AS 18.65.700  18.65.790 may not (1) alter the permit;

(2) allow another person to use the permit;

(3) possess or display a suspended or revoked permit; or

(4) represent or display an expired permit as if the permit were valid, unless the holder has submitted a complete, timely renewal form under AS 18.65.725 and the renewal process has been delayed due to circumstances not under the control of the applicant; this paragraph does not require a holder to return or surrender a permit upon its expiration, nor may the department require a holder to return or surrender a permit upon its expiration.

(b) A person who violates (a)(1)  (3) of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(c) A person who violates (a)(4) of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction may be punished by a fine of not more than $100.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.067 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.067
Information provided on employee's request.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall make available to an employee on request a copy of the most recent OSHA form 20 or equivalent written information for a toxic or hazardous substance or for a physical agent to which the employee may be exposed. If the employer does not have the copy or information requested, the employer shall request a copy from the department or the manufacturer of the substance within three state government working days after receiving the request.

(b) If the copy or information requested under (a) of this section is not made available to the employee within 15 calendar days after the request is received, the employer shall take measures to assure that employees are not exposed to the substance to which the copy or information pertains until the copy or information is made available to the employee who made the request. This subsection applies only to substances for which an OSHA form 20 or equivalent information is required under OSHA regulations. This subsection does not alter, deny, or abrogate any right an employee may have under law to refuse to work under hazardous circumstances.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.500 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.500
Interest of members of board of directors or employees of corporation in project prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the board of directors or employee of the corporation may not voluntarily acquire an interest, direct or indirect, in a redevelopment project or in property included or planned by the corporation to be included in a redevelopment project, or in a contract or proposed contract in connection with a project. If the acquisition is not voluntary the member or employee shall immediately disclose the interest in writing to the corporation and the disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the corporation.

(b) If a member of the board of directors or employee of the corporation owns or controls or owned or controlled within the preceding two years an interest, direct or indirect, in property that the member or employee knows is included or planned by the corporation to be included in a redevelopment project, the member or employee shall immediately disclose the interest in writing to the corporation and the disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the corporation, and the member or employee may not participate in an action by the corporation affecting the property.

(c) A violation of this section constitutes misconduct in office or dereliction of duties of employment or both.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.082 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.082
Alaska housing finance revolving fund.
Status: in_force

The Alaska housing finance revolving fund is established in the corporation. The revolving fund consists of appropriations made to the revolving fund by the legislature, money or other assets transferred to the revolving fund by the corporation, and unrestricted repayments of principal on loans made or purchased by the corporation. Amounts deposited in the revolving fund shall be expended for the purposes of the corporation, set out in this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.090 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.090
Department to assist other agencies.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall assist other departments of the state, municipal, and federal governments in the enforcement of criminal laws and regulations pertaining to those departments.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.675 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.675
Posting of warning sign before operation.
Status: in_force

A person individually or through an agent or employee may not operate a crane, derrick, power shovel, drilling rig, hoisting equipment, or similar apparatus, any part of which is capable of vertical, lateral, or swinging motion, unless the operator or the operator's employer posts and maintains, in plain view of the operator, a durable warning sign legible at 12 feet that reads as follows: It is unlawful to operate this equipment within 10 feet of high voltage lines.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.090 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.090
Bond anticipation notes.
Status: in_force

The authority may issue and sell bond anticipation notes which shall be on the terms, bear the date, mature at the time, be in the denomination and in the form, payable in the medium at the place and subject to the terms of redemption as the authority considers necessary or advisable in the manner provided in this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.310 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.310
Sanctions for noncompliance.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department finds that a nursing facility, or a partner, officer, director, owner of five percent or more of the nursing facility's assets, or managing employee of the nursing facility substantially failed or refused to comply with AS 08.68.340  08.68.390, AS 08.70 , AS 18.20.075  18.20.085, AS 47.07 , or with a regulation adopted under any of those statutes, or, for a nursing facility that provides Medicaid services under AS 47.07 , failed or refused to comply with the Medicaid requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1396r (Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended) or a regulation adopted under that statute, the department may take the following actions: (1) ban the admission of new residents to the nursing facility;

(2) as provided in AS 18.20.320 , deny payment under AS 47.07 and AS 47.25.120  47.25.300 for any Medicaid or general relief-medical resident admitted to the nursing facility after notice by the department of denial of payment; residents who are eligible for Medicaid or general relief-medical are not responsible for payment when the department takes action under this paragraph;

(3) assess a civil fine in accordance with AS 18.20.340 ;

(4) suspend or terminate the nursing facility's participation in the Medicaid program;

(5) suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the nursing facility's license issued under this chapter;

(6) seek an appointment of temporary administration as provided in AS 18.20.360 or of a receiver under AS 18.20.370 ;

(7) in case of an emergency, seek an order from the court either to close the nursing facility or to transfer residents from that facility, or both.

(b) An order of the department imposing a sanction described in (1) (a)(1), (4), or (5) of this section takes effect immediately upon service of the order on the nursing facility; however, if the facility can demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that the deficiencies prompting the order do not jeopardize the health or safety of facility residents or seriously limit the nursing facility's capacity to provide adequate care, the department's order takes effect 10 days after service;

(2) (a)(2) or (3) of this section takes effect 10 days after service of the order on the nursing facility.

(c) A hearing may be requested under AS 18.20.330 regarding a sanction imposed by the department under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.715 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.715
Demonstration of competence with handguns.
Status: reserved

(a) An applicant for a permit to carry a concealed handgun shall provide a certificate of successful completion of a handgun course that is approved by the department. The handgun course must have been completed within the 12 months immediately preceding the application. The department shall approve a handgun course, including the personal protection course offered by the National Rifle Association, if the course tests the applicant's (1) knowledge of Alaska law relating to firearms and the use of deadly force;

(2) familiarity with the basic concepts of the safe and responsible use of handguns;

(3) knowledge of self-defense principles; and

(4) physical competence with a handgun.

(b) [Repealed, § 20 ch 1 SLA 1998.] (c) The department may not require a certificate of competence submitted under this section to contain any specifically identifying information, including make, model, or serial number, of a handgun with which an applicant or permittee has demonstrated competence.

(d) The department shall maintain a list of approved courses and shall provide the list to the public upon request.
Alaska Stat. § 18.08.087 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.08 / Section 18.08.087
Disclosure of medical records.
Status: in_force

When requested for the purpose of evaluating the performance of an emergency medical technician, mobile intensive care paramedic, or physician who provided emergency medical care or other assistance to a sick or injured person, a licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant may disclose to an emergency medical technician, a mobile intensive care paramedic, or physician the medical or hospital records of a sick or injured person to whom the paramedic, technician, or physician is providing or has rendered emergency medical care or assistance. However, the disclosing physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant shall limit disclosure under this section to the records that are considered necessary by the discloser for evaluation of the paramedic's, technician's, or physician's performance in providing the emergency medical care or assistance. A mobile intensive care paramedic, emergency medical care technician, or physician to whom confidential records are disclosed under this section may not further disclose the information to a person not entitled to receive that information under this section or another law.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.740 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.740
Revocation of permit; appeal.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit to carry a concealed handgun shall be immediately revoked by the department when the permittee (1) becomes disqualified to receive and hold a permit under AS 18.65.705 ;

(2) is convicted of two class A misdemeanors of this state or similar laws of another jurisdiction within a six-year period if at least one of the convictions occurs after the application;

(3) knowingly supplied a false or fraudulent answer, statement, or document, or made a material misstatement or omission, in connection with an application for a permit or renewal or replacement of a permit.

(b) A person whose permit is revoked under (a) of this section shall immediately surrender the permit to the nearest peace officer. A peace officer receiving a permit under this section shall immediately forward the permit to the department.

(c) A person whose permit is revoked under this section may appeal the revocation decision to the commissioner. A person may seek judicial review of the decision of the commissioner under AS 44.62.560  44.62.570.

(d) A person whose permit is revoked may not apply for a permit until at least five years after the revocation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.260 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.260
Aiding, abetting, or coercing a violation of chapter.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce the doing of an act forbidden under this chapter or to attempt to do so.
Alaska Stat. § 18.31.260 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.31 / Section 18.31.260
Presence of naturally occurring asbestos.
Status: in_force

The state shall consider 0.25 percent by mass, the minimum detectable amount of asbestos under the California Air Resources Board Method 435, as the baseline for the presence of naturally occurring asbestos in gravel or other aggregate material.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.110 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.110
Cooperation with and aid of federal government.
Status: in_force

For purposes of AS 18.55.100  18.55.290, the corporation may do all things necessary or desirable to cooperate with or act as agent for the federal government, or to secure financial aid for housing projects for veterans of World War II and other citizens of the state, provided that those projects may not be undertaken unless an acute shortage of housing exists. With respect to those projects, the corporation may not be subject to limitations, restrictions, or requirements of other laws, except those relating to land acquisition, prescribing or limiting the procedure or action to be taken in the development or administration of any buildings, property, public works, undertakings, or projects of municipal or public corporations or agencies of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.370 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.370
Appeals.
Status: in_force

A person aggrieved by an order or act of a deputy inspector employed under AS 18.60.230 or an approved inspector appointed under AS 18.60.235 (a) may, within 15 days after notice of the order or act, appeal to the commissioner of labor and workforce development. The commissioner of labor and workforce development or the commissioner's designee shall hold a hearing within 30 days of the appeal but shall give at least 10 days' written notice of the hearing to all interested parties. Within 30 days after the hearing, the commissioner of labor and workforce development or the commissioner's designee shall issue an order approving or disapproving the order or act and shall give a copy of the order to all interested parties. Within 30 days after the order of the commissioner of labor and workforce development or the commissioner's designee, a person aggrieved may file an appeal in the superior court for review. The court shall summarily hear the appeal and may make an appropriate order or decree.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.321 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.321
Public education.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall ensure that employers, property owners, property operators, and other members of the public are provided ongoing access to (1) a program of education regarding the requirements in AS 18.35.301  18.35.399;

(2) an electronically published printable brochure that summarizes the requirements in AS 18.35.301  18.35.399.

