Alaska Stat. § 18.15.360 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.360
Data collection.
Status: in_force

(a) The department is authorized to collect, analyze, and maintain databases of information related to (1) risk factors identified for conditions of public health importance;

(2) morbidity and mortality rates for conditions of public health importance;

(3) community indicators relevant to conditions of public health importance;

(4) longitudinal data on traumatic or acquired brain injury from the registry established under AS 47.80.500 (c)(1);

(5) health care services and price information collected under AS 18.23.400 ; and

(6) any other data needed to accomplish or further the mission or goals of public health or provide essential public health services and functions.

(b) The department is authorized to obtain information from federal, state, and local governmental agencies, Alaska Native organizations, health care providers, pre-hospital emergency medical services, or other private and public organizations operating in the state. The department may also use information available from other governmental and private sources, reports of hospital discharge data, information included in death certificates, other vital statistics, environmental data, and public information. The department may request information from and inspect health care records maintained by health care providers that identify individuals or characteristics of individuals with reportable diseases or other conditions of public health importance.

(c) The department may collect information to establish and maintain a comprehensive vaccination registry to aid, coordinate, and promote effective and cost-efficient disease prevention and control efforts in the state.

(d) The department may not acquire identifiable health information under this section without complying with the provisions of AS 18.15.355  18.15.395 and regulations adopted under those statutes.
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.080 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.080
Regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt regulations for the purpose of protecting life and property from fire and explosion by establishing minimum standards for (1) fire detection and suppression equipment;

(2) fire and life safety criteria in commercial, industrial, business, institutional, or other public buildings, and buildings used for residential purposes containing four or more dwelling units;

(3) any activity in which combustible or explosive materials are stored or handled in commercial quantities;

(4) conditions or activities carried on outside a building described in (2) or (3) of this subsection likely to cause injury to persons or property.

(b) The commissioner of public safety may establish by regulation and the department may charge reasonable fees for fire and life safety plan checks made to determine compliance with regulations adopted under (a)(2) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.672 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.672
Village public safety officer qualifications.
Status: in_force

(a) A grant recipient may employ a person as a village public safety officer if the individual (1) is at least 21 years of age;

(2) is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;

(3) is of good moral character;

(4) has obtained a high school diploma or a general education development diploma or its equivalent;

(5) satisfies the physical requirements established in regulation by the department;

(6) has not been previously convicted (A) of a felony;

(B) of a sex offense as defined in AS 12.63.100 ;

(C) of a misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence unless at least 10 years have passed since the date of the conviction, the conviction was not for an offense against an intimate partner, spouse, child, or parent, and the department grants a waiver allowing the individual to access the criminal justice information system;

(D) of a misdemeanor if less than five years have elapsed since the individual's date of conviction for the offense;

(E) two or more times of (i) misdemeanor operating a vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance under AS 28.35.030 ;

(ii) misdemeanor refusal to submit to a chemical test under AS 28.35.032 ; or

(iii) a combination of the offenses in (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph;

(F) of manufacturing, transporting, or delivering an alcoholic beverage in violation of a local option under AS 04.11 or a municipal ordinance or a controlled substance, unless at least 10 years have elapsed; or

(G) of possession of a controlled substance as defined in AS 11.71.900 , other than marijuana, unless the individual was under 21 years of age at the time of the possession and the possession occurred more than 10 years before the date of hire;

(7) has not been denied a village public safety officer certification or had a certification revoked; and

(8) has not been denied police officer certification, had a certificate revoked, or surrendered a certificate in this state or another jurisdiction.

(b) A grant recipient may not use grant money to employ a village public safety officer for a period of more than 24 months unless the officer obtains a village public safety officer certificate from the department under AS 18.65.682 . Upon written application from a grant recipient, the department may, in its discretion, extend this period up to six months to permit the officer to complete the training required under AS 18.65.676 , if the officer is unable to do so in the first 24 months of employment because of an illness, injury, or emergency.

(c) In this section, (1) good moral character means the absence of acts or conduct that would cause a reasonable person to have substantial doubts about an individual's honesty, fairness, and respect for the rights of others and for the laws of this state and the United States; for purposes of this section, a determination of lack of good moral character may be based on a consideration of all aspects of a person's character;

(2) previously convicted means having been convicted of a crime described in (a) of this section or a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction with elements similar to the crimes listed in (a) of this section; a conviction for which the person received a suspended entry of judgment, suspended imposition of sentence, expungement, or pardon is a conviction for purposes of this section, unless the conviction was for a misdemeanor crime committed by the individual when the individual was under 21 years of age.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.010
Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Status: in_force

There is established within the department a section to be called the Bureau of Vital Statistics which shall install, maintain, and operate the state system of vital statistics.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.290 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.290
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) agent means a person authorized by the department to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes under AS 43.50.500  43.50.700;

(2) cigarette means a roll for smoking of any size or shape, made wholly or in part of tobacco, whether or not the tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with another ingredient, if the wrapper or cover of the roll is made of paper or a material other than tobacco;

(3) department means the Department of Revenue;

(4) manufacturer means (A) a person who manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes, or causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced anywhere, if the manufacturer intends the cigarettes to be sold in this state, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer;

(B) the first purchaser anywhere who intends to resell in the United States cigarettes that are manufactured anywhere and that the original manufacturer or maker does not intend to be sold in the United States; or

(C) a person who becomes a successor of a person described in (A) or (B) of this paragraph;

(5) retail dealer means a person, other than a manufacturer or wholesale dealer, who sells cigarettes or tobacco products;

(6) sale or sell means a sale, exchange, barter, and any other manner of transferring the ownership of personal property;

(7) wholesale dealer means a person who (A) sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or other persons for resale; and

(B) owns, operates, or maintains cigarette or tobacco vending machines in, at, or on premises owned or occupied by another person.
Alaska Stat. § 18.08.200 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.08 / Section 18.08.200
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) advanced life support means emergency care techniques provided under the written or oral orders of a physician that include manual electric cardiac defibrillation, administration of antiarrhythmic agents, intravenous therapy, intramuscular therapy, or use of endotracheal intubation devices;

(2) ambulance means any publicly or privately owned means of conveyance intended to be used and maintained or operated for the transportation of persons who are sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise helpless;

(3) commissioner means the commissioner of health;

(4) consumer of emergency medical services means a person who is not a provider of emergency medical services as defined in this section;

(5) department means the Department of Health;

(6) emergency medical care means the services utilized in responding to the perceived individual needs for immediate medical care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury;

(7) emergency medical dispatcher means a trained public safety telecommunicator with additional training and specific emergency medical knowledge essential for the efficient management of emergency medical communications;

(8) emergency medical service means the provision of emergency medical care and transportation of the sick and injured;

(9) emergency medical services system means a system that provides for the arrangement of personnel, facilities, and equipment for the effective and coordinated delivery of health care services, including trauma care, under emergency conditions, occurring either as a result of the patient's condition or of natural disasters or similar situations, and that is administered by a statewide network that has the authority and resources to provide effective administration of the system;

(10) emergency medical technician means a person trained in emergency medical care and certified in accordance with the regulations prescribed under AS 18.08.080 ;

(11) mobile intensive care paramedic means an individual licensed by the department who has completed a paramedic training program approved by the department and is authorized by law to provide advanced life support under the direct or indirect supervision of a physician;

(12) paramedic training program means a training program prescribed in regulations of the department that includes classroom, clinical, and field internship components designed to provide an individual with the knowledge and skills necessary to function as a mobile intensive care paramedic;

(13) provider of emergency medical services means a person whose occupation or profession is, or has been, the delivery or administration of emergency medical services; a person who has a fiduciary position with, or has a fiduciary interest in, a health activity, facility or other health agency, or a legal or financial interest in the rendering of any component of emergency medical services; and

(14) trauma care includes injury prevention, triage, prehospital care, hospital care, and rehabilitative services for major single system or multisystem injuries that require immediate medical or surgical intervention or treatment to prevent death or permanent disability.
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.070 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.070
Standards for compensation.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of determining the amount of compensation payable under this chapter, the board shall, insofar as practicable, formulate standards for uniform application of this chapter and take into consideration rates and amounts of compensation payable for injuries and death under other laws of the state and of the United States and the availability of funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.250 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.250
Inspections.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may inspect cigarettes held by wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers to determine if the cigarettes are marked as required by AS 18.74.120 and 18.74.130. If the cigarettes are not marked as required, the department shall notify the state fire marshal.

(b) To determine compliance with this chapter, the state fire marshal and the attorney general may examine the books, papers, invoices, and other records of a person who possesses, controls, or occupies premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offered for sale, and the stock of cigarettes on the premises.

(c) A person who possesses, controls, or occupies premises where cigarettes are placed, sold, or offered for sale shall allow the state fire marshal and the attorney general to make the inspections authorized by this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.420 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.420
Housing assistance loan program.
Status: reserved

(a) There is created in the corporation the housing assistance loan program. The corporation shall provide money to originate, purchase, participate in the purchase of, or refinance (1) small community housing mortgage loans;

(2) loans made for building materials for small community housing;

(3) loans made for renovations or improvements to small community housing; and

(4) loans made for the construction of owner-occupied small community housing other than loans to builders or contractors or loans that compensate an owner for the owner's labor or services in constructing the owner's own housing.

(b) [Repealed, § 8 ch 134 SLA 2004.]
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.770 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.770
Permits, applications, and other materials not public records.
Status: in_force

Applications, permits, and renewals are not public records under AS 40.25.110  40.25.125 and may only be used for law enforcement purposes.
Alaska Stat. § 18.16.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.16 / Section 18.16.030
Judicial bypass for minor seeking an abortion.
Status: in_force

(a) A woman who is pregnant, unmarried, under 18 years of age, and unemancipated who wishes to have an abortion without notice to or the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian may file a complaint in the superior court requesting the issuance of an order authorizing the minor to consent to the performance or inducement of an abortion without notice to or the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian.

(b) The complaint shall be made under oath and must include all of the following: (1) a statement that the complainant is pregnant;

(2) a statement that the complainant is unmarried, under 18 years of age, and unemancipated;

(3) a statement that the complainant wishes to have an abortion without notice to or the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian;

(4) an allegation of either or both of the following: (A) that the complainant is sufficiently mature and well enough informed to decide intelligently whether to have an abortion without notice to or the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian; or

(B) that one or both of the minor's parents or the minor's guardian or custodian was engaged in physical abuse, sexual abuse, or a pattern of emotional abuse against the minor, or that the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian otherwise is not in the minor's best interest;

(5) a statement as to whether the complainant has retained an attorney and, if an attorney has been retained, the name, address, and telephone number of the attorney.

(c) The court shall fix a time for a hearing on any complaint filed under (a) of this section and shall keep a record of all testimony and other oral proceedings in the action. The hearing shall be held at the earliest possible time, but not later than the fifth business day after the day that the complaint is filed. The court shall enter judgment on the complaint immediately after the hearing is concluded. If the hearing required by this subsection is not held by the fifth business day after the complaint is filed, the failure to hold the hearing shall be considered to be a constructive order of the court authorizing the complainant to consent to the performance or inducement of an abortion without notice to or the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian, and the complainant and any other person may rely on the constructive order to the same extent as if the court actually had issued an order under this section authorizing the complainant to consent to the performance or inducement of an abortion without such consent.

(d) If the complainant has not retained an attorney, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the complainant.

(e) If the complainant makes only the allegation set out in (b)(4)(A) of this section and if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the complainant is sufficiently mature and well enough informed to decide intelligently whether to have an abortion, the court shall issue an order authorizing the complainant to consent to the performance or inducement of an abortion without the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian. If the court does not make the finding specified in this subsection, it shall dismiss the complaint.

(f) If the complainant makes only the allegation set out in (b)(4)(B) of this section and the court finds that there is clear and convincing evidence of physical abuse, sexual abuse, or a pattern of emotional abuse of the complainant by one or both of the minor's parents or the minor's guardian or custodian, or by clear and convincing evidence the consent of the parents, guardian, or custodian of the complainant otherwise is not in the best interest of the complainant, the court shall issue an order authorizing the complainant to consent to the performance or inducement of an abortion without the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian. If the court does not make the finding specified in this subsection, it shall dismiss the complaint.

(g) If the complainant makes both of the allegations set out in (b)(4) of this section, the court shall proceed as follows: (1) the court first shall determine whether it can make the finding specified in (e) of this section and, if so, shall issue an order under that subsection; if the court issues an order under this paragraph, it may not proceed under (f) of this section; if the court does not make the finding specified in (e) of this section, it shall proceed under (2) of this subsection;

(2) if the court under (1) of this subsection does not make the finding specified in (e) of this section, it shall proceed to determine whether it can make the finding specified in (f) of this section and, if so, shall issue an order under that subsection; if the court does not make the finding specified in (f) of this section, it shall dismiss the complaint.

(h) The court may not notify the parents, guardian, or custodian of the complainant that the complainant is pregnant or wants to have an abortion.

(i) If the court dismisses the complaint, the complainant has the right to appeal the decision to the supreme court, and the superior court immediately shall notify the complainant that there is a right to appeal.

(j) If the complainant files a notice of appeal authorized under this section, the superior court shall deliver a copy of the notice of appeal and the record on appeal to the supreme court within four days after the notice of appeal is filed. Upon receipt of the notice and record, the clerk of the supreme court shall place the appeal on the docket. The appellant shall file a brief within four days after the appeal is docketed. Unless the appellant waives the right to oral argument, the supreme court shall hear oral argument within five days after the appeal is docketed. The supreme court shall enter judgment in the appeal immediately after the oral argument or, if oral argument has been waived, within five days after the appeal is docketed. Upon motion of the appellant and for good cause shown, the supreme court may shorten or extend the maximum times set out in this subsection. However, in any case, if judgment is not entered within five days after the appeal is docketed, the failure to enter the judgment shall be considered to be a constructive order of the court authorizing the appellant to consent to the performance or inducement of an abortion without notice to or the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian, and the appellant and any other person may rely on the constructive order to the same extent as if the court actually had entered a judgment under this subsection authorizing the appellant to consent to the performance or inducement of an abortion without notice to or the consent of another person. In the interest of justice, the supreme court, in an appeal under this subsection, shall liberally modify or dispense with the formal requirements that normally apply as to the contents and form of an appellant's brief.

