Alaska Stat. § 28.20.550 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.550
Transfer of registration to defeat purpose of chapter prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) If an owner's registration is suspended under this chapter, the registration may not be transferred nor the vehicle registered in any other name until the department is satisfied that the transfer or registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this chapter.

(b) This section does not affect the rights of a conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee, or lessor of the vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to this chapter.

(c) The department shall suspend the registration of a vehicle transferred in violation of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.160 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.160
Application of other state laws.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly required by provisions of this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the right of a party state to apply any of its other laws relating to licenses to drive to any person or circumstance, nor to invalidate or prevent any driver license agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state and a nonparty state.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.183 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.183
Administrative revocation of license to drive.
Status: in_force

(a) If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person who is at least 14 years of age but not yet 21 years of age has operated a vehicle after consuming alcohol in violation of AS 28.35.280 , or refused to submit to a chemical test under AS 28.35.285 , and the peace officer has cited the person or arrested the person for the offense, the peace officer shall read a notice and deliver a copy to the person. The notice must advise that (1) the department intends to revoke the person's driver's license or permit, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license or permit;

(2) the person has the right to administrative review of the revocation;

(3) if the person has a driver's license or permit, the notice itself is a temporary driver's license or permit that expires 10 days after it is delivered to the person;

(4) revocation of the person's driver's license or permit, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license or permit, takes effect 10 days after delivery of the notice to the person unless the person, within 10 days, requests an administrative review;

(5) if the person has been cited under AS 28.35.280 or under AS 28.35.285 , that person, under AS 28.35.290 , may not operate a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft during the 24 hours following issuance of the citation.

(b) After reading the notice under (a) of this section, the peace officer shall seize the person's driver's license or permit if it is in the person's possession and shall deliver it to the department with a sworn report describing the circumstances under which it was seized.

(c) Unless the person has requested an administrative review, the department shall revoke the person's driver's license or permit, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license or permit, effective 10 days after delivery to the person of the notice required under (a) of this section, upon receipt of a sworn report of a peace officer (1) that the officer had probable cause to believe that the person is at least 14 years of age but not yet 21 years of age and has violated one of the offenses described in (a) of this section;

(2) that the peace officer has cited or arrested the person for a violation of AS 28.35.280 or 28.35.285 or a municipal ordinance with substantially similar elements;

(3) that notice under (a) of this section was provided to the person; and

(4) describing the circumstances surrounding the offense.

(d) The department shall impose the revocation required under this section (1) for a first revocation, for a period of 30 days;

(2) for a second revocation, for a period of 60 days;

(3) for a third revocation, for a period of 90 days; or

(4) for a fourth or subsequent revocation, for a period of one year.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 28.20.240 and 28.20.250, the department may not require proof of financial responsibility before restoring a driver's license, permit, or privilege that is revoked under this section.

(f) A revocation imposed under this section shall be consecutive to a revocation imposed under another provision of law, except that (1) a revocation imposed under this section shall be concurrent with a prior revocation imposed under this section; and (2) a revocation imposed under this section for an offense for which a revocation is required under AS 28.15.185 shall be concurrent with a revocation imposed under AS 28.15.185 that is based on the same incident. A person whose driver's license, permit, or privilege was revoked for a period of at least 60 days under this section may apply for limited license privileges under AS 28.15.201 (d). A person whose driver's license, permit, or privilege to drive was revoked for a period of more than one year under this section may apply for reinstatement as provided under (i) of this section.

(g) Except as provided under (h) of this section, the department may not issue a new license or reissue a license to a person whose driver's license, permit, or privilege to drive has been revoked under this section unless the person, if required to participate in a juvenile alcohol safety action program, as defined in AS 04.21.080 , has successfully completed any education or treatment recommended.

(h) The department may waive the provisions of (g) of this section if a person who is required to obtain drug or alcoholism treatment resides in an area where drug rehabilitation or alcoholism treatment is unavailable.

(i) A person whose driver's license, permit, or privilege to drive was revoked under this section may apply for reinstatement of the person's driver's license as provided in this subsection. A person may apply to the department for reinstatement by filing a written request for review of the revocation imposed under this section with the department. The department shall issue a new license or reissue the person's driver's license as provided under AS 28.15.211 (d) if the department finds that (1) the application for reinstatement is filed at least one year after the person's license, permit, or privilege was revoked;

(2) the person complies with (g) of this section; and

(3) the person has not violated a provision of this title or a regulation of the department since the revocation.

(j) In this section, peace officer does not include a person employed by the Department of Corrections.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.041 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.041
Grounds for refusing registration.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may refuse to register a vehicle if (1) the application contains a false or fraudulent statement;

(2) the applicant fails to furnish information required by the department;

(3) the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title or registration under this chapter;

(4) the vehicle is determined to be mechanically unsafe to be driven or moved on a highway, vehicular way or area, or other public property in the state;

(5) the department has reasonable grounds to believe that the vehicle was stolen or fraudulently acquired or that the granting of registration would be a fraud against the rightful owner or other person having a valid lien on the vehicle;

(6) the registration of the vehicle has been suspended or revoked for any reason under the laws of the state;

(7) the required fees or taxes have not been paid;

(8) the vehicle or applicant fails to comply with this chapter or regulations implementing this section;

(9) the vehicle is without a certificate of inspection required under AS 19.10.310 ;

(10) except for a vehicle to be registered under AS 28.10.152 , the vehicle is subject to a state-approved emission inspection program adopted under AS 46.14.400 or 46.14.510, and the vehicle does not meet the standards of that program;

(11) the applicant fails to certify to the department the existence of a motor vehicle liability policy that complies with AS 28.22.101 for the vehicle being registered unless the owner of the vehicle qualifies as a self-insurer under AS 28.20.400 or is exempted from obtaining liability insurance under AS 28.22.011 ;

(12) the applicant is a commercial motor carrier prohibited from operating by a federal agency.

(b) When the department refuses to register a vehicle, it shall immediately notify the applicant stating the reasons for the action and informing the applicant of the right to a hearing under AS 28.05.131  28.05.141.

(c) Except for a vehicle to be registered under AS 28.10.152 , the department shall refuse to register a vehicle subject to the federal heavy vehicle use tax required by 26 U.S.C. 4481 (Internal Revenue Code of 1954) if the applicant fails to furnish proof, in the form prescribed by the United States Secretary of the Treasury, that the tax has been paid.

(d) The department shall refuse to register a vehicle if the applicant fails to register the vehicle using the applicant's full first, middle, and last name or a business name.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.071 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.071
Application of minors.
Status: in_force

(a) The application of a person under the age of 18 years for an instruction permit or driver's license must be signed by the father, mother, guardian, or spouse who is 18 years of age or older, or if there is no parent, guardian, or spouse, then by another responsible adult who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under this section upon a person signing the application. The application must be signed and verified before a person authorized to administer oaths, or be signed in the presence of an authorized representative of the department.

(b) Any negligence or wilful misconduct of a person under the age of 18 years when driving a motor vehicle in this state is imputed to the person who signed the application of the person for a permit or license, and that person is jointly and severally liable for damage caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of the person under the age of 18 years, except as provided in (c) of this section.

(c) If a minor deposits, or there is deposited on behalf of the minor, proof of financial responsibility for the minor's driving of a motor vehicle, in the form and amount required in AS 28.20 , then the department may accept the application of the minor signed as required under (a) of this section, and, while proof of financial responsibility is maintained, the parent, guardian, spouse, or other responsible adult is not subject to the liability imposed under (b) of this section.

(d) A person who signs the application of a minor for a driver's license may file with the department a verified written request that the license of the minor be canceled. When the license is canceled, the person who signed the application is relieved from liability under (b) of this section.

(e) This section does not apply to a person under 18 years of age who is legally emancipated under AS 09.55.590 or a similar law in another jurisdiction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.099 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.099
Penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) A person convicted of a violation of AS 28.05.095 (a) or (d) is guilty of an infraction and may be fined up to $15 or the court may waive the fine if the person convicted donates $15 to the emergency medical services entity providing services in the area in which the violation occurred.

(b) A person convicted of a violation of AS 28.05.095 (b) is guilty of an infraction, and may be fined up to $50. The person may also be assessed demerit points as determined by regulations of the department, notwithstanding the provisions of AS 28.15.231 (b). A person who violates AS 28.05.095 (b) by failing to provide a child safety device or safety belt may provide a peace officer, including a village safety officer, proof of purchase or acquisition, and installation, of an approved child safety device or safety belt. If the proof is provided within 30 days after the issuance of a citation for the infraction, the court shall dismiss the citation and no points shall be assessed under this subsection unless the person has (1) been convicted previously for violating AS 28.05.095 by failing to provide a child safety device or safety belt;

(2) been cited for failure to provide a child safety device or safety belt and has forfeited the bail required by the citation; or

(3) provided proof under this subsection on a prior occasion.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.080 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.080
Immediate notice of accident.
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of a person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $2,000 or more shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of the accident to the local police department if the accident occurs within a municipality, otherwise to the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of a person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $2,000 or more shall, within 10 days after the accident, forward a written or electronic report of the accident to the Department of Administration and to the local police department if the accident occurs within a municipality. A report is not required under this subsection if the accident is investigated by a peace officer.

(c) The form of accident report required under (b) of this section can be obtained from the department's Internet website, any local police department, or the Department of Public Safety.

(d) The Department of Administration may require the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident of which a report must be made to file supplemental reports whenever the original report is insufficient in the opinion of that department.

(e) Every law enforcement officer who, in the regular course of duty, investigates a motor vehicle accident for which a report must be made, either at the time of and at the scene of the accident or thereafter by interviewing the participants or witnesses, shall, within 24 hours after completing the investigation, forward an electronic report of the accident to the Department of Administration. However, the law enforcement officer may submit a written report if the law enforcement agency employing the officer has received an exemption from the Department of Public Safety because the law enforcement agency does not have the technological capacity to submit reports of motor vehicle accidents electronically. The commissioner of public safety shall notify the Department of Administration of the exemption and the period for which the exemption was granted under this subsection.

(f) An accident report is not required under this section from a person who is physically incapable of making the report during the period of incapacity.

(g) The Department of Administration shall consider accident reports under this section to satisfy any requirements for reporting of motor vehicle crashes in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.150 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.150
Duration of suspension.
Status: reserved

(a) Unless a suspension is terminated under other provisions of this chapter, an order of suspension by the department remains in effect until terminated and a license may not be renewed or issued to a person whose license is suspended until proof of financial responsibility for the future is provided and (1) the person deposits or there is deposited on behalf of the person the security required under this chapter; or

(2) three years elapse following the date of suspension.

(b) [Repealed, § 9 ch 78 SLA 1982.]
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.182 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.182
Court revocation of license for accident causing death.
Status: in_force

(a) A court convicting a person for a violation of the traffic laws may revoke the driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license of a person if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that (1) the person was operating a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle that was involved in an accident;

(2) the accident caused the death of another person; and

(3) the violation of traffic laws by the person was a significant contributing cause of the accident.

(b) The license revocation imposed under (a) of this section may be for a period of up to three years. This period is concurrent with any other period of revocation under AS 28.15.165 or 28.15.181, or any other action imposed by the department or court in connection with the accident.

(c) A court revoking a person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license under (a) of this section may consider a request for a limited license by the person. A court may not grant a limited license if another statute prohibits a limited license for violation of its provisions. A court shall require a certification of employment to prove any claim based on the person's employment and a certification of need by a licensed health care practitioner to prove a claim based on care for another person. After a review has been made of the person's driving record and other relevant information, the court may grant limited license privileges for all or part of the period of revocation if the court finds that a limitation can be placed on the license that will enable the person to drive without danger to the public and that, without a limited license, (1) the person's ability to earn a livelihood would be severely impaired; or

(2) the person would be severely impaired in acting as the primary caregiver for someone with a debilitating physical or mental condition.

(d) When imposing a limitation under (c) of this section, the court shall (1) require the surrender of the driver's license; and

(2) issue to the person a certificate valid for the duration of the limitation specifying the terms of the limited license.

(e) A representative of the family of a person who died under circumstances as described in (a) of this section may testify at a hearing addressing a driver's license revocation under (a) of this section or a request for a limited license under (c) of this section.

(f) In this section, traffic laws has the meaning given in AS 28.15.261 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.147 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.147
Registration of interstate rental trailers.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other registration requirement of this chapter, a fleet rental trailer owner or authorized representative shall register the average number of trailers present in this state as calculated under this subsection, and shall pay the fees and taxes required by this chapter. The average number of trailers is equal to the total number of trailers in the fleet that were present at any time in the state during a calendar year or other period established by the department by regulation, divided by the number of calendar months in the period.

(b) When applying for registration of trailers as required under (a) of this section, the fleet rental owner or authorized representative shall file with the department a certified report containing verifiable data as to the average number of trailers that were present at any time in the state for the previous calendar year or other period specified by the department.

(c) A fleet rental owner or authorized representative whose application for registration under this section has been accepted by the department shall preserve records of the period on which the application was based for four years. Upon request of the department, the fleet rental owner or authorized representative shall (1) provide records preserved under this subsection, to the department at its office for audit; or

(2) pay the cost of an audit conducted by a representative of the department at the office of the owner.

(d) After compliance with this section, all trailers identified as part of the rental fleet, and currently registered in any state or in the District of Columbia, may operate in this state.

(e) If the department determines that the fleet rental owner or authorized representative has not registered fleet rental trailers as required by this section, the department may suspend or revoke a registration previously issued, and may deny future registration under (a) of this section, until the owner has complied with this section. If registration under (a) of this section has been suspended, revoked, or denied, all the owner's fleet rental trailers present in the state must be registered under applicable state law.

(f) A fee or tax paid as a result of registration required under this section does not satisfy or offset other fees or taxes levied by the state or a political subdivision in connection with the ownership or operation of fleet rental trailers.

(g) In this section, fleet means a fleet of 10 or more rental trailers that are rented or offered for rent for personal use, not for the transportation of persons or property for hire or other commercial use, and includes a boat trailer, baggage trailer, box trailer, utility trailer, house trailer, or travel trailer.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.441 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.441
Schedule of other fees and charges.
Status: in_force

The following fees and charges are imposed by the department for the stated services that it provides:

(1) title fee, including transfer of title$15; (2) lien filing fee$15; (3) replacement of any registration plate, including a special request plate$5; (4) duplicate of original certificate of title$15; (5) duplicate of certificate of registration$2; (6) temporary preregistration permit issued under AS 28.10.031 none; (7) special transport permit issued under AS 28.10.151 $5; (8) special permit for vehicle used for transport of a person with a disability issued under AS 28.10.495 none.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.281 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.281
Unlawful use of license; permitting unauthorized person to drive.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not (1) display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person's possession a canceled, suspended, revoked, fictitious, or unlawfully altered driver's license;

(2) display or represent as the person's own a driver's license not issued to the person;

(3) display or present a driver's license other than an Alaska driver's license to a peace officer or to the department when that person has been licensed under this chapter; or

(4) lend the person's driver's license to another person or knowingly permit the use of the license by another.

(b) A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by the person or under the control of the person to be driven in this state by a person who is not validly licensed.
Alaska Stat. § 28.33.140 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.33 / Section 28.33.140
Conviction resulting in disqualification from driving commercial vehicle.
Status: reserved

(a) In addition to any court action or administrative action in this or any other jurisdiction, conviction of a person who holds or is required to have a commercial driver's license or commercial instruction permit of any of the following offenses is grounds for immediate disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle for the periods set out in this section: (1) operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance in violation of AS 28.33.030 ;

(2) refusal to submit to a chemical test in violation of AS 28.35.032 ;

(3) operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance in violation of AS 28.35.030 ;

(4) leaving the scene of an accident in violation of AS 28.35.060 , or failing to file, or providing false information in, an accident report in violation of AS 28.35.110 ;

(5) a felony under state or federal law that was facilitated because the person used a motor vehicle;

(6) a serious traffic violation;

(7) taking one of the following actions in violation of regulations adopted under AS 19.10.060 (c) or AS 28.05.011 : (A) driving after being placed out of service; or

(B) operating a commercial vehicle that has been placed out of service;

(8) operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal or state statute or regulation, or a local law or ordinance, relating to railroad-highway grade crossings;

(9) operating a commercial motor vehicle while the driver's commercial motor vehicle license is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or the driver is disqualified;

(10) causing a fatality through the negligent operation, or operation in violation of a felony criminal law, of a commercial motor vehicle.