(b) The program of education under (a) of this section may be provided in combination with the comprehensive smoking education, tobacco use prevention, and tobacco control program established in AS 44.29.020 (a)(12).
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.825 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.825
Definition.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.60.800  18.60.820, elevator includes elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.800 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.800
Rules of evidence do not control in hearings before the corporation.
Status: in_force

The rules of evidence in judicial proceedings are not controlling in hearings before the corporation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.250 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.250
Unlawful financing practice.
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for a financial institution or other commercial institution extending secured or unsecured credit, upon receiving an application for financial assistance or credit for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of a housing accommodation or other property or services, or the acquisition or improvement of unimproved property, or upon receiving an application for any sort of loan of money, to permit one of its officials or employees during the execution of the official's or the employee's duties (1) to discriminate against the applicant because of sex, physical or mental disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, race, religion, color, or national origin in a term, condition, or privilege relating to the obtainment or use of the institution's financial assistance or credit, except to the extent of a federal statute or regulation applicable to a transaction of the same character;

(2) to make or cause to be made a written or oral inquiry or record of the sex, physical or mental disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, race, religion, color, or national origin of a person seeking the institution's financial assistance or credit, unless the inquiry is for the purpose of ascertaining the creditor's rights and remedies applicable to the particular extension of credit and is not made or used in order to discriminate in a determination of creditworthiness;

(3) to refuse to extend credit, issue a credit card, or make a loan to a married person or a person with a physical or mental disability, who is otherwise creditworthy, if so requested by the person;

(4) to refuse to issue a credit card to a married person in that person's name, if so requested by the person, provided, however, that the person so requesting a card may be required to open an account in that name.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) of this section, any practice permitted by federal statute or regulation applicable to financial or credit transactions of the same character as those covered by this section does not constitute discrimination under this section.

(c) An action by a financial institution or other commercial institution extending credit taken in compliance with (a) of this section, including the extension of credit or the making of a loan, is not a violation of AS 06.20.240 , unless done with the intent or purpose of obtaining a higher rate of interest than would otherwise be permitted by AS 06.20.230 .

(d) This section does not prohibit an institution described in (a) of this section from refusing to contract with a person if the person lacks the legal capacity to contract or if the institution is reasonably in doubt about the person's legal capacity to contract.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.075 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.075
Risk management.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a license, each hospital shall have in operation an internal risk management program that shall (1) investigate the frequency and causes of incidents in hospitals that cause injury to patients;

(2) develop and implement measures to minimize the risk of injury to patients; in developing these measures each hospital shall take into account recommendations of its medical staff, private underwriters, industry standards, experience of other hospitals, and recommendations of licensing boards of other health care providers; and

(3) analyze patient grievances that relate to patient care.

(b) The department shall adopt by regulation standards for the risk management programs in hospitals in the state which may vary according to the size of the hospital, the type of care offered by the hospital, and other factors found relevant by the department. Regulations adopted under this subsection are subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.010
Findings and purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) There exists within the state a serious shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary residential housing available at low or moderate prices or rentals to persons of lower and moderate income. There also exist within the state remote, underdeveloped, or blighted areas where the development of decent, safe, and sanitary housing is necessary to economic growth. These conditions are inimical to the safety, health, welfare, and prosperity of the residents of the state and to the sound growth of urban and rural communities.

(b) The legislature finds and declares that private enterprise has not been able to provide, without assistance, an adequate supply of safe and sanitary homes at prices or rents that persons of lower or moderate income can afford, or to achieve rehabilitation of much of the present housing for persons of lower and moderate income, or to provide without assistance the housing necessary to promote the economic growth of remote, underdeveloped, or blighted areas, and that existing state and federal programs are inadequate to meet housing needs of persons of lower and moderate income or of remote, underdeveloped, or blighted areas. It is imperative that the supply of housing for persons of lower and moderate income and the housing necessary to promote the economic growth of remote, underdeveloped, or blighted areas be increased and that coordination and cooperation among private enterprise, state and local government be encouraged to sponsor, build, and rehabilitate residential housing for these persons.

(c) The legislature finds and declares further that, in accomplishing this purpose, the creation of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is essential to assist in the acquisition and development of land and the construction, rehabilitation, financing, management, maintenance, sale, and rental of dwelling units for persons of lower and moderate income or persons in remote, underdeveloped, or blighted areas and that these activities serve a public purpose in benefiting the people of the state. The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is empowered to act on behalf of the state and its people in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public.

(d) The program of making loans for residential housing to veterans in accordance with AS 26.15 has increased and improved the supply of adequate housing in the state, and the continuation of the program is essential to the economic growth of the state and the expansion of the supply of adequate residential housing in the state. Participation by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation in the program of purchasing and insuring state veterans' loans as provided in this chapter will be of material aid in insuring the continuance of the program of making loans for residential housing to veterans in accordance with AS 26.15 .

(e) Expansion of the program of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation of purchasing insured and uninsured mortgage loans is essential to the economic growth of the state and the supply of adequate residential housing in the state.

(f) The legislature finds that enabling the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to assist in financing the program of veterans' loans for residential housing in accordance with AS 26.15 and to expand its program of purchasing other mortgage loans serves a public purpose in benefiting the people of the state. The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is empowered to act on behalf of the state and its people in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public.

(g) The legislature finds that permitting the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to create a subsidiary to assist in the financing of prepayment of all or a portion of a governmental employer's share of unfunded accrued actuarial liability of retirement systems serves a public purpose in benefiting the people of the state. The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation may act on behalf of the state and its people in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public.

(h) The legislature finds that permitting the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to create a subsidiary to assist in the financing of sustainable energy development serves a public purpose benefitting the people of the state. The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is empowered to act on behalf of the state and its people in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public.
Alaska Stat. § 18.95.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.95 / Section 18.95.030
Peer support counseling confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(a) A written or oral communication made by a participant or peer support counselor during a peer support counseling session or made between peer support counselors, supervisors, or staff members relating to a peer support counseling session is confidential and may not be disclosed by a participant, peer support counselor, supervisor, or staff member to another person. Nothing in this subsection prohibits communications relating to a peer support counseling session between peer support counselors, supervisors, and staff members of a peer support counseling program.

(b) Oral or written information generated as a result of a peer support counseling session is confidential and is not subject to public disclosure under AS 40.25.100  40.25.295 (Alaska Public Records Act). The oral or written information is not admissible in a criminal or civil proceeding. A person may not be compelled to disclose oral or written information through discovery or testimony in a civil or criminal proceeding. Records and information collected through the peer support counseling program are not subject to discovery or subpoena in connection with a civil or criminal proceeding. This subsection does not apply to information that was acquired (1) through observations made during the regular course of employment of a peace officer or emergency service personnel, or other material or information acquired during the course of employment of a peace officer or emergency service personnel, that is otherwise subject to discovery or introduction into evidence; or

(2) by a peer support counselor in the course of the peer support counselor's response to an incident as the initial responding peace officer or emergency service personnel, witness, or party to the incident for which a person sought peer support counseling.

(c) This section does not apply to (1) a threat of suicide or homicide made by a participant in a peer support counseling session or any information relating to a threat of suicide or homicide;

(2) information that is required by law to be reported;

(3) information relating to the abuse of a child or a vulnerable adult;

(4) any admission of criminal conduct.
Alaska Stat. § 18.57.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.57 / Section 18.57.050
Bonds and notes.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority, by board resolution, may issue bonds and bond anticipation notes in order to provide funds to carry out and effectuate its purposes.

(b) The principal and interest on these bonds or notes is payable from authority funds. Bond anticipation notes may be payable from the proceeds of the sale of bonds or from the proceeds of sale of other bond anticipation notes or, if bond or bond anticipation note proceeds are not available, the notes may be paid from other funds or assets of the authority. Bonds or notes may be additionally secured by a pledge of a grant or contribution from the federal or state government, a corporation, association, institution, or person, or a pledge of money, income, or revenues of the authority from any source.

(c) Bonds or bond anticipation notes may be issued as provided by board resolution, in one or more series and shall (1) be dated; (2) bear interest at the prescribed rate per year or within the maximum rate; (3) be in a certain denomination or form, either coupon or registered; (4) carry the conversion or registration provisions; (5) have rank or priority; (6) be executed in a certain manner and form; (7) be payable from the sources in the medium of payment and place or places inside or outside the state; (8) be subject to authentication by a trustee or fiscal agent; and (9) be subject to terms of redemption, with or without premium. Bond anticipation notes mature at a time determined by the authority. Bonds mature at a time, not exceeding 50 years from the date of their issuance, as determined by the authority. Before the preparation of definitive bonds or bond anticipation notes, the authority may issue interim receipts or temporary bonds or bond anticipation notes, with or without coupons, exchangeable for bonds or bond anticipation notes when the definitive bonds or bond anticipation notes have been executed and are available for delivery.

(d) Bond or bond anticipation notes may be sold in the manner, on the terms, and at the price the authority determines.

(e) If an officer whose actual or facsimile signature appears on any bonds or notes or coupons attached to them ceases to be an officer before the delivery of the bond, note, or coupon, the signature is valid as if the officer had remained in office until delivery.

(f) In a resolution of the authority authorizing or relating to the issuance of bonds or bond anticipation notes, the authority may, with holders of the bonds or bond anticipation notes, (1) pledge to any payment or purpose all or any part of revenue to which it is or will be entitled to and similarly pledge the money derived from the revenue, and the proceeds of any bonds or notes;

(2) covenant against pledging all or any part of its revenue, or against permitting or suffering a lien on the revenue or its property;

(3) covenant as to the use and disposition of any and all payments of principal or interest received by the authority on mortgage loans, construction loans, or other investments held by the authority;

(4) covenant as to establishment of reserves or sinking funds and the making of provision for and the regulation and disposition of the reserves or sinking funds;

(5) covenant with respect to or against limitations on a right to sell or otherwise dispose of property of any kind;

(6) covenant as to bonds and notes to be issued, and their limitations, terms and conditions, and as to the custody, application, and disposition of the proceeds of the bonds and notes;

(7) covenant as to the issuance of additional bonds or notes, or as to limitations on the issuance of additional bonds or notes and the incurring of the other debts;

(8) covenant as to the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds or notes, as to the sources and methods of the payment, as to the rank or priority of the bonds or notes with respect to a lien or security, or as to the acceleration of the maturity of the bonds or notes;

(9) provide for the replacement of lost, stolen, destroyed, or mutilated bonds or notes;

(10) covenant against extending the time for the payment of bonds or notes or interest on the bonds or notes;

(11) covenant as to the redemption of bonds or notes and privileges of their exchange for other bonds or notes of the authority;

(12) covenant to create or authorize the creation of special funds of money to be held in pledge or otherwise for operation expenses, payment or redemption of bonds or notes, reserves, or other purposes, and as to use and disposition of the money held in the funds;