(k) Each hearing under this section, and all proceedings under (j) of this section, shall be conducted in a manner that will preserve the anonymity of the complainant. The complaint and all other papers and records that pertain to an action commenced under this section, including papers and records that pertain to an appeal under this section, shall be kept confidential and are not public records under AS 40.25.110  40.25.120.

(l) The supreme court shall prescribe complaint and notice of appeal forms that shall be used by a complainant filing a complaint or appeal under this section. The clerk of each superior court shall furnish blank copies of the forms, without charge, to any person who requests them.

(m) A filing fee may not be required of, and court costs may not be assessed against, a complainant filing a complaint under this section or an appellant filing an appeal under this section.

(n) Blank copies of the forms prescribed under (l) of this section and information on the proper procedures for filing a complaint or appeal shall be made available by the court system at the official location of each superior court, district court, and magistrate in the state. The information required under this subsection must also include notification to the minor that (1) there is no filing fee required for either form;

(2) no court costs will be assessed against the minor for procedures under this section;

(3) an attorney will be appointed to represent the minor if the minor does not retain an attorney;

(4) the minor may request that the superior court with appropriate jurisdiction hold a telephonic hearing on the complaint so that the minor need not personally be present;

(5) the minor may request that the superior court with appropriate jurisdiction issue an order directing the minor's school to excuse the minor from school to attend court hearings held under this section and to have the abortion if one is authorized by the court and directing the school not to notify the minor's parent, legal guardian, or custodian that the minor is pregnant, seeking an abortion, or is absent for purposes of obtaining an abortion.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.242 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.242
Standards for municipal correctional, correctional, probation, and parole officers.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall establish qualifications for employment of persons as municipal correctional, correctional, probation, and parole officers, including (1) minimum age, physical and mental standards, citizenship, moral character, and experience; and

(2) minimum education standards.

(b) The council shall (1) prescribe the means of presenting evidence of fulfillment of the requirements set out in (a) of this section; and

(2) issue a certificate evidencing satisfaction of the requirements of (a) of this section to an applicant who (A) satisfies the requirements of (a)(1) of this section; and

(B) meets the minimum education standards of (a)(2) of this section by satisfactorily completing a training program for municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officers established under AS 18.65.230 , including training regarding domestic violence that contains the subjects set out in AS 18.66.310 (d), or a course of instruction in another jurisdiction equivalent in content and quality to that required by the council for approved municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officer education and training programs in this state.

(c) In the evaluation of applicants against the mental standards developed under (a)(1) of this section, the council shall use evaluation methods that do not discriminate against applicants of different ethnic origins.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.300 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.300
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) blockbusting means an unlawful discriminatory practice by a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or employee or agent of a broker or another individual, corporation, partnership, or organization for the purpose of inducing a real estate transaction from which any such person or its stockholders or members may benefit financially, to represent directly or indirectly that a change has occurred or will or may occur from a composition with respect to race, religion, color, or national origin of the owners or occupants of the block, neighborhood, or area in which the real property is located, and to represent directly or indirectly that this change may or will result in undesirable consequences in the block, neighborhood, or area in which the real property is located, including the lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior, or decline in the quality of the schools or other facilities;

(2) commission means the State Commission for Human Rights;

(3) complainant means a person who is aggrieved by a discriminatory practice prohibited by this chapter and who has filed a complaint as provided in AS 18.80.100 ;

(4) employee means an individual employed by an employer but does not include an individual employed in the domestic service of any person;

(5) employer means a person, including the state and a political subdivision of the state, who has one or more employees in the state but does not include a club that is exclusively social, or a fraternal, charitable, educational, or religious association or corporation, if the club, association, or corporation is not organized for private profit;

(6) employment agency means a person undertaking to procure employees or opportunities to work;

(7) executive director means the executive director of the State Commission for Human Rights;

(8) financial institution means a commercial bank, trust company, mutual savings bank, cooperative bank, homestead association, mutual savings and loan association, or an insurance company;

(9) labor organization means an organization and an agent of the organization, for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining, dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection of employees;

(10) major life activities means functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working;

(11) national origin includes ancestry;

(12) pay means wages; salaries; commissions; amounts an employer contributes to retirement, health, or other fringe benefit plans; and other forms of remuneration paid to an employee for personal services;

(13) person means one or more individuals, labor unions, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, employees, employers, employment agencies, or labor organizations;

(14) physical or mental disability means (A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities;

(B) a history of, or a misclassification as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities;

(C) having (i) a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit a person's major life activities but that is treated by the person as constituting such a limitation;

(ii) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a person's major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward the impairment; or

(iii) none of the impairments defined in this paragraph but being treated by others as having such an impairment; or

(D) a condition that may require the use of a prosthesis, special equipment for mobility, or service animal;

(15) physical or mental impairment means (A) physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, respiratory including speech organs, cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genito-urinary, hemic and lymphatic, skin, and endocrine;

(B) mental or psychological disorder, including intellectual disability, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities;

(16) public accommodation means a place that caters or offers its services, goods, or facilities to the general public and includes a public inn, restaurant, eating house, hotel, motel, soda fountain, soft drink parlor, tavern, night club, roadhouse, place where food or spiritous or malt liquors are sold for consumption, trailer park, resort, campground, barber shop, beauty parlor, bathroom, resthouse, theater, swimming pool, skating rink, golf course, cafe, ice cream parlor, transportation company, and all other public amusement and business establishments, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons;

(17) real property means a building or portion of a building, whether constructed or to be constructed, structures, real estate, lands, tenements, leaseholds, interests in real estate cooperatives, condominiums, and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, or any interest therein;

(18) state includes the University of Alaska and the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of state government including all departments, agencies, commissions, councils, boards, divisions, and sections.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.112 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.112
Dismissal of complaint without prejudice.
Status: in_force

(a) If an investigation of a complaint under AS 18.80.110 fails to discover substantial evidence of an unlawful discriminatory practice under this chapter, the executive director shall issue an order dismissing the complaint without prejudice.

(b) At any time before the issuance of an accusation under AS 18.80.120 , the executive director may dismiss without prejudice a complaint if the executive director determines that (1) the complainant's objection to a proposed agreement under AS 18.80.110 is unreasonable;

(2) the complainant is unavailable or unwilling to participate in a hearing;

(3) relief is precluded by the absence of the person alleged to have engaged in the discriminatory practice;

(4) the person aggrieved by the discriminatory practice has initiated or has notified in writing the commission of the intent to initiate an action or proceeding in another forum based on the same facts;

(5) a hearing will not represent the best use of commission resources;

(6) a hearing will not advance the purposes stated in AS 18.80.200 ; or

(7) the probability of success of the complaint on the merits is low.

(c) The commission, in its discretion, may, but is not required to, review the executive director's order of dismissal under (a) or (b) of this section and may affirm the order, remand the complaint for further investigation, or, if the commission concludes that substantial evidence supports the complaint of an unlawful discriminatory practice, refer the complaint for conference, conciliation, and persuasion as provided in AS 18.80.110 , or for hearing.

(d) Dismissal under this section does not prevent a complainant from (1) initiating an action or proceeding in another forum; or

(2) filing a new complaint under AS 18.80.100 that resolves the grounds for the dismissal under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.160 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.160
Agreement not to affect insurance rates or liability.
Status: in_force

An agreement made under AS 18.70.150 and this section shall be carried out in a manner that does not raise insurance rates. An agreement may not reduce the liability of an insurance company in case of loss during the absence of fire services personnel and equipment.
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.180 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.180
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) board means the Violent Crimes Compensation Board;

(2) dependent means a relative of a deceased victim who was dependent upon the victim's income or services at the time of the victim's death; children of a victim born after a victim's death are included;

(3) personal injury means actual bodily harm;

(4) relative means spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, natural born child, stepchild, adopted child, grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, or spouse's parents;

(5) victim means a person who is injured or killed by an incident or offense specified in AS 18.67.101 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.300 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.300
Standards and procedures for health care in domestic violence cases.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Health shall adopt standards and procedures for the delivery of services to victims of domestic violence by health care facilities and practitioners of the healing arts and personnel in those facilities. The standards and procedures shall be formulated in consultation with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, private agencies that provide services for victims of domestic violence, and persons with expertise in providing health care and other services to victims of domestic violence.

(b) The Department of Health shall make available to health care facilities and practitioners of the healing arts and personnel in those facilities a written notice of the rights of victims of domestic violence and the services available to them. The notice shall be substantially similar to the notice provided in AS 18.65.520 (a).

(c) The Department of Health may adopt regulations to implement and interpret this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.700 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.700
Powers with respect to urban renewal.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation has all the powers necessary or convenient to undertake and carry out urban renewal plans and urban renewal projects, including the power to acquire and dispose of property, to issue bonds and other obligations, to borrow and accept grants from the federal government or other source, and to exercise the other powers granted to it by AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 with respect to redevelopment projects.

(b) In connection with the planning and undertaking of an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project, the corporation, the municipality, and all public and private offices, agencies, and bodies have all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities that they have with respect to a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project, in the same manner as though all of the provisions of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 applicable to a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project were applicable to an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project. However, for the purpose of this subsection, (1) the word redevelopment as used in AS 18.55.480  18.55.960, except in this section and in the definition of redevelopment project in AS 18.55.950 , means urban renewal;

(2) the words slum and blighted as used in AS 18.55.480  18.55.960, except in this section and in the definitions in AS 18.55.950 , mean blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating; and

(3) the finding required by AS 18.55.510 (b) with respect to a blighted area is not required.

(c) In addition to the surveys and plans that the corporation may otherwise make, it may make plans (1) for carrying out a program of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings and improvements; and

(2) for the enforcement of laws, codes, and regulations relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements, and the compulsory repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal of buildings and improvements.

(d) The corporation may develop, test, and report methods and techniques, and carry out demonstrations and other activities for the prevention and the elimination of slums and urban blight.
Alaska Stat. § 18.08.070 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.08 / Section 18.08.070
Special committees.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may create special committees or task forces and may appoint persons who are not employees of the department to serve as advisors or consultants to any committee created to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.330 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.330
Creation.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created in the Department of Public Safety the Alaska Fire Standards Council.

(b) The council consists of the following persons: (1) Two chief administrative officers or fire chiefs; only one person appointed under this paragraph may be from a fire department that consists entirely of paid employees;

(2) the state fire marshal or a designee of the state fire marshal;

(3) four representatives of firefighters, including at least one member of the Alaska State Firefighters Association nominated under (c) of this section and at least one member of the Alaska Professional Fire Fighters Association nominated under (c) of this section; a person appointed under this paragraph may not, while serving on the council, be a fire chief;

(4) two volunteer firefighters, one from a community with a population of 2,500 or less and one from a community with a population greater than 2,500;

(5) two members of the public at large with at least one member from a community with a population of 2,500 or less;

(6) one member of the Alaska Fire Chiefs Association nominated under (c) of this section.

(c) The governor shall appoint members of each association named in (b) of this section from a list of at least three nominees submitted by each association. The governor may reject a list submitted under this subsection and request that another list be submitted.
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.020
Violent Crimes Compensation Board.
Status: in_force

(a) The Violent Crimes Compensation Board is composed of three members to be appointed by the governor. One of the members shall be designated as chair by the governor. At least one member must be a medical or osteopathic physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced nurse practitioner licensed to practice in this state or retired from practice in this state, and one member must be an attorney licensed to practice in this state or retired from practice in this state.

(b) Members of the board serve staggered terms of three years. All vacancies, except through the expiration of term, shall be filled for the unexpired term only.

(c) Each member of the board is eligible for reappointment and serves at the pleasure of the governor.

(d) A member of the board may be removed by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office after due notice and hearing.

(e) Members of the board receive no salary, but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for other boards.

(f) After obtaining consent from the chief administrative law judge ( AS 44.64.020 ), the board may appoint one or more administrative law judges employed or retained by the office of administrative hearings to conduct hearings and take testimony in proceedings under this chapter, but final determinations of any matter shall be only by the board. AS 44.64.060 and 44.64.070 do not apply to proceedings under this chapter. An administrative law judge acting under this section shall report findings of fact and conclusions of law to the board, together with the reasons for the findings and conclusions. The board shall act only after consideration of the report and other evidence that it considers appropriate.

(g) The board may appoint and fix the duties of personnel necessary for carrying out its functions under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.300 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.300
Revocation or suspension of state commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development may, after investigation, suspend or revoke a commission for (1) incompetence, (2) conviction of the crime of bribery under AS 11.56.100 , receiving a bribe under AS 11.56.110 , or perjury under AS 11.56.200 , in connection with work as a special or deputy inspector, or (3) intentional falsification of any material matter or statement in the application or in an inspection report or in an administrative or judicial proceeding relating to the enforcement of AS 18.60.180  18.60.395. A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked may apply to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for reinstatement. The department may refuse to reinstate a commission for a person whose license was suspended or revoked.