(b) [Repealed, § 31 ch 23 SLA 2007.] (c) Upon a conviction by a court of a person of an offense described in (a)(6) of this section, the department shall disqualify that person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for not less than 60 days if the person has been previously convicted once, and 120 days if the person has been previously convicted more than once. The disqualification period under this subsection is in addition to any other previously imposed period of disqualification. As used in this subsection, previously convicted means having been convicted in this or another jurisdiction, within three years preceding the date of the present offense, of an offense described in (a)(6) of this section, or of another law or ordinance with substantially similar elements, arising out of a separate incident.

(d) Upon conviction by a court of a person of an offense described in (a)(1)  (5), (9), or (10) of this section, the department shall disqualify that person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for not less than one year for a first offense, except that, if the offense was (1) facilitated by a commercial motor vehicle transporting a hazardous material that required that placards be placed on the vehicle under 49 U.S.C. 5101  5127, the period of disqualification is not less than three years;

(2) a felony offense that involved the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing, or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance, the disqualification is for life and the license may not be reinstated under (g) of this section.

(e) Upon conviction by a court of a person of an offense described in (a)(1)  (5), (9), or (10) of this section, the department shall disqualify that person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for life if the person has been previously convicted. As used in this subsection, previously convicted means having been convicted in this or another jurisdiction of an offense described in (a)(1)  (5), (9), or (10) of this section, or of another law or ordinance with substantially similar elements.

(f) A person who is disqualified under this section may not obtain a limited license under AS 28.15.201 to permit driving a commercial motor vehicle.

(g) A person disqualified for life under (e) of this section may apply to the department for reinstatement of a commercial driver's license if (1) the person has successfully completed an appropriate rehabilitation program satisfactory to the department;

(2) the person has not committed a felony offense, or a misdemeanor offense involving operation of a motor vehicle, during the period of disqualification; and

(3) the person has undergone a minimum disqualification period of 10 years.

(h) A disqualified driver reinstated under (g) of this section who is subsequently convicted of a disqualifying offense described in (a)(1)  (5) of this section is permanently disqualified for life and is ineligible to again apply for reinstatement under (g) of this section.

(i) In addition to the requirements of AS 28.15.191 , a court that disqualifies a person from driving a commercial motor vehicle shall require the surrender of the license, and shall immediately forward the license to the department with the record of conviction and notification of the effective date of the disqualification. If the disqualification occurs by administrative action as described in (a) of this section, the person disqualified from driving shall surrender the license to the department.

(j) Upon conviction by a court of a person of an offense described in (a)(7) of this section, the department shall disqualify that person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for the following periods: (1) if the person has not been previously convicted of violating an out-of-service order, not less than 180 days; (2) if the person has been previously convicted once of violating an out-of-service order, not less than two years; (3) if the person has been previously convicted more than once of violating an out-of-service order, not less than three years; (4) if the person operates a commercial motor vehicle transporting hazardous materials or a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, in violation of an out-of-service order, not less than 180 days; (5) if the person has been previously convicted of operating a commercial motor vehicle transporting hazardous materials or a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, in violation of an out-of-service order two or more times in separate incidents within a 10-year period, not less than three years. In this subsection, previously convicted means having been convicted in this or another jurisdiction of an offense described in (a)(7) of this section within 10 years preceding the date of the present offense.

(k) Upon conviction by a court of a person of an offense described in (a)(8) of this section, the department shall disqualify that person from operating a commercial motor vehicle for the following periods: (1) if the person has not been previously convicted of violating a federal or state statute or regulation, or a local law or ordinance, relating to railroad-highway grade crossings, not less than 60 days; (2) if the person has been previously convicted once of violating a federal or state statute or regulation, or a local law or ordinance, relating to railroad-highway grade crossings, not less than 120 days; (3) if the person has been previously convicted more than once of a violation of a federal or state statute or regulation, or a local law or ordinance, relating to railroad-highway grade crossings, not less than one year. In this subsection, previously convicted means having been convicted in this or another jurisdiction of an offense described in (a)(8) of this section within three years proceeding the date of the present offense.

(l) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle whose driving is determined by the United States Department of Transportation to constitute an imminent hazard is subject to disqualification as specified by the department in regulation. The regulations adopted by the department under this subsection must be substantially similar to those set by the federal government.

(m) A person who violates the standards for operating a commercial motor vehicle or who knowingly operates a commercial motor vehicle that has been placed out of service as set out by the department in regulation is subject to civil penalties established by the department in regulation. An employer who knowingly allows an employee to drive in violation of an out-of-service order or in violation of a railroad-highway grade crossing is subject to civil penalties as described in 49 U.S.C. 521(b) as established by the department in regulation. The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 to implement this subsection. The regulations adopted under this subsection must be substantially similar to any applicable federal regulations. In this subsection, knowingly has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.431 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.431
Biennial motor vehicle registration tax.
Status: reserved

(a) There is levied a motor vehicle registration tax within each municipality that elects, by passage of an appropriate ordinance, to come under this section. A municipality shall file a written notice of election with the department and may not rescind the notice for a subsequent fiscal year. The notice must be filed on or before January 1 of the year preceding the year election under this section is to become effective. If a municipality has, before October 15, 1978, levied a motor vehicle registration or ad valorem tax that has been repealed by a vote of the people at any regular or special municipal election, then the election provided for in this subsection is not effective until the ordinance passed by the local governing body has been approved by the people at the next regularly scheduled general or special municipal election.

(b) The biennial tax is levied upon motor vehicles subject to the registration fee under AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 and is based on the age of vehicles as determined by model year in the first year of the biennial period, according to the following schedule:

Tax According to Age of Vehicle Since Model Year:

1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th or over Motor Vehicle (1) motorcycle$ 17$ 15$ 13$ 10$ 7$ 5$ 4$ 4 (2) vehicles specified in AS 28.10.421 (b)(1)(A) or (3)(A)12199775539281916 (3) vehicles specified in AS 28.10.421 (b)(1)(B)12199775539281916 (4) vehicles specified in AS 28.10.421 (c)(1)-(4) 5,000 pounds or less12199775539281916 5,001-12,000 pounds1981541219977553322 12,001-18,000 pounds447392348304260227205194 18,001 pounds or over546469403348304260216194 (5) vehicles specified in AS 28.10.421 (b)(3)(B)1981541219977553322 (6) vehicles specified in AS 28.10.421 (j)171513107544 (7) vehicles specified in AS 28.10.421 (d)(8)12199775539281916 (8) vehicles eligible for dealer plates under AS 28.10.421 (d)(9)88.

(c) The registration tax shall be levied, collected, enforced, and otherwise administered in the same manner as provided for the registration fees in this chapter. Only one registration tax may be collected with respect to the same motor vehicle in the year for which the tax is paid.

(d) If a person has paid both the registration fee levied in AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 and the registration tax levied in this section, and the department determines that the payor is entitled to a refund in whole or in part of the registration tax, the department shall make the refund to which the person is entitled. A refund may not be made unless application for a refund is filed with the department by December 31 of the year following the year for which the refund is claimed.

(e) The department shall refund money collected under this section, less eight percent as collection costs, to a municipality for which the money was collected, as determined by (1) the address of residence of an individual required to pay the tax, or (2) the situs of the vehicle if the vehicle is not owned by an individual; the tax situs is the location at which the motor vehicle is usually, normally, or regularly kept or used during the registration period. For the first year in which the tax is levied within a municipality, the department may retain actual costs of collection of the tax within the municipality as determined by the department.

(f) Money received by an organized borough under this section shall be allocated by the borough by ordinance for city, area outside city, and service area purposes within the borough.

(g) Payment of the registration tax is in lieu of all local use taxes and ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles subject to the tax. A municipality which elects to come under the provisions of this section may not levy use or ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles subject to the registration tax during a fiscal year in which the election is in effect.

(h) A vehicle owned by a former prisoner of war exempted from registration fees under AS 28.10.421 (d)(11) is subject to a motor vehicle registration tax under this section.

(i) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.] (j) A municipality that imposes a motor vehicle registration tax as described under (a) of this section may also, by passage of an appropriate ordinance, increase the scheduled amount of tax described under (b) or (l) of this section, establish a tax for a motor vehicle that is permanently registered under AS 28.10.155 , or establish a tax for a trailer that is permanently registered under AS 28.10.421 (j). A municipality that chooses to change the tax imposed under (b) or (l) of this section or establishes a tax for permanently registered motor vehicles or trailers shall file a written notice of the change with the department by January 1 of the year preceding the year in which the change in tax is to take effect. A municipality may not change the amount of the tax imposed under this section more than once every two years. The department may charge a municipality a one-time fee to cover the cost to the department of implementing a change under this subsection.

(k) A vehicle registration application and renewal application for vehicles subject to a municipal vehicle registration tax shall itemize the total amount due in a manner that separately shows the amount of vehicle registration tax imposed by the municipality.

(l) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, an annual tax is levied upon vehicles specified in AS 28.10.421 (c) and subject to the registration fee under AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 if the owner elects to register the vehicle annually as allowed under AS 28.10.108 (f). The tax is based on the age of the vehicle as determined by model year according to the following schedule:

Tax According to Age of Vehicle Since Model Year: 1st 2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thor over Motor Vehicle 5,000 pounds or less$ 66$ 55$ 44$ 33$ 22$ 17$ 11$ 8 5,001-12,000 pounds11088665544332211 12,001-18,000 pounds24020718516314111910797 18,001 pounds or over29525121818516114111997.
Alaska Stat. § 28.01.020 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.01 / Section 28.01.020
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Uniform Traffic Laws Act.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.491 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.491
Felonies relating to title, registration, identification number, and removal and representation of vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon conviction, a person is guilty of a felony who (1) alters, forges, or counterfeits a certificate of title or registration, or a registration plate, decal, tab, or sticker of this or another jurisdiction;

(2) alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title or an assignment or release of a security interest on a certificate of title of this or another jurisdiction or on a form the department prescribes;

(3) has possession of or uses a certificate of title or registration, registration plate, decal, tab, or sticker of this or another jurisdiction knowing it to have been altered, forged, or counterfeited;

(4) wilfully removes or falsifies a vehicle identification number;

(5) wilfully conceals or misrepresents the identity of a vehicle or vehicle equipment;

(6) buys, receives, possesses, sells, or disposes of a vehicle or vehicle equipment, knowing that a vehicle identification number or equipment has been unlawfully removed or falsified;

(7) removes from the state a vehicle that is the subject of a security interest created under AS 28.01  28.35 or under AS 45.01  45.08, AS 45.12 , AS 45.14 , and AS 45.29 without the written consent of the secured party, and with intent to defraud the secured party or the state;

(8) represents a motor vehicle or house trailer to be a new vehicle and who sells or procures the sale of that motor vehicle as a new vehicle without presenting a manufacturer's statement of origin; or

(9) makes a false statement or otherwise conceals or withholds a material fact in an application for registration or certificate of title or falsely affirms with respect to a matter required to be sworn to, affirmed, or furnished under this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter; except that a person who with criminal negligence as defined in AS 11.81.900 , falsely certifies to the department the existence of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy under AS 28.10.021 (a)(2), is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person convicted of an offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.268 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.268
Time of satisfaction.
Status: in_force

If a person delivers an application under AS 28.10.262  28.10.264 for a manufactured home to the department within 30 days after an affixation affidavit for the manufactured home is recorded under AS 40.17.125 , and if the application is accepted by the department, the requirements of AS 28.10.262  28.10.264 are considered to be satisfied on the date the affixation affidavit is recorded, and, if the manufactured home is conveyed or encumbered on and after that date, the manufactured home shall be conveyed and encumbered as real property.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.050 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.050
Financial responsibility of transportation network companies.
Status: in_force

(a) A transportation network company driver, or transportation network company on behalf of the driver, shall maintain primary automobile insurance that recognizes that the driver is a transportation network company driver or otherwise uses a vehicle to transport passengers for compensation and that covers the driver while the driver is logged onto the digital network of a transportation network company or while the driver is engaged in a prearranged ride.

(b) The following automobile insurance requirements shall apply while a participating transportation network company driver is logged onto the digital network of a transportation network company and is available to receive transportation requests but is not engaged in a prearranged ride: (1) primary automobile liability insurance in the amount of at least $50,000 for death and bodily injury for each person, $100,000 for death and bodily injury for each incident, and $25,000 for property damage;

(2) uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle coverage as required under AS 21.96.020 and AS 28.20.440 ;

(3) the coverage requirements of this subsection may be satisfied by (A) automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company driver;

(B) automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company; or

(C) any combination of (A) and (B) of this paragraph.

(c) The following automobile insurance requirements shall apply while a transportation network company driver is engaged in a prearranged ride: (1) primary automobile liability insurance that provides at least $1,000,000 for death, bodily injury, and property damage;

(2) uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle coverage as required under AS 21.96.020 and AS 28.20.440 ;

(3) the coverage requirements of this subsection may be satisfied by (A) automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company driver;

(B) automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company; or

(C) a combination of (A) and (B) of this paragraph.

(d) If insurance maintained by a driver under (b) or (c) of this section has lapsed or does not provide the required coverage, insurance maintained by a transportation network company must provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim, and the transportation network company insurer has the duty to defend that claim.

(e) Coverage under an automobile insurance policy maintained by the transportation network company may not be dependent on a personal automobile insurer first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be required first to deny a claim.

(f) Insurance required by this section may be placed with an insurer licensed under AS 21.09.060 or with a surplus lines insurer eligible under AS 21.34 that has a credit rating not lower than A- from A.M. Best or a similar rating from another rating agency recognized by the division of insurance.

(g) Insurance satisfying the requirements of this section shall be considered to satisfy the financial responsibility requirement for a motor vehicle under AS 28.20 .

(h) A transportation network company driver shall carry proof of coverage under (b) and (c) of this section with the driver at all times during the driver's use of a vehicle in connection with a digital network of a transportation network company. In the event of an accident, a transportation network company driver shall provide the insurance coverage information to the directly interested parties, automobile insurers, and investigating police officers upon request under AS 28.22.019 . Upon that request, a transportation network company driver shall also disclose to directly interested parties, automobile insurers, and investigating police officers whether the driver was logged onto the digital network of a transportation network company or on a prearranged ride at the time of an accident.

(i) If the insurance carrier for the transportation network company makes a payment for a claim for physical damage to a personal vehicle that is subject to a lien, the insurance carrier shall pay the claim jointly to the owner of the personal vehicle and the primary lienholder or directly to the business repairing the personal vehicle.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.264 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.264
Confirmation of nonapplication of chapter.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a manufactured home may submit an application to the department requesting that the department indicate on the department's records that the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter if (1) the manufactured home is permanently affixed to real property under AS 34.85.150 , or the owner intends to permanently affix the manufactured home to real property under AS 34.85.150 ; and

(2) the manufactured home (A) is not covered by a manufacturer's certificate of origin or a certificate of title;

(B) is covered by a manufacturer's certificate of origin, but the owner of the manufactured home, after diligent search and inquiry, is unable to produce the certificate of origin; or

(C) is covered by a certificate of title, but the owner of the manufactured home, after diligent search and inquiry, is unable to produce the certificate of title.

(b) The application under (a) of this section must comply with AS 28.10.266 and be accompanied by a bond or cash deposit described in (c) of this section.

(c) The bond that accompanies the application under (b) of this section must be in the form prescribed by the department and executed by the applicant. The amount of the bond or cash deposit that accompanies the application under (b) of this section must be equal to one and one-half times the value of the manufactured home as determined by the department and must be conditioned to indemnify former owners, secured parties, and subsequent purchasers of the manufactured home and their successors against loss resulting from a defect in or undisclosed security interest on the title of the applicant. An injured party may bring a court action against the bond or cash deposit for a breach of the conditions of the bond or cash deposit, but the liability of the bond surety or the department may not exceed the amount of the bond or cash deposit. The department shall return the bond or cash deposit at the end of three years after the submission under (b) of this section, except that service on the department of notice that an action is pending against the bond or cash deposit extends that period until 45 days after a final decision in the action on the bond or cash deposit.