(13) establish the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract or covenant with or for the benefit of the holders of bonds or notes may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds or notes the holders of which must consent to amendment or abrogation, and the manner in which the consent may be given;

(14) covenant as to the custody of any of its properties or investments, their safekeeping and insurance, and the use and disposition of insurance money;

(15) covenant as to the time or manner of enforcement or restraint from enforcement of any rights of the corporation arising by reason of or with respect to nonpayment of principal or interest of any mortgage loans or construction loans;

(16) provide for the rights and liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the breach of a covenant, condition, or obligation, and to prescribe the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which any or all of the bonds, notes, or other obligations of the authority become or may be declared due and payable before maturity and the terms and conditions upon which such a declaration and its consequences may be waived;

(17) vest in a trustee or trustees inside or outside the state property, rights, powers, and duties in trust as the authority may determine, which may include any or all of the rights, powers, and duties of a trustee appointed by the holders of bonds or notes, and to limit or abrogate the right of the holders of bonds or notes of the authority to appoint a trustee under this chapter or limit the rights, powers, and duties of the trustee;

(18) pay the costs or expenses incident to the enforcement of the bonds or notes or of the provisions of the resolution or of a covenant or agreement of the authority with the holders of its bonds or notes;

(19) agree with a corporate trustee which may be a trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company inside or outside the state as to the pledging or assigning of revenue or funds to which or in which the authority has any rights or interest; and further provide for other rights and remedies exercisable by the trustee as may be proper for the protection of the holders of any bonds or notes of the authority and not otherwise in violation of law and may provide for the restriction of the rights of an individual holder of bonds or notes of the authority;

(20) appoint and provide for the duties and obligations of a paying agent or other fiduciary, by resolution, inside or outside the state;

(21) limit the rights of the holders of bonds or notes to enforce a pledge or covenant securing bonds or notes;

(22) make covenants other than expressly authorized in this section, of like or different character, and to make covenants as may be necessary or desirable, to better secure bonds or notes or that, in the discretion of the authority, will tend to make bonds or notes more marketable, notwithstanding the fact that the covenants are not enumerated in this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.080 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.080
Delegation of functions.
Status: in_force

The public defender may assign the functions vested in the public defender or in the agency to subordinate attorneys and employees.
Alaska Stat. § 18.13.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.13 / Section 18.13.010
Genetic testing.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, (1) a person may not collect a DNA sample from a person, perform a DNA analysis on a sample, retain a DNA sample or the results of a DNA analysis, or disclose the results of a DNA analysis unless the person has first obtained the informed and written consent of the person, or the person's legal guardian or authorized representative, for the collection, analysis, retention, or disclosure;

(2) a DNA sample and the results of a DNA analysis performed on the sample are the exclusive property of the person sampled or analyzed.

(b) The prohibitions of (a) of this section do not apply to DNA samples collected and analyses conducted (1) under AS 44.41.035 or comparable provisions of another jurisdiction;

(2) for a law enforcement purpose, including the identification of perpetrators and the investigation of crimes and the identification of missing or unidentified persons or deceased individuals;

(3) for determining paternity;

(4) to screen newborns as required by state or federal law;

(5) for the purpose of emergency medical treatment.

(c) A general authorization for the release of medical records or medical information may not be construed as the informed and written consent required by this section. The Department of Health may by regulation adopt a uniform informed and written consent form to assist persons in meeting the requirements of this section. A person using that uniform informed and written consent is exempt from civil or criminal liability for actions taken under the consent form. A person may revoke or amend their informed and written consent at any time.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.670 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.670
Preparation of general plan by local governing body.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality, not authorized to create a planning commission with power to prepare a general plan for the redevelopment of the municipality, may prepare a general plan before a redevelopment project is initiated under AS 18.55.480  18.55.960.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.050
Vacancy.
Status: in_force

If the position of public defender becomes vacant for any reason, the governor may appoint an acting public defender to serve until the regular appointment procedures under AS 18.85.030 are complied with. The governor and the judicial council shall act under AS 18.85.030 as soon as possible after the vacancy occurs. A person appointed under that section to fill a vacancy begins a new four-year term.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.485 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.485
Radiation sources.
Status: in_force

Radiation sources shall be shielded, transported, handled, used, and kept to prevent users and other persons from being exposed to concentrations of radionuclides or levels of radiation exceeding those limits established by the department in regulations.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.245 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.245
Report of induced termination of pregnancy.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital, clinic, or other institution where an induced termination of pregnancy is performed in the state shall submit a report directly to the state registrar within 30 days after the induced termination is completed. The report may not contain the name of the patient whose pregnancy was terminated but must contain the information required by the state registrar in regulations adopted under this section.

(b) When an induced termination of pregnancy is performed by a physician outside of a hospital, clinic, or other institution, the physician shall submit the report required under this section within 30 days after the induced termination of pregnancy is completed.

(c) For purposes of this section, (1) an induced termination of pregnancy is considered to be performed where the act interrupting the pregnancy is performed even if the resultant expulsion of the product of conception occurs elsewhere;

(2) prescription of a medicine by a physician who knows that the medicine will be taken with the intention of inducing termination of a pregnancy is considered to be the act that interrupts the pregnancy even if the medicine is taken outside of the physician's presence; and

(3) an induced termination of pregnancy is considered to be completed when the product of conception is extracted or expulsed.

(d) The state registrar shall annually prepare a statistical report based on the reports received under this section. The report must include the types of information required under (e) of this section, except that the statistical report may not identify or give information that can be used to identify the name of any physician who performed an induced termination of pregnancy, the name of any facility in which an induced termination of pregnancy occurred, or the name of the municipality or community in which the induced termination of pregnancy occurred. The data gathered from the reports received under this section may only be presented in aggregate statistics, not individually, so that specific individuals may not be identified. After preparation of the annual report, the state registrar shall destroy the reports received under this section.

(e) The state registrar shall adopt regulations to implement this section. The regulations that establish the information that will be required in a report of an induced termination of pregnancy (1) must require information substantially similar to the information required under the United States Standard Report of Induced Termination of Pregnancy, as published by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Health and Human Services, in April 1998, as part of DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 98-1117;

(2) must require, if known, whether the unidentified patient requested and received a written copy of the information required to be maintained on the Internet under AS 18.05.032 ; and

(3) may not include provisions that would violate a woman's privacy by requiring the woman's name or any identifying information in the report.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.110 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.110
Duties of deputy local registrar.
Status: in_force

In accordance with regulations adopted under this chapter, the deputy local registrar shall perform the duties of the local registrar in the absence or incapacity of the local registrar and shall perform other duties required by the state registrar.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.170 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.170
Application for construction projects.
Status: in_force

The state, a political subdivision of the state, or a public or other nonprofit agency requesting federal funds for a health facility construction project must apply to the department. The application must conform to federal and state requirements.
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.080 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.080
Awarding compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) In a case in which a person is injured or killed by an incident specified in AS 18.67.101 (1), or by the act of any other person that is within the description of offenses listed in AS 18.67.101 (2), the board may order the payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter: (1) to or for the benefit of the injured person;

(2) in the case of personal injury or death of the victim, to a person responsible or who had been responsible for the maintenance of the victim who has suffered pecuniary loss or incurred expenses as a result of the injury or death;

(3) in the case of death of the victim, to or for the benefit of one or more of the dependents of the victim; or

(4) to the provider of a service under AS 18.67.110 (b).

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, a person is considered to have intended an act notwithstanding that by reason of age, insanity, drunkenness, or otherwise, the person was legally incapable of forming a criminal intent.

(c) In determining whether to make an order under this section, the board shall consider all circumstances determined to be relevant, including provocation, consent, or any other behavior of the victim that directly or indirectly contributed to the victim's injury or death, the prior case or social history, if any, of the victim, the victim's need for financial aid, and any other relevant matters. In applying this subsection, (1) the board may not deny an order based on the factors in this subsection, unless those factors relate significantly to the occurrence that caused the victimization and are of such a nature and quality that a reasonable or prudent person would know that the factors or actions could lead to the crime and the victimization;

(2) with regard to circumstances in which the victim consented to, provoked, or incited the criminal act, the board may consider those circumstances only if the board finds that it is more probable than not that those circumstances occurred and were the cause of the crime and the victimization;

(3) the board may deny an order based on the victim's involvement with illegal drugs, only if (A) the victim was involved in the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance at the time of the crime or the crime and victimization was a direct result of the prior manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance; the evidence of this manufacture or delivery must be corroborated by law enforcement or other credible sources; and

(B) the evidence shows a direct correlation linking the illegal activity and the crime and victimization; or

(4) if a claim is based on a crime involving domestic violence or on a crime of sexual abuse of a minor or sexual assault and the offender is (A) convicted of one of those crimes, notwithstanding (1)  (3) of this subsection, the board may not deny an order based on considerations of provocation, the use of alcohol or drugs by the victim, or the prior social history of the victim; or

(B) not convicted of one of those crimes, the board may not deny an order based on the involvement or behavior of the victim.

(d) An order may be made under this section whether or not a person is prosecuted or convicted of an offense arising out of the act that caused the injury or death involved in the application. Upon application made by an appropriate prosecuting authority, the board may suspend proceedings under this chapter for a period it considers appropriate on the ground that a prosecution for an offense arising out of the act that caused the injury or death involved in the application has been commenced or is imminent.
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.050
Attorney fees.
Status: in_force

The board may, as part of an order entered under this chapter, determine and allow reasonable attorney fees, which may not exceed 25 percent of the first $1,000 amount awarded as compensation, 15 percent of the next $9,000 amount awarded as compensation, and 7.5 percent of the amount awarded as compensation over $10,000 under AS 18.67.070 , to be paid in addition to the amount of the compensation, to the attorney representing the applicant. An attorney may not ask for, contract for, charge, demand, collect, or receive a larger sum than the amount allowed by the board in the award of attorney fees. An attorney who violates this section shall forfeit any fee awarded and shall repay the state the fee awarded under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.16.060 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.16 / Section 18.16.060
Informed consent requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, a person may not knowingly perform or induce an abortion without the voluntary and informed consent of (1) a woman on whom an abortion is to be performed or induced;

(2) the parent, guardian, or custodian of a pregnant, unemancipated minor if required under AS 18.16.020 ; or

(3) a pregnant, unemancipated minor if authorized by a court under AS 18.16.030 .