(b) A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked, or whose application for reinstatement has been denied, may appeal the suspension, revocation, or denial as provided in AS 18.60.370 and is entitled to be present and represented by counsel at the hearing.
Alaska Stat. § 18.31.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.31 / Section 18.31.050
Repayment of grant funds.
Status: in_force

A school district or regional educational attendance area that receives a state grant for the abatement of asbestos health hazards in schools shall repay the grant from any money the district or the regional educational attendance area recovers from asbestos manufacturers or other parties in a claim for damages arising from the use of asbestos in a school. Repayment shall be made after deducting legal fees and other costs associated with the claim for damages.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.688 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.688
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.65.670  18.65.688, (1) Alaska Native organization means an organization listed in AS 47.27.070 (a);

(2) commissioner means the commissioner of public safety;

(3) crime involving domestic violence has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990 ;

(4) department means the Department of Public Safety;

(5) marijuana has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900 ;

(6) village means a community with a population less than 2,500 based on the most recent federal census.

Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.395 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.395
Licensing of boiler operators; fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall adopt regulations for the licensing of boiler operators. The regulations must conform to the generally accepted nationwide standards and practices established for boiler operators. In addition to any requirements adopted by regulation under this subsection, a person applying for a license shall provide to the department, on the application, the person's social security number.

(b) Operators' licenses shall be provided in the following categories: (1) fireman  apprentice,

(2) third class  boiler capacity not to exceed 3,500 pounds of steam an hour or 3,500,000 British thermal units per hour for high temperature or high pressure water boilers,

(3) second class  boiler capacity not to exceed 100,000 pounds of steam an hour or 100,000,000 British thermal units per hour for high temperature or high pressure water boilers,

(4) first class  unlimited.

(c) This section does not require a person to be licensed in order to be a boiler operator.

(d) Upon request, the department shall provide a social security number provided under (a) of this section to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 , or the child support enforcement agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law.

(e) A person shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $200 when applying for a license as a boiler operator. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the building safety account created under AS 44.31.025 .

Article 4. Refrigerators and Similar Equipment.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.130 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.130
Remedies.
Status: in_force

A holder of obligations or coupons attached to them issued under the provisions of this chapter, and a trustee under any trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of the obligations, except as restricted by a trust agreement or resolution, either at law or in equity, may enforce all rights granted hereunder or under the trust agreement or resolution, or under any other contract executed by the corporation under this chapter, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by the trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the corporation or by any officer of it.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.210 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.210
Civil rights.
Status: in_force

The opportunity to obtain employment, credit and financing, public accommodations, housing accommodations, and other property without discrimination because of sex, physical or mental disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, race, religion, color, or national origin is a civil right.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.020
Administration of laws and regulations.
Status: in_force

The department has jurisdiction over the health and sanitary conditions of tourist accommodations under AS 18.35.010  18.35.090.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.130 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.130
Conflict of interests.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the board may not vote on a resolution of the board relating to a lease or contract to be entered into by the authority under this chapter if the member is a party to the lease or contract or has a direct ownership or equity interest in a firm, partnership, corporation, or association that would be a party to the contract or lease.

(b) It is a conflict of interests for any person employed by the authority or any person on contract for hire, written or oral, at a fixed or hourly fee with the authority, to act in an advisory capacity to the authority or to support the use of the authority's funds in a manner that may or will result in benefit, directly or indirectly, to that employee, agent, or advisor, except upon full disclosure in writing and by oral presentation to the board of the details of the conflicting interest, including a dollar estimate of the direct and indirect monetary gain the employee, agent, or advisor may expect to derive. The board's resolution that addresses the matter in which a conflict of interests exists must set out the details of the full disclosure.

(c) Any person who violates this section shall be (1) punished by a fine equivalent to the total gain derived, including gain derived from a partially disclosed or misstated disclosure of monetary gain;

(2) barred from further acting as an employee, agent, or advisor to the authority; and

(3) imprisoned for a term not less than three months nor more than one year.

(d) Public notice of the board meeting at which the written and oral disclosure of the conflict is to be given must specify (1) a conflict-of-interests presentation is to be made at that meeting;

(2) the name of the person making the disclosure; and

(3) the position or title of the person so disclosing.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.390 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.390
Inspection certificate required; penalty.
Status: in_force

A person may not operate a boiler or unfired pressure vessel under pressure without a valid inspection certificate as provided for in AS 18.60.180  18.60.390. The operation of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel without an inspection certificate, or at a pressure exceeding that specified in the inspection certificate, is a misdemeanor and the owner, user, or operator is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. Each day of unlawful operation is a separate offense.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.715 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.715
Administration.
Status: in_force

(a) The code applies to all new construction, all new work in relocated buildings, and to any alteration, repairs, or reconstruction of buildings except as provided otherwise under AS 18.60.705  18.60.740.

(b) The department may inspect work installed, removed, altered, or replaced on any plumbing, gas or drainage piping, plumbing fixture, water heater, or water treating equipment in a building or other location. A permit or inspection is not required for the following work: the stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste, or vent pipes, the clearing of stoppages in or repairing of leaks in pipe valves or fixtures, and repairs or alterations not of a substantive nature that can be reasonably exempted from inspection.

(c) Nothing in AS 18.60.705  18.60.740 prohibits a person from performing plumbing work on the person's own property.

(d) The department may adopt regulations establishing fees for inspections conducted under AS 18.60.705  18.60.740. Fees may be established under this section only for inspections requested by the owner of a structure.

(e) The department shall maintain a record of all plumbing inspections performed by it and of all inspection fees and permit fees collected by it.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.535 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.535
Penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a regulation, standard, or order of the department adopted or issued under AS 18.60.475  18.60.545 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. Each day upon which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
Alaska Stat. § 18.63.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.63 / Section 18.63.050
Inspections and citations.
Status: in_force

The department shall (1) inspect job sites to assure that persons performing hazardous painting are certified as required under AS 18.63.010 (a) and are performing the work safely;

(2) issue citations to persons who employ or contract with a professional painter in violation of AS 18.63.010 (a); and

(3) issue citations to professional painters who violate AS 18.63.010 (b).
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.210 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.210
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.20.140  18.20.220, (1) community mental health center means a facility providing services for the prevention or diagnosis of mental illness, or care and treatment of mentally ill patients, or rehabilitation of mentally ill persons, which services are provided principally for persons residing in a particular community or communities in or near which the facility is situated;

(2) department means the Department of Health;

(3) facility for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities means a facility specially designed for the diagnosis, treatment, education, training, or custodial care of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including facilities for training specialists and sheltered workshops for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but only if the workshops are part of facilities that provide or will provide comprehensive services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities;

(4) federal act means Title VI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.) concerning hospitals and medical facilities and the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 (P.L. 88-164) concerning facilities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and community mental health centers, both as now or hereafter amended;

(5) hospital includes a public health center and general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, and other type of hospital, and related facilities, including laboratory, outpatient department, nurses' homes, and training facilities, and central services facilities operated in connection with a hospital, but does not include a hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care;

(6) medical facilities means diagnostic and treatment centers, rehabilitation facilities, and nursing homes, as those terms are defined in the federal act, and other medical facilities for which federal aid may be authorized under the federal act;

(7) nonprofit facility for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and nonprofit community mental health center mean, respectively, a facility for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and a community mental health center that is owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; and the term nonprofit private agency or organization means an agency or organization that is such a corporation or association or that is owned and operated by one or more of such corporations or associations;

(8) nonprofit hospital and nonprofit medical facility mean a hospital or medical facility owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation or association, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of a private shareholder or individual;

(9) public health center means a publicly owned facility providing public health services, including related facilities such as laboratory, clinic, and administrative offices operated in connection with the public health center;

(10) surgeon general means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service or any other federal agency designated to administer the federal act.
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.120 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.120
Emergency compensation.
Status: in_force

If it appears to the board, prior to taking action on an application, that the claim is one for which compensation is probable, and undue hardship will result to the applicant if immediate payment is not made, the board may make an emergency award of compensation to the applicant pending a final decision in the case. However, (1) the amount of the emergency compensation may not exceed $5,000;

(2) the amount of the emergency compensation shall be deducted from the final compensation made to the applicant;

(3) the excess of the amount of the emergency compensation over the final amount shall be repaid by the applicant to the board.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.110 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.110
Bonds and notes.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The principal and interest on these bonds or notes, except state guaranteed bonds, is payable from corporation funds, excluding funds in the housing development fund. The principal and interest on state guaranteed bonds is payable from corporation funds, excluding funds in the housing development fund, and in accordance with the terms of the state guaranty of principal and interest. Bond anticipation notes may be payable from the proceeds of the sale of bonds or from the proceeds of sale of other bond anticipation notes or, in the event bond or bond anticipation note proceeds are not available, the notes may be paid from other funds or assets of the corporation. Bonds or notes may be additionally secured by a pledge of a grant or contribution from the federal government, or a corporation, association, institution, or person, or a pledge of money, income, or revenues of the corporation from any source. The corporation may issue state guaranteed bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the sale of state guaranteed bonds to be issued under this chapter. State guaranteed bond anticipation notes are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the state and secured by the full faith, credit, and resources of the state.

(c) Bonds or bond anticipation notes may be issued in one or more series and shall be dated, bear interest at the rate or rates per year or within the maximum rate, be in the denomination, be in the form, either coupon or registered, carry the conversion or registration provisions, have the rank or priority, be executed in the manner and form, be payable from the sources in the medium of payment and place or places within or outside the state, be subject to authentication by a trustee or fiscal agent, and be subject to the terms of redemption with or without premium, as the resolution of the corporation may provide. Bond anticipation notes shall mature at the time or times that are determined by the corporation. Bonds shall mature at a time, not exceeding 50 years from their date, that is determined by the corporation. Before the preparation of definitive bonds or bond anticipation notes, the corporation may issue interim receipts or temporary bonds or bond anticipation notes, with or without coupons, exchangeable for bonds or bond anticipation notes when these definitive bonds or bond anticipation notes have been executed and are available for delivery.

(d) Bonds or bond anticipation notes, except state guaranteed bonds and bond anticipation notes, may be sold in the manner and on the terms the corporation determines. State guaranteed bonds and bond anticipation notes shall be sold at public sale by the corporation in amounts and at times as may be approved by the state bond committee, on terms fixed under the notice of sale.

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

(f) In any resolution of the corporation authorizing or relating to the issuance of bonds or bond anticipation notes, the corporation has power by provisions in the resolution which will constitute covenants of the corporation and contracts with the holders of the bonds or bond anticipation notes (1) to pledge to any payment or purpose all or any part of its revenues to which its right then exists or may thereafter come into existence, and the money derived from the revenues, and the proceeds of any bonds or notes;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(20) to appoint and provide for the duties and obligations of any paying agent or paying agents, or other fiduciaries as the resolution may provide within or outside the state;

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

(22) to make covenants other than and in addition to the covenants expressly authorized in this section, of like or different character, and to make covenants to do or refrain from doing acts and things as may be necessary, or convenient and desirable, in order to better secure bonds or notes or that, in the absolute discretion of the corporation, will tend to make bonds or notes more marketable, notwithstanding that the covenants, acts or things may not be enumerated in this section.

(g) Notwithstanding AS 18.56.090 (a)(11) and (a) of this section, the corporation may not issue bonds in any 12-month period in an amount that exceeds the amount of bonds authorized to be issued during the preceding period, unless a different amount is authorized by the legislature. This subsection does not apply to (1) the issuance by the corporation of refunding bonds;

(2) the issuance by the corporation of bonds the proceeds of which are intended to be used to refinance mortgage loans held by the corporation; or

(3) the issuance by a subsidiary of the corporation of bonds to prepay all or a portion of a governmental employer's share of unfunded accrued actuarial liability of retirement systems if the board of the subsidiary first finds that the actuarially assumed rate of return on the funds managed by the Alaska Retirement Management Board is projected to exceed the true interest cost to be paid on the bonds by at least 1.5 percent annually.
Alaska Stat. § 18.68.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.68 / Section 18.68.010
Sexual assault examination kit.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Law shall develop a uniform sexual assault examination kit.

(b) Under protocols developed under AS 18.68.020 , (1) the Department of Public Safety shall distribute the kits throughout the state; and

(2) peace officers and health care providers shall use the kits for the gathering of evidence in cases of suspected sexual assault.

(c) The appropriate person under the protocols developed under AS 18.68.020 shall provide a sexual assault examination kit at no charge.

(d) This section does not prohibit the introduction in court of evidence obtained without the use of a sexual assault examination kit.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.410 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.410
Temporary nurse staffing emergency.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after making a substantial and reasonable effort to increase the number of available nurses on staff and failing in that effort, a health care facility in a rural community determines it is not able to meet the overtime limitations in AS 18.20.400 without putting the safety of its patients at risk of serious harm, the health care facility may declare a temporary nurse staffing emergency. A declaration of a temporary nurse staffing emergency under this section (1) must be made in a writing, signed by the administrator of the health care facility or the administrator's designee, that describes the facility's reasonable effort to avoid the temporary nurse staffing emergency; and

(2) may not exceed 30 days.

(b) Immediately after declaring a temporary nurse staffing emergency under (a) of this section, a health care facility shall file with the division of labor standards and safety, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, a report that includes a copy of the signed writing required under (a) of this section. A report under this subsection is a public document.