(d) If the department is satisfied that the application filed under (a) of this section complies with (b) of this section, the department shall, subject to AS 28.05.041 , indicate under AS 28.05.061 on the department's records that the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter and shall provide to the owner a written confirmation that the owner of the manufactured home has submitted an application that complies with (b) of this section and that the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter. The department shall deliver the written confirmation to the owner of the manufactured home and to a person identified under AS 28.10.266 (12).

(e) When the department has provided a written confirmation under (d) of this section, the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.090 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.090
Zero tolerance for drug or alcohol use.
Status: in_force

The transportation network company shall implement a zero-tolerance policy prohibiting drug and alcohol use while a driver is providing a prearranged ride or is logged onto the digital network of the transportation network company but not providing a prearranged ride. The transportation network company shall post on the company's Internet website the company's zero-tolerance policy prohibiting drug and alcohol use.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.171 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.171
Suspending privileges of a person licensed in another jurisdiction; reporting convictions, suspensions, disqualifications, and revocations.
Status: in_force

(a) The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on a highway or vehicular way or area of this state given to a person licensed in another jurisdiction is subject to suspension, revocation, disqualification, or limitation by the department or a court in the same manner and for the same reasons as a driver's license issued under this chapter.

(b) The department shall, upon receiving the record of a conviction of a person licensed in another jurisdiction for a vehicle, driver, or traffic offense in this state, or upon suspending or revoking the person's driving privilege, forward a copy of the record or suspension or revocation to the motor vehicle administrator for the jurisdiction in which the person convicted is licensed.

(c) If a person licensed to operate a commercial motor vehicle in another jurisdiction is convicted in this state of a traffic offense, whether or not involving a commercial motor vehicle, or if the person is disqualified by this state for a period of 60 days or more, the department shall, within 10 days after notification of the conviction or the disqualification, notify appropriate authorities in the state that issued the license. Within the 10-day period the department shall also notify the United States Department of Transportation if the disqualification is for 60 days or more.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.151 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.151
Citations for scheduled vehicle and traffic offenses.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall determine by rule or order those motor vehicle and traffic offenses, except for offenses subject to a scheduled municipal fine, that are amenable to disposition without court appearance and shall establish a scheduled amount of bail, not to exceed fines prescribed by law, for each offense. A municipality shall determine by ordinance the municipal motor vehicle and traffic offenses that may be disposed of without court appearance and shall establish a fine schedule for each offense.

(b) The supreme court shall establish a scheduled amount of bail allowing disposition of a citation for a violation of AS 28.05.095 and AS 28.35.161 that is punishable as a violation without court appearance.

(c) The supreme court shall require as a condition of the disposition of an offense without appearance that a person charged with any offense for which a bail forfeiture amount has been adopted shall pay the surcharge prescribed in AS 12.55.039 in addition to the bail forfeiture amount established by the supreme court. The surcharge required to be paid under this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund and accounted for under AS 37.05.142 .

(d) The supreme court, in establishing scheduled amounts of bail under this section, and each municipality that establishes or has established a fine schedule under this section shall provide that the scheduled amount of bail or fine, as applicable, for a motor vehicle or traffic offense that is committed in a highway work zone or traffic safety corridor shall be double the amount of the bail or fine for the offense if it had not been committed in a highway work zone or traffic safety corridor.

(e) The supreme court, in establishing scheduled amounts of bail under this section, and each municipality that establishes or has established a fine schedule under this section may not allow for the disposition of an offense without court appearance for a person who is cited for violation of the traffic laws in connection with a motor vehicle accident if the accident resulted in the death of a person. In this subsection, traffic laws has the meaning given in AS 28.15.261 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.230 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.230
Proof of financial responsibility for the future.
Status: reserved

(a) The provisions of this chapter requiring the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future apply to persons who are convicted of or forfeit bail for certain offenses under motor vehicle laws or who, by ownership or operation of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under AS 28.10 , are involved in an accident in this state that results in bodily injury to or death of a person or damage to the property of any one person exceeding $501.

(b) [Repealed, § 30 ch 108 SLA 1989.] (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a person convicted of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance in violation of AS 28.35.030 , or convicted of refusal to submit to a chemical test of breath under AS 28.35.032 , shall maintain proof of financial responsibility for the future for (1) five years if the person has not been previously convicted; (2) 10 years if the person has been previously convicted once; (3) 20 years if the person has been previously convicted twice; (4) for as long as the person is licensed to drive under AS 28.15 if the person has been previously convicted three or more times. In this subsection, previously convicted has the meaning given in AS 28.35.030 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.267 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.267
Declaration.
Status: in_force

(a) The declaration required by AS 28.10.266 (11) must be made under oath or affirmation by an attorney authorized under AS 08.08 to practice law in the state or an agent of a title insurance company entitled under AS 21.66 to transact a title insurance business in this state.

(b) The declaration must state that the manufactured home is free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and (1) any facts or information known to the attorney or agent that could reasonably affect the validity of the title to the manufactured home or the existence or nonexistence of a lien or encumbrance on the manufactured home; or

(2) that the attorney or agent does not know any facts or information that could reasonably affect the validity of the title to the manufactured home or the existence or nonexistence of a lien or encumbrance on the manufactured home.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.141 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.141
Other requirements of policy.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy is not effective under AS 28.22.101 unless it is issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business in this state, except as provided in (b) of this section.

(b) A policy is not effective under AS 28.22.101 with respect to a vehicle not registered in the state or a vehicle that was registered in another jurisdiction on the effective date of the policy or the most recent renewal of it, unless the insurance or surety company issuing the policy is authorized to do business in the state, or if the company is not authorized to do business in the state, unless it executes a power of attorney authorizing the director of the division of insurance to accept service of process on its behalf in an action upon the policy arising out of the accident.

(c) The requirements for a motor vehicle liability policy may be fulfilled by the policies of one or more insurance carriers that together meet the requirements.

(d) A binder issued pending the issuance of a motor vehicle liability policy fulfills the requirements for a policy.

Article 3. Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Coverage.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.330 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.330
Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is an unsatisfied judgment against a person requiring suspension under AS 28.20.270 , the person's license or nonresident's operating privilege shall remain suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall a license or registration be issued in the name of the person, including a person not previously licensed, until the judgment is stayed or satisfied and until the person gives proof of financial responsibility subject to the exceptions in AS 28.20.310 , 28.20.320, and 28.20.370.

(b) The proof required by (a) of this section shall be maintained during the period the person has a license or nonresident's operating privilege.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.098 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.098
Sale of child safety devices.
Status: in_force

A person may not sell, offer for sale, or install in any motor vehicle a child safety device that does not conform to all applicable federal standards for the device on the date of the sale, offering, or installation.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.031 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.031
Implied consent.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who operates or drives a motor vehicle in this state or who operates an aircraft as defined in AS 28.35.030 (w) or who operates a watercraft as defined in AS 28.35.030 (w) shall be considered to have given consent to a chemical test or tests of the person's breath for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of the person's blood or breath if lawfully arrested for an offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was operating or driving a motor vehicle or operating an aircraft or a watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance or if lawfully arrested under AS 28.35.280 for the offense of minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol. The test or tests shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that the person was operating or driving a motor vehicle or operating an aircraft or a watercraft in this state while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance or that the person was a minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol.

(b) A person who operates or drives a motor vehicle in this state or who operates an aircraft or watercraft shall be considered to have given consent to a preliminary breath test for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of the person's blood or breath. A law enforcement officer may administer a preliminary breath test at the scene of the incident if the officer has probable cause to believe that a person's ability to operate a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft is impaired by the ingestion of alcoholic beverages and that the person (1) was operating or driving a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft that is involved in an accident;

(2) committed a moving traffic violation or unlawfully operated an aircraft or watercraft; in this paragraph, unlawfully means in violation of any federal, state, or municipal statute, regulation, or ordinance, except for violations that do not provide reason to believe that the operator's ability to operate the aircraft or watercraft was impaired by the ingestion of alcoholic beverages; or

(3) was operating or driving a motor vehicle in violation of AS 28.35.029 (a).

(c) Before administering a preliminary breath test under (b) of this section, the officer shall advise the person that refusal may be used against the person in a civil or criminal action arising out of the incident and that refusal is an infraction. If the person refuses to submit to the test, the test shall not be administered.

(d) The result of the test under (b) of this section may be used by the law enforcement officer to determine whether the driver or operator should be arrested.

(e) Refusal to submit to a preliminary breath test at the request of a law enforcement officer is an infraction.

(f) If a driver or operator is arrested, the provisions of (a) of this section apply. The preliminary breath test authorized in this section is in addition to any tests authorized under (a) of this section.

(g) A person who operates or drives a motor vehicle in this state shall be considered to have given consent to a chemical test or tests of the person's breath and blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of the person's breath and blood and shall be considered to have given consent to a chemical test or tests of the person's blood and urine for the purpose of determining the presence of controlled substances in the person's blood and urine if the person is involved in a motor vehicle accident that causes death or serious physical injury to another person. The test or tests may be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that the person was operating or driving a motor vehicle in this state that was involved in an accident causing death or serious physical injury to another person.

(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict searches or seizures under a warrant issued by a judicial officer, in addition to a test permitted under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.253 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.253
Driver improvement or alcohol information courses.
Status: in_force

Upon conviction of a violation of a traffic law that results in a driver accumulating six or more points from offenses committed during any consecutive 12-month period or nine or more points from offenses committed during any 24-month period, (1) on request of the department, the court may, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law, require the driver to successfully complete a driver improvement course approved by the department or an alcohol information course approved by the Department of Health within a period of time prescribed by the court; and (2) the department shall require a person licensed under a provisional license to complete a driver improvement course approved by the department within a time period prescribed by the department. A driver improvement course approved under this section for a person who is under 21 years of age must be a course that is designed to benefit persons under 21 years of age and must be certified by a national organization. The department may suspend, revoke, or deny the driver's license of a person who fails to successfully complete the driver improvement course or the alcohol information course required by the court under this section within the prescribed time period.
Alaska Stat. § 28.39.010 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.39 / Section 28.39.010
Snowmobile registration.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not operate a snowmobile within the state unless the snowmobile has been registered and numbered as required by this chapter. Registration under this subsection is not required for a snowmobile owned by the United States.

(b) A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of an infraction and is subject to a $300 fine under AS 28.90.010 (c).
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.185 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.185
Overtaking and passing certain stationary vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a vehicle that approaches a stationary emergency vehicle, fire vehicle, law enforcement vehicle, tow truck in the act of picking up a vehicle, vehicle in the act of performing maintenance or road service work, or animal control vehicle being used to perform official duties, when the stationary vehicle is displaying flashing emergency lights on a highway or roadway (1) with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction, unless otherwise directed by law enforcement or emergency personnel, shall (A) if possible in the existing safety and traffic conditions, vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle, fire vehicle, law enforcement vehicle, tow truck in the act of picking up a vehicle, vehicle in the act of performing maintenance or road service work, or animal control vehicle being used to perform official duties; or

(B) if a lane change under (A) of this paragraph would be impossible, prohibited by law, or unsafe, slow to a reasonable and prudent speed considering the traffic, roadway, and weather conditions;

(2) with fewer than two lanes traveling in the same direction, unless otherwise directed by law enforcement or emergency personnel, shall slow to a reasonable and prudent speed considering the traffic, roadway, and weather conditions.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of (1) a class A misdemeanor if personal injury results from the person's failure to vacate the lane or slow as required by this section;

(2) an infraction, under circumstances other than in (1) of this subsection.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.187 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.187
Administrative revocation of a license to drive for use of false identification.
Status: in_force

(a) If a peace officer has probable cause based on personal observation that a person has used a driver's license as fraudulent or false identification as prohibited by AS 04.16.060 (d), the peace officer shall read a notice and deliver a copy to the person. The notice must advise that (1) the department intends to revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license, or refuse to issue an original license to the person;

(2) the person has the right to administrative review of the revocation or determination not to issue an original license;

(3) if the person has a driver's license or a nonresident privilege to drive, the notice itself is a temporary driver's license that expires seven days after it is delivered to the person;

(4) revocation of the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license, or a determination not to issue an original license takes effect seven days after delivery of the notice to the person unless the person, within seven days, requests an administrative review.

(b) After reading the notice under (a) of this section, the peace officer shall seize the person's driver's license if it is in the person's possession and shall deliver it to the department with a sworn report describing the circumstances under which it was seized.

(c) Unless the person has requested an administrative review, the department shall revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license, or refuse to issue an original license, effective seven days after delivery to the person of the notice required under (a) of this section, upon receipt of a sworn report of a peace officer (1) that the officer had probable cause based on personal observations that the person used a driver's license as fraudulent or false identification as prohibited by AS 04.16.060 (d);

(2) that notice under (a) of this section was provided to the person; and

(3) describing the circumstances surrounding the violation of AS 04.16.060 (d).

(d) The department shall impose the revocation required under this section (1) for a period of 60 days for a first revocation under this section; and

(2) for a second or subsequent revocation under this section for a period of 12 months.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 28.20.240 and 28.20.250, the department may not require proof of financial responsibility before restoring a driver's license or privilege that is revoked under this section.

(f) A license revocation imposed under this section shall be consecutive to a license revocation imposed under another provision of law.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.510 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.510
Substitution of proof.
Status: in_force

The department shall consent to the cancellation of a bond or certificate of insurance, or the department shall return money or securities to the person entitled to it, upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.061 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.061
Records of departments and certified copies of records.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Administration shall file, maintain, and appropriately index records of (1) vehicle registrations under AS 28.10.071 (a)  (c);

(2) stolen, converted, recovered, and unclaimed vehicles under AS 28.10.071 (d);

(3) titles and documents creating and evidencing liens or encumbrances under AS 28.10.381 ;

(4) abandoned vehicles under AS 28.11.030 (c);

(5) driver's license and driving records under AS 28.15.151 ;

(6) applications under AS 28.10.262 for cancellation of a manufacturer's certificate of origin for a manufactured home;

(7) applications under AS 28.10.263 for cancellation of a certificate of title to a manufactured home;

(8) applications under AS 28.10.264 for confirmation of the nonapplication of AS 28.10 to a manufactured home;

(9) applications under AS 28.10.265 for a certificate of title to a severed manufactured home;

(10) manufacturer's certificates of origin accepted for cancellation by the department under AS 28.10.262 for a manufactured home; and

(11) certificates of title accepted for cancellation by the department under AS 28.10.263 for a manufactured home.

(b) The Department of Administration and the Department of Public Safety each may file and maintain any other records considered necessary for the respective department's administration of this title and regulations adopted by that department under it.

(c) Records maintained by the Department of Administration or the Department of Public Safety under this title or regulations adopted under this title may be stored in any reasonable manner, including electronic data storage. The commissioner of each of those departments and officers and employees of those departments designated by the respective commissioner shall, upon request, prepare under the seal of the respective department and deliver, unless otherwise prohibited by law, a certified copy of any record of that department maintained under this title or regulations adopted under this title, charging a fee for each certified copy. A certified copy of the record stored under this section is admissible in an administrative proceeding or in a court in the same manner as the original document.

(d) If a copy of a motor vehicle record prepared or maintained by the Department of Administration is requested by the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 , or the child support enforcement agency of another state, the department shall provide the requesting agency with a certified copy of the record. If information is prepared or maintained by the department in an electronic data base, the department may give the requesting agency a copy of the electronic record and a statement certifying its contents. The agency receiving information under this subsection may use the information only for child support purposes authorized under law.

(e) For cancelled manufacturer's certificates of origin, cancelled certificates of title, or applications for confirmation filed under (a)(8), (10), or (11) of this section, the department's record must state (1) the name of each owner of the manufactured home;

(2) the date the manufacturer's certificate of origin or the certificate of title was accepted for cancellation if the certificate was cancelled under (a)(10) or (11) of this section; and

(3) the recording information for the affixation affidavit required by AS 28.10.266 .