(b) Consent to an abortion is informed and voluntary when the woman or another person whose consent is required certifies in writing that the physician who is to perform the abortion, a member of the physician's staff who is a licensed health care provider, or the referring physician has verbally informed the woman or another person whose consent is required of the name of the physician who will perform the procedure and the gestational estimation of the pregnancy at the time the abortion is to be performed and has provided either (1) the Internet information required to be maintained under AS 18.05.032 ; the physician or a member of the physician's staff who is a licensed health care provider shall provide a copy of the Internet information if a person requests a written copy; if a member of the physician's staff provides the information required under this paragraph, the member of the physician's staff shall offer the opportunity to consult with the physician; or

(2) information about the nature and risks of undergoing or not undergoing the proposed procedure that a reasonable patient would consider material to making a voluntary and informed decision of whether to undergo the procedure.

(c) The information required in (b) of this section shall be provided before the procedure in a private setting to protect privacy, maintain the confidentiality of the decision, ensure that the information focuses on the individual circumstances, and ensure an adequate opportunity to ask questions. Provision of the information telephonically or by electronic mail, regular mail, or facsimile transmittal before the person's appointment satisfies the requirements of this subsection as long as the person whose consent is required under (a) of this section has an opportunity to ask questions of the physician after receiving the information.

(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, informed consent that meets the requirements of (a)  (c) of this section is not required in the case of a medical emergency or if the pregnancy is the result of sexual assault under AS 11.41.410  11.41.427, sexual abuse of a minor under AS 11.41.434  11.41.440, incest under AS 11.41.450 , or an offense under a law of another jurisdiction with elements similar to one of these offenses. In this subsection, medical emergency means a condition that, on the basis of a physician's good faith clinical judgment, so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman that (1) the immediate termination of the woman's pregnancy is necessary to avert the woman's death; or

(2) a delay in providing an abortion will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the woman.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.610 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.610
Delegation of authority.
Status: in_force

Upon application to the department, a person, corporation, electric utility firm, public utility district, rural electrification association, or municipal utility district furnishing electrical current may be authorized by the commissioner to inspect the electrical wiring for a public or commercial structure as defined in AS 18.60.660 to which it is to furnish electrical current before energizing the electrical system on, in, or about the premises. Authorization by the commissioner under this section constitutes a grant of full authority to act within the provisions of AS 18.60.580  18.60.660 with the same immunities and privileges accorded to the state in the performance of these duties. A person or entity whose electrical wiring installation is found by the authorized inspector not to meet the standards prescribed has the right to appeal to the commissioner for a new inspection. The commissioner shall, within 15 days, furnish a new inspection by a designee not associated with the person, firm, or utility that did the original inspection.
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.051 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.07 / Section 18.07.051
Terms of issuance of the certificate.
Status: in_force

Each certificate issued must specify terms of issuance describing the nature and extent of the activities authorized by the certificate.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.570 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.570
Issuance of bonds and notes.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation may (1) issue bonds and notes from time to time for any of the purposes of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960, including the payment of principal and interest upon advances for surveys and plans for redevelopment projects;

(2) issue refunding bonds for the purpose of the payment or retirement or in exchange for bonds previously issued by it;

(3) issue the types of bonds and notes it determines, including bonds and notes on which the principal and interest are payable (A) exclusively from the income, proceeds, and revenues of the redevelopment project financed with the proceeds of the bonds or notes; or

(B) exclusively from the income, proceeds, and revenue of any of its redevelopment projects whether or not they are financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of the bonds or notes; and

(4) further secure the bonds or notes authorized by (1)  (3) of this subsection by a pledge of all or any part of a loan, grant, or contribution from the federal government or from another source, or by a mortgage of a redevelopment project of the corporation.

(b) The members of the board of directors of the corporation or a person executing the bonds or notes authorized by (a) of this section are not liable personally on the bonds or notes by reason of the issuance of them. The bonds, notes, and other obligations of the corporation are not a debt of the municipality, the state, or the United States, and neither the municipality, the state, nor the United States is liable on them, nor are the bonds, notes, or obligations payable out of money or property other than those of the corporation acquired for the purposes of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 and each bond and note shall state this on its face. A bond or note does not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction. Bonds and notes of the corporation issued under AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and, together with interest on them and income from them, are exempt from all taxes.

(c) Bonds and notes of the corporation issued under AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear the date or dates, be payable upon demand or mature at the time or times, bear interest at the rate or rates provided, be in the denomination or denominations, be in the form either coupon or registered, carry the conversion or registration privileges, have the rank or priority, be executed in the manner, be payable in the medium of payment, at the place or places, and be subject to the terms of redemption, with or without premium, which the resolution, its trust indenture, or mortgage provides.

(d) Bonds and notes may be sold in the manner, on the terms, and at the price the corporation determines.

(e) If a member of the board of directors or officer of the corporation whose signature appears on a bond, note, or coupon ceases to be a member or officer before the delivery of the bonds or notes, the signature is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if the member or officer had remained in office until delivery. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, bonds and notes issued under AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 are negotiable.

(f) In an action or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of a bond or note or security for a bond or note issued under AS 18.55.480  18.55.960, where the bond or note recites in substance that it has been issued by the corporation to aid in financing a redevelopment project, the bond or note is conclusive proof that it has been issued for that purpose and the project is conclusively considered to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with the purposes and provisions of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.130 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.130
Contracts with private attorneys.
Status: in_force

When the public interest requires, and a person is entitled to representation by the agency under this chapter, the public defender may contract with one or more private attorneys to assist the public defender. Except as provided in AS 18.85.155 , the public defender shall pay for these services out of appropriations to the agency.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.690 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.690
Nonapplicability to certain activities.
Status: in_force

AS 18.60.670  18.60.695 do not apply to (1) activities relating to high voltage overhead conductors or their supporting structures conducted by persons authorized by the operator or owner of high voltage overhead conductors or their supporting structures;

(2) work done on telephone or communication circuits or their supporting structures;

(3) the operation or maintenance of equipment traveling or moving upon fixed rails of a railroad; or

(4) emergency situations in which life is endangered.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.380 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.380
Medical treatment.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care practitioner or public health agent who examines or treats an individual who has or may have been exposed to a contagious disease shall instruct the individual about the measures for preventing transmission of the disease and the need for treatment.

(b) The department may administer medication or other medical treatment, including the use of directly observed therapy where appropriate, to a consenting individual who has or may have been exposed to a contagious disease.

(c) An individual has the right to refuse treatment and may not be required to submit to involuntary treatment as long as the individual is willing to take steps outlined by the state medical officer to prevent the spread of a communicable disease to others. However, an individual who exercises the right to refuse treatment under this subsection may be responsible for paying all costs incurred by the state in seeking and implementing a quarantine or isolation order made necessary by a refusal of treatment by the individual. The department shall notify an individual who refuses treatment under this subsection that the refusal may result in an indefinite period of quarantine or isolation and that the individual may be responsible for payment of the costs of the quarantine or isolation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.400 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.400
Limitations on nursing overtime.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a nurse in a health care facility may not be required or coerced, directly or indirectly, (1) to work beyond a predetermined and regularly scheduled shift that is agreed to by the nurse and the health care facility; or

(2) to accept an assignment of overtime if, in the judgment of the nurse, the overtime would jeopardize patient or employee safety.

(b) Except as provided by (c) of this section, after working a predetermined and regularly scheduled shift that is agreed to by the nurse and the health care facility as authorized by (a)(1) of this section, a nurse in a health care facility shall be allowed not less than 10 consecutive hours of off-duty time immediately following the end of that work.

(c) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to (1) a nurse who is employed by a health care facility providing services for a school, school district, or other educational institution, when the nurse is on duty for more than 14 consecutive hours during an occasional special event, such as a field trip, that is sponsored by the employer;

(2) a nurse voluntarily working overtime on an aircraft in use for medical transport, so long as the shift worked is allowable under regulations adopted by the Board of Nursing based on accreditation standards adopted by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems;

(3) a nurse on duty in overtime status (A) who is participating in the performance of a medical procedure or surgery that has begun but has not been completed;

(B) because of an unforeseen emergency situation that could jeopardize patient safety; in this subparagraph, unforeseen emergency situation means an unusual, unpredictable, or unforeseen situation caused by an act of terrorism, disease outbreak, natural disaster, major disaster as defined in 42 U.S.C. 5122, or disaster emergency under AS 26.23.020 or 26.23.140, but does not include a situation in which a health care facility has reasonable knowledge of increased patient volume or inadequate staffing because of some other cause, if that cause is foreseeable;

(C) because the health care facility has a scheduling problem caused by unforeseen weather conditions that prevent a second nurse from arriving at the facility to relieve the nurse on duty; in this subparagraph, unforeseen weather conditions means unusual, unpredictable, or unforeseen weather so extreme as to impair travel to the health care facility, but does not include a situation in which the health care facility has knowledge of the weather conditions far enough in advance to act so that a scheduling problem under this subparagraph can reasonably be avoided; or

(D) at a health care facility located in a rural community that declares a temporary nurse staffing emergency under AS 18.20.410 ;

(4) a nurse fulfilling on-call time that is agreed on by the nurse and a health care facility before it is scheduled unless fulfilling the on-call time would, in the nurse's judgment, create an unacceptable risk to the physical safety of the nurse, a patient, or an employee of the facility;

(5) a nurse voluntarily working overtime so long as the work is consistent with professional standards and safe patient care and does not exceed 14 consecutive hours;

(6) a nurse voluntarily working beyond 80 hours in a 14-day period so long as the nurse does not work more than 14 consecutive hours without a 10-hour break and the work is consistent with professional standards and safe patient care;

(7) a nurse who (A) is employed (i) at a psychiatric treatment hospital that treats only children or at a residential psychiatric treatment center, as defined under AS 18.07.111 , that treats only children; in this sub-subparagraph, children means persons under 19 years of age who are receiving psychiatric treatment from a hospital or center or who are residing in a center and who were under 18 years of age on the date that the treatment or period of residence commenced;

(ii) at a residential psychiatric treatment center as defined under AS 47.32.900 ; or

(iii) at a secure residential psychiatric treatment center as defined under AS 47.12.990 ;

(B) voluntarily agrees to work a 16-hour shift for the period between 5:00 p.m. on a Friday and 8:00 a.m. on the Monday that immediately follows and receives pay and benefits for that work that are equal to or greater than the pay and benefits the nurse would receive for working 20 regular hours in the same position; and

(C) during the period described in (B) of this paragraph does not work a 16-hour shift consecutive with another shift of eight hours or more without an intervening break of at least eight hours;