(c) In addition to the requirements of (a) and (b) of this section, a health care facility shall notify the legislature immediately by delivery of a written report to the Alaska Legislative Council each time the facility declares a temporary nurse staffing emergency under AS 18.20.400 (c) that exceeds two occurrences in a six-month period that begins on January 1 or July 1 of the year in which the declaration occurs, or three occurrences in the one-year period that begins on January 1 of that year. A report under this subsection must include a copy of each report that is required of the health care facility under (b) of this section for the one-year period that begins on January 1 of the year the excessive declaration under this subsection occurs.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.220 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.220
Power of corporation to confer upon obligee right to bring action or proceeding.
Status: in_force

In conjunction with the exercise of a power authorized by AS 18.55.100  18.55.290, the corporation may, by resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, confer upon an obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, or holding a lease, the right upon a default as defined in the resolution or instrument by suit, action, or proceeding (1) to have possession of a housing or public building project or part of one surrendered to the obligee, with possession retained by the obligee as long as the corporation continues in default;

(2) to obtain the appointment of a receiver of a housing or public building project or part of one and its rents and profits, who may enter, take possession, and for the duration of the default operate and maintain it, collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising, and keep the money in a separate account or accounts to be applied in accordance with the obligations of the corporation as the court directs;

(3) to require the corporation and the members of its board of directors to account as if they were the trustees of an express trust.
Alaska Stat. § 18.62.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.62 / Section 18.62.030
Fees.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $50 when applying for a certificate of fitness. The department shall charge a fee of $200 for the issuance of a trainee level certificate or renewal certificate and $200 for the issuance of a journeyman level certificate or renewal certificate, to be prorated if issued for less than two years, and a fee of $25 for the issuance of a duplicate certificate.

(b) Fees collected under (a) of this section shall be deposited into the building safety account created under AS 44.31.025 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.190 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.190
Effect of regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development have the force and effect of law. However, the regulations applying to the construction of new boilers and unfired pressure vessels do not prevent their installation until the regulations become mandatory as provided in (b) of this section.

(b) Amendments in the regulations are permissive immediately upon adoption and become mandatory 12 months after adoption.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.100 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.100
Powers of corporation.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent not already provided by AS 18.56 , the corporation has all powers necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.55.010  18.55.290, including the power to (1) sue and be sued;

(2) adopt a seal;

(3) have perpetual succession;

(4) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and regulations;

(5) make and execute contracts and other instruments;

(6) in its own name, own, exchange, transfer, lease, rent, convey, or acquire by eminent domain under AS 09.55.240  09.55.460, or otherwise, real and personal property; provided that no project site or part of a project site may be acquired by eminent domain until the corporation has secured, through negotiation, options for the purchase of at least 50 percent of the properties included in the site, except in disaster areas; in an eminent domain proceeding the court may, upon motion and after a hearing, fix the time when and the terms upon which the parties in possession are required to surrender possession to the plaintiff; if the court finds that urgent public necessity requires, it may grant the plaintiff possession at any time after the proceeding has been commenced;

(7) provide, subject to the applicable planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations for the construction, improvement, alteration, or repair of a housing or public building project or any part of a housing or public building project, and also, subject to the same restrictions, to provide for the construction, improvement, alteration, repair, planning, financing, and interim operation of a sewer or water system, or part of a sewer or water system, to foster, encourage, and permit the development of housing projects by private and public developers and builders;

(8) operate those housing projects and to act as agent or lessee in developing or administering housing projects undertaken by the federal government;

(9) arrange or contract for services, privileges, works, or facilities for or in connection with a housing project or the occupants of a housing project and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in AS 18.55.010  18.55.470 or in any other provision of law, include in the contract stipulations that the contractor and subcontractors comply with requirements as to minimum wages and maximum hours of labor, with any conditions that the federal government may have attached to its financial aid of the project, and with any pertinent state law;

(10) establish and revise rent schedules;

(11) insure any real or personal property or operations of the corporation against any risks or hazards;

(12) invest in property or securities in which banks or trust companies may legally invest any money held in reserves or sinking funds or any money not required for immediate disbursement;

(13) purchase its bonds at a price not more than the principal amount of the bonds and accrued interest, all bonds so purchased to be canceled;

(14) investigate and study living and housing conditions and the clearing and reconstructing of slum areas;

(15) arrange or contract for the financing, design, construction, and acquisition of public buildings for lease to the state in accordance with AS 18.55.010  18.55.290;

(16) charge to and collect fees from owners or developers of low-income housing for the application for and allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits;

(17) collect and pay reasonable fees and charges in connection with making, purchasing, and servicing its mortgages, loans, notes, bonds, certificates, commitments, and other evidences of indebtedness.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions in AS 18.55.010  18.55.470, (1) when the local governing body certifies that an area is in need of a housing project under any of the provisions or powers within AS 18.55.010  18.55.470 as a result of the earthquakes of 1964 and all results and aftereffects respecting which the governor of the state has certified the need for disaster assistance, the corporation may plan, undertake, and carry out the project in the disaster area;

(2) with the approval of the local governing body, and immediately after the approval, the corporation may acquire real property for the purposes of AS 18.55.010  18.55.470, and demolish and remove any structure on the property, and it may pay all costs related to the acquisition, demolition, or removal, including any administrative or relocation expenses, unless payment of the costs are contrary to applicable federal law or regulation;

(3) for the purposes of this subsection, AS 18.55.130 and 18.55.330 do not apply.

(c) Any two or more authorities may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all of the power conferred by the housing authorities law for the purpose of financing, planning, undertaking, constructing, or operating a housing project or projects located within the area of operation of one or more of the authorities.

(d) Notwithstanding (a)(7) and (15) of this section, a proposed public building project shall be submitted by the corporation to the legislature for review. The corporation may proceed with the public building project only if it is approved by law. An appropriation does not constitute approval by law for purposes of this subsection.
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.180 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.180
Civil liability.
Status: in_force

A person may not bring a civil action for damages against the state, its officers, agents, or employees, or a law enforcement agency, its officers, agents, or employees for any failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.460 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.460
Security for loans.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall adopt regulations in accordance with AS 18.56.088 establishing acceptable security for loans originated or purchased in whole or in part under AS 18.56.420 .

(b) A person may pledge as security for the repayment of a loan originated or purchased in whole or in part under AS 18.56.420 a preference right that person holds to receive title to land the person occupies as a primary place of residence, primary place of business, subsistence campsite, or as headquarters for reindeer husbandry. The preference right must be conveyed to the person by the Native corporation to which the land was granted under 43 U.S.C. 1613 (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) before it may be pledged as security under this subsection. The corporation shall prescribe procedures and standard forms for establishing, pledging, and appraising the value of a preference right held by a person to secure the repayment of a loan originated or purchased in whole or in part under AS 18.56.420 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.220 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.220
Waiver.
Status: in_force

(a) A victim does not waive the protections provided in AS 18.66.200 by testifying except that, if the victim partially discloses the contents of a confidential communication in the course of testifying in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding, then either party may request the court or hearing officer to rule that justice requires the protections of AS 18.66.200 to be waived to the extent they apply to that portion of the communication. A waiver under this subsection applies only to the extent necessary to require a witness to respond to counsel's questions concerning the confidential communications that were disclosed and only to the extent that they are relevant to the facts of the case.

(b) A victim counselor may not waive the protections afforded to a victim under AS 18.66.200 without the consent of the victim or the consent of a parent, legal guardian, or guardian ad litem authorized to give consent under AS 18.66.200 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.310 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.310
Continuing education for public employees, court system employees, and for prosecuting authorities.
Status: in_force

(a) Employers of state or local public employees, including employees of public schools, shall, in consultation with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, provide continuing education in domestic violence for the public employees who are required by law to report abuse or neglect of children under AS 47.17.020 .

(b) The administrative director of the Alaska Court System shall, in consultation with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, provide continuing education in domestic violence for judicial officers and court clerks who have contact with parties involved in domestic violence.

(c) The Department of Law and other prosecuting authorities in the state shall, in consultation with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, provide continuing education in domestic violence for prosecuting attorneys and other employees who have contact with persons involved in domestic violence.

(d) The continuing education required under (a)  (c) of this section must be offered at least once every two years and must include information on the following subjects: (1) the nature, extent, and causes of domestic violence;

(2) procedures designed to promote the safety of the victim and other household members;

(3) resources available to victims and perpetrators of domestic violence; and

(4) the lethality of domestic violence.

Article 5. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.470 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.470
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.55.300  18.55.470, (1) corporation means the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation;

(2) moderate cost means a cost determined by the corporation that is below the level at which private enterprise is currently building a needed volume of reasonably safe and sanitary dwellings for sale in the locality involved;

(3) moderate rental means a rental rate determined by the corporation that is below the level at which the dwellings are currently being offered for rent by private persons in the locality involved;

(4) veteran means a person (A) honorably separated from the military service of the United States who has at any time resided continuously for at least one year in the state and who served in the armed forces of the United States for at least 90 days or whose service was for less than 90 days because of injury or disability incurred in the line of duty, (i) between September 16, 1940, and July 25, 1947;

(ii) between June 25, 1950, and January 31, 1955;

(iii) between August 4, 1964, and November 7, 1975;

(iv) between August 2, 1990, and January 2, 1992;

(v) beginning September 11, 2001, and ending on the day prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law as the last date of Operation Iraqi Freedom; or

(vi) during any of the time periods listed in 5 U.S.C. 2108(1);

(B) who served in the Alaska Territorial Guard for at least 90 days or whose service was for less than 90 days because of injury or disability incurred in the line of duty, and who has at any time resided continuously for at least one year in the state;

(C) who is the spouse or widow or widower of a person described under (A) or (B) of this paragraph.

Article 3. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Act.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.050
Testing laboratories.
Status: in_force

(a) Testing of cigarettes under this chapter shall be performed by a laboratory that has been accredited under standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization or by another comparable accreditation standard required by the state fire marshal.

(b) A laboratory that conducts cigarette testing under this chapter shall implement a quality control and quality assurance program that ensures the repeatability of the testing results. The repeatability value may not be greater than 0.19. In this subsection, (1) quality control and quality assurance program means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing quality control program;

(2) repeatability means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall 95 percent of the time.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.320 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.320
Inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels.
Status: in_force

(a) Each boiler and unfired pressure vessel used or proposed to be used in the state except boilers or unfired pressure vessels exempt under AS 18.60.210 shall be inspected as to construction, installation, condition, and operation, as follows: (1) power boilers and high pressure or high temperature water boilers shall be given a certificate inspection annually; the inspector may conduct an external inspection while the boiler is under pressure or an internal inspection if warranted;

(2) low pressure steam or vapor heating boilers shall be given a certificate inspection biennially with an internal inspection every four years if its construction permits an internal inspection;

(3) hot water heating, hot water supply, and coil heating boilers shall be given a certificate inspection biennially with an internal inspection at the discretion of the inspector;

(4) each unfired pressure vessel shall be inspected internally and externally at intervals set by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; an internal inspection of an unfired pressure vessel is not required if its contents are known to be noncorrosive to the material of which the shell, head, or fittings are constructed, either from the chemical composition of the contents or from evidence that the contents are adequately treated with a corrosion inhibitor, and if the vessel is constructed in accordance with (A) regulations of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, if any, in effect at the time of manufacture;

(B) standards set out in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code in effect at the time of manufacture until September 6, 1981; or

(C) if the department adopts subsequent revisions of that code, the standards set out in those revisions as adopted by the department and in effect at the time of manufacture.

(b) A grace period of two months beyond periods specified in (a)(1)  (4) of this section may elapse between certificate inspections.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.420 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.420
Health care facility complaint process for overtime work by nurses.
Status: in_force

A health care facility shall provide for an anonymous process by which a patient or a nurse may make a complaint about staffing levels and patient safety that relate to overtime work by nurses and to limitations on overtime work by nurses under AS 18.20.400 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.240 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.240
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The state fire marshal may adopt regulations to implement this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.020
Regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall issue the orders and adopt the regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.010  18.60.105.

(b) Upon adopting a regulation or standard, or granting any variance under this chapter, the commissioner shall include a statement of the reasons for the action, forward a copy to the OSHA Review Board, cause a copy to be published in newspapers, and submit a news release to the electronic news media in the state so as to receive statewide coverage.
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.900 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.900
Definition of building.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, building means a structure, installation, facility, or edifice erected or in the process of being erected and that is used or intended for use as a commercial, industrial, business, institutional, other public building, or residential building containing four or more dwelling units.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.100 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.100
Right to representation, services, and facilities.
Status: in_force

(a) An indigent person who is under formal charge of having committed a serious crime and the crime has been the subject of an initial appearance or subsequent proceeding, or is being detained under a conviction of a serious crime, or is on probation or parole, or is entitled to representation under the Supreme Court Delinquency or Child in Need of Aid Rules or at a review hearing under AS 47.12.105 (d), or is isolated, quarantined, or required to be tested under an order issued under AS 18.15.355  18.15.395, or is a respondent in a proceeding under AS 47.30 , is entitled (1) to be represented, in connection with the crime or proceeding, by an attorney to the same extent as a person retaining an attorney is entitled; and

(2) to be provided with the necessary services and facilities of this representation, including investigation and other preparation.

(b) Subject to the provisions of AS 18.85.155 , the attorney services and facilities and the court costs shall be provided at public expense to the extent that the person, at the time the court determines indigency, is unable to provide for payment without undue hardship. Appointment of any guardian ad litem or attorney shall be made under the terms of AS 25.24.310 , to the extent that that section is not inconsistent with the requirements of this chapter.

(c) An indigent person is entitled to representation under (a) and (b) of this section for purposes of bringing a timely application for post-conviction relief under AS 12.72 . An indigent person is not entitled to representation under (a) and (b) of this section for purposes of bringing (1) an untimely or successive application for post-conviction relief under AS 12.72 or an untimely or successive motion for reduction or modification of sentence;

(2) a petition for review or certiorari from an appellate court ruling on an application for post-conviction relief; or

(3) an action or claim for habeas corpus in federal court attacking a state conviction.

(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, an indigent person is entitled to the representation and necessary services and facilities of representation as provided in (a) of this section when the prosecuting attorney or a law enforcement officer requests the court to provide representation to an indigent person under this section and the court finds that the provision of representation is necessary in the interests of justice.