(f) For applications for certificates of title under (a)(9) of this section, the department's record must state the name of each owner of the manufactured home and the recording information for the severance affidavit recorded under AS 40.17.125 .

(g) In this section, recording information means the district where the affidavit was recorded and the date and serial numbers of the affidavit's recording in the recording district.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.151 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.151
Records to be kept by the department.
Status: reserved

(a) The department shall maintain a file of (1) every driver's license application, license or permit, and duplicate driver's license issued by it;

(2) every license that has been suspended, revoked, canceled, limited, restricted, or denied, and the reasons for those actions;

(3) all accident reports required to be forwarded to the department under this title; and

(4) every disqualification of an individual from operating a commercial motor vehicle.

(b) The department shall also maintain and update within 10 days after receipt by the department a file of all accident reports, abstracts of court records of convictions of vehicle, driver, and traffic offenses, and other information that the department considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(c) The department shall, upon request, subject to the applicable provisions of AS 12.62 and (f) of this section and without charging a fee, furnish (1) a municipal, state, or federal administrative or judicial agency with a certified abstract of the driving record of a driver within 10 days after receipt of the request by the department; and (2) a parent, foster parent, or guardian of a driver who is under 18 years of age and not an emancipated minor an abstract of the driving record of that driver; the department may refuse to release the driver's address to the parent, foster parent, or guardian if the department determines that the release of the driver's address poses a threat to the health or safety of the driver. The abstract must include a listing of accidents in which the driver has been determined by the department or a court of competent jurisdiction to have been liable, convictions of vehicle, driver, and traffic offenses, any actions taken upon the driver's license, and information relating to financial responsibility.

(d) The department shall, upon request and payment of a fee determined by the commissioner, furnish a driver or a person designated by the driver with an abstract or the original copy of the computer printed record of the driver's record as provided in (c) of this section.

(e) [Repealed, § 2 ch 144 SLA 1980.] (f) Except as provided otherwise in this section and in AS 15.07.195 , information and records under this section are declared confidential and private.
Alaska Stat. § 28.11.050 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.11 / Section 28.11.050
Vesting of title.
Status: in_force

Title to an impounded vehicle not reclaimed by the registered owner, a lienholder, or other person entitled to possession of the vehicle within 15 days from the notice given under AS 28.11.040 vests with the state or, if a municipal ordinance is adopted under AS 28.11.100 , with the municipality, as appropriate. However, nothing in this section prohibits a lien under AS 28.11.090 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.081 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.081
Issuance of certificate of registration; certificate to be signed, carried, and displayed.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall mail or deliver the certificate of registration to the owner. The certificate of registration must contain the assigned registration number, the name, the residence and mailing addresses of the owner, the vehicle identification number, the fees paid, and as much of the vehicle description appearing on the title as the commissioner considers necessary.

(b) Every certificate of registration shall, except when used to apply for renewal of registration or to transfer the registration, be carried in the vehicle to which it refers. The driver of a vehicle shall display the original certificate of registration or a legible photocopy if the original is on file at the address shown on the certificate of registration to a peace officer or an officer or employee of the department acting in an official capacity upon the request of that officer or employee.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.135 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.135
Unlawful to knowingly make false statement, application, or certification.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not knowingly make a false affidavit, statement, or representation, or affirm falsely with respect to a matter or fact required to be set out under this title, nor may the person use a name other than the person's true name. A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of unsworn falsification in the second degree and is punishable as prescribed by law.

(b) A person who has a certification, registration, title, license, or other form issued under this title, or who has applied for a certification, registration, license, or other form, and who changes the person's name or moves from the address shown on the department's records or forms, shall notify the department of the change in name or address within 30 days (1) on a form or in a format specified by the department; and

(2) in a manner prescribed in regulations adopted by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.032 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.032
Refusal to submit to chemical test.
Status: reserved

(a) If a person under arrest for operating a motor vehicle or aircraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance refuses the request of a law enforcement officer to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.33.031 (a)(1) or AS 28.35.031 (a), or if a person involved in a motor vehicle accident that causes death or serious physical injury to another person refuses the request of a law enforcement officer to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.33.031 (a)(2) or AS 28.35.031 (g), after being advised by the officer that the refusal will result in the denial or revocation of the driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license, that the refusal may be used against the person in a civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of an act alleged to have been committed by the person while operating a motor vehicle or aircraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance, and that the refusal is a crime, a chemical test may not be given, except as provided by AS 28.35.035 . If a person under arrest for operating a watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance refuses the request of a law enforcement officer to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.35.031 (a), after being advised by the officer that the refusal may be used against the person in a civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of an act alleged to have been committed by the person while operating a watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance, and that the refusal is a crime, a chemical test may not be given, except as provided by AS 28.35.035 .

(b) [Repealed, § 25 ch 77 SLA 1983.] (c) [Repealed, § 25 ch 77 SLA 1983.] (d) [Repealed, § 25 ch 77 SLA 1983.] (e) The refusal of a person to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g) is admissible evidence in a civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of an act alleged to have been committed by the person while operating or driving a motor vehicle or operating an aircraft or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance.

(f) Except as provided under (p) of this section, refusal to submit to a chemical test authorized by AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g) is a class A misdemeanor.

(g) Upon conviction under this section, (1) the court shall impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment of (A) not less than 72 consecutive hours, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of six months, and impose a fine of not less than $1,500 if the person has not been previously convicted;

(B) not less than 20 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 12 months, and impose a fine of not less than $3,000 if the person has been previously convicted once;

(C) not less than 60 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 18 months, and impose a fine of not less than $4,000 if the person has been previously convicted twice and is not subject to punishment under (p) of this section;

(D) not less than 120 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 24 months, and impose a fine of not less than $5,000 if the person has been previously convicted three times and is not subject to punishment under (p) of this section;

(E) not less than 240 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 30 months, and impose a fine of not less than $6,000 if the person has been previously convicted four times and is not subject to punishment under (p) of this section;

(F) not less than 360 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 36 months, and impose a fine of not less than $7,000 if the person has been previously convicted more than four times and is not subject to punishment under (p) of this section;

(2) the court may not (A) suspend execution of the sentence required by (1) of this subsection or grant probation, except on condition that the person (i) serve the minimum imprisonment under (1) of this subsection;

(ii) pay the minimum fine required under (1) of this subsection;

(B) suspend imposition of sentence; or

(C) suspend the requirement for an ignition interlock device;

(3) the court shall revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license under AS 28.15.181 , and may order that the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft that was used in commission of the offense be forfeited under AS 28.35.036 ;

(4) the court may order that the person, while incarcerated or as a condition of probation or parole, take a drug or combination of drugs intended to prevent the consumption of an alcoholic beverage; a condition of probation or parole imposed under this paragraph is in addition to any other condition authorized under another provision of law; and

(5) the sentence imposed by the court under this subsection shall run consecutively with any other sentence of imprisonment imposed on the person.

(h) Except as prohibited by federal law or regulation, every provider of treatment programs to which persons are ordered under this section shall supply the judge, prosecutor, defendant, and an agency involved in the defendant's treatment with information and reports concerning the defendant's past and present assessment, treatment, and progress. Information compiled under this subsection is confidential and may only be used in connection with court proceedings involving the defendant's treatment, including use by a court in sentencing a person convicted under this section, or by an officer of the court in preparing a pre-sentence report for the use of the court in sentencing a person convicted under this section.

(i) A person who is sentenced to imprisonment for 72 consecutive hours under (g) of this section and who is not released from imprisonment after 72 hours may not bring an action against the state or a municipality or its agents, officers, or employees for damages resulting from the additional period of confinement if (1) the employee or employees who released the person exercised due care and, in releasing the person, followed the standard release procedures of the prison facility; and

(2) the additional period of confinement did not exceed 12 hours.

(j) For purposes of this section, convictions under AS 28.33.030 or AS 28.35.030 and for refusal to submit to a chemical test under this section, if arising out of a single transaction and a single arrest, are considered one previous conviction.

(k) Notwithstanding (g) of this section, the court may reduce the fine required to be imposed under (g) of this section by the cost of the ignition interlock device.

(l) The court shall order a person convicted under this section to satisfy the screening, evaluation, referral, and program requirements of an alcohol safety action program if such a program is available in the community where the person resides, or a private or public treatment facility approved by the Department of Health under AS 47.37 to make referrals for rehabilitative treatment or to provide rehabilitative treatment. If a person is convicted under (p) of this section, the court shall order the person to be evaluated as required by this subsection before the court imposes sentence for the offense.

(m) A program of inpatient treatment may be required by the authorized agency under (l) of this section only if authorized in the judgment, and may not exceed the maximum term of inpatient treatment specified in the judgment. A person who has been referred for inpatient treatment under this subsection may make a written request to the sentencing court asking the court to review the referral. The request for review shall be made within seven days of the agency's referral, and shall specifically set out the grounds upon which the request for review is based. The court may order a hearing on the request for review.

(n) If a person fails to satisfy the requirements of an authorized agency under (m) of this section, the court (1) may impose any portion of a suspended sentence; however, if the person was convicted under (p) of this section, the court shall impose a part or all of the remaining portion of any suspended sentence;

(2) may punish the failure as contempt of the authority of the court under AS 09.50.010 or as a violation of a condition of probation; and

(3) shall order the revocation or suspension of the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, and privilege to obtain a driver's license until the requirements are satisfied.

(o) Imprisonment required under (g)(1)(A) of this section shall be served at a community residential center or by electronic monitoring at a private residence under AS 33.30.065 . If a community residential center or electronic monitoring at a private residence is not available, imprisonment required under (g)(1)(A) of this section may be served at another appropriate place determined by the commissioner of corrections. Imprisonment required under (g)(1)(B)  (F) of this section may be served at a community residential center or at a private residence if approved by the commissioner of corrections. Imprisonment served at a private residence must include electronic monitoring under AS 33.30.065 . The cost of imprisonment resulting from the sentence imposed under (g)(1) of this section shall be paid to the state by the person being sentenced. The cost of imprisonment required to be paid under this subsection may not exceed $2,000. Upon the person's conviction, the court shall include the costs of imprisonment as a part of the judgment of conviction. Except for reimbursement from a permanent fund dividend as provided in this subsection, payment of the cost of imprisonment is not required if the court determines the person is indigent. For costs of imprisonment that are not paid by the person as required by this subsection, the state shall seek reimbursement from the person's permanent fund dividend as provided under AS 43.23.140 . A person sentenced under (g)(1)(B) of this section shall perform at least 160 hours of community service work, as required by the director of the community residential center or other appropriate place, or as required by the commissioner of corrections if the sentence is being served at a private residence. In this subsection, appropriate place means a facility with 24-hour on-site staff supervision that is specifically adapted to provide a residence, and includes a correctional center, residential treatment facility, hospital, halfway house, group home, work farm, work camp, or other place that provides varying levels of restriction.

(p) A person is guilty of a class C felony if the person is convicted under this section and either has been previously convicted two or more times since January 1, 1996, and within the 10 years preceding the date of the present offense, or punishment under this subsection or under AS 28.35.030 (n) was previously imposed within the last 10 years. For purposes of determining minimum sentences based on previous convictions, the provisions of AS 28.35.030 (w)(4) apply. Upon conviction, (1) the court shall impose a fine of not less than $10,000, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 60 months, and impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment of not less than (A) 120 days if the person has been previously convicted twice;

(B) 240 days if the person has been previously convicted three times;

(C) 360 days if the person has been previously convicted four or more times;

(2) the court may not (A) suspend execution of the sentence required by (1) of this subsection or grant probation, except on condition that the person (i) serve the minimum imprisonment under (1) of this subsection;

(ii) pay the minimum fine required under (1) of this subsection;

(B) suspend imposition of sentence; or

(C) suspend the requirements for an ignition interlock device;

(3) the court shall permanently revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license subject to restoration under (q) of this section;

(4) the court may order that the person, while incarcerated or as a condition of probation or parole, take a drug, or combination of drugs intended to prevent consumption of an alcoholic beverage; a condition of probation or parole imposed under this paragraph is in addition to any other condition authorized under another provision of law;

(5) the sentence imposed by the court under this subsection shall run consecutively with any other sentence of imprisonment imposed on the person;

(6) the court shall order forfeiture under AS 28.35.036 , of the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft used in the commission of the offense, subject to remission under AS 28.35.037 ; and

(7) the court shall order the department to revoke the registration for any vehicle registered by the department in the name of the person convicted under this subsection; if a person convicted under this subsection is a registered co-owner of a vehicle, the department shall reissue the vehicle registration and omit the name of the person convicted under this subsection.

(q) Upon request, the department shall review a driver's license revocation imposed under (p)(3) of this section and, unless the revocation was ordered in a case in which the person was also convicted of a crime under AS 11.41.100  11.41.210, 11.41.280, 11.41.282, or a similar law in another jurisdiction or the revocation was ordered under AS 28.35.030 (u) or (v), may restore the driver's license if (1) the license has been revoked for a period of at least 10 years;

(2) the person has not been convicted of a driving-related criminal offense or a felony in the 10 years preceding the request for restoration of the license; and

(3) the person provides proof of financial responsibility.

(r) [Repealed, § 7 ch 56 SLA 2006.] (s) For purposes of this section, the director of the division within the department responsible for administration of this section or a person designated by the director may request and receive criminal justice information available under AS 12.62 .

(t) Notwithstanding (g) or (p) of this section, the court shall waive the requirement of the use of an ignition interlock device when a person operates a motor vehicle in a community included on the list published by the department under AS 28.22.011 (b).

(u) In this section, (1) cost of imprisonment means the cost of imprisonment as determined under AS 28.35.030 (l);

(2) previously convicted has the meaning given in AS 28.35.030 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.11.030 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.11 / Section 28.11.030
Removal of abandoned vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer or an employee authorized by the state or a municipality may remove or have removed to a place for storage a vehicle abandoned on a highway, on a vehicular way or area, or on private property.

(b) Removal of an abandoned vehicle from private property shall be upon the written request of the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property, and on a form prescribed by the department.

(c) A written report of the removal shall be made by the peace officer or employee who removes or has removed a vehicle under this section, and the report shall be sent immediately to the department and a copy of the report shall be given to the person who stores the property. The report must describe the vehicle, the date, time, and place of removal, the grounds for removal, and the place of impoundment of the vehicle.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.310 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.310
Exception when consent granted by judgment creditor.
Status: in_force

If the judgment creditor consents in writing in a form prescribed by the department to the issuance of a license or nonresident's operating privilege to the judgment debtor, the department may allow it for six months from the date of such consent and thereafter until the consent is revoked in writing, if the judgment debtor furnishes proof of financial responsibility notwithstanding default in the payment of judgment, or of an installment of the judgment prescribed in AS 28.20.270 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.440 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.440
Motor vehicle liability policy defined; required provisions.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, motor vehicle liability policy means an owner policy or an operator's policy containing an agreement or endorsement as provided in this section, or certified as provided in AS 28.20.410 or 28.20.420 as proof of financial responsibility for the future, and issued, except as otherwise provided in AS 28.20.420 , by an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in this state, to or for the benefit of the person named as insured.

(b) The owner's policy of liability insurance must (1) designate by description or appropriate reference all vehicles that it covers;

(2) insure the person named and every other person using the vehicle with the express or implied permission of the named insured, against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the vehicle within the United States or Canada, subject to limits exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to each vehicle, as follows: $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, and, subject to the same limit for one person, $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and $25,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident;

(3) contain coverage in not less than the amounts set out in (2) of this subsection for the protection of the persons insured under the policy who are legally entitled to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured or underinsured motor vehicles because of bodily injury or death, or damage to or destruction of property arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of the uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle; this coverage must comply with the provisions of AS 28.20.445 .

(c) The operator's policy of liability insurance must insure the person named as insured against loss from the liability imposed upon the person by law for damages arising out of the use by the person of any motor vehicle not owned by the person, within the same territorial limits and subject to the same limits of liability as are required for an owner's policy of liability insurance.