(8) the first two hours on overtime status when the health care facility is obtaining another nurse to work in place of the nurse in overtime status, so long as the nurse in overtime status is not on duty for more than 14 consecutive hours.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.065 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.065
Testing by state fire marshal.
Status: in_force

The state fire marshal may perform testing of cigarettes to determine compliance with this chapter. If the state fire marshal or a contractor of the state fire marshal performs testing to determine a cigarette's compliance with the performance standard in AS 18.74.030 (d) or an alternative performance standard under AS 18.74.040 , the testing shall be performed under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.010
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of AS 18.35.010  18.35.090 is to establish and maintain minimum standards of health and sanitation in tourist camps, trailer camps, motor courts, and motels necessary and desirable for the protection of the public health and welfare.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.105 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.105
Allocation of lending activities.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall designate regions within the state that, in the aggregate, encompass the entire state. In participating in the making or purchasing of loans under AS 18.56.090 (a)(1) and (2) or under AS 18.56.100 , the corporation shall make its money available through the private financial institutions in the state within each region designated by the corporation under this section. The corporation shall allocate its money among the regions on the basis of recent and future anticipated lending activity as well as the potential need for the loans in each region and may reallocate its money among the regions as it considers appropriate to reflect changes in lending activity or need in the regions.
Alaska Stat. § 18.57.100 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.57 / Section 18.57.100
Refunding obligations.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may provide for the issuance of refunding obligations for the purpose of refunding obligations then outstanding that have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of redemption premium on them and interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of the obligations. The issuance of the obligations, the maturities and other details of them, the rights of the holders of them, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the authority in respect of them are governed by the provisions of this chapter that relate to the issuance of appropriate obligations.

(b) Refunding obligations may be sold or exchanged for outstanding obligations issued under this chapter. If sold, the proceeds may be applied, in addition to other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of the outstanding obligations. Pending the application of the proceeds of the refunding obligations, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal (accrued interest and any redemption premium on the obligations being refunded, and if so provided or permitted in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding obligations or in the trust agreement securing them, to the payment of any interest on the refunding obligations and any expenses in connection with the refunding), the proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States that mature or that will be subject to redemption, at the option of the holders of them, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing on them, will be required for the purposes intended.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.200 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.200
Purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) It is determined and declared as a matter of legislative finding that discrimination against an inhabitant of the state because of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, physical or mental disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, or parenthood is a matter of public concern and that this discrimination not only threatens the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of the state but also menaces the institutions of the state and threatens peace, order, health, safety, and general welfare of the state and its inhabitants.

(b) Therefore, it is the policy of the state and the purpose of this chapter to eliminate and prevent discrimination in employment, in credit and financing practices, in places of public accommodation, in the sale, lease, or rental of real property because of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy or parenthood. It is also the policy of the state to encourage and enable physically and mentally disabled persons to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment. It is not the purpose of this chapter to supersede laws pertaining to child labor, the age of majority, or other age restrictions or requirements.

(c) Nothing in this chapter is intended to prohibit a private employer from granting an employment preference described in AS 23.88.010 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.510 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.510
Loan origination and servicing.
Status: in_force

(a) Before purchasing or participating in the purchase of a small community housing mortgage loan, the corporation shall enter into a loan servicing agreement with the private financial institution from which the loan is to be purchased.

(b) The corporation may execute service agreements with private lending institutions or with regional Native housing authorities established under AS 18.55.996 to service loans originated by the corporation or loans originated under AS 18.55.997 .

(c) Under the servicing agreement, the private financial institution or the regional Native housing authority shall administer the loan and may charge the corporation a negotiated origination or servicing fee on the corporation's share of the loan. When appropriate, the private financial institution or the regional Native housing authority may also charge the borrower a reasonable originator fee not to exceed one percent.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.140 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.140
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of AS 18.20.140  18.20.220 is to make an inventory of existing hospitals and medical facilities, community mental health centers, and facilities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities; to survey the need for construction of hospitals and medical facilities, community mental health centers, and facilities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and to develop a program and plan of construction for each.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.060 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.060
Unlawful disposal of wastes.
Status: in_force

A person may not dispose of human excreta, garbage, or refuse on or near a public way or thoroughfare or on or near a tourist accommodation except in the use of appropriate facilities.
Alaska Stat. § 18.25.090 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.25 / Section 18.25.090
Use of purchases.
Status: in_force

Purchases under AS 18.25.070  18.25.110 are to be used for the purpose for which appropriated and when the purpose is discontinued the items shall be returned to the department for use elsewhere.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.830 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.830
Failure of owner to comply with order.
Status: in_force

(a) If the owner fails to comply with an order to repair, alter, or improve or to vacate and close the dwelling, the corporation may have the dwelling repaired, altered or improved, or vacated.

(b) If the owner fails to comply with an order to remove or demolish the dwelling, the corporation may have the dwelling removed or demolished.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.107 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.107
Loan origination and service fees for rural areas.
Status: in_force

Loan origination and service fees charged for a loan made or purchased in a rural area with money received by the corporation after July 1, 1981, may be higher than loan origination and service fees charged for other loans made or purchased by the corporation and the corporation may pay a portion of the higher fees.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.110 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.110
Notice and provision for representation.
Status: reserved

(a) If a person having a right to representation under AS 18.85.100 is not represented by an attorney, the court shall, at the time of the person's appearance before the court, clearly inform the person of the right of an indigent person to be represented by an attorney at public expense.

(b) [Repealed, § 6 ch 85 SLA 1996.] (c) [Repealed, § 6 ch 85 SLA 1996.] (d) If a court determines under AS 18.85.120 that an indigent person is entitled to be represented by an attorney at public expense, the court shall promptly notify the agency or the office of public advocacy.

(e) Upon notification or assignment under this section, the agency or the office of public advocacy shall represent the person with respect to whom the notification or assignment is made.

(f) [Repealed, § 6 ch 85 SLA 1996.]
Alaska Stat. § 18.72.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.72 / Section 18.72.030
Fireworks wholesaler's license.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who holds a license under this section may sell consumer fireworks or display fireworks at wholesale. A person may apply to the state fire marshal for a license to sell consumer fireworks or display fireworks at wholesale in the state on forms provided by the state fire marshal. The applicant shall certify that the information provided in the application is true and complete and pay an annual license fee of $50.

(b) A fireworks wholesaler's license is valid until December 31 of the year of issuance and is renewable upon (1) payment of each subsequent annual license fee;

(2) submission of proof of the existence of a policy that meets the requirements of (c) of this section; and

(3) the holder of the fireworks wholesaler's license updating, on a form provided by the state fire marshal, the information provided in the person's most recent application or renewal.

(c) A person with a wholesaler's license shall maintain a policy of public liability insurance and products liability insurance that includes both accident and occurrence coverage in amounts set by regulation. If the person's policy lapses or does not include coverage at least equal to an amount required by regulation, the person's wholesaler's license is immediately rescinded.

(d) A person with a wholesaler's license may only sell consumer fireworks to a person with a valid permit to sell consumer fireworks under AS 18.72.020 and display fireworks to a person with a valid pyrotechnic license under AS 18.72.035 .

(e) A person with a wholesaler's license shall affix to each record of the sale of a firework the person's license number and the license or permit number of the purchaser and shall maintain a copy of the record of sale for inspection by the state fire marshal.
Alaska Stat. § 18.10.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.10 / Section 18.10.050
Commissioner to supervise local health boards.
Status: in_force

Each local board of health whether inside or outside incorporated cities, and each representative of the Alaska Native Service acting in the capacity of health officer is responsible to and under the supervision of the commissioner.
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.140 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.140
Recovery from offender.
Status: in_force

When an order for the payment of compensation for personal injury or death is made under this chapter, the board, upon payment of the amount of the order, is subrogated to the cause of action of the applicant against the person responsible for the injury or death and is entitled to bring an action against the person for the amount of the damages sustained by the applicant. If an amount greater than that paid under the order is recovered and collected in the action, the board shall pay the balance to the applicant.
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.010
General function of Department of Public Safety with respect to fire protection.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall foster, promote, regulate, and develop ways and means of protecting life and property against fire, explosion, and panic.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.410 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.410
Power to sell, transfer, or dispose of projects.
Status: in_force

The corporation may at any time sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of a housing project under AS 18.55.300  18.55.470 to the federal government, provided the corporation is completely relieved of all obligations assumed or guaranteed by it in connection with the housing project. Upon the disposal, the provisions of AS 18.55.300  18.55.470 no longer apply to the housing project.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.330 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.330
Fees for services.
Status: reserved

(a) The state registrar shall prescribe the fees to be paid for certified copies of certificates, for issuing marriage licenses, for searches of the files or records, for the filing of delayed or substitute certificates, for making amendments, for supplying documentary evidence for these purposes, and for special services rendered by the bureau.

(b) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.280 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.280
Public loans or donations to or cooperation with corporation.
Status: in_force

(a) In conjunction with the exercise by the corporation of a power authorized by AS 18.55.100  18.55.290, a public body, officer, or agency of the state may (1) lend or donate money or property to the corporation;

(2) cooperate with it in the planning, construction, or operation of a public housing or public building project;

(3) transfer to it an interest in property, grant an easement, and undertake otherwise authorized construction of facilities adjacent to a project;

(4) furnish or improve otherwise authorized roads, streets, alleys, and sidewalks;

(5) make exceptions from building codes, exercise its planning and zoning powers, and annex the site of a project;

(6) contract to exercise its powers relating to repair, elimination, or closing of unsafe, insanitary, or unfit dwellings;

(7) purchase the bonds of the corporation for a housing or public building project authorized by AS 18.55.100  18.55.290;

(8) incur the entire expense of improvements made under AS 18.55.010  18.55.290;

(9) agree with the corporation that a certain sum or that no sum shall be paid by the corporation to the public body, officer, or agency instead of taxes;

(10) enter into agreements respecting exercise of a power granted in AS 18.55.100  18.55.290 if that agreement is approved and executed by the public body or municipality in or adjacent to the project before the project is constructed; and

(11) in general do all things necessary or convenient to cooperate in the planning, construction, or operation of a project.