(e) Subject to other provisions of this subsection, a person who is the natural parent, adoptive parent, or guardian of a child who is taken into emergency custody of the state under AS 47.10.142 may be represented at public expense and without a court order by an attorney employed by the Public Defender Agency in connection with the hearing held under AS 47.10.142 (d). Representation in connection with the hearing may include investigation and other preparation before the hearing is held as well as representation at the hearing. Continued representation of the person by the Public Defender Agency after the hearing is held under AS 47.10.142 (d) is contingent on satisfaction of the eligibility requirements of (a)  (d) of this section, the issuance of an appropriate court order, and compliance with the applicable laws and court rules relating to court-appointed counsel employed at the public's expense. If a person who was represented by the Public Defender Agency at public expense without a court order in connection with a hearing held under AS 47.10.142 (d) is not later determined to be eligible for court-appointed counsel at public expense under applicable laws and court rules, the court shall assess against the represented person the cost to the Public Defender Agency of providing the representation. In this subsection, guardian means a natural person who is legally appointed guardian of the person of a child.

(f) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, an indigent person is entitled to the representation and necessary services and facilities of representation as provided in (a) of this section when the person is a witness who refuses or there is reason to believe will refuse to testify or provide other information based on the privilege against self-incrimination.

(g) An indigent person is entitled to representation under (a) and (b) of this section for purposes of bringing an application for post-conviction DNA testing under AS 12.73 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.280 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.280
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner and deputy commissioner of public safety and the chief administrative officers of local police departments are exempt from the requirements of AS 18.65.240 . However, a person appointed chief of a local police department after July 1, 1981, who performs any operational duties, shall meet the requirements of AS 18.65.240 (a)(1).

(b) A political subdivision with an established police training program meeting the requirements of AS 18.65.220 (2) and (3) may exclude itself from the requirements of AS 18.65.240 by ordinance. The exclusion has no effect on eligibility to receive federal or state grants.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.600 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.600
Bonds as legal investment.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons may legally invest sinking funds, money, and other funds belonging to them or within their control in the investments listed in (b) of this section: (1) all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies;

(2) all banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business;

(3) all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business; and

(4) all executors, administrators, curators, trustees, and other fiduciaries.

(b) The following investments are proper investments under (a) of this section: any bonds or other obligations issued by the corporation under AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 or by any public housing or redevelopment authority or commission, or agency or any other public body in the United States for redevelopment purposes, when the bonds and other obligations are secured by an agreement between the issuing agency and the federal government in which the issuing agency agrees to borrow from the federal government and the federal government agrees to lend to the issuing agency, before the maturity of the bonds or other obligations, money in an amount that, together with any other money irrevocably committed to the payment of interest on the bonds or other obligations, is sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds or other obligations with interest to maturity, if, under the terms of the agreement, the money is required to be used for the purpose of paying the principal and interest on the bonds or other obligations at their maturity. The bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits.

(c) It is the purpose of this section to authorize any persons, political subdivisions, and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them for the purchase of any of the bonds or other obligations. However, nothing contained in this section with regard to legal investments shall be construed as relieving any person of any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.130 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.130
Expenses of search and rescue parties.
Status: in_force

The expense of the search and rescue party shall be paid out of the state treasury upon vouchers properly made out, signed, and sworn to by the person appointed to direct the search and rescue party. The oath to the voucher shall be taken and made before the commissioner of public safety or a designee and may be paid only after it has been approved by the commissioner of public safety or a designee. In approving the voucher, the commissioner of public safety or a designee shall consider the necessity of the search and rescue party, the reasonableness of the expenses, and the proper audit of the voucher.
Alaska Stat. § 18.08.088 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.08 / Section 18.08.088
Penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both. Each violation is a separate offense.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.230 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.230
Death registration; disclosure for child support purposes.
Status: in_force

(a) A death certificate for each death that occurs in the state shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred within three days after death and before final disposition of the body or removal of the body from the state, except as provided by regulation in special problem cases. For the purpose of this section, if the place of death is unknown, a death certificate shall be filed in the registration district in which the dead body is found. When a death occurs on a moving conveyance a death certificate shall be filed in the registration district in which the dead body is first removed from the conveyance.

(b) The funeral director or person acting as the funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body shall file the death certificate. The funeral director or the person acting as the funeral director shall obtain the personal data from the next of kin or the best qualified person or source available and the medical certification of cause of death from the person responsible for this information.

(c) The medical certification shall be completed and signed within 24 hours after death by the physician, the advanced practice registered nurse, or the physician assistant in charge of the patient's care for the illness or condition that resulted in death except when an official inquiry or inquest is required and except as provided by regulation in special problem cases.

(d) When a death occurs without medical attendance, or when official inquiry is required, the department shall provide by regulation, in accordance with law, the responsibility for completing and signing the medical certification. This subsection is intended to include, among others, cases involving a medical examiner and cases involving presumption of death.

(e) To assist the Alaska Court System to remove the names of deceased persons from jury lists under AS 09.20.050 (c), the state registrar of vital statistics shall forward to the administrative director of the Alaska Court System the names of persons for whom certificates of death were issued and reported to the registrar.

(f) A death certificate issued under this section must include the decedent's social security number, if ascertainable. Upon request, the registrar shall provide a decedent's social security number to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 , or the child support agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.295 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.295
Apprenticeship programs.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter affecting discrimination in employment on the basis of age do not apply to apprenticeship programs registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, United States Department of Labor, or apprenticeship programs that meet standards equivalent to apprenticeship programs registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.750 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.750
Municipality may repair, etc., dwellings unfit for habitation.
Status: in_force

When a municipality finds that a dwelling exists that is unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation, defects increasing the hazard of fire, accident, or other calamity, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities, or another condition, including one of those set out in AS 18.55.860 that makes the dwelling unsafe or insanitary, or dangerous or detrimental to the health, safety, or morals, or otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of the municipality, the municipality may require or cause the repair, closing, or demolition or removal of the dwelling in the manner provided in AS 18.55.480  18.55.960.
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.200 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.200
Compulsory disclosure of communications prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in AS 18.66.210 or 18.66.220, a victim or victim counselor may not be compelled, without appropriate consent, to give testimony or to produce records concerning confidential communications for any purpose in a criminal, civil, legislative, or administrative proceeding. In this subsection, appropriate consent means (1) the consent of the victim with respect to the testimony of (A) an adult victim; and

(B) a victim counselor when the victim is an adult;

(2) the consent of the victim's parent, legal guardian, or guardian ad litem with respect to the testimony of a (A) victim who is a minor or incompetent to testify; and

(B) victim counselor when the victim is a minor or incompetent to testify.

(b) Either party may apply for appointment of a guardian ad litem for purposes of (a)(2) of this section.

(c) A victim or victim counselor may not be compelled to provide testimony in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding that would identify the name, address, location, or telephone number of a safe house, abuse shelter, or other facility that provided temporary emergency shelter to the victim of the offense or transaction that is the subject of the proceeding, or the name, address, or telephone number of a victim counselor, unless the court or hearing officer determines that the information is necessary and relevant to the facts of the case.

(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, (1) a minor may waive the privilege provided under (a) of this section and testify or give consent for a victim counselor to testify if the court determines that the minor is capable of knowingly waiving the privilege;

(2) a parent or legal guardian may not, on behalf of a minor, waive the privilege provided under (a) of this section with respect to the minor's testimony or the testimony of a victim counselor if (A) the parent or legal guardian has been charged with a crime against the minor;

(B) a protective order or restraining order has been entered against the parent or legal guardian on request of or on behalf of the minor; or

(C) the parent or legal guardian otherwise has an interest adverse to that of the minor with respect to the waiver of privilege.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.140 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.140
Waiver.
Status: in_force

A person who has been appropriately informed under AS 18.85.100 may waive in writing, or by other record, any right provided by this chapter if the court concerned, at the time of or after waiver, finds of record that the person has acted with full awareness of the person's rights and of the consequences of a waiver. The court shall consider such factors as the person's age, education, familiarity with the English language, and the complexity of the crime involved in making the finding.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.230 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.230
Appointment of deputy inspectors.
Status: in_force

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall employ deputy inspectors who have passed the examination provided for in AS 18.60.290 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.090 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.090
Recovery from collateral source.
Status: in_force

(a) Up to the maximum set in AS 18.67.130 (c), the board may award compensation for losses and expenses allowable under AS 18.67.110 for which the applicant is not compensated by the offender or a person on behalf of the offender, or by the United States, a state, or any of its subdivisions or agencies, or a private source or emergency awards under AS 18.67.120 , for injury or death compensable under this chapter.

(b) If compensation is awarded under this chapter and the person receiving it also receives a collateral sum under (a) of this section that has not been deducted from it, the board may require that the person refund either the amount of the collateral sum or the amount of compensation paid to the person under this chapter, whichever is less.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) and (b) of this section, in the case of the death of a victim, the value of a life insurance policy may not be considered a collateral sum that may be deducted under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.035 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.07 / Section 18.07.035
Application and fees.
Status: in_force

(a) Application for a certificate of need shall be made to the department upon a form provided by the department and must contain the information the department requires to reach a decision under this chapter. Each application for a certificate of need must be accompanied by an application fee established by the department by regulation.

(b) The department may require a person who intends to submit an application under (a) of this section to submit a letter of intent to the department, except in the case of an application for an emergency or temporary certificate of need authorized under AS 18.07.071 .

(c) The department shall notify the applicant in writing when the application is complete under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.770 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.770
What ordinance must include.
Status: in_force

An ordinance adopted under AS 18.55.760 must provide that the corporation must exercise the powers prescribed by the ordinance. The ordinance must also contain the provisions set out in AS 18.55.780  18.55.850.
Alaska Stat. § 18.09.230 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.09 / Section 18.09.230
Vaccine Assessment Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) The vaccine assessment fund is created in the general fund for the purpose of providing funding for the program. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including program receipts attributable to vaccine assessments under AS 18.09.220 , fees under AS 18.09.240 , money from other sources, and interest earned on money in the fund. Appropriations to the fund do not lapse.

(b) The commissioner shall administer the fund in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may spend money appropriated to the fund for the purposes of the program under AS 18.09.200 and to pay the costs of administering the program without further appropriation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.310 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.310
Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate or commission.
Status: in_force

If a certificate or commission is lost or destroyed the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall issue a new certificate or commission without another examination.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.120 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.120
Bondholder claims against special funds.
Status: in_force

Any notes or revenue bonds issued against any special funds provided for in this chapter are a valid claim of the holder of them only as against those special funds in the proportion or amount of the revenue pledged to the funds and other authority assets the board may have pledged. All notes or revenue bonds payable from a special fund shall, on the face of the note or revenue bond, name the fund and the resolution creating them.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.288 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.288
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.55.010  18.55.290, (1) corporation means the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation;

(2) project site means area devoted for a housing project;

(3) public building means a publicly owned structure leased to the state for governmental, public, or educational use.
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.041 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.07 / Section 18.07.041
Standard of review for applications for certificates of need relating to non-nursing home beds and services.
Status: in_force

The department shall grant a sponsor a certificate of need or modify a certificate of need that authorizes beds other than nursing home beds or that is for a health care facility other than a nursing home if the availability and quality of existing health care resources or the accessibility to those resources is less than the current or projected requirement for health services required to maintain the good health of citizens of this state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.09.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.09 / Section 18.09.010
Alaska Health Care Commission.
Status: in_force

The Alaska Health Care Commission is established in the Department of Health. The purpose of the commission is to provide recommendations for and foster the development of a statewide plan to address the quality, accessibility, and availability of health care for all citizens of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.050
Regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt procedural and substantive regulations necessary to implement this chapter.

(b) The commission shall adopt regulations relating to discrimination because of physical and mental disability. The regulations must furnish guidance concerning the circumstances under which it is necessary to make a reasonable accommodation for a physically or mentally disabled person when providing employment, financing or credit, public accommodations, the sale or rental of real property, or other goods, services, facilities, advantages, or privileges under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.685 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.685
Criminal penalty; civil liability for damages.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates AS 18.60.670  18.60.695 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.

(b) If a violation of AS 18.60.670  18.60.695 results in physical or electrical contact with an overhead high voltage line or conductor, the violator is liable to the owner or operator of the high voltage line or conductor for all damage to the facilities and for all liability incurred by the owner or operator as a result of the unlawful activities.

(c) Each day on which a person fails to post or maintain a sign as required by AS 18.60.675 constitutes a separate and additional violation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.10.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.10 / Section 18.10.020
Health unit in incorporated city.
Status: in_force

AS 18.10.010 applies to an incorporated city unless the city otherwise provides for the establishment and maintenance of a local board of health or a health officer.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.770 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.770
Local ordinances.
Status: in_force

Except where a city or borough ordinance is more strict in terms of the test and labeling standards for safety glazing material required or more broad in its application to persons or locations covered, AS 18.60.750  18.60.755 supersede a city or borough ordinance relating to safety glazing labels and materials.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.475 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.475
Powers and duties of department.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall (1) adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.475  18.60.545;

(2) develop comprehensive policies and programs for the evaluation and determination of hazards associated with the use of radiation sources and their amelioration;

(3) encourage, participate in, and conduct studies, investigations, training, research, and demonstrations relating to the control of radiation hazards, the measurement of radiation, the effects on health of exposure to radiation and related problems it considers necessary or advisable for the discharge of its duties;

(4) collect and disseminate health education information relating to radiation protection;

(5) review plans and shielding specifications for radiation sources;

(6) inspect radiation sources, their shielding and immediate surroundings, and records concerning their operation for the determination of possible radiation hazard;

(7) contract with other state agencies to assist them in performing functions that require expertise in determining and reducing the hazards of radiation.