(d) The motor vehicle liability policy must state the name and address of the named insured, the coverage, the premium charges, the policy period, and the limits of liability, and must contain an agreement or an endorsement that insurance is provided in accordance with the coverage defined in this chapter for bodily injury and death or property damage, or both, and is subject to all the provisions of AS 28.20.010  28.20.640.

(e) The motor vehicle liability policy need not insure liability under a workers' compensation law nor liability for damage to property owned by, rented to, in charge of or transported by the insured.

(f) Every motor vehicle liability policy is subject to the following provisions but these provisions need not be contained in the policy. (1) The liability of the insurance carrier becomes absolute whenever injury or damage covered by the policy occurs; the policy may not be cancelled or annulled as to this liability after the occurrence of the injury or damage; no statement made by the insured or on behalf of the insured and no violation of the policy defeats or voids the policy.

(2) The satisfaction by the insured of a judgment for injury or damages is not a condition precedent to the right or duty of the insurance carrier to make payment on account of injury or damage.

(3) The insurance carrier may settle a claim covered by the policy, and if settlement is made in good faith, the amount of settlement is deductible from the limits of liability specified in (b) of this section.

(4) The policy, the written application for the policy, if any, and every rider or endorsement that does not conflict with the provisions of this chapter constitute the entire contract between the parties.

(g) A policy that grants the coverage required for a motor vehicle liability policy may also grant lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the coverage specified for a policy and the excess or additional coverage is not subject to the provisions of this chapter. With respect to a policy that grants excess or additional coverage the term motor vehicle liability policy applies only to that part of the coverage that is required by this section.

(h) A motor vehicle liability policy may provide that the insured shall reimburse the insurance carrier for any payment the insurance carrier would not have been obligated to make under the terms of the policy except for the provisions of this chapter.

(i) A motor vehicle liability policy may provide for proration of the insurance with other valid and collectible insurance.

(j) The requirements for a motor vehicle liability policy may be fulfilled by the policies of one or more insurance carriers that together meet the requirements.

(k) A binder issued pending the issuance of a motor vehicle liability policy fulfills the requirements for a policy.

(l) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a person who resides in the same household as the person named as insured or a person who is a relative of the person named as insured shall be excluded from coverage under a motor vehicle liability policy if the person named as insured requests that that person be excluded from coverage.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.048 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.048
Sex offender registration.
Status: in_force

The department shall display notice of the registration requirements of AS 12.63.010 at a place where the public may apply for a driver's license, identification card, or vehicle registration.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.184 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.184
Administrative review of revocation of a minor's license.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has received a notice under AS 28.15.183 (a) may make a written request for administrative review of the department's action. If the person's driver's license or permit has not been previously surrendered to the department, it shall be surrendered to the department at the time the request for review is made.

(b) A request for review of the department's revocation under AS 28.15.183 shall be made within 10 days after receipt of the notice under AS 28.15.183 or the right to review is waived and the action of the department under AS 28.15.183 (c) is final. If a written request for a review is made after expiration of the 10-day period, and if it is accompanied by the applicant's verified statement explaining the failure to make a timely request for a review, the department shall receive and consider the request. If the department finds that the person was unable to make a timely request because of lack of actual notice of the revocation or because of factors of physical incapacity such as hospitalization or incarceration, the department shall waive the period of limitation, reopen the matter, and grant the review request.

(c) Upon receipt of a request for review, if it appears that the person holds a valid driver's license or permit and that the driver's license or permit has been surrendered, the department shall issue a temporary driver's permit that is valid until the scheduled date for the review. A person who has requested a review under this section may request, and the department may grant for good cause, a delay in the date of the hearing. If necessary, the department may issue additional temporary permits to stay the effective date of its action under AS 28.15.183 (c) until the final order after the review is issued.

(d) A person who has requested a hearing under this section and who fails to appear at the hearing, for reasons other than lack of actual notice of the hearing or physical incapacity such as hospitalization or incarceration, waives the right to a hearing. The determination of the department that is based upon the officer's report becomes final.

(e) Notwithstanding AS 28.05.141 (b), the hearing under this section may be held telephonically at the discretion of the hearing officer.

(f) A review under this section shall be held before a hearing officer designated by the commissioner. The hearing officer may (1) administer oaths and affirmations;

(2) examine witnesses and take testimony;

(3) receive relevant evidence;

(4) issue subpoenas, take depositions, or cause depositions or interrogatories to be taken;

(5) regulate the course and conduct of the hearing;

(6) make a final ruling on the issue.

(g) The hearing for review of a revocation by the department under AS 28.15.183 shall be limited to the issues of whether the person was at least 14 years of age but not yet 21 years of age and whether the person operated a vehicle after consuming alcohol in violation of AS 28.35.280 or refused to submit to a chemical test of breath in violation of AS 28.35.285 .

(h) The determination of the hearing officer may be based upon the sworn report of a peace officer, if the sworn report is supported by probable cause based on personal observations as required under AS 28.15.183 (a). The peace officer need not be present at the hearing unless either the person requesting the hearing or the hearing officer requests in writing before the hearing that the officer be present. If in the course of the hearing it becomes apparent that the testimony of the peace officer is necessary to enable the hearing officer to resolve disputed issues of fact, the hearing shall be continued to allow the attendance of the peace officer.

(i) Testimony given at the hearing is not admissible in a criminal trial unless the testimony given at the trial is inconsistent with testimony given at the hearing.

(j) If the issues set out in (g) of this section are determined in the affirmative by a preponderance of the evidence, the hearing officer shall sustain the action of the department. If one or more of the issues is determined in the negative, the department's revocation action shall be rescinded.

(k) If the action of the department in revoking a nonresident's privilege to drive a motor vehicle is not administratively contested by the nonresident driver or if the departmental action is sustained by the hearing officer, the department shall give written notice of action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and to any state in which that person has a driver's license.

(l) Within 30 days of the issuance of the final determination of the department, a person aggrieved by the determination may file an appeal in superior court for judicial review of the hearing officer's determination. The judicial review shall be on the record without taking additional testimony. The court may reverse the department's determination if the court finds that the department misinterpreted the law, acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner, or made a determination unsupported by the evidence in the record.

(m) The filing of an appeal under (l) of this section or a petition for review does not automatically stay the department's order or revocation. The court may grant a stay of the order or revocation under the applicable rules of court, after a motion and hearing, and upon a finding that there is a reasonable probability that the petitioner will prevail on the merits and that the petitioner will suffer irreparable harm if the order is not stayed.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.021 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.021
Commissioners to enter compacts and reciprocal agreements.
Status: reserved

(a) The commissioner of administration may, under terms and conditions best calculated to promote the interests of the state, enter into a compact or agreement with an authorized representative of another jurisdiction in a matter relating to driver licensing, vehicle registration, or other activity authorized under this title, the administration of which is vested in the Department of Administration. The commissioner of public safety may, under the same terms and conditions, enter into a compact or agreement with an authorized representative of another jurisdiction in a matter relating to an activity authorized under this title, the administration of which is vested in the Department of Public Safety. A compact or agreement affecting state finances or driving privileges must be approved by adoption of a concurrent resolution approved by a majority vote of each house of the legislature before it becomes effective.

(b) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.051 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.051
Falsification of information.
Status: in_force

A person who, with criminal negligence as defined in AS 11.81.900 , provides false information required under AS 28.22.021  28.22.041 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.190 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.190
Construction and validity; severability.
Status: in_force

The compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of the compact are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of the compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability of it to a government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the compact and the applicability of it to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected by it. If the compact is held contrary to the constitution of any party state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.181 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.181
Court suspensions, revocations, and limitations.
Status: reserved

(a) Conviction of any of the following offenses is grounds for the immediate revocation of a driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license: (1) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from driving a motor vehicle;

(2) a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;

(3) failure to stop and give aid as required by law when a motor vehicle accident results in the death or personal injury of another;

(4) perjury or making a false affidavit or statement under oath to the department under a law relating to motor vehicles;

(5) operating a motor vehicle or aircraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance;

(6) reckless driving;

(7) using a motor vehicle in unlawful flight to avoid arrest by a peace officer;

(8) refusal to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) while under arrest for operating a motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, or aircraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance, or authorized under AS 28.35.031 (g);

(9) driving while license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license, canceled, suspended, or revoked, or in violation of a limitation;

(10) vehicle theft in the first degree in violation of AS 11.46.360 or vehicle theft in the second degree in violation of AS 11.46.365 .

(b) A court convicting a person of an offense described in (a)(1)  (4), (6), (7), or (10) of this section shall revoke that person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license for not less than 30 days for the first conviction, unless the court determines that the person's ability to earn a livelihood would be severely impaired and a limitation under AS 28.15.201 can be placed on the license that will enable the person to earn a livelihood without excessive danger to the public. If a court limits a person's license under this subsection, it shall do so for not less than 60 days. Upon a subsequent conviction of a person for any offense described in (a)(1)  (4), (6), (7), or (10) of this section occurring within 10 years after a prior conviction, the court shall revoke the person's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license and may not grant the person limited license privileges for the following periods: (1) not less than one year for the second conviction; and

(2) not less than three years for a third or subsequent conviction.

(c) A court convicting a person of an offense described in (a)(5) or (8) of this section arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, or aircraft shall revoke that person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license. The revocation may be concurrent with or consecutive to an administrative revocation under AS 28.15.165 . The court may not, except as provided in AS 28.15.201 , grant limited license privileges during the minimum period of revocation. Except as provided under AS 28.35.030 (n)(3) and 28.35.032(p)(3), the minimum periods of revocation are (1) not less than 90 days if the person has not been previously convicted;

(2) not less than one year if the person has been previously convicted once;

(3) not less than 3 years if the person has been previously convicted twice;

(4) not less than 5 years if the person has been previously convicted more than twice.

(d) A court convicting a person of an offense described in (a)(9) of this section shall revoke that person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license for not less than the minimum period under AS 28.15.291 (b)(4).

(e) [Repealed, § 34 ch 119 SLA 1990.] (f) The court may terminate a revocation for an offense described in (a)(5) or (8) of this section if (1) the person's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license has been revoked for the minimum periods set out in (c) of this section; and

(2) the person complies with the provisions of AS 28.15.211 (d) and (e).

(g) The court may suspend the driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license of a person who fails to appear in court as required by a citation for an offense involving a moving motor vehicle, or who fails to pay a fine as required by the court for an offense involving a moving motor vehicle. If the court suspends a driver's license under this subsection, the court shall also provide notice of the suspension to the department. A suspension imposed under this subsection remains in effect until the person appears in court as required by the citation, or pays the fine as required by the court. When the person appears in court or pays the required fine, the court shall terminate the suspension imposed under this subsection and provide the department and the person with written notice of the termination.

(h) [Repealed, § 22 ch 32 SLA 2016.] (i) In this section, previously convicted has the meaning given in AS 28.35.030 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.180 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.180
Compact as law; withdrawal procedure.
Status: in_force

(a) The compact shall become effective as to any state in which the compact becomes effective as the law of that state.

(b) A party state may withdraw from the compact by enacting a statute repealing the compact as the law of the state, but a withdrawal may not take effect until six months after the executive head of the withdrawing state has given notice of the withdrawal to the executive heads of all other party states. Withdrawal does not affect the validity or applicability by the licensing authorities of states remaining party to the compact of any report of conviction occurring before the withdrawal.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.090 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.090
Suspension for failure to deposit security.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person required to deposit security under this chapter fails to deposit security within 10 days after the department sends notice, the department shall suspend (1) the license of each driver involved in the accident;

(2) the privilege of operating a vehicle subject to registration if the driver is a nonresident;

(3) the privilege of the owner to operate or permit the operation within this state of a vehicle subject to registration if the owner is a nonresident.

(b) Suspensions shall be made in respect to persons required by the department to deposit security who fail to deposit such security, except as otherwise provided under succeeding sections of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.11.070 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.11 / Section 28.11.070
Disposal of abandoned vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon satisfaction of the notice and reporting requirements prescribed in this chapter, a vehicle may be disposed of by removal to a scrap processing yard or auto wrecker for disposal or by public auction 20 days after notice of the auction is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area or municipality in which the vehicle was found and presumed abandoned. The notice of auction must describe the vehicle and specify the place, date, and time at which it will be sold. A copy of the notice of auction shall be conveyed to the department.

(b) A vehicle disposed of under this section by public auction must be titled under AS 28.10 , and may not be subsequently sold without a certificate of title issued by the department.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a person who disposes of an abandoned vehicle under this section may initiate a civil action against a person named in AS 28.11.010 , if liable, for costs exceeding receipts for the disposal of the vehicle.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.263 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.263
Cancellation of certificate of title to manufactured home.
Status: in_force

(a) If a manufactured home is permanently affixed to real property under AS 34.85.150 , or if the owner intends to permanently affix the manufactured home to real property under AS 34.85.150 , the owner may submit to the department an application requesting that the department cancel the certificate of title to a manufactured home and update the department's records under AS 28.05.061 .

(b) The application under (a) of this section must comply with AS 28.10.266 .

(c) Subject to AS 28.05.041 , if the department is satisfied that the application filed under (a) of this section complies with (b) of this section and that there are no outstanding liens or encumbrances filed against the manufactured home under AS 28.10.381 , the department shall cancel the certificate of title to the manufactured home, update the department's records under AS 28.05.061 , and issue a written acknowledgment that the department has cancelled the certificate of title under this section. The department shall deliver the written acknowledgment to the owner of the manufactured home and to a person identified under AS 28.10.266 (12).

(d) When the department has cancelled a certificate of title under (c) of this section, the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.130 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.130
Reports of convictions.
Status: in_force

The licensing authority of a party state shall report each conviction of a person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. The report shall clearly identify the person convicted; describe the violation specifying the section of the statute, code, or ordinance violated; identify the court in which action was taken; indicate whether a plea of guilty or not guilty was entered, or the conviction was a result of the forfeiture of bail, bond or other security; and shall include any special findings made in connection with the conviction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.165 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.165
Administrative revocations and disqualifications resulting from chemical sobriety tests and refusals to submit to tests.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement officer shall read a notice, and deliver a copy of it, to a person operating a motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, or aircraft, if a chemical test administered under AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g) produces a result described in AS 28.35.030 (a)(2); a chemical test administered under AS 28.33.031 (a) produces a result described in AS 28.33.030 (a)(2); or the person refuses to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g). The notice must advise that (1) the department intends to revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license, refuse to issue an original license to the person, or disqualify the person;

(2) the person has the right to administrative review of the action taken against the person's license or determination not to issue an original license;

(3) if the person has a driver's license or a nonresident privilege to drive, the notice itself is a temporary driver's license that expires seven days after it is delivered to the person, except that if the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle the person will be ordered out of service for 24 hours under AS 28.33.130 ;

(4) revocation of the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license, a determination not to issue an original license, or a disqualification of the person, takes effect seven days after delivery of the notice to the person unless the person, within seven days, requests an administrative review.

(b) After reading the notice under (a) of this section, the law enforcement officer shall seize the person's driver's license if it is in the person's possession and shall deliver it to the department with a sworn report describing the circumstances under which it was seized. If the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle, the officer shall order the person out of service under AS 28.33.130 .

(c) Unless the person has obtained a temporary permit or stay of a departmental action under AS 28.15.166 , if the chemical test administered under AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g) produced a result described in AS 28.35.030 (a)(2) or the person refused to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g), the department shall revoke the person's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license, shall refuse to issue an original license, and, if the chemical test administered under AS 28.33.031 (a) produced a result described in AS 28.33.030 (a)(2) or the person refused to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.33.031 (a), shall disqualify the person. The department's action takes effect seven days after delivery to the person of the notice required under (a) of this section, and after receipt of a sworn report of a law enforcement officer (1) that a chemical test administered under AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g) produced a result described in AS 28.35.030 (a)(2), that a chemical test administered under AS 28.33.031 (a) produced a result described in AS 28.33.030 (a)(2), or that a person refused to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g);

(2) that notice under (a) of this section was provided to the person; and

(3) describing the (A) circumstances surrounding the arrest and the grounds for the officer's belief that the person operated a motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, or aircraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance in violation of AS 28.33.030 or AS 28.35.030 ; or

(B) grounds for the officer's belief that the person operated a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle that was involved in an accident causing death or serious physical injury to another person.