(b) A sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement under this section may be made without appraisal, public notice or advertisement or bidding. A public body may exercise the powers granted in this section by resolution or ordinance by a majority of the members of the governing body present at the meeting at which it is introduced, and the resolution or ordinance takes effect immediately without publishing or posting.
Alaska Stat. § 18.05.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.05 / Section 18.05.020
Department to report activities.
Status: in_force

The department shall prepare an annual report of its activities and notify the legislature not later than 10 days after it convenes that the report is available.
Alaska Stat. § 18.23.070 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.23 / Section 18.23.070
Definitions for AS 18.23.005  18.23.070.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.23.005  18.23.070, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) administrative staff means the staff of an agency, institution, or organization that provides health care;

(2) health care means professional services rendered by a health care provider or an employee of a health care provider, and services furnished by a sanatorium, rest home, nursing home, boarding home, or other institution for the hospitalization or care of human beings;

(3) "health care provider" means a person licensed, certified, or otherwise permitted by law to provide health care services in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession; an organization or government agency that is certified or licensed to provide emergency medical services under AS 18.08 ; a hospital as defined in AS 47.32.900 , including a governmentally owned or operated hospital; and an employee of a health care provider acting within the course and scope of employment;

(4) professional service means service rendered by a health care provider of the type the provider is licensed to render;

(5) review organization means (A) a hospital governing body or a committee whose membership is limited to health care providers and administrative staff, except where otherwise provided for by state or federal law, and that is established by a hospital, by a clinic, by one or more state or local associations of health care providers, by an organization of health care providers from a particular area or medical institution, by an organization or government agency that provides emergency medical services, or by a professional standards review organization established under 42 U.S.C. 1320c-1, to gather and review information relating to the care and treatment of patients for the purposes of (i) evaluating and improving the quality of health care rendered in the area or medical institution;

(ii) reducing morbidity or mortality;

(iii) obtaining and disseminating statistics and information relative to the treatment and prevention of diseases, illness, and injuries;

(iv) developing and publishing guidelines showing the norms of health care in the area or medical institution;

(v) developing and publishing guidelines designed to keep the cost of health care within reasonable bounds;

(vi) reviewing the quality or cost of health care services provided to enrollees of health maintenance organizations;

(vii) acting as a professional standards review organization under 42 U.S.C. 1320c;

(viii) reviewing, ruling on, or advising on controversies, disputes, or questions between a health insurance carrier or health maintenance organization and one or more of its insured or enrollees; between a professional licensing board, acting under its powers of discipline or license revocation or suspension, and a health care provider licensed by it when the matter is referred to a review organization by the professional licensing board; between a health care provider and the provider's patients concerning diagnosis, treatment, or care, or a charge or fee; between a health care provider and a health insurance carrier or health maintenance organization concerning a charge or fee for health care services provided to an insured or enrollee; or between a health care provider or the provider's patients and the federal or a state or local government, or an agency of the federal or a state or local government;

(ix) acting on the recommendation of a credential review committee or a grievance committee;

(B) the State Medical Board established by AS 08.64.010 ;

(C) a committee established by the commissioner of health and approved by the chief medical officer in the Department of Health to review public health issues regarding morbidity or mortality;

(D) a nationally recognized group or entity that accredits health care organizations, including the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

Article 2. Form of Medical Records.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.170 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.170
Investments by authority.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the authority may invest any funds, not needed to meet current cash expenditure needs, as set out in AS 37.10.071 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.010
Purpose of AS 18.55.100  18.55.290.
Status: in_force

The purpose of AS 18.55.100  18.55.290 is to remedy the acute housing shortage that exists in certain localities of the state by undertaking slum clearance, housing for low-income households, housing for persons and their families engaged in national defense activities in the state, and housing projects and housing for veterans and other citizens of the state and to remedy the short supply of necessary public buildings by providing for the financing, construction, and acquisition of public buildings for lease to the state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.340 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.340
Civil fines.
Status: in_force

In accordance with regulations adopted by the department under AS 44.62.010  44.62.300, the department may assess and collect, with interest, a civil fine of up to $10,000 a day for each day a nursing facility is or was out of compliance with any of the federal or state statutes or regulations listed in AS 18.20.310 . The department shall annually increase the maximum amount of the civil fine authorized in this section by a percentage equal to the percentage of increase in all items of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for Anchorage, Alaska. Each day upon which the same or a substantially similar noncompliance occurs is a separate violation subject to the assessment of a separate civil fine. A civil fine assessed under this section is not reimbursable under AS 47.07 or AS 47.25.120  47.25.300. The department shall deduct the amount of a civil fine from reimbursement due or to be due the nursing facility under AS 47.07 or AS 47.25.120  47.25.300. The department may also use any remedy available under law to pursue collection of an unpaid fine.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.490 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.490
Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature in AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 to take advantage of 42 U.S.C. 1441  1469c (Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 (P.L. 81-171; 63 Stat. 413)), as amended.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.390 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.390
Limitation on corporation's power.
Status: in_force

The power of the corporation to act under AS 18.55.300  18.55.470 is limited to projects in which adequate financing on reasonable terms is not otherwise available or entrepreneurial sponsorship is lacking.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.075 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.075
Legal counsel.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general is the legal counsel for the commission. The attorney general shall advise the commission in legal matters arising in the discharge of its duties, shall assist in the preparation and presentation of complaints to the commission, and shall represent the commission in legal actions to which it is a party.

(b) The commission may employ temporary legal counsel for proceedings before the commission and court actions involving the commission in which proceedings or actions the attorney general is representing another agency of the state government.

Article 2. Commission Investigation and Hearing.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.340 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.340
Civil complaints; penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall develop and maintain a procedure for processing reports of violations of AS 18.35.301 , 18.35.306, 18.35.311, and 18.35.326.

(b) If, after investigating a report made under this section, the commissioner determines that a violation has occurred, (1) the commissioner may file a civil complaint in the district court to enforce the provisions of AS 18.35.301  18.35.399; or (2) an employee of the department designated by the commissioner to enforce the provisions of AS 18.35.301  18.35.399 may issue a citation under AS 18.35.341 (b). If an employee of the department issues a citation, the violation shall be processed and disposed of under AS 18.35.341 .

(c) A person who violates AS 18.35.301 and against whom the commissioner has filed a civil complaint under this section is punishable by a civil fine of $50. A person who violates AS 18.35.306 or 18.35.311 and against whom the commissioner has filed a civil complaint under this section is punishable by a civil fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300. Each day a violation of AS 18.35.306 or 18.35.311 continues after a civil complaint for the violation has been filed and served on the defendant constitutes a separate violation. A person who violates AS 18.35.326 and against whom the commissioner has filed a civil complaint under this section is punishable by a civil fine of not more than $500.

(d) The department may provide for the payment of civil fines under this section by mail.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.088 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.088
Administrative procedure; regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for AS 44.62.310  44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act), AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) does not apply to this chapter. The corporation shall make available to members of the public copies of the regulations adopted under (b)  (e) of this section.

(b) The board may adopt regulations by motion or by resolution or in any other manner permitted by its bylaws.

(c) The board may adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and shall adopt regulations necessary for the following purposes: (1) determination of borrower eligibility including, but not limited to, income limitations and the determination of remote, underdeveloped, or blighted areas of the state;

(2) loan guidelines and terms including but not limited to maximum loan amounts and required loan-to-value ratios, but excluding mortgage loan interest rates;

(3) characteristics of housing eligible for loans or purchase of loans, including compliance with the requirements of AS 18.56.300 ;

(4) the qualifications of loan originators and servicers and the method of allocating amounts available for the purchase of loans;

(5) establishment of a procedure, including a fee schedule, for the commitment for one year or less of money for the purchase of an individual mortgage loan at a specific interest rate; and

(6) establishment of the program of housing assistance authorized by AS 18.56.090 (b) including program regulations that, at minimum, (A) establish priorities and criteria for providing money and other forms of authorized assistance in response to housing assistance proposals;

(B) define the forms of housing assistance authorized under AS 18.56.090 (b);

(C) set out procedures to evaluate housing assistance proposals;

(D) set out procedures to approve the award of housing assistance; and

(E) prescribe methods of monitoring the use of money paid out under AS 18.56.090 (b) and the progress of activity under the approved housing assistance program.

(d) Except as provided in (e) of this section, at least 15 days before the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation on a subject specified in (c)(1)  (4) of this section, the board shall give public notice of the proposed action by publishing the notice in at least three newspapers of general circulation in the state and by mailing a copy of the notice to every person who has filed a request for notice of proposed regulations with the board or the corporation. The public notice must include a statement of the time, place, and nature of the proceedings for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulation and must include an informative summary of the proposed subject of the regulation. On the date and at the time and place designated in the notice, the board shall give each interested person or an authorized representative, or both, the opportunity to present statements, arguments, or contentions in writing, and shall give members of the public an opportunity to present oral statements, arguments, or contentions for a total period of at least one hour. The board shall consider all relevant matter presented to it before adopting, amending, or repealing a regulation. At a hearing under this subsection, the board may continue or postpone the hearing to a time and place that it determines. A regulation that is adopted, or its amendment or repeal, may vary in content from the informative summary specified in this subsection if the subject matter of the regulation, or its amendment or repeal, remains the same and the original notice was written so as to assure that members of the public are reasonably notified of the proposed subject of the board's action in order for them to determine whether their interests could be affected by the board's action on that subject.

(e) A regulation or order of repeal on a subject specified in (c) of this section may be adopted as an emergency regulation or order of repeal if the board makes a finding in its order of adoption or repeal, including a statement of the facts that constitute the emergency, that the adoption of the regulation or order of repeal is necessary for the immediate preservation of the orderly operation of the corporation's loan and bonding programs. The requirements of (d) of this section do not apply to the initial adoption of an emergency regulation covering a subject specified in (c)(1)  (4) of this section; however, upon adoption of an emergency regulation, the board shall, within 10 days after adoption, give notice of the adoption in accordance with (d) of this section. An emergency regulation adopted under this subsection does not remain in effect more than 120 days unless the board complies with (d) of this section during the 120-day period.

(f) A regulation adopted under (b)  (e) of this section becomes effective immediately upon its adoption by the board, unless otherwise specifically provided by the order of adoption.

(g) The provisions of (b)  (e) of this section do not apply to regulations governing interest rates on the corporation's mortgage loan programs.

(h) The board shall adopt regulations in accordance with (a)  (f) of this section that establish a procedure by which a seller of mortgage loans may appeal a decision of the corporation not to purchase mortgage loans offered by the seller.