(b) The department may keep confidential data obtained as a result of registration or investigation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.790 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.790
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.65.700  18.65.790, (1) commissioner means the commissioner of public safety;

(2) competence means the ability to place in a life size silhouette target (A) seven out of 10 shots at seven yards;

(B) six out of 10 shots at 15 yards;

(3) concealed handgun means a firearm, that is a pistol or a revolver, and that is covered or enclosed in any manner so that an observer cannot determine that it is a handgun without removing it from that which covers or encloses it or without opening, lifting, or removing that which covers or encloses it; however, concealed handgun does not include a shotgun, rifle, or a prohibited weapon as defined under AS 11.61.200 ;

(4) department means the Department of Public Safety;

(5) permit means a permit to carry a concealed handgun issued under AS 18.65.700  18.65.790.

Article 11. Firearms.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.050
Delegation of duties.
Status: in_force

The state registrar may delegate the functions and duties vested in the state registrar to employees of the bureau and to local registrars as the state registrar considers necessary or expedient.
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.084 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.084
Standard fire hose and hydrant threads required.
Status: in_force

All fire protection equipment to be purchased by state and municipal authorities, or any other authority having charge of public property, shall be equipped with national standard fire hose threads for fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings as adopted by the state fire marshal under AS 18.70.080 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.040
Meetings, compensation, officers, and expenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Four members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business or the exercise of a power or function at a meeting of the board. All decisions of the board shall be initiated by motion or resolution, and the vote and decision shall be recorded in the board's minute book, which is a public record. The affirmative votes of not less than two of the public members and two commissioners are required for the passage of any motion or resolution. Notice of all meetings shall be given in accordance with regulations adopted by the board. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public, except that the board may convene in executive session in the manner provided in AS 44.62.310 (b) to consider subject matter under AS 44.62.310 (c).

(b) Members of the board serve without salary but each member is entitled to reimbursement from authority funds for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as a member of the board. An officer or employee of the state need not forfeit office or employment or any benefits by reason of acceptance to the office of director of the authority.

(c) The board may appoint an executive director who serves at its pleasure and may appoint and employ other persons or officers it considers advisable, including but not limited to professional advisors, architects, technical experts, agents, and support personnel. The attorney general is the legal counsel for the authority. The executive director, if any, is responsible for keeping records of all meetings of the board and is custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the board, the minute book, and journals. In the absence of an executive director, the board shall designate one member of the board to fulfill the duties mentioned in this subsection. The person responsible for those duties may cause copies to be made of all minutes, records, and documents of the board and may give certificates of the authority to the effect that those copies are true copies and all persons dealing with the authority may rely on those certificates.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.095 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.095
Mortgage insurance.
Status: reserved

(a) There is a special fund of the state to be known as the state mortgage insurance fund (called the mortgage insurance fund) which shall be completely segregated and set apart from all other funds of the state, and which is a trust fund for the uses and purposes of this section and into and from which money shall be paid as provided in this section. The mortgage insurance fund shall be held by the commissioner of revenue, subject to the power of the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development to enter into and perform agreements with respect to the use of money in the mortgage insurance fund and to pledge, assign, or grant interests in the mortgage insurance fund as provided in this section. The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may enter into agreements with the corporation with respect to the exercise of any power or approval relating to the mortgage insurance fund under this section, including, without limitation, agreements as to the use of money in the mortgage insurance fund, agreements with respect to the terms and conditions upon which payments from the mortgage insurance fund shall be made to the corporation with respect to mortgage loans insured under this section, and agreements regarding the payment of and security for mortgage insurance bonds, and in connection with these agreements the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may pledge, assign, or grant other interests in the mortgage insurance fund to the corporation as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the insurance of mortgage loans and to provide for the payment of and security for mortgage insurance bonds. Any such agreement or any of the rights of the corporation under the agreement and payments received or to be received under the agreement may be pledged or assigned by the corporation for the benefit of the holders of mortgage insurance bonds.

(b) In addition to any other fees and charges that the corporation may charge on mortgage loans, it may collect or cause to be collected on all mortgage loans made or purchased with the proceeds of the sale of mortgage insurance bonds, either or both a special mortgage loan insurance commitment fee or a mortgage loan insurance premium. The special mortgage loan insurance commitment fees and special mortgage loan insurance premiums when received shall be deposited in the mortgage insurance fund by the corporation, or by any mortgage loan servicer, trustee, or agent designated by the corporation to receive them, and shall be held, invested and, together with all investment income derived from them, reinvested by the commissioner of revenue as set out in AS 37.10.071 , subject to any agreement with the corporation under (a) of this section.

(c) If, at any time after receipt by the corporation of a payment from the mortgage insurance fund with respect to a mortgage loan or any portion of the principal and interest and other amounts payable on a mortgage loan, the corporation recovers an amount on the mortgage loan or portion of it from any source other than the mortgage insurance fund, it shall apply the amount recovered in the following order: first to repay the general fund of the state to the extent of appropriations made pursuant to requests made under (f) of this section, and second, to repay the mortgage insurance fund.

(d) A mortgage loan may be insured if the loan-to-value ratio at the time of the insurance loan does not exceed 80 percent or, if the loan-to-value ratio does exceed that percentage, if it is federally insured or guaranteed or insured by a qualified mortgage insurance company to the extent of the excess. The endorsement of the corporation on the mortgage at the time of purchase or acquisition of the mortgage loan is conclusive evidence that the mortgage loan is insured under the provisions of this section. The insurance is payable solely from the mortgage insurance fund.

(e) Mortgage loans may only be insured when the amount in the mortgage insurance fund as a percentage of the sum of all mortgage loans to be insured and all unpaid principal on mortgage loans insured by the corporation equals or exceeds the fund requirement. As used in this section, the fund requirement is calculated as follows as to the following mortgage loans insured by the corporation: (1) in the case of federally insured or guaranteed mortgage loans, or mortgage loans insured by a qualified mortgage insurance company or, if not so insured or guaranteed, with a loan-to-value ratio at the time of the mortgage insurance application less than 80 percent, the greater of (A) two percent of the unpaid principal amount of those mortgage loans, or (B) a percentage that the corporation with the approval of the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development determines is actuarially sound for operation of the mortgage insurance fund;

(2) [Repealed, § 77 ch 106 SLA 1980.] (f) On December 1 of each year the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development shall determine the amount on deposit in the mortgage insurance fund. If the amount in the fund is less than the fund requirement, the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development shall request the corporation to transfer from any available funds the amount necessary to restore the mortgage insurance fund to the fund requirement and the corporation shall promptly comply with the request from any funds available subject to agreements with holders of any of its obligations. If sufficient funds are not provided as the result of the requests, the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development shall, no later than January 2 of the following year, make and deliver to the governor and to the chairmen of the house and senate finance committees a certificate stating the sum required to restore the fund to the fund requirement and the sum so certified may be appropriated and paid to the fund during the then current state fiscal year. Nothing in this subsection creates a debt or liability of the state.

(g) [Repealed, § 77 ch 106 SLA 1980.] (h) In this section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, (1) the determination of what is actuarially sound with respect to the operation of the mortgage insurance fund shall be based on a consideration of the factors that will provide sufficient revenue for the operation of the fund, without regard to amounts that may have been or may, after the date of determination of actuarial soundness, be appropriated pursuant to (f) of this section, including, without limitation, estimates of future defaults and losses on mortgage loans insured under this section based on actual default and loss experience on those mortgage loans or on similar mortgage loans in this state or elsewhere, estimates of recoveries on defaulted or foreclosed mortgage loans based on that experience, the terms and conditions of the mortgage loans insured under this section, estimates of earnings and income of amounts on deposit in the mortgage insurance fund, and any other appropriate factors;

(2) loan-to-value ratio means the ratio between the principal amount of a mortgage loan and the appraised value, as determined by the corporation, of the residential housing financed by the mortgage loan;

(3) mortgage insurance bond means a bond, note, or other obligation of the corporation, the proceeds of which are authorized to be expended to purchase or make a mortgage loan insured under this section;

(4) qualified mortgage insurance company means a mortgage insurance company satisfactory to the corporation;

(5) special mortgage loan insurance commitment fee and special mortgage loan insurance premium mean, respectively, a fee of a percent of the principal amount of a mortgage loan to be insured under this section, and an annual insurance premium of a percent of the portion of the unpaid principal amount of a mortgage loan insured under this section that is not federally insured or guaranteed or insured by a private mortgage insurance company, that the corporation with the approval of the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development determines is actuarially sound for the operation of the mortgage insurance fund.
Alaska Stat. § 18.62.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.62 / Section 18.62.020
Application for and issuance of certificate.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue certificates of fitness and renewal certificates of fitness. A journeyman level certificate and renewal certificate is valid for two years. A trainee level certificate and renewal certificate is valid for six years. A certificate may be issued only to an individual. An applicant for a certificate shall apply in writing, under oath, on a form prescribed by the department containing (1) the name and address of the applicant;

(2) the applicant's age;

(3) the applicant's citizenship; and

(4) other information relevant to licensing that the department requires.

(b) The department may adopt regulations allowing for the issuance of a provisional certificate of fitness to an individual who applies for a certificate of fitness under (a) of this section and holds a comparable certificate in another jurisdiction.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.070 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.070
Maintenance of records.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer shall keep for three years copies of the reports of all tests conducted on all cigarettes offered for sale. The manufacturer shall make copies of those reports available to the state fire marshal and the attorney general on written request.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.060 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.060
Operation and management of medical facilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may not maintain or operate any medical facility. However, if the operator of a medical facility or trustee under a trust agreement defaults under any material provisions of the contractual documents, the authority may operate and maintain the medical facility on an interim basis for a limited period of time as is necessary to recruit another knowledgeable and competent operator or trustee.

(b) All references to the maintenance or operation of a medical facility within this chapter must be strictly construed as subject to the limitation of (a) of this section and are not expansions of, additions to, or in any other manner an amplification of the restrictive intent and language of (a) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.23.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.23 / Section 18.23.030
Confidentiality of records of review organization.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b), (c), and (e) of this section, all data and information acquired by a review organization in the exercise of its duties and functions shall be held in confidence and may not be disclosed to anyone except to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of the review organization and is not subject to subpoena or discovery. Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person described in AS 18.23.020 may not disclose what transpired at a meeting of a review organization except to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of a review organization, and the proceedings and records of a review organization are not subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in a civil action against a health care provider arising out of the matter that is the subject of consideration by the review organization. Information, documents, or records otherwise available from original sources are not immune from discovery or use in a civil action merely because they were presented during proceedings of a review organization, nor may a person who testified before a review organization or who is a member of it be prevented from testifying as to matters within the person's knowledge, but a witness may not be asked about the witness's testimony before a review organization or opinions formed by the witness as a result of its hearings, except as provided in (b) of this section.

(b) Testimony, documents, proceedings, records, and other evidence adduced before a review organization that are otherwise inaccessible under this section may be obtained by a health care provider who claims that denial is unreasonable or may be obtained under subpoena or discovery proceedings brought by a plaintiff who claims that information provided to a review organization was false and claims that the person providing the information knew or had reason to know the information was false.

(c) Nothing in AS 18.23.005  18.23.070 prevents a person whose conduct or competence has been reviewed under AS 18.23.005  18.23.070 from obtaining, for the purpose of appellate review of the action of the review organization, any testimony, documents, proceedings, records, and other evidence adduced before the review organization.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of (b) and (c) of this section, information contained in a report submitted to the State Medical Board, and information gathered by the board during an investigation, under AS 08.64.336 is not subject to subpoena or discovery unless and until the board takes action to suspend, revoke, limit, or condition a license of the person who is the subject of the report or investigation.

(e) A review organization may publish a report containing data or information obtained in the exercise of its duties if the report does not violate federal or state law regarding confidentiality of a person or decedent. A report may include (1) the identification of trends, patterns, and risk factors;

(2) an analysis of the rate and cause of death in the state; and

(3) methods of intervention or prevention related to causes of death.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.060 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.060
Seal.
Status: in_force

The state registrar shall have a seal, which shall bear within the perimeter of the seal the words Seal of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics of Alaska, and within the circle, at the top of the seal, a star representing the north star, beneath it the Dipper of seven stars, and beneath this a quill. The seal shall be used in the certification of copies of records under custody of the state registrar, and to authenticate other copies, documents, records, and reports the state registrar considers necessary.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.200 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.200
Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth.
Status: in_force

(a) If a delayed certificate of birth is not accepted under AS 18.50.180 , a petition may be filed with the superior court for an order establishing a record of the date and place of birth of the person.

(b) The petition shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the bureau, and must contain the following statements, sworn to by the petitioner: (1) that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in the state;

(2) that no record of birth of the person can be found in the bureau or in the files of the local custodian of birth records;

(3) that diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the necessary evidence to file a delayed certificate with the bureau;

(4) that the state registrar has refused to register a delayed certificate of birth;

(5) other statements and information as may be required.

(c) The petition shall be accompanied by a statement of the state registrar made in accordance with AS 18.50.180 (f) and all documentary evidence that was submitted to the bureau in support of the registration.

(d) The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition, and the state registrar shall be given 15 days' notice of the hearing. The state registrar or an authorized representative may appear and testify in the proceeding.

(e) If the court from the evidence presented finds that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in the state, it shall make findings as to the place and date of birth, and other findings the petition requires and shall issue an order on a form prescribed and furnished by the bureau to establish a record of birth. This order must include the birth data to be registered, a description of the evidence presented in the manner prescribed under AS 18.50.180 , and the date of the court's action, and shall be marked as a court order.