(d) The period of revocation of a driver's license, privilege to drive, privilege to obtain a license, refusal to issue an original license, or disqualification shall be for the appropriate minimum period for court revocations under AS 28.15.181 (c) or court disqualifications under AS 28.33.140 . A department hearing officer may grant limited license privileges in accordance with the standards set out in AS 28.15.201 to a person whose driver's license or nonresident privilege to drive was revoked under this section. The department may terminate a revocation imposed under this section and issue a driver's license to the person, if the license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license was revoked for an offense described in AS 28.15.181 (a)(5) or (8) and the person meets the conditions set out for termination of a revocation by the court under AS 28.15.181 (f).

(e) A person whose driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license has been revoked under this section as a result of a refusal to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g) or a similar municipal ordinance or a chemical test administered under AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g) or a similar municipal ordinance in which the test produced a result described in AS 28.35.030 (a)(2) may request that the department rescind the revocation. The department shall rescind a revocation under this subsection if the department finds that the person has supplied proof in a form satisfactory to the department that (1) the person has been acquitted of driving while under the influence under AS 28.35.030 , refusal to submit to a chemical test under AS 28.35.032 , or a similar municipal ordinance for the incident on which the revocation was based; or

(2) all criminal charges against the person for driving while under the influence under AS 28.35.030 or a similar municipal ordinance and refusing to submit to a chemical test under AS 28.35.032 or a similar municipal ordinance in relation to the incident on which the revocation is based have been dismissed.
Alaska Stat. § 28.33.033 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.33 / Section 28.33.033
Presumptions and chemical analysis of breath or blood.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the trial of a civil or criminal action or proceedings arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by a person operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage in violation of AS 28.33.030 , the following rules apply with regard to the amount of alcohol in the person's blood or breath at the time alleged: (1) if there was less than 0.04 percent by weight of alcohol in the person's blood, or less than 40 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of the person's blood, or less than 0.04 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of the person's breath, that fact does not give rise to a presumption that the person was or was not under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, but that fact may be considered with other competent evidence in determining whether the person was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage;

(2) if there was 0.04 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood, or 40 milligrams or more of alcohol per 100 milliliters of the person's blood, or 0.04 grams or more of alcohol per 210 liters of the person's breath, it is presumed that the person was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, percent by weight of alcohol in the blood is based upon milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood.

(c) The provisions of (a) of this section may not be construed to limit the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing upon the question of whether the person was or was not under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.

(d) The person tested may have a physician, or a qualified technician, chemist, registered or advanced practice registered nurse, or other qualified person of the person's own choosing administer a chemical test in addition to the test administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person does not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer; the fact that the person under arrest sought to obtain an additional test, and failed or was unable to do so, is likewise admissible in evidence.

(e) Upon the request of the person who submits to a chemical test at the request of a law enforcement officer, full information concerning the test, including the results of it, shall be made available to the person or person's attorney.

Article 2. Commercial Vehicle Operators.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.021 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.021
Application for registration.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a vehicle subject to registration shall apply for registration under this chapter by properly completing the form prescribed by the commissioner under AS 28.05.041 . Before the issuance of a certificate of registration by the department, the owner shall (1) pay all registration fees and taxes required under this chapter and federal heavy vehicle use taxes required under 26 U.S.C. 4481 (Internal Revenue Code of 1954);

(2) unless the owner qualifies as a self-insurer under AS 28.20.400 or is exempted from obtaining liability insurance under AS 28.22.011 , certify to the department the existence of a motor vehicle liability policy that complies with AS 28.22.011 for the vehicle being registered; in this paragraph, certify means to indicate by check-off on the vehicle registration form prescribed by the department the existence of a policy of insurance, if a policy is required at that time, and the intention to continue the policy or obtain a policy as required by this subsection; and

(3) comply with other applicable statutes and regulations.

(b) At the time of application for registration or renewal of registration, the department shall provide the applicant written information explaining the state's financial responsibility law.

(c) An employee of the department who processes an application for registration or renewal of registration, other than an application received by mail or an application for registration under AS 28.10.152 , shall ask the applicant orally whether the applicant wishes to execute an anatomical gift. The department shall make known to all applicants the procedure for executing an anatomical gift under AS 13.52 (Health Care Decisions Act) by displaying posters in the offices in which applications are taken, by providing a brochure or other written information to each person who applies in person or by mail, and, if requested, by providing oral advice. The department shall inform each applicant in writing that, if the applicant executes a gift under AS 13.52 and if the gift is made with the registration application, the department will transmit the information on the registration to a donor registry created under AS 13.50.110 . The department shall also direct the applicant to notify a procurement organization or the department under AS 13.50.140 if the registration is destroyed or mutilated or the gift is revoked under AS 13.52.183 . The department shall carry out the requirements of AS 13.50.100  13.50.190.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.210 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.210
Return of deposit.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the expiration of two years from the date of deposit of security, the security remaining on deposit shall be returned to the person who made the deposit or the person's personal representative if an affidavit or other evidence satisfactory to the department is filed with it showing that (1) no action for damages arising out of the accident for which deposit was made is pending against the person on whose behalf the deposit was made, and

(2) there does not exist any unpaid judgment against the person in an action.

(b) This section does not limit the return of a deposit of security under any other provision of this chapter authorizing return.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.201 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.201
Mandatory and permissive vehicle titles.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section or in AS 28.10.131 , 28.10.152, and 28.10.181(hh), every owner of a vehicle subject to registration in this state shall apply for a certificate of title under this chapter.

(b) The owner of a vehicle described in AS 28.10.011 as being exempt from registration and the owner of a snowmobile or off-highway vehicle may not apply for, nor may the department issue, a certificate of title for the vehicle. However, the department (1) may issue a certificate of title to the owner of a vehicle exempt from registration under AS 28.10.011 (3), (6), (7), or (10) only upon application by that owner; and

(2) except as provided in (e) of this section, shall issue a certificate of title to the owner of a manufactured home upon application, display of evidence of ownership satisfactory to the department, and payment of a fee of $100 by the owner; a certificate of title issued under this paragraph must comply with AS 28.10.231 .

(c) The certificate of title issued may, when there is more than one owner, state the name of each owner in the conjunctive or in the disjunctive in order to indicate that the owners own the vehicle together or in the alternative.

(d) Except for vehicles registered under AS 28.10.131 (b) or (c) or 28.10.152, the department may not register a vehicle unless the applicant for registration at the same time applies for and obtains a certificate of title under this chapter or presents satisfactory evidence that a certificate of title was previously issued to the applicant. The department may not accept the application for the original certificate of registration or title to a vehicle unless the vehicle is in the state at the time of application. However, the department may accept an application for registration and certificate of title for a vehicle that is not in the state when the application is made by a registered and bonded dealer or by a resident of the state when the application is accompanied by a manufacturer's statement of origin or, in the case of a used vehicle, when the application is accompanied by a certificate of title issued in another jurisdiction.

(e) The department may not issue a certificate of title to a manufactured home if an application for the manufactured home has been filed under AS 28.10.262  28.10.264.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.189 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.189
Administrative review of revocation of license for use of false identification.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has received a notice under AS 28.15.187 (a) may make a written request for administrative review of the department's action. If the person's driver's license has not been previously surrendered to the department, it shall be surrendered to the department at the time the request for review is made.

(b) A request for review of the department's revocation under AS 28.15.187 shall be made within seven days after receipt of the notice under AS 28.15.187 or the right to review is waived and the action of the department under AS 28.15.187 (c) is final. If a written request for a review is made after expiration of the seven-day period, and if it is accompanied by the applicant's verified statement explaining the failure to make a timely request for a review, the department shall receive and consider the request. If the department finds that the person was unable to make a timely request because of lack of actual notice of the revocation or because of factors of physical incapacity such as hospitalization or incarceration, the department shall waive the period of limitation, reopen the matter, and grant the review request.

(c) Upon receipt of a request for review, if it appears that the person holds a valid driver's license and that the driver's license has been surrendered, the department shall issue a temporary driver's permit that is valid until the scheduled date for the review. A person who has requested a review under this section may request, and the department may grant for good cause, a delay in the date of the hearing. If necessary, the department may issue additional temporary permits to stay the effective date of its action under AS 28.15.187 (c) until the final order after the review is issued.

(d) A person who has requested a hearing under this section and who fails to appear at the hearing, for reasons other than lack of actual notice of the hearing or physical incapacity such as hospitalization or incarceration, waives the right to a hearing. The determination of the department that is based upon the officer's report becomes final.

(e) Notwithstanding AS 28.05.141 (b), the hearing under this section shall be held telephonically unless the person requesting the hearing requests in writing that the hearing not be held telephonically.

(f) A review under this section shall be held before a hearing officer designated by the commissioner. The hearing officer shall have authority to (1) administer oaths and affirmations;

(2) examine witnesses and take testimony;

(3) receive relevant evidence;

(4) issue subpoenas, take depositions, or cause depositions or interrogatories to be taken;

(5) regulate the course and conduct of the hearing;

(6) make a final ruling on the issue.

(g) The hearing for review of a revocation by the department under AS 28.15.187 shall be limited to the issue of whether the person used a driver's license as fraudulent or false identification as prohibited by AS 04.16.060 (d).

(h) The determination of the hearing officer may be based upon the sworn report of a peace officer, if the sworn report is supported by probable cause based on personal observations as required under AS 28.15.187 (a). The peace officer need not be present at the hearing unless either the person requesting the hearing or the hearing officer requests in writing before the hearing that the officer be present. If in the course of the hearing it becomes apparent that the testimony of the peace officer is necessary to enable the hearing officer to resolve disputed issues of fact, the hearing shall be continued to allow the attendance of the peace officer.

(i) Upon written request of the person requesting the hearing, the hearing officer shall stay the hearing until the conclusion of related criminal proceedings. If the person requesting the hearing does not request a stay, testimony given by the person at the hearing is admissible against the person in a criminal trial.

(j) If the issue set out in (g) of this section is determined in the affirmative by a preponderance of the evidence, the hearing officer shall sustain the action of the department. If the issue is determined in the negative, the department's revocation action shall be rescinded.

(k) If the action of the department in revoking a nonresident's privilege to drive a motor vehicle is not administratively contested by the nonresident driver or if the departmental action is sustained by the hearing officer, the department shall give written notice of action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and to any state in which that person has a driver's license.

(l) Within 30 days of the issuance of the final determination of the department, a person aggrieved by the determination may file an appeal in superior court for judicial review of the hearing officer's determination. The judicial review shall be on the record without taking additional testimony. The court may reverse the department's determination if the court finds that the department misinterpreted the law, acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner, or made a determination unsupported by the evidence in the record.

(m) The filing of an appeal under (l) of this section or a petition for review does not automatically stay the department's order or revocation. The court may grant a stay of the order or revocation under the applicable rules of court, after a motion and hearing, and upon a finding that there is a reasonable probability that the petitioner will prevail on the merits and that the petitioner will suffer irreparable harm if the order is not stayed.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.423 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.423
Emission control inspection program fees.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the biennial registration fee specified in AS 28.10.421 , a $2 fee is imposed upon every vehicle required to be inspected under an emission control program established under AS 46.14.400 or 46.14.510. This fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the registration fee.

(b) In addition to the permanent registration fee established in AS 28.10.155 , a $2 fee is imposed on the owner of each permanently registered motor vehicle required to be inspected under an emission control program established in AS 46.14.400 or 46.14.510. That fee shall be collected biennially.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.269 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.269
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 28.10.201  28.10.269, unless the context indicates otherwise, (1) affixation affidavit means an affixation affidavit under AS 34.85.060 ;

(2) severance affidavit means a severance affidavit under AS 34.85.120 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.90.040 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.90 / Section 28.90.040
Administration of highway safety program.
Status: in_force

The governor may contract and do all other things necessary on behalf of this state under 23 U.S.C. 401  404 (Highway Safety Act of 1966), and may cooperate with interested persons and agencies to effectuate the purposes of that Act. Contracting under this section is governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code). The governor may designate a person to serve as the governor's highway safety representative; however, the governor is the official in this state having the ultimate responsibility for dealing with the federal government with respect to programs and activities under the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966. The governor shall coordinate the activities relating to highway safety of state departments, agencies, and subdivisions.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.221 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.221
Point system.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of identifying habitually reckless or negligent drivers and habitual or frequent violators of traffic laws, the commissioner shall adopt regulations establishing a uniform system for the suspension, revocation, limitation, or denial of a driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license by assigning demerit points for convictions for violations of traffic laws that are required to be reported to the department under AS 28.15.191 and AS 28.37.130 .

(b) The regulations adopted under (a) of this section shall include a designated level of point accumulation which identifies drivers who are habitually reckless or negligent or who are habitual or frequent violators of traffic laws, so as to show a disrespect for traffic laws and a disregard for the safety of other persons. In formulating the point system authorized by this section, the commissioner shall, in the interest of interstate uniformity, provide for suspension, revocation or denial of a driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license for an accumulation of 12 or more points as a result of offenses committed during any consecutive 12-month period or 18 or more points as a result of offenses committed during any 24-month period.

(c) The regulations adopted under (a) of this section shall include a two-point addition to a licensee's assessed total if the licensee, while in a designated traffic safety corridor, overtakes and passes another vehicle in a zone designated by a safety control device that prohibits passing.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.311 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.311
Transfer by operation of law.
Status: in_force

(a) When the title to, or interest in, a registered vehicle passes to another person other than by a voluntary transfer, the registration of that vehicle expires.

(b) A person holding a certificate of title to a vehicle whose interest in the vehicle has been extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary transfer shall mail or deliver the certificates of title and registration to the department upon request of the department. The delivery of the certificates of title and registration to the department upon its request does not affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate of title, and the action of the department in issuing a new certificate of title or registration as provided in this chapter is not conclusive upon the rights of an owner or lienholder named in the surrendered certificate of title.
Alaska Stat. § 28.17.051 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.17 / Section 28.17.051
Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter when it finds that the applicant or licensee has violated or failed to comply with a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter.

(b) A suspension, revocation, or denial of a license under this chapter is subject to the notice and hearing requirements of AS 28.05.131 and 28.05.141.

(c) A suspended or revoked license shall be returned immediately to the department by the licensee.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.030 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.030
Operating a vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance.
Status: reserved

(a) A person commits the crime of driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance if the person operates or drives a motor vehicle or operates an aircraft or a watercraft (1) while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, intoxicating liquor, inhalant, or any controlled substance, singly or in combination; or

(2) and if, as determined by a chemical test taken within four hours after the alleged operating or driving, there is 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood or 80 milligrams or more of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, or if there is 0.08 grams or more of alcohol per 210 liters of the person's breath.

(b) Except as provided under (n) of this section, driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance is a class A misdemeanor. Upon conviction, (1) the court shall impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment of (A) not less than 72 consecutive hours, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of six months, and impose a fine of not less than $1,500 if the person has not been previously convicted;

(B) not less than 20 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 12 months, and impose a fine of not less than $3,000 if the person has been previously convicted once;

(C) not less than 60 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 18 months, and impose a fine of not less than $4,000 if the person has been previously convicted twice and is not subject to punishment under (n) of this section;

(D) not less than 120 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 24 months, and impose a fine of not less than $5,000 if the person has been previously convicted three times and is not subject to punishment under (n) of this section;

(E) not less than 240 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 30 months, and impose a fine of not less than $6,000 if the person has been previously convicted four times and is not subject to punishment under (n) of this section;

(F) not less than 360 days, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 36 months, and impose a fine of not less than $7,000 if the person has been previously convicted more than four times and is not subject to punishment under (n) of this section;

(2) the court may not (A) suspend execution of sentence or grant probation except on condition that the person (i) serve the minimum imprisonment under (1) of this subsection;

(ii) pay the minimum fine required under (1) of this subsection;

(B) suspend imposition of sentence; or

(C) suspend the requirement for an ignition interlock device for a violation of (a)(1) of this section involving an alcoholic beverage or intoxicating liquor, singly or in combination, or a violation of (a)(2) of this section;

(3) the court shall revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license under AS 28.15.181 , and may order that the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft that was used in commission of the offense be forfeited under AS 28.35.036 ; and

(4) the court may order that the person, while incarcerated or as a condition of probation or parole, take a drug or combination of drugs intended to prevent the consumption of an alcoholic beverage; a condition of probation or parole imposed under this paragraph is in addition to any other condition authorized under another provision of law.