(i) The board may adopt regulations under (a)  (f) of this section that establish conditions and terms for mobile home loans that are not in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, including conditions and terms relating to owner-occupancy, the number of loans that may be made to a single borrower, and borrower eligibility requirements, if the board first determines that the regulations are necessary to ensure the continued security of the mobile home loan portfolio.
Alaska Stat. § 18.23.400 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.23 / Section 18.23.400
Disclosure and reporting of health care services, price, and fee information.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care provider shall annually compile a list, including a brief description in plain language that an individual with no medical training can understand, of the 10 health care services most commonly performed by the health care provider in the state in the previous calendar year from each of the six sections of Category I, Current Procedural Terminology, adopted by the American Medical Association and, for each of those services, state (1) the procedure code;

(2) the undiscounted price; and

(3) any facility fees.

(b) A health care facility in the state shall annually compile a list, including a brief description in plain language that an individual with no medical training can understand, of the 10 health care services most commonly performed at the health care facility in the previous calendar year from each of the six sections of Category I, Current Procedural Terminology, adopted by the American Medical Association and, for each of those services, state (1) the procedure code;

(2) the undiscounted price; and

(3) any facility fees.

(c) If, in the annual reporting period under this section, fewer than the number of health care services described under (a) or (b) of this section are performed by a health care provider or at a health care facility in the state, the provider or facility shall include in the list required under this section all of the health care services performed by the provider or at the facility from each of the six sections described under (a) or (b) of this section.

(d) A health care provider who provides health care services at a health care facility in a group practice is not required to compile and publish a list under (a) and (e) of this section if (1) the health care facility where the provider is in a group practice compiles and publishes a list in compliance with (b) and (e) of this section; and

(2) the prices and fees that the provider charges are reflected in the list compiled and published by the health care facility.

(e) A health care provider and health care facility shall publish the lists compiled under (a) and (b) of this section by January 31 each year (1) by providing the list to the department for entry in the department's database under AS 18.15.360 along with the name and location of the health care provider or health care facility;

(2) by posting a copy of the list (A) in a font not smaller than 20 points;

(B) in a conspicuous public reception area at the health care provider's office or health care facility where the services are performed;

(C) that includes the address for the department's Internet website;

(D) that may include a statement explaining that the undiscounted price may be higher or lower than the amount an individual actually pays for the health care services described in the list;

(E) that includes a statement substantially similar to the following: You will be provided with an estimate of the anticipated charges for your nonemergency care upon request. Please do not hesitate to ask for information.; and

(F) that lists any health care insurers with which the health care provider or health care facility has a contract to provide health care services as an in-network preferred provider; and

(3) if the health care provider or health care facility has an Internet website, by posting the list on the website.

(f) The department shall annually compile the lists provided under (a) and (b) of this section by health care service and, where relevant, health care provider and health care facility name and location, post the information on the department's Internet website, and enter the information in the database maintained under AS 18.15.360 .

(g) If a patient who is receiving nonemergency health care services requests an estimate from a health care provider, health care facility, or health care insurer of the reasonably anticipated charges for treating the patient's specific condition, the health care provider, health care facility, or health care insurer (1) shall provide a good faith estimate before the nonemergency health care services are provided and not later than 10 business days after receiving the request;

(2) shall provide the estimate in whichever of the following formats the patient requests: orally, in writing, or by electronic means; if the estimate is provided orally, the health care provider, health care facility, or health care insurer shall keep a record of the estimate;

(3) is not required to disclose the charges for the total anticipated course of treatment for the patient, but if the estimate does not include charges for the total anticipated course of treatment, the estimate must include a statement explaining that the estimate only includes charges for a portion of the total anticipated course of treatment; and

(4) may provide an estimate that includes a reasonable range of charges for anticipated health care services if the charges for the services will vary significantly in response to conditions that the health care provider, health care facility, or health care insurer cannot reasonably assess before the services are provided.

(h) A good faith estimate provided by a health care provider or health care facility under (g) of this section must include (1) a brief description in plain language that an individual with no medical training can understand of the health care services, products, procedures, and supplies that are included in the estimate;

(2) a notice disclosing the health care provider's or health care facility's in-network or out-of-network status that is substantially similar to one of the following forms: (A) (Name of health care provider or health care facility) is a contracted, in-network preferred provider for ONLY the following plan networks: (list each network or state 'NONE. YOU MAY INCUR OUT-OF-NETWORK CHARGES.')

(B) (Name of health care provider or health care facility) is a contracted, in-network preferred provider for your insurance plan.; or

(C) (Name of health care provider or health care facility) is NOT a contracted, in-network preferred provider for your insurance plan. YOU MAY INCUR OUT-OF-NETWORK CHARGES.;

(3) the procedure code for each health care service included in the estimate;

(4) any facility fees, along with an explanation of the facility fees; and

(5) the identity, or suspected identity, of any other person that may charge the patient for a service, product, procedure, or supply in connection with the health care services included in the estimate, along with an explanation of whether the charges are included in the estimate.

(i) A health care provider or health care facility that provides a good faith estimate to a patient under (g) and (h) of this section or a health care insurer that provides a good faith estimate to a patient under (g) of this section is not liable for damages or other relief if the estimate differs from the amount actually charged to the patient.

(j) The requirement for a health care facility to provide a good faith estimate of reasonably anticipated charges for nonemergency health care services under (e)(2)(E), (g), and (h) of this section does not apply to a health care facility that is an emergency department.

(k) A health care provider or a health care facility that fails to comply with the requirements of (a)  (e), (g), or (h) of this section or a health care insurer that fails to comply with the requirements of (g) of this section is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. The department may impose a penalty (1) for failure to comply with (a)  (e) of this section of not more than $100 for each day of noncompliance after March 31; or

(2) for failure to provide a good faith estimate under (g) or (h) of this section of not more than $100 for each day of noncompliance.

(l) A health care provider, health care facility, or health care insurer penalized under (k) of this section is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings under AS 44.64 .

(m) A municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance that is inconsistent with or imposes health care price or fee disclosure requirements in addition to the requirements under this section or regulations adopted under this section.

(n) In this section, (1) department means the Department of Health;

(2) facility fee means a charge or fee billed by a health care provider or health care facility that is in addition to fees billed for a health care provider's professional services and is intended to cover building, electronic medical records system, billing, and other administrative and operational expenses;

(3) health care facility means a private, municipal, or state hospital, psychiatric hospital, emergency department, independent diagnostic testing facility, residential psychiatric treatment center as defined in AS 47.32.900 , kidney disease treatment center (including freestanding hemodialysis units), office of a private physician or dentist whether in individual or group practice, ambulatory surgical center as defined in AS 47.32.900 , freestanding birth center as defined in AS 47.32.900 , and rural health clinic as defined in AS 47.32.900 ; health care facility does not include (A) the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the Alaska Veterans' Home administered by the department under AS 47.55 ;

(B) an assisted living home as defined in AS 47.33.990 ;

(C) a nursing facility licensed by the department to provide long-term care;

(D) a facility operated by an Alaska tribal health organization;

(E) a hospital operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Defense, or any other federally operated hospital or institution; or

(F) a hospital subject to 45 C.F.R. 180 as that section read on the effective date of this section or any other federal price transparency requirements that are reasonably similar to or exceed the requirements in this section;

(4) health care insurer has the meaning given in AS 21.54.500 ;

(5) health care provider means an individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by law to provide health care services in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession;

(6) health care service means a service or procedure provided in person or remotely by telemedicine or other means by a health care provider or at a health care facility for the purpose of or incidental to the care, prevention, or treatment of a physical or mental illness or injury;

(7) nonemergency health care service means a health care service other than a health care service that is immediately necessary to prevent the death or serious impairment of the health of the patient;

(8) patient means an individual to whom health care services are provided in the state by a health care provider or at a health care facility;

(9) third party means a public or private entity, association, or organization that provides, by contract, agreement, or other arrangement, insurance, payment, price discount, or other benefit for all or a portion of the cost of health care services provided to a recipient; third party does not include a member of the recipient's immediate family;

(10) undiscounted price means an amount billed for a service rendered without complications or exceptional circumstances; undiscounted price does not include a negotiated discount for an in-network or out-of-network service rendered or the cost paid by a third party for that service.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.108 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.108
Simplified refinancing mortgage loan purchase program.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall establish a simplified refinancing mortgage loan purchase program. Under the simplified refinancing mortgage loan purchase program, the corporation may purchase refinancing mortgage loans to provide relief to borrowers under circumstances described by regulations adopted by the corporation.

(b) AS 18.56.098 (c), (e), and (j) apply to refinancing mortgage loans purchased under (a) of this section.

(c) Subject to (d) of this section, the interest rate on a refinancing mortgage loan purchased under (a) of this section is two percent less than the cost to the corporation of the money used to purchase the refinancing mortgage loan, except that if the cost of money (1) is 10 percent or less, the interest rate is equal to the cost of money; and

(2) is more than 10 percent, the interest rate may not be less than 10 percent.

(d) If the refinancing mortgage loan is an adjustable rate mortgage loan, the corporation shall establish the initial interest rate as provided in (c) of this section and shall recalculate the interest rate from time to time in accordance with (c) of this section. However, notwithstanding (c)(1) of this section, the corporation may establish a minimum interest rate applicable to an adjustable rate refinancing mortgage loan. The interest rate on the adjustable rate refinancing mortgage loan may not be less than the minimum interest rate established under this subsection, regardless of the cost of money to the corporation.

(e) The corporation may adopt regulations to implement this section, including regulations to define cost of money for purposes of this section. The regulations may provide for recalculation of the cost of money under (d) of this section at the times and frequencies the corporation considers appropriate. The time and frequency for a recalculation under (d) of this section is not required to match the time or frequency of a change in the cost of money to the corporation.

(f) Equity extraction may not be allowed under this program.

(g) In this section, refinancing mortgage loan means a loan refinancing another mortgage loan owned by the corporation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.290 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.290
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.65.130  18.65.290, (1) chief administrative officer means a chief of police or other official who is head of a police department in a political subdivision;

(2) correctional facility means a prison or jail owned, leased, or operated by the state that is designated by the commissioner of corrections for the custody, care, security, control, and discipline of prisoners;

(3) correctional officer means a person (A) appointed by the commissioner of corrections whose primary duty under AS 33.30 is to provide custody, care, security, control, and discipline of persons charged or convicted of offenses against the state or held under authority of state law; or

(B) employed in a correctional facility in this state whose primary duty is to provide custody, care, security, control, and discipline of persons charged or convicted of offenses or held under authority of law;

(4) council means the Alaska Police Standards Council;

(5) criminal justice information system has the meaning given in AS 12.62.900 ;

(6) municipal correctional officer means a person who is employed full-time in a municipal correctional facility whose primary duty is to provide custody, care, security, control, and discipline of persons charged or convicted of offenses or held under authority of law; and the municipality has adopted an ordinance under AS 18.65.285 making AS 18.65.130  18.65.290 applicable;

(7) parole officer means a person appointed by the commissioner of corrections or employed by a correctional facility in this state to perform the duties of supervising the parole of prisoners under AS 33.16 ;

(8) police officer means (A) an employee of the state or a municipal police department with the authority to arrest and issue citations; detain a person taken into custody until that person can be arraigned before a judge or magistrate; conduct investigations of violations of and enforce criminal laws, regulations, and traffic laws; search with or without a warrant persons, dwellings, and other forms of property for evidence of a crime; and take other action consistent with exercise of these enumerated powers when necessary to maintain the public peace;

(B) an officer or employee of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities who is stationed at an international airport and has been designated to have the general police powers authorized under AS 02.15.230 (a);

(C) a University of Alaska public safety officer with general police powers authorized under AS 14.40.043 ;

(9) probation officer means a person appointed by the commissioner of corrections or employed by a correctional facility in this state to perform the duties of a probation officer under AS 33.05 .