(f) The clerk of the superior court shall forward each order to the bureau before the 11th day of the calendar month following the month in which it was entered. The bureau shall register the order and the order constitutes the record of birth. Copies of the record of birth may be issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.45.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.45 / Section 18.45.030
Studies on changes to laws; comments on microreactor licensing.
Status: in_force

(a) Each of the following departments and agencies of the state are directed to initiate and to pursue continuing studies as to the need for changes in the laws and regulations administered by it that would arise from the presence within the state of special nuclear, by-product, and radioactive materials, from the operation of production or utilization facilities, and from the generation of radiation, and, on the basis of these studies, to make the recommendations for the enactment of laws or amendments to law administered by it, and the proposals for amendments to the regulations issued by it that it considers necessary: (1) the Department of Health particularly as to hazards to the public health and safety;

(2) the Department of Labor and Workforce Development particularly as to hazardous working conditions;

(3) the Department of Labor and Workforce Development particularly as to the time and character of proof of claims of injuries and the extent of the compensation allowable;

(4) the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities particularly as to the transportation of special nuclear, by-product, and radioactive materials on highways of the state;

(5) the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities particularly as to the transportation of special nuclear, by-product, and radioactive materials by common carriers not in interstate commerce and as to the participation by public utilities subject to its jurisdiction in projects for the development of production or utilization facilities for industrial or commercial use;

(6) the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development particularly as to the insurance of persons and property from hazards to life and property resulting from atomic development;

(7) the Department of Fish and Game particularly as to the hazards to the natural resources of the state, including wildlife, and as to the protection of rivers, streams, and airspace from pollution;

(8) the Department of Natural Resources particularly as to the hazards involved in the mining of radioactive minerals;

(9) departments and agencies the governor directs and for the purposes specified by the governor, and other departments and agencies provided by law.

(b) The requirements set out under (a) of this section do not apply to the presence of microreactors in the state.

(c) If the Department of Environmental Conservation receives notice that a person has submitted a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license application for a microreactor located in the state, the Department of Environmental Conservation shall coordinate and submit comments from the departments or agencies under (a) of this section on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing process specific to the microreactor.
Alaska Stat. § 18.09.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.09 / Section 18.09.050
Staff.
Status: in_force

The department may assign employees of the department to serve as staff to the commission. The commission shall prescribe the duties of the commission staff.
Alaska Stat. § 18.23.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.23 / Section 18.23.040
Penalty for violation.
Status: in_force

Other than as authorized by AS 18.23.030 , a disclosure of data and information acquired by a review committee or of what transpired at a review meeting is a misdemeanor and punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $500.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.210 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.210
Penalty for violation of AS 18.35.200.
Status: in_force

A person who fails to comply with AS 18.35.200 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $500. Each day of operation is a separate offense.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.525 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.525
Neighborhood development projects.
Status: in_force

(a) A neighborhood development project, as undertaken and administered by the corporation, shall consist of urban renewal project undertakings and activities in one or more urban renewal areas that are planned and carried out on the basis of annual increments in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1469  1469c (secs. 131  134, Title I, Housing Act of 1949), as amended.

(b) The corporation shall adhere to the provisions of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 in its planning and carrying out of a neighborhood development project.
Alaska Stat. § 18.05.042 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.05 / Section 18.05.042
Access to health care records.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may, during reasonable business hours, inspect health care records maintained by physicians and other health care professionals, hospitals, out-patient clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities or agencies providing health care services to patients that would identify patients or establish characteristics of an identified patient with cancer required to be reported under 42 U.S.C. 280e  280e-4, or a birth defect or infectious disease required to be reported to protect the public health under this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter. Disclosure of these health care records to the department does not constitute a breach of patient confidentiality.

(b) The department may conduct research using health care data reported under (a) of this section. The department may provide data obtained under (a) of this section to other persons for clinical, epidemiological, or other public health research.

(c) Data obtained or a record inspected under this section that identifies a particular individual (1) is confidential;

(2) may not be further disclosed to other persons except by the department under (b) of this section; and

(3) is not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110  40.25.125.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.390 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.390
Definitions for AS 18.56.010  18.56.390.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.56.010  18.56.390, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, (1) adjustable rate mortgage loan means a mortgage loan with respect to which the interest rate varies or is expected to vary from time to time by reference to an index or formula or other reference point;

(2) bond or obligation means a bond, bond anticipation note, or other note of the corporation authorized to be issued by the corporation under this chapter, or a mortgage participation certificate issued with respect to mortgages of the corporation;

(3) construction loan means a construction loan for land development or residential housing that is secured by a federally insured or guaranteed mortgage or that is insured or guaranteed by the United States or an instrumentality of the United States, or for which there is a commitment by the United States or an instrumentality of the United States to insure or guarantee such a loan, or a construction loan for land development or residential housing which land development or residential housing will be secured by a mortgage loan;

(4) development costs means the costs approved by the corporation as appropriate expenditures that may be incurred by sponsors, builders, and developers of residential housing, before commitment and initial advance of the proceeds of a construction loan or of a mortgage loan, including but not limited to (A) payments for options to purchase properties on the proposed residential housing site, deposits on contracts of purchase, or, with prior approval of the corporation, payments for the purchase of the properties;

(B) legal and organizational expenses, including payments of attorney fees, project manager, clerical, and other staff salaries, office rent, and other incidental expenses;

(C) payment of fees for preliminary feasibility studies and advances for planning, engineering, and architectural work;

(D) expenses for tenant surveys and market analyses; and

(E) necessary application and other fees;

(5) governmental agency means any department, division, public agency, political subdivision, or other public instrumentality of the state or the federal government;

(6) governmental employer means the State of Alaska or a municipality or other state or municipal governmental entity within the state, including an agency, instrumentality, district, school district, public corporation, department, division, or other subdivision of the state or of a municipality, in its capacity as an employer;

(7) housing development fund means the housing development fund created by AS 18.56.100 ;

(8) land development means the process of acquiring land primarily for residential housing construction for persons of lower and moderate income and making, installing, or constructing nonresidential housing improvements, including water, sewer, and other utilities, roads, streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, storm drainage facilities, and other installations or works, whether on or off the site, that the corporation considers necessary or desirable to prepare the land primarily for residential housing construction;

(9) mortgage or mortgage loan means a mortgage loan for residential housing insured or guaranteed by the United States or an instrumentality of the United States or for which there is a commitment by the United States or an instrumentality of the United States to insure or guarantee such a mortgage, or if not so insured or guaranteed or if there is no such commitment, that is secured upon such terms and conditions as the corporation considers necessary or practicable to insure all repayments;

(10) persons of lower and moderate income means a person or persons considered by the corporation to require assistance available under this chapter on account of insufficient or inadequate personal or family income or otherwise limited personal financial resources, taking into consideration, without limitation, such factors as (A) the amount of the total income of the persons available for housing needs;

(B) the size of the family;

(C) the cost and condition of housing facilities available;

(D) standards established for various federal programs determining eligibility based on income of the persons; and

(E) the ability of the persons to compete successfully in the normal housing market and to pay the amounts at which private enterprise is providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing;

(11) remote, underdeveloped, or blighted areas means areas considered by the corporation to require assistance available under this chapter on account of insufficient availability of the residential housing necessary to promote, develop, or maintain the economic growth or potential of the area, taking into consideration, without limitation, the following: (A) the population, resources, and environment of the area;

(B) the present availability and condition of residential housing in and near the area;

(C) the cost of construction and rehabilitation of residential housing in the area;

(D) the availability of other federal or state sponsored programs to facilitate the development of residential housing in the area; and

(E) the ability of residents of the area to finance the purchase of residential housing or to rent or lease residential housing at rates comparable to those in effect in other areas of the state;

(12) residential building or residential housing (A) means a specific work or improvement undertaken primarily to provide dwelling accommodations without limitation as to form of lawful occupancy, whether rental, under contract, fee ownership, cooperative housing, condominium, mobile home, or other lawful form of ownership;

(B) includes (i) special needs housing; and

(ii) the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of land, buildings, and improvements to them, and other nonhousing facilities as may be incidental or appurtenant to the land or buildings;

(13) special needs housing (A) means residential housing designed to meet the needs of persons with specific and special housing needs, including supportive services;

(B) includes (i) housing for the elderly and individuals with a disability or mental illness;

(ii) emergency shelter for the homeless; and

(iii) transitional housing;

(14) sponsors means individuals, public and private corporations, associations, partnerships or other entities, whether or not operated for profit; and consumer housing cooperatives, associations, partnerships, or other entities organized under law for the primary purpose of providing housing to individuals and families of lower and moderate income; it includes organizations engaged in the production, origination, and development of residential housing units intended to qualify for financial assistance under 42 U.S.C. 1437f (sec. 8, Housing Act of 1937), as amended.

Article 2. Housing Assistance.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.440 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.440
Limitations on use of housing assistance loan program.
Status: in_force

The housing assistance loan program may not be used to (1) originate a direct loan or purchase or participate in the purchase of a small community housing mortgage loan that exceeds the limitations on mortgage loans purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association as to principal amount or loan-to-value ratio;

(2) originate a direct loan or purchase or participate in the purchase of a loan made for building materials for small community housing (A) that exceeds $45,000 or exceeds (i) 80 percent of the appraised value of the work completed on the small community housing for which the loan is made if the small community housing is pledged as collateral for the loan; or

(ii) 90 percent of the value of other property that is pledged as security for the loan and that is satisfactory to the corporation as collateral;

(B) unless the terms of the loan agreement require inspections and certifications, as required by regulations of the corporation, at the expense of the borrower; and

(C) unless the period of time allowed for repayment of the loan is equal to or less than 15 years;

(3) originate direct loans or purchase or participate in the purchase of a small community housing mortgage loan that is secured by real property the marketable title to which is shown under AS 18.56.480 (b)(2) if the total amount of outstanding small community housing mortgage loans held by the corporation exceeds 10 times the amount of money in the restricted title loss reserve account established by AS 18.56.490 ;

(4) originate a direct loan for small community housing or purchase or participate in the purchase of a small community housing mortgage loan, other than a loan for the repair, remodeling, rehabilitation, or expansion of an existing owner-occupied residence, if the borrower has an outstanding housing loan made under a state loan program, other than a loan for nonowner-occupied housing under AS 18.56.580 or under former AS 44.47.520 , that bears interest at a rate that was less than the prevailing market interest rate for similar housing loans at the time the loan was made;

(5) originate a direct mortgage loan or purchase or participate in the purchase of a mortgage loan for rental housing unless the borrower agrees not to discriminate against tenants or prospective tenants because of sex, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, race, religion, color, national origin, or status as a student; or

(6) originate, purchase, or participate in a loan to a person who has a past due child support obligation established by court order or by the child support services agency under AS 25.27.160  25.27.220 at the time of application.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.780 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.780
Contracting for services.
Status: in_force

The corporation may contract for the services of persons who will assist the office in performing its duties under AS 18.56.700  18.56.799.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.090 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.090
General powers and limitations.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, the corporation may, for the purpose of providing housing for persons of lower and moderate income or persons located in remote, underdeveloped, or blighted areas of the state and for its other corporate purposes, (1) make or participate in the making of mortgage loans to sponsors, developers, builders, and purchasers of residential housing, if the corporation determines that (A) mortgage loans are not otherwise available, wholly or in part, from private lenders upon reasonably equivalent terms and conditions; and

(B) the residential housing for which the mortgage loans are made complies with applicable provisions of AS 18.56.096 (c) and the applicable thermal and lighting energy standards of AS 46.11.040 ;

(2) purchase or participate in the purchase of mortgage loans made to sponsors, developers, builders, owners, and purchasers of residential housing, if the corporation (A) has given approval before the initial making of the loan and has determined that mortgage loans were, at the time the approval was given, not otherwise available, wholly or in part, from private lenders upon reasonably equivalent terms and conditions; or

(B) has determined that (i) the purchase or participation will result in additional residential housing, taking into account without limitation such factors as reinvestment of the proceeds of the sale in additional mortgage loans, increased availability of mortgage loans insured by the federal government, its agencies or departments, the reduction, if any, of interest payments to be made with respect to mortgage loans, or such other factors as will tend to increase or improve the supply of residential housing within the state; and

(ii) the residential housing covered by the mortgage loan complies with applicable provisions of AS 18.56.096 (c) and the applicable thermal and lighting energy standards of AS 46.11.040 ;

(3) make partial rental payments and mortgage interest payments under a contract with any housing owner if the payments will be applied to decrease rental or mortgage interest charges of persons of lower and moderate income or owners or purchasers of residential housing in remote, underdeveloped, or blighted areas of the state;

(4) make loans from the housing development fund;

(5) collect and pay reasonable fees and charges in connection with making, purchasing, and servicing its mortgages, loans, notes, bonds, certificates, commitments, and other evidences of indebtedness;

(6) acquire real property, or any interest in real property, in its own name, by purchase, transfer, or foreclosure, when the acquisition is necessary or appropriate to protect any loan in which the corporation has an interest; sell, transfer, and convey the property to a buyer; and, if the sale, transfer, or conveyance cannot be effected with reasonable promptness or at a reasonable price, rent or lease the property to a tenant pending the sale, transfer, or conveyance;

(7) sell, at public or private sale, to any purchaser, including the Federal National Mortgage Association, all or any part of a mortgage or other instrument or document securing a construction, land development, mortgage, or temporary loan of any type permitted by this chapter;

(8) purchase, in order to meet the requirements of the sale of its mortgages to the Federal National Mortgage Association, stock of the Federal National Mortgage Association;

(9) procure insurance against any loss in connection with its operation;

(10) consent to the modification of the rate of interest, time of payment of any installment of principal or interest, or any other terms, of the mortgage loan, mortgage loan commitment, construction loan, temporary loan, contract, or agreement of any kind to which the corporation is a party;

(11) borrow money as provided in this chapter to carry out and effectuate its corporate purposes, and issue its obligations as evidence of borrowing;

(12) include in any borrowing the amounts necessary to pay financing charges, interest on the obligations for a period not exceeding one year after the date on which the corporation estimates funds will otherwise be available to pay the interest, consultant, advisory, and legal fees, and other expenses that are necessary or incident to this borrowing;