(c) [Repealed, § 34 ch 119 SLA 1990.] (d) Except as prohibited by federal law or regulation, every provider of treatment programs to which persons are ordered under this section shall supply the judge, prosecutor, defendant, and an agency involved in the defendant's treatment with information and reports concerning the defendant's past and present assessment, treatment, and progress. Information compiled under this subsection is confidential and may only be used in connection with court proceedings involving the defendant's treatment, including use by a court in sentencing a person convicted under this section, or by an officer of the court in preparing a presentence report for the use of the court in sentencing a person convicted under this section.

(e) A person who is sentenced to imprisonment for 72 consecutive hours upon a first conviction under this section and who is not released from imprisonment after 72 hours may not bring an action against the state or a municipality or its agents, officers, or employees for damages resulting from the additional period of confinement if (1) the employee or employees who released the person exercised due care and, in releasing the person, followed the standard release procedures of the prison facility; and

(2) the additional period of confinement did not exceed 12 hours.

(f) [Repealed, § 34 ch 119 SLA 1990.] (g) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the court may reduce the fine required to be imposed under (b) of this section by the cost of the ignition interlock device.

(h) The court shall order a person convicted under this section to satisfy the screening, evaluation, referral, and program requirements of an alcohol safety action program if such a program is available in the community where the person resides, or a private or public treatment facility approved by the Department of Health, under AS 47.37 to make referrals for rehabilitative treatment or to provide rehabilitative treatment. If a person is convicted under (n) of this section, the court shall order the person to be evaluated as required by this subsection before the court imposes sentence for the offense.

(i) A program of inpatient treatment may be required by the authorized agency under (h) of this section only if authorized in the judgment, and may not exceed the maximum term of inpatient treatment specified in the judgment. A person who has been referred for inpatient treatment under this subsection may make a written request to the sentencing court asking the court to review the referral. The request for review shall be made within seven days of the agency's referral, and shall specifically set out the grounds upon which the request for review is based. The court may order a hearing on the request for review.

(j) If a person fails to satisfy the requirements of an authorized agency under (i) of this section, the court (1) may impose any portion of a suspended sentence; however, if the person was convicted under (n) of this section, the court shall impose a part or all of the remaining portion of any suspended sentence;

(2) may punish the failure as contempt of the authority of the court under AS 09.50.010 or as a violation of a condition of probation; and

(3) shall order the revocation or suspension of the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, and privilege to obtain a driver's license until the requirements are satisfied.

(k) Imprisonment required under (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be served at a community residential center or by electronic monitoring at a private residence under AS 33.30.065 . If a community residential center or electronic monitoring at a private residence is not available, imprisonment required under (b)(1)(A) of this section may be served at another appropriate place determined by the commissioner of corrections. Imprisonment required under (b)(1)(B)  (F) of this section may be served at a community residential center or at a private residence if approved by the commissioner of corrections. Imprisonment served at a private residence must include electronic monitoring under AS 33.30.065 . The cost of imprisonment resulting from the sentence imposed under (b)(1) of this section shall be paid to the state by the person being sentenced. The cost of imprisonment required to be paid under this subsection may not exceed $2,000. Upon the person's conviction, the court shall include the costs of imprisonment as a part of the judgment of conviction. Except for reimbursement from a permanent fund dividend as provided in this subsection, payment of the cost of imprisonment is not required if the court determines the person is indigent. For costs of imprisonment that are not paid by the person as required by this subsection, the state shall seek reimbursement from the person's permanent fund dividend as provided under AS 43.23.140 . A person sentenced under (b)(1)(B) of this section shall perform at least 160 hours of community service work, as required by the director of the community residential center or other appropriate place, or as required by the commissioner of corrections if the sentence is being served at a private residence. In this subsection, appropriate place means a facility with 24-hour on-site staff supervision that is specifically adapted to provide a residence, and includes a correctional center, residential treatment facility, hospital, halfway house, group home, work farm, work camp, or other place that provides varying levels of restriction.

(l) The commissioner of corrections shall determine and prescribe by regulation a uniform average cost of imprisonment for the purpose of determining the cost of imprisonment required to be paid under (k) of this section by a convicted person. The regulations must include the costs associated with electronic monitoring under AS 33.30.065 .

(m) If the act for which a person is convicted under this section contributes to a motor vehicle accident, the court shall order the person to pay the reasonable cost of any emergency services that responded to the accident, if the convicted person or the convicted person's insurer has not already paid the cost of the emergency services. If payment is required under this subsection, the payment shall be made directly to the emergency service and shall be equal to the actual cost of responding to the accident or the previous year's annual average cost of responding to a motor vehicle accident, whichever is higher. In this subsection, emergency service includes a peace officer, fire department, ambulance service, emergency medical technician, or emergency trauma technician.

(n) A person is guilty of a class C felony if the person is convicted under (a) of this section and either has been previously convicted two or more times since January 1, 1996, and within the 10 years preceding the date of the present offense, or punishment under this subsection or under AS 28.35.032 (p) was previously imposed within the last 10 years. For purposes of determining minimum sentences based on previous convictions, the provisions of (w)(4) of this section apply. Upon conviction, the court (1) shall impose a fine of not less than $10,000, require the person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a minimum of 60 months, and impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment of not less than (A) 120 days if the person has been previously convicted twice;

(B) 240 days if the person has been previously convicted three times;

(C) 360 days if the person has been previously convicted four or more times;

(2) may not (A) suspend execution of sentence or grant probation except on condition that the person (i) serve the minimum imprisonment under (1) of this subsection;

(ii) pay the minimum fine required under (1) of this subsection;

(B) suspend imposition of sentence; or

(C) suspend the requirement for an ignition interlock device for a violation of (a)(1) of this section involving an alcoholic beverage or intoxicating liquor, singly or in combination, or a violation of (a)(2) of this section;

(3) shall permanently revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license subject to restoration of the license under (o) of this section;

(4) may order that the person, while incarcerated or as a condition of probation or parole, take a drug or combination of drugs intended to prevent the consumption of an alcoholic beverage; a condition of probation or parole imposed under this paragraph is in addition to any other condition authorized under another provision of law;

(5) shall order forfeiture under AS 28.35.036 of the vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft used in the commission of the offense, subject to remission under AS 28.35.037 ; and

(6) shall order the department to revoke the registration for any vehicle registered by the department in the name of the person convicted under this subsection; if a person convicted under this subsection is a registered co-owner of a vehicle or is registered as a co-owner under a business name, the department shall reissue the vehicle registration and omit the name of the person convicted under this subsection.

(o) Upon request, the department shall review a driver's license revocation imposed under (n)(3) of this section and, unless the revocation was ordered under (u) or (v) of this section or in a case in which the person was also convicted of a crime under AS 11.41.100  11.41.210, 11.41.280, 11.41.282, or a similar law in another jurisdiction, (1) may restore the driver's license if (A) the license has been revoked for a period of at least 10 years;

(B) the person has not been convicted of a driving-related criminal offense or a felony in the 10 years preceding the request for restoration of the license; and

(C) the person provides proof of financial responsibility;

(2) shall restore the driver's license if (A) the person has been granted limited license privileges under AS 28.15.201 (g) and has successfully driven under that limited license for three years without having the limited license privileges revoked;

(B) the person has successfully completed a court-ordered treatment program under AS 28.35.028 or a rehabilitative treatment program under AS 28.15.201 (h);

(C) the person has not been convicted of a violation of AS 28.35.030 or 28.35.032 or a similar law or ordinance of this or another jurisdiction since the license was revoked;

(D) the person is otherwise eligible to have the person's driving privileges restored as provided in AS 28.15.211 ; in an application under this subsection, a person whose license was revoked for a violation of AS 28.35.030 (n) or 28.35.032(p) is not required to submit compliance as required under AS 28.35.030 (h) or 28.35.032(l); and

(E) the person provides proof of financial responsibility.

(p) [Repealed, § 7 ch 56 SLA 2006.] (q) For purposes of this section, the director of the division within the department responsible for administration of this section or a person designated by the director may request and receive criminal justice information available under AS 12.62 . In this subsection, criminal justice information has the meaning given in AS 12.62.900 .

(r) [Repealed, § 12 ch 85 SLA 2010.] (s) In a prosecution under (a) of this section, a person may introduce evidence on the amount of alcohol consumed before or after operating or driving the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft to rebut or explain the results of a chemical test, but the consumption of alcohol before operating or driving may not be used as a defense that the chemical test did not measure the blood alcohol at the time of the operating or driving. Consumption of alcohol after operating or driving the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft may be used to raise such a defense.

(t) Notwithstanding (b) or (n) of this section, the court shall waive the requirement of the use of an ignition interlock device when a person operates a motor vehicle in a community included on the list published by the department under AS 28.22.011 (b).

(u) In addition to the penalties imposed under (n) of this section, if a person is convicted under (n) of this section and has been convicted two or more times under (n) of this section or a similar law of another jurisdiction at any time preceding the date of the present offense, upon conviction, the court shall permanently revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license.

(v) In addition to the penalties imposed under (b) of this section, if a person is convicted under (a) of this section and the person has previously had the person's driver's license restored under (o) of this section or under AS 28.35.032 (q), upon conviction, the court shall permanently revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license.

(w) In this section, (1) inhalant has the meaning given to the phrase hazardous volatile material or substance in AS 47.37.270 ;

(2) operate an aircraft means to navigate, pilot, or taxi an aircraft in the airspace over this state, or upon the land or water inside this state;

(3) operate a watercraft means to navigate a vessel used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water for recreational or commercial purposes on all waters, fresh or salt, inland or coastal, inside the territorial limits or under the jurisdiction of the state;

(4) previously convicted means having been convicted in this or another jurisdiction within the 15 years preceding the date of the present offense of any of the following offenses; however, convictions for any of these offenses, if arising out of a single transaction and a single arrest, are considered one previous conviction: (A) operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft in violation of this section or in violation of another law or ordinance with similar elements, except that the other law or ordinance may provide for a lower level of alcohol in the person's blood or breath than imposed under (a)(2) of this section;

(B) refusal to submit to a chemical test in violation of AS 28.35.032 or in violation of another law or ordinance with similar elements; or

(C) operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of AS 28.33.030 or in violation of another law or ordinance with similar elements, except that the other law or ordinance may provide for a lower level of alcohol in the person's blood or breath than imposed under AS 28.33.030 (a)(2).
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.502 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.502
Towing, transporting, and storage lien.
Status: in_force

(a) A person engaged in the business of towing motor vehicles, who tows, transports, or stores a motor vehicle, has a possessory lien on the vehicle. This lien attaches when the person acts under a contract with the owner or at the direction of a public officer acting lawfully or a person entitled to possession of the property upon which the motor vehicle is parked without consent. The lien remains in effect while the motor vehicle is in the possession of the person, and the vehicle may be sold, as provided in (c) of this section, to pay the charges for towing, transportation or storage.

(b) A lien under this section is limited to towing and storage charges and associated mailing fees. Unless a vehicle has already been reclaimed by the owner, the person possessing the vehicle under this section shall notify the registered owner and primary lienholder, if any, of the towing, transporting, or storage of the vehicle, by certified letter, return receipt requested, mailed to the registered owner and primary lienholder, if any, within seven working days after the initial towing, transporting, or storage of the vehicle. The letter shall be sent to the addresses of record of the registered owner and primary lienholder, if any, on file with the department or the corresponding office in another jurisdiction in which the title to the motor vehicle and the lien on it are recorded. Storage charges cease to be part of the lien after 60 days unless the registered owner or primary lienholder, if any, has been given actual notice of the possessory lien within that time or unless the certified letter has been mailed within the time required in this subsection.

(c) If the motor vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of 30 days in the possession of the person who performed the towing, transportation or storage, it shall be sold on giving 20 days notice of the sale. The notice shall be delivered to the proper officer and personally served on the registered owner and all lienholders, if any, of the motor vehicle in the same manner as provided by law for service of summons. If either of these persons cannot be located and served personally, notice of the sale shall be forwarded to the registered owner and all lienholders, if any, at their last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested. This notice must contain a description of the motor vehicle, including its registration plate number and vehicle identification number, together with the time and place of sale, a statement of the amount due, and the name and address of the person to whom the charges are due.

(d) The money realized from a sale made under this section shall be applied first to the payment of costs and expenses of the sale and secondly to the lawful charges of the person having a lien on the motor vehicle under this section. Remaining proceeds from the sale shall be retained by the department to be distributed to the registered and legal owner or lienholder entitled to the remaining proceeds. A purchaser in good faith of a titled motor vehicle sold under this section takes the motor vehicle free of any rights of prior lien.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.211 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.211
Periods of limitation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification; opportunity for hearing and surrender of license.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for a point system suspension or revocation under AS 28.15.221  28.15.241 and unless provided otherwise by law, and unless the suspension or revocation was for a cause that has been removed, a person whose driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license has been suspended or revoked may not apply for a new license, and the person's driving privilege may not be restored, until the expiration of (1) 30 days from the date on which the license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license was suspended or revoked for a first conviction of the particular offense from which the suspension or revocation resulted;

(2) 90 days from the date on which the license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license was suspended or revoked for a second conviction within 12 consecutive months of the same offense from which the suspension or revocation resulted;

(3) one year from the date on which the license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license was suspended or revoked for a third or subsequent conviction within 12 consecutive months of the same offense from which the suspension or revocation resulted.

(b) A limitation, suspension, or revocation of a driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license or a disqualification imposed by a court or the department takes effect on the date of final judgment, except that if another court or department limitation, suspension, disqualification, or revocation is in effect on the date of final judgment, the effective date of the last imposed limitation, suspension, disqualification, or revocation is at the end of the last day of the previous limitation, suspension, disqualification, or revocation unless the court or department specifies otherwise.

(c) At the end of a period of suspension or limitation, when that limitation follows a suspension, the person whose license has been suspended or limited may apply to the department and, upon payment of the proper fees, including a reinstatement fee, be issued a duplicate driver's license if the person is otherwise entitled to the license under this title.

(d) At the end of a period of revocation or limitation following a revocation, a person whose driver's license has been revoked may apply to the department for the issuance of a new license, but shall submit to reexamination, pay all required fees including a reinstatement fee, and, if the license was revoked under AS 28.15.181 (a)(5) or (8), submit proof to the court or the department that the person has met the alcoholism screening, evaluation, referral, and program requirements of the Department of Health under AS 28.35.030 (h).

(e) At the end of a period of limitation, suspension, or revocation under this chapter, the department may not issue a driver's license or a duplicate driver's license to the licensee until the licensee has complied with AS 28.20 relating to proof of financial responsibility.

(f) Unless otherwise provided by law, periods of limitation shall be made at the discretion of the court.

(g) Except as provided under AS 28.15.183 (h), the department may not issue a new license or reissue a license to a person whose driver's license has been revoked under AS 28.15.183 or 28.15.185 unless the person, if required to participate in a juvenile alcohol safety action program, has successfully completed any education or treatment recommended. In this subsection, juvenile alcohol safety action program has the meaning given in AS 04.21.080 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.211 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.211
Application for title.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a vehicle required to be titled under this chapter shall apply for title by properly completing and surrendering the forms prescribed by the commissioner and by complying with all applicable laws and regulations, after which the department shall issue a certificate of title.

(b) An application for title or transfer of title must contain (1) the signature of the owner, or if there is more than one owner, the signature of at least one of the owners and the name of each owner stated in the conjunctive or in the disjunctive; and

(2) any other information reasonably required by the department.

(c) When an application for title refers to a new vehicle, the application must be accompanied by a manufacturer's certificate of origin and other information reasonably required by the department.

(d) An applicant for title to a vehicle transferred by court action on a lien or encumbrance shall surrender to the department a certified copy of the court order involuntarily transferring the vehicle.