Article 3. Identification Cards.
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.160 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.160
Service of process.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless, on the record in court, the person has already been provided a copy of the court's order, process issued under this chapter shall be promptly served and executed. If process is to be served upon a person believed to be present or residing in a municipality, as defined in AS 29.71.800 , or in an unincorporated community, process shall be served by a peace officer of that municipality or unincorporated community who has jurisdiction within the area of service. If a peace officer of the municipality or unincorporated community who has jurisdiction is not available, a superior court, district court, or magistrate may designate any other peace officer to serve and execute process. A state peace officer shall serve process in any area that is not within the jurisdiction of a peace officer of a municipality or unincorporated community. A peace officer shall use every reasonable means to serve process issued under this chapter. A judge may not order a peace officer to serve a petition that has been denied by the court.

(b) Service of process under (a) of this section does not preclude a petitioner from using any other available means to serve process issued under this chapter.

(c) Fees for service of process may not be charged in a proceeding seeking only the relief provided in this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.355 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.355
Certification optional.
Status: in_force

Nothing in AS 18.70.320  18.70.369 may be construed to prohibit a person from performing fire services without a certificate issued by the council. However, an entity for whom a person performs fire services as an employee or volunteer may require that the person be certified by the council or attend training programs that are certified by the council.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.470 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.470
Interest on loans.
Status: in_force

(a) The interest rate on a mortgage loan originated or purchased in whole or in part under AS 18.56.420 for small community housing or multi-family housing under AS 18.56.580 is one percent less than the interest rate, as determined under AS 18.56.098 (f)(1)  (4), on a mortgage loan purchased under AS 18.56.098 (a) from the proceeds of the most recent applicable issue of taxable bonds before the origination or purchase of the mortgage loan originated or purchased under AS 18.56.420 . However, the interest rate on that portion of a loan that exceeds $250,000 is the same as the interest rate determined under AS 18.56.098 (f)(1)  (4).

(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of (a) of this section, if there has not been an applicable issue of taxable bonds issued within six months before the origination or purchase of a loan under this section, the corporation may estimate the interest rate that an issue of taxable bonds would bear.
Alaska Stat. § 18.62.100 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.62 / Section 18.62.100
Definition.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, department means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.525 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.525
Exceptions.
Status: reserved

(a) AS 18.60.475  18.60.485 do not limit the intentional exposure of patients to radiation for the purpose of diagnosis or therapy, or medical research, when conducted as authorized by law and in accordance with accepted radiation safety principles.

(b) AS 18.60.475 (a)(5) and (6) do not apply to the private use of radiation sources in the home.

(c) AS 18.60.475  18.60.545 do not apply to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs in carrying out the provisions of AS 26 that pertain to planning for and responding to radiation that results from the detonation of nuclear weapons.

(d) AS 18.60.475  18.60.545 do not apply to Federal Communications Commission licensed facilities emitting radiation of a wavelength longer than one centimeter, and an average power output not exceeding two kilowatts.

(e) [Repealed, § 13 ch 56 SLA 2022.]
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.748 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.748
Permit holders from other jurisdictions considered Alaska permit holders.
Status: in_force

A person holding a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun from another state or a political subdivision of another state is a permittee under AS 18.65.700 (b) for purposes of AS 18.65.755  18.65.765.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.180 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.180
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall formulate definitions and regulations for the safe and proper construction, installation, repair, use, and operation of boilers and for the safe and proper construction, installation, and repair of unfired pressure vessels. The definitions and regulations must be based upon and shall follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulae, and practices established for boiler and unfired pressure vessel construction and safety. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development may adopt the existing published codification of these definitions and regulations, known as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, and may adopt the amendments and interpretations made and published by that society. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall adopt amendments and interpretations to the code immediately upon their adoption by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers so that the definitions and regulations at all times follow generally accepted nationwide engineering standards.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.710 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.710
Public bodies authorized to assist in urban renewal projects.
Status: in_force

A municipality or other public body may, without limiting any provisions of AS 18.55.700 , do any and all things necessary to aid and cooperate in the planning and undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which it is authorized to act, including the furnishing of financial and other assistance as the municipality or public body is authorized by AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 for or in connection with a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.500 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.500
Identity of biological parents.
Status: in_force

(a) After receiving a request by an adopted person 18 years of age or older for the identity of a biological parent of the person, the state registrar shall provide the person with an uncertified copy of the person's original birth certificate and any change in the biological parent's name or address attached to the certificate.

(b) The state registrar may not disclose the name and address of a biological parent, except as required under (a) of this section or by the court under AS 25.23.150 .

(c) An adopted person 18 years of age or older, or a biological parent, may submit to the state registrar a notice of change of name or address. The state registrar shall attach the information to the original birth certificate of the adopted person.

(d) The state registrar shall disclose to a biological parent, at that parent's request, the most current name and address of an adopted child that appear in the state registrar's adoption files if the child is 18 years of age or older and has requested in writing that the information be disclosed if ever requested by the biological parent.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.530 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.530
Mandatory arrest for crimes involving domestic violence, violation of protective orders, and violation of conditions of release.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b) or (c) of this section, a peace officer, with or without a warrant, shall arrest a person if the officer has probable cause to believe the person has, either in or outside the presence of the officer, within the previous 12 hours, (1) committed domestic violence, except an offense under AS 11.41.100  11.41.130, whether the crime is a felony or a misdemeanor;

(2) committed the crime of violating a protective order in violation of AS 11.56.740 (a)(1) or (2);

(3) violated a condition of release imposed under AS 12.30.016 (e) or (f) or 12.30.027.

(b) If a peace officer receives complaints of domestic violence from more than one person arising from the same incident, the officer shall evaluate the conduct of each person to determine who was the principal physical aggressor. If the officer determines that one person was the principal physical aggressor, the other person or persons need not be arrested. In determining whether a person is a principal physical aggressor, the officer shall consider (1) prior complaints of domestic violence;

(2) the relative severity of the injuries inflicted on each person;

(3) the likelihood of future injury from domestic violence to each person; and

(4) whether one of the persons acted in defense of self or others.

(c) A peace officer is not required to make an arrest of a person under (a) of this section if the officer has received authorization from a prosecuting attorney in the jurisdiction in which the offense under investigation arose (1) not to arrest the person; or

(2) to deliver the person to a crisis stabilization center, a crisis residential center, or an evaluation facility as provided in AS 12.25.031 (b).

(d) When investigating a crime involving domestic violence, a peace officer may not threaten or suggest the possible arrest of all persons involved in the same incident in a manner that would have a tendency to discourage requests for intervention by law enforcement in incidents involving domestic violence.

(e) In addition to the contents of any other report, a peace officer who does not make an arrest after investigating a complaint of domestic violence, or who arrests two or more persons based on the same incident, shall describe in writing the reasons for not making an arrest or for arresting more than one person.

(f) A person may not bring a civil action for damages for a failure to comply with the provisions of this section.

(g) A peace officer who delivers a person to a crisis stabilization center, a crisis residential center, or evaluation facility under (c) of this section shall provide the peace officer's and the peace officer's employing agency's contact information to the crisis stabilization center, crisis residential center, or evaluation facility and, if the peace officer and the peace officer's employing agency are notified under AS 12.25.031 (d) of a planned release of the person, shall make reasonable efforts to inform the victim of a crime committed under (a)(1) or (2) of this section of the planned release.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.350 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.350
Suspension of inspection certificate.
Status: in_force

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development may suspend an inspection certificate when, in its opinion, the boiler or unfired pressure vessel for which it was issued cannot be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler or unfired pressure vessel does not comply with the regulations. A special inspector has this same power to suspend an inspection certificate for an insured boiler or unfired pressure vessel or an unfired pressure vessel operated by the company employing the special inspector. Suspension of an inspection certificate continues in effect until reinstatement. A certificate may not be reinstated until the boiler or unfired pressure vessel conforms to the rules and regulations of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.810 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.810
Findings and order.
Status: in_force

If, after the hearing, the executive director of the corporation determines that the dwelling is unfit for human habitation, the executive director shall state the findings of fact in support of the determination in writing and shall issue and have served upon the owner an order which, (1) if the dwelling can be repaired, altered, or improved at a reasonable cost in relation to its value, shall require the owner, within the time specified in the order, to repair, alter, or improve the dwelling to render it fit for human habitation or to vacate and close the dwelling as a human habitation; or

(2) if the dwelling cannot be repaired, altered, or improved at a reasonable cost in relation to its value, shall require the owner, within the time specified in the order, to remove or demolish the dwelling.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.030
Regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may adopt and enforce regulations that relate to health and sanitation in the construction, operation, and maintenance of the accommodations including but not limited to minimum standards for water supply, sewage and refuse disposal, laundry, bathing and toilet facilities, communicable disease control, general cleanliness and safety, that are necessary or desirable for the protection of public health.

(b) The provisions of AS 18.35.010  18.35.090 do not prohibit the health authorities of a municipality from instituting local programs for health and sanitary control of tourist accommodations, including the enactment of ordinances for issuance and revocation of permits and additional regulations. However, the ordinance or regulation may not detract from the provisions of AS 18.35.010  18.35.090 or the regulations under these sections.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.755 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.755
Places where permittee may not possess a concealed handgun.
Status: reserved

(a) A permittee may not possess a concealed handgun (1) [Repealed, § 7 ch 62 SLA 2003.] (2) anywhere a person is prohibited from possessing a handgun under state or federal law.

(b) [Repealed, § 20 ch 1 SLA 1998.] (c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.