(e) If a vehicle to be titled is a specially constructed or reconstructed vehicle, the fact shall be noted on the application for title. The department may require evidence of prior registration of, or issuance of title for, the vehicle and may require the applicant to furnish additional information as it considers necessary to establish ownership, including bills of sale, invoices for vehicle equipment, or a surety bond.

(f) The holder of a manufacturer's certificate of origin for a manufactured home may deliver the certificate to any person to facilitate conveying or encumbering the manufactured home, and a person who receives the manufacturer's certificate of origin holds it in trust for the person delivering it.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.030 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.030
Identification of transportation network company vehicles and drivers.
Status: in_force

Before a rider enters the personal vehicle of a transportation network company driver, the transportation network company shall display on the company's Internet website or in the company's software application a picture of the transportation network company driver and the license plate number of the personal vehicle providing the prearranged ride.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.111 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.111
Licenses issued to drivers; anatomical gift and living will document.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon successful completion of the application and all required examinations, and upon payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to every qualified applicant a driver's license indicating the type or general class of vehicles that the licensee may drive. The license must (1) display a distinguishing number assigned to the license; (2) display the licensee's full name, address, date of birth, brief physical description, and photograph; (3) display either a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a space upon which the licensee must write the licensee's usual signature with pen and ink; (4) display physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes; (5) display, for a qualified applicant who is under 21 years of age, the words UNDER 21; and (6) to the extent the department is able, be designed to allow the electronic reading and electronic display of the information described under (2) of this subsection and the electronic reading and display and a physical display on the license that the person is restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages under AS 04.16.160 . A license may not display the licensee's social security number and is not valid until signed by the licensee. If facilities are not available for the taking of the photograph required under this section, the department shall endorse on the license, the words valid without photograph.

(b) The department shall provide a method, at the time that an operator's license is issued, by which the owner of a license may make an anatomical gift under AS 13.52 . The method must provide a means by which the owner may cancel the anatomical gift. The department shall inform each applicant in writing that, if the applicant executes a gift under AS 13.52 and if the gift is made with the license, the department will transmit the information on the license to a donor registry created under AS 13.50.110 . The department shall also direct the applicant to notify a procurement organization or the department under AS 13.50.140 if the license is destroyed or mutilated or the gift is revoked under AS 13.52.183 . The department shall carry out the requirements of AS 13.50.100  13.50.190.

(c) At the request of an applicant, the department shall provide a veteran designation and United States flag replica on a license identifying the driver as a retired veteran, a veteran of the armed forces of the United States discharged under honorable conditions, or a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran who served in military operations in support of the United States in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975. The department may not charge a fee solely for the designation. To receive a veteran designation, the driver shall make available proof of veteran status that shows that the person is retired, was discharged under honorable conditions, or is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. The department shall consult with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to determine the proof necessary to show that a person is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. With the approval of the applicant, the department shall make available to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the name and address of a driver receiving a veteran designation under this subsection. The department may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a valid driver's license with a new license with a veteran designation. A replacement license with a veteran designation issued for $5 under this subsection shall retain the expiration date of the license it replaces.

(d) The department shall provide a method, at the time that a driver's license is issued, by which the owner of a license may voluntarily designate on the license that the owner has a disability, including a cognitive, mental, neurological, or physical disability, or a combination of those disabilities. The department shall create a discreet symbol to place on the driver's license of a person requesting the designation. The method must provide a means by which the owner may cancel the designation. The department may not charge a fee solely for the designation. To receive the designation, the person shall provide proof of the disability from a person licensed as a physician or physician assistant under AS 08.64 , as a naturopath under AS 08.45 , as an advanced practice nurse under AS 08.68 , or as a licensed psychologist under AS 08.86 . The department may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a valid driver's license with a new driver's license with a disability designation and may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a driver's license with a disability designation with a new driver's license without a disability designation.

(e) The department may not engage in bulk sharing of facial images captured as a result of an application for a driver's license with a database, other than a database established by the state, regardless of whether the applicant applied for a driver's license that is federally compliant or a driver's license that is not federally compliant. The prohibition in this subsection does not apply to a commercial driver's license.

(f) A commercial driver's license must be federally compliant.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.111 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.111
Subpoenas of witnesses and documents.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of public safety and officers and employees of the Department of Public Safety designated by that commissioner, and the commissioner of administration and officers and employees of the Department of Administration designated by that commissioner, may, for good cause, subpoena witnesses to give testimony under oath or to give written deposition upon a matter under the jurisdiction of the appropriate department with respect to this title and regulations adopted under this title. A subpoena issued under this section may require the production of relevant books, papers, documents, records, or other tangible things designated in the subpoena.

(b) A subpoena issued under this section shall be served at least five days before the return date, either by personal service made by a peace officer or another person who is not less than 18 years of age or by registered or certified mail. Return acknowledgment is required to prove service by mail. The fees for the attendance and travel of witnesses are the same as for witnesses appearing before the district court.

(c) A subpoena issued under this section may be enforced by the district court.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.450 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.450
Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy.
Status: in_force

When an insurance carrier certifies a motor vehicle liability policy under AS 28.20.410 or 28.20.420 the insurance certified may not be cancelled or terminated until at least 10 days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance is filed with the department, except that a policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate for the purpose of this chapter the insurance previously certified for a vehicle designated in both certificates.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.140 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.140
Unlawful obstruction or blocking of traffic; duty to yield to following traffic.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not purposely obstruct or block traffic on any roadway by any means. However, a service vehicle such as a bus, garbage truck, tow truck, or ambulance may make brief stops on a roadway, which stops on the roadway are necessary in the performance of its services.

(b) A person operating a motor vehicle at any time on a two-lane roadway outside of an urban area shall pull the motor vehicle off the roadway at the first opportunity to pull over safely if there are five or more motor vehicles immediately following that motor vehicle. A person operating a motor vehicle who violates this subsection is guilty of an infraction as described in AS 28.90.010 (d) and shall be punished by a fine of at least $100.
Alaska Stat. § 28.90.990 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.90 / Section 28.90.990
Definitions for title.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise specifically defined or unless the context otherwise requires, in this title and in regulations adopted under this title (1) cancel means to annul or terminate, by formal action of the department, a certification, registration, license, permit, or privilege issued or allowed under this title or regulations adopted under this title, because of an error or defect in the document issued or the application for issuance or because the person holding the document is no longer entitled to it;

(2) commercial driver's license includes a non-domiciled commercial driver's license;

(3) commercial instruction permit includes a non-domiciled commercial instruction permit;

(4) commercial motor carrier means a person that provides transportation for compensation, or that provides a vehicle to a person or entity that provides transportation for compensation, including the person's agents, officers, representatives, employees responsible for hiring, supervising, training, assigning, or dispatching of drivers, and employees overseeing the safety, installation, inspection, and maintenance of motor vehicle equipment and accessories.

(5) commercial motor vehicle means a motor vehicle or a combination of a motor vehicle and one or more other vehicles (A) used to transport passengers or property;

(B) used upon a land highway or vehicular way; and

(C) that (i) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds;

(ii) is designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; or

(iii) is used in the transportation of materials found by the United States Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous for purposes of 49 U.S.C. 5101  5127;

(D) except that the following vehicles meeting the criteria in (A)  (C) of this paragraph are not commercial vehicles: (i) emergency or fire equipment that is necessary to the preservation of life or property;

(ii) farm vehicles that are controlled and operated by a farmer; used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies to or from that farmer's farm; not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier; and used within 150 miles of the farmer's farm; and

(iii) recreational vehicles used exclusively for purposes other than commercial purposes;

(6) commercial purposes means activities for which a person receives direct monetary compensation or activities for which a person receives no direct monetary compensation but that are incidental to and done in furtherance of the person's business;

(7) commissioner means the commissioner of administration;

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

(9) custom collector vehicle means a vehicle whose body and frame were manufactured before 1949 or a replica of a vehicle whose body and frame were manufactured before 1949 and that has been modified for safe road use; in this paragraph, modified includes a material alteration of the drive-train, suspension, brake system, or dimensions of the body;

(10) department means the Department of Administration;

(11) driver means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle;

(12) driver's license or license, when used in relation to driver licensing, means a license, provisional license, or permit to drive a motor vehicle, or the privilege to drive or to obtain a license to drive a motor vehicle, under the laws of this state whether or not a person holds a valid license issued in this or another jurisdiction;

(13) driver's license that is federally compliant means a driver's license issued by the state that has been certified by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be in compliance with the requirements of P.L. 109-13, Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005);

(14) electric personal motor vehicle means an electric personal assistive mobility device that is a self-balancing vehicle with two nontandem wheels, designed to transport only one person, has an electric propulsion system, and has a maximum speed of not more than 15 miles an hour;

(15) gross combination weight rating means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination vehicle, except that if a value has not been specified by the manufacturer, the gross combination weight rating is determined by adding the gross vehicle weight rating of the power unit and the total weight of the towed unit and the load on the towed unit;

(16) gross vehicle weight rating means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle;

(17) highway means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way that is publicly maintained when a part of it is open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel, including but not limited to every street and the Alaska state marine highway system but not vehicular ways or areas;

(18) highway work zone means an area identified by advance signing where road construction, repair, or maintenance work is being done on or adjacent to a highway, whether or not work is actually being done at that time;

(19) low-speed vehicle means a motor vehicle that has four wheels, that was manufactured to be capable of propelling itself and achieving a minimum speed of 20 miles an hour and a maximum speed of 25 miles an hour, that has not been modified to have a maximum speed greater than 25 miles an hour, and that meets weight, equipment, and safety standards set by the department by regulation; weight, equipment, and safety standards shall be consistent with, and may not exceed, federal standards;

(20) motor vehicle means a vehicle which is self-propelled except a vehicle moved by human or animal power;

(21) motorcycle means a vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground; the term does not include a tractor;

(22) motor-driven cycle means a motorcycle, motor scooter, motorized bicycle, or similar conveyance with a motor attached and having an engine with 50 or less cubic centimeters of displacement;

(23) official traffic-control device means a sign, signal, marking, or other device not inconsistent with this title, placed or erected by authority of a state or municipal agency or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of traffic regulating, warning, and guiding;

(24) owner means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle, including but not limited to a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but exclusive of a lessee under a lease not intended as security;

(25) physical injury has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 ;

(26) revoke means the termination, by formal action of the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Administration or by formal action of a court, of a certification, registration, license, permit, or privilege issued or allowed under this title or regulations adopted under this title; the certification, registration, license, permit, or privilege may not be reissued, renewed, or restored during the time for which revoked; however, after that time, an application for a new certificate, registration, license, permit, or privilege may be made;

(27) roadway means that portion of a highway designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder, even though the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder is used by persons riding bicycles or other human powered vehicles; and in the event that a highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term refers to each roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively;

(28) serious physical injury has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (b);

(29) suspend means the temporary withdrawal, by formal action of the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Administration or by formal action of a court, of a certificate, registration, license, permit, or privilege issued or allowed under this title or regulations adopted under this title, effective for a period of time which must be specifically designated by the appropriate department or by the court;

(30) traffic means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using a highway or vehicular way or area that is open to public use for purposes of travel;

(31) traffic safety corridor means a portion of a highway on which signs have been erected designating that portion as a traffic safety corridor under AS 19.10.075 ;

(32) underinsured motor vehicle means a motor vehicle licensed for highway use with respect to ownership, operation, maintenance, or use for which there is a bodily injury or property damage insurance policy or a bond applicable at the time of an accident and the amount of insurance or bond is less than the amount the covered person is legally entitled to recover for bodily injury or property damage from the owner or operator of the underinsured motor vehicle;

(33) vehicle means a device in, upon, or by which a person or property may be transported or drawn upon or immediately over a highway or vehicular way or area; vehicle does not include (A) devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;

(B) mobile homes;

(34) vehicular way or area means a way, path, or area, other than a highway or private property, that is designated by official traffic control devices or customary usage and that is open to the public for purposes of pedestrian or vehicular travel, and which way or area may be restricted in use to pedestrians, bicycles, or other specific types of vehicles as determined by the Department of Public Safety or other agency having jurisdiction over the way, path, or area.

(b) The commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of administration, as appropriate, shall adopt regulations to define other terms that are used in this title and in regulations adopted under this title.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.640 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.640
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.120 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.120
Use of accident reports in evidence.
Status: in_force

A report made in accordance with this chapter may not be used in evidence in a criminal or civil action arising out of the accident that is the subject of the report.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.231 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.231
Assessment of points; driver improvement interview.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of each assessment of points may be given, but notice shall be given when the point accumulation reaches 50 percent of the number at which suspension, revocation, or denial is required under AS 28.15.221 (b), and a driver who has reached that level of point accumulation shall be identified as a problem driver. The department may require a problem driver to appear for a driver improvement interview. The purpose of that interview is to assist the person who is identified as a problem driver in overcoming substandard driving habits. An interview under this subsection is to be conducted in an informal manner. A driver shall comply with any reasonable recommendations designed to improve the driver's driving abilities that are made to the driver during the interview.

(b) Points may not be assessed for violating a provision of a state law or regulation or a municipal ordinance regulating standing, parking, equipment, size, or weight; nor may points be assessed for violations by pedestrians, passengers, or bicycle riders, or for violations of provisions relating to the preservation of the condition of traffic-control devices on the highways. Points shall be assessed for violations of oversize or overweight permits relating only to restrictions upon speed or hours of operation.

(c) If a licensee is convicted of two or more traffic violations committed on a single occasion, the licensee shall be assessed points for one offense only, and if the offenses involved have different point values, the licensee shall be assessed for the offense having the greater point value.

(d) The time periods provided for in this section for the accumulation of points shall be based upon the date of violation, but points may not be assessed until after conviction, either upon a plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or a forfeiture of bail, or as a result of a trial, for violation of the traffic laws.

(e) The points assessed and the application of them against the licensee by the department under this section are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other provisions of this chapter and are not a substitute for any penalty imposed by a court.

(f) The notice required under (a) of this section may be given by first class mail.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.610 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.610
Provisions of chapter apply throughout state.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter apply upon highways and elsewhere throughout the state.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.030 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.030
Expenses of administrator.
Status: in_force

The compact administrator provided for in AS 28.37.170 is not entitled to additional compensation on account of service as the administrator, but is entitled to expenses incurred in connection with the duties and responsibilities as the administrator, in the same manner as for expenses incurred in connection with other duties or responsibilities of the office or employment.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.121 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.121
Giving of notice.
Status: in_force

When the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Administration is authorized or required to give notice under this title or regulations adopted under this title, unless a different method of giving notice is otherwise expressly provided, notice shall be given by a qualified person, either by personal delivery to the person to be notified or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the person at the address of the person as shown in the records of the appropriate department. The giving of notice by mail is considered complete upon the return of the receipt or upon return of the notice as undeliverable, refused, or unclaimed. Proof of the giving of notice in either manner may be made by the affidavit of the person giving the notice by personal delivery or by mail, naming the person to whom the notice was given and specifying the time, place, and manner of giving the notice.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.020 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.020
Administration.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may adopt regulations necessary for its administration.

(b) The department shall receive and consider any pertinent information upon request of persons aggrieved by its orders or acts under this chapter.

(c) The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms requisite or considered necessary to carry out this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.160 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.160
Application to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, unregistered vehicles, and accidents in other states.
Status: in_force

(a) If a driver or owner of a vehicle subject to registration under the laws of this state involved in an accident in this state does not have a license or registration in this state, then the driver may not be licensed, nor may the owner register a vehicle in this state until the person complies with the requirements of this chapter to the extent necessary if, at the time of the accident, the person had held a license or been the owner of a vehicle registered in this state.

(b) When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended under AS 28.20.090 the department shall send a certified copy of the record of the action to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates in the state in which the nonresident resides, if the law of the other state provides for action similar to that provided for in (c) of this section.

(c) Upon receiving certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in another state under a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of an accident under circumstances that would require the department to suspend a nonresident's operating privilege if the accident had occurred in this state, the department shall suspend the license of the resident. The suspension continues until the resident furnishes evidence of compliance with the law of the other state relating to the deposit of security.