(13) under AS 18.56.088 , adopt and publish regulations respecting its lending programs and other regulations that are necessary to effectuate its purposes;

(14) provide technical and advisory services to sponsors, builders, and developers of residential housing and to residents of it;

(15) promote research and development in scientific methods of constructing low-cost and energy-efficient residential housing of high durability;

(16) make and execute agreements, contracts, and other instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers and functions of the corporation under this chapter, including contracts with any person, firm, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity;

(17) receive, administer, and comply with the conditions and requirements respecting any appropriation or gift, grant, or donation of property or money;

(18) sue and be sued in its own name;

(19) adopt an official seal;

(20) adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business and adopt regulations and policies in connection with the performance of its functions and duties;

(21) employ fiscal consultants, engineers, attorneys, real estate counselors, appraisers, and other consultants and employees that may be required in the judgment of the corporation, and fix and pay their compensation from funds available to the corporation;

(22) do all acts and things necessary, convenient, or desirable to carry out the powers expressly granted or necessarily implied in this chapter;

(23) invest or reinvest, subject to its contracts with noteholders and bondholders, any money or funds held by the corporation in any obligations or other securities or investments in which banks or trust companies in the state may legally invest funds held in reserves or sinking funds or any funds not required for immediate disbursement, and in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States;

(24) purchase a mortgage loan made to refinance an existing mortgage loan, without regard to whether the corporation holds the existing mortgage loan, as long as the interest rate and fees charged to the borrower are sufficient to fully reimburse the corporation for all costs incurred by the corporation in purchasing the mortgage loan and as long as the borrower will be in compliance with AS 18.56.096 (a)(6) after purchase of the mortgage loan by the corporation;

(25) participate in the making of mortgage loans to borrowers for congregate housing under AS 18.56.100 (b)(1) as the purchaser of those loans; loans made for congregate housing under this paragraph must reflect application of prudent underwriting standards and lending practices that include, but are not limited to, appropriate loan-to-value ratios and the ability of a borrower to repay the loan;

(26) participate in the development of buildings or units that, by their use, address homelessness but that, by their operation, appear nonresidential in nature;

(27) provide financial assistance to prevent homelessness, including prevention of foreclosures and evictions;

(28) provide financial assistance to support housing retention services or facilitate transition from dependency on low-cost housing;

(29) participate with appropriate sponsoring agencies or groups in demonstration housing projects that address homelessness;

(30) authorize, under AS 18.56.230 , certain commercial uses in a multi-unit residential housing development owned or financed by the corporation.

(b) The corporation may, subject to (c) of this section, (1) reserve money to itself, or provide money for, or provide deferred loans, interest rate subsidies, building subsidies, participation financing through housing partnerships, and other forms of housing assistance as set out in regulations of the corporation to, another governmental agency, a municipality, a regional housing authority, or a private nonprofit organization, to pay for the design, construction, development, rehabilitation, or improvement of housing for persons of low and moderate income, for housing in remote, undeveloped, or blighted areas of the state, and for congregate and special needs housing;

(2) provide money for, and provide deferred loans, interest rate subsidies, building subsidies, participation financing through housing partnerships, and other forms of housing assistance as set out in regulations of the corporation to, corporations and project sponsors for congregate and special needs housing; and

(3) receive money for a purpose described in (1) or (2) of this subsection.

(c) The corporation may not provide money or another form of housing assistance authorized by (b) of this section unless the board identifies in the corporation's proposed operating budget the money available to the corporation, including the corporation's own assets, for the proposed housing assistance. The provisions of this subsection apply to (1) subsidies authorized by the home ownership assistance program under AS 18.56.091 ;

(2) mortgage subsidies authorized by the graduated payment mortgage loan program under AS 18.56.098 (c);

(3) interest rate deductions authorized in the housing development fund under AS 18.56.100 (b)(1) and (l);

(4) money or another form of housing assistance payable from corporate earnings or assets of the corporation, other than money appropriated to the corporation for the specific purpose, for a program set out in AS 18.56.400  18.56.850.

(d) Notwithstanding authority granted by AS 18.55 and this chapter, the corporation may not acquire or construct a building for the corporation's own use and occupancy unless the proposed acquisition or construction has been approved by the legislature by law.

(e) In furtherance of its corporate purpose, the corporation may, in cooperation with the Alaska Energy Authority, provide technical assistance to (1) municipalities that is related to residential and commercial building energy codes and energy efficiency standards; and

(2) support or establish public, quasi-public, or nonprofit entities that provide financial assistance for sustainable energy development projects in the state or delivering energy to the state, including community and low-income lenders and capital providers.

(f) In (a) of this section homelessness means the state of an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and includes an individual who (1) is sharing the housing of other individuals because of loss of housing, economic hardship, domestic violence, or a similar reason;

(2) is living in a motel, hotel, trailer park, or camping ground because of the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;

(3) is living in an emergency or transitional shelter;

(4) is abandoned in a hospital;

(5) is waiting for a foster care placement;

(6) has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;

(7) is living in a car, a park, a public space, an abandoned building, substandard housing, a bus or train station, or a similar setting;

(8) is fleeing a domestic violence situation, does not have an alternative residence, and lacks the resources and support needed to obtain housing;

(9) is being evicted within a week, does not have an alternative residence, and lacks the resources and support needed to obtain housing;

(10) is being discharged within a week from an institution, including a mental health treatment facility, substance abuse treatment facility, or prison, in which the individual has been a resident for more than 30 consecutive days, does not have an alternative residence, and lacks the resources and support needed to obtain housing.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.495 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.495
Notification of violation and order of abatement.
Status: in_force

When the department finds, after inspection and examination of a source of radiation as constructed, operated, or maintained, that there has been a violation of a provision of AS 18.60.475  18.60.545, it shall notify the person causing or permitting the violation of the nature of the violation and order the person to stop it.
Alaska Stat. § 18.08.085 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.08 / Section 18.08.085
Trauma care fund; creation.
Status: in_force

(a) The trauma care fund is created. The purpose of the fund is to compensate certified trauma centers in the state that receive a special designation under AS 18.08.082 (c) and that achieve or maintain the highest appropriate level of trauma care designation.

(b) The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including donations, recoveries of or reimbursements for awards made from the fund, income from the fund, and other program receipts from activities under this chapter. Appropriations to the fund do not lapse.

(c) The commissioner shall administer the fund in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner shall spend money from the trauma care fund for the purpose established in (a) of this section.

(d) The commissioner shall establish compensation standards under this section. The standards must include funding priorities for trauma centers receiving a special designation under AS 18.08.082 (c). The commissioner may seek the advice of a special committee for review of statewide trauma care and compensation standards.

(e) The commissioner may not provide more than 25 percent of the total assets, including earnings, of the fund in a fiscal year to one trauma center.
Alaska Stat. § 18.45.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.45 / Section 18.45.020
United States licenses or permits required.
Status: in_force

A person may not manufacture, construct, produce, transfer, acquire, or possess a special nuclear material, by-product material, special nuclear material facility, by-product material facility, production facility, or utilization facility, or act as an operator of a production facility or utilization facility, wholly within the state without first obtaining a license or permit for the activity in which the person proposes to engage from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission if the commission requires a license or permit to be obtained by persons proposing to engage in the activities.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.720 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.720
Corporation may delegate functions to municipalities and public bodies.
Status: in_force

The corporation may delegate to a municipality or other public body any of its powers or functions with respect to the planning or undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which the municipality or public body is authorized to act, and the municipality or public body may carry out or perform these powers and functions for the corporation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.775 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.775
Regulations; reciprocity agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt regulations to implement AS 18.65.700  18.65.790. This section does not delegate to the department the authority to regulate or restrict the issuing of permits beyond those provisions contained in AS 18.65.700  18.65.790.

(b) The department shall enter into reciprocity agreements with other states that have the legal authority to enter into such agreements so that permittees may carry concealed handguns in those other states.
Alaska Stat. § 18.29.125 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.29 / Section 18.29.125
Student loan repayment.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall repay a portion of eligible student loans held by or made to an eligible tier I, tier II, or tier III health care professional.

(b) A student loan is eligible for repayment if the student loan (1) was issued to an eligible individual under AS 18.29.130 ;

(2) is a student loan as described in 26 U.S.C. 108(f)(2); and

(3) was used by the individual for a program for which the individual received a certificate, license, or degree.

(c) A student loan repayment under this section may not exceed 33.3 percent of the unpaid student loan balance existing in the first year of program participation multiplied by the percentage of full-time equivalent employment for each year of qualified employment, not to exceed three years.

(d) A student loan or interest on a student loan is not eligible for repayment under this section if the student loan or interest is (1) to be repaid by another source, including another loan repayment or forgiveness program or an employer-sponsored loan repayment program;

(2) consolidated with a loan that is not eligible for repayment; or

(3) refinanced as a loan that is not eligible for repayment.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.350 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.350
Nursing facility resident security fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established in the department, as a fund separate from other public money of the state, the nursing facility resident security fund. This fund consists of all civil fines collected under AS 18.20.310 (a)(3) and 18.20.340 related to noncompliance with 42 U.S.C. 1396r(b), (c), or (d), and all interest earned on money in the fund.

(b) The nursing facility resident security fund shall be administered by the department. Money in the fund may only be used for the protection of the health or property of residents of nursing facilities found to be out of compliance with 42 U.S.C. 1396r(b), (c), or (d), or a regulation adopted under those statutes, including payment for the costs of relocation of residents to other facilities, maintenance of operation of a facility pending correction of deficiencies or closure, and reimbursement to a resident for personal money lost.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.440 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.440
Review.
Status: in_force

A person aggrieved by an order or act of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or of an inspector under AS 18.60.400  18.60.460 may, within 15 days after notice of the order or act, request a hearing under AS 44.62.330  44.62.640.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.390 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.390
Powers of the department in a public health disaster.
Status: in_force

If the governor declares a condition of disaster emergency under AS 26.23.020 (c) due to an outbreak of disease or a credible threat of an imminent outbreak of disease, the department, in coordination with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, may (1) close, direct, and compel the evacuation of, or decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated, any facility if there is reasonable cause to believe that the facility may endanger the public health;

(2) decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated or destroy any material if there is reasonable cause to believe that the material may endanger the public health;

(3) inspect, control, restrict, and regulate, by rationing and using quotas, prohibitions on shipments, allocation, or other means, the use, sale, dispensing, distribution, or transportation of food, fuel, clothing, medicines, and other commodities, as may be reasonable and necessary to respond to the disaster;

(4) adopt and enforce measures to provide for the safe disposal of infectious waste or contaminated material as may be reasonable and necessary to respond to the disaster; these measures may include the collection, storage, handling, destruction, treatment, transportation, or disposal of infectious waste or contaminated material;

(5) require all bags, boxes, or other containers of infectious waste or contaminated material to be clearly identified as containing infectious waste or contaminated material and, if known, the type of infectious waste or contaminated material;

(6) adopt and enforce measures to provide for the safe disposal of human remains as may be reasonable and necessary to respond to the disaster; these measures may include the embalming, burial, cremation, interment, disinterment, transportation, or disposal of human remains;

(7) take possession or control of any human remains, require clear labeling of human remains before disposal with all available information to identify the decedent and the circumstances of death, and require that the human remains of a deceased individual with a contagious disease or transmissible agent have an external, clearly visible tag indicating that the human remains are infected and, if known, the contagious disease or transmissible agent;

(8) require persons in charge of disposing of any human remains to maintain and promptly deliver to the department a written or electronic record of each set of human remains, the disposal of the remains, and all available information to identify the decedent, including fingerprints, photographs, dental information, and a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) specimen of the human remains;

(9) order the disposal of the human remains of an individual who has died of a contagious disease or transmissible agent through burial or cremation within 24 hours after death, taking into account the religious, cultural, family, and individual beliefs of the deceased individual and the individual's family;

(10) require any business or facility holding a funeral establishment permit issued under AS 08.42.100 to accept human remains, to provide the use of the business or facility as is reasonable and necessary to respond to the disaster, and, if necessary, to transfer the management and supervision of the business or facility to the state during the course of the disaster;

(11) procure, by condemnation or otherwise, a business or facility authorized to embalm, bury, cremate, inter, disinter, transport, and dispose of human remains under the laws of this state as may be reasonable and necessary to respond to the disaster, with the right to take immediate possession of the facilities;

(12) appoint and prescribe the duties of emergency assistant medical examiners as may be required for the proper performance of the duties of the office; the appointment of emergency assistant medical examiners may not exceed the termination of the declaration of a state of disaster; the department may terminate an emergency appointment made under this paragraph for any reason.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.540 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.540
Central registry of protective orders.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall maintain a central registry of protective orders issued by or filed with a court of this state under AS 13.26.450  13.26.460, AS 18.65.850  18.65.870, or AS 18.66.100  18.66.180. The registry must include, for each protective order, the names of the petitioner and respondent, their dates of birth, and the conditions and duration of the order. The registry shall retain a record of the protective order after it has expired.

(b) A peace officer receiving a protective order from a court under AS 13.26.450 , 13.26.455, AS 18.65.850  18.65.855, or AS 18.66.100  18.66.180, a modified order issued under AS 13.26.460 , AS 18.65.860 , or AS 18.66.120 , or an order dismissing a protective order shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the order, modified order, or dismissal is entered into the central registry within 24 hours after being received.

(c) A petitioner or respondent who is the subject of a protective order may request the Department of Public Safety to correct information about the order in the central registry. The person requesting the correction has the burden of proving that the information is inaccurate or incomplete. The person may appeal an adverse decision to the court under applicable court rules for appealing the decision of an administrative agency. On appeal, the appellant has the burden of showing that the department's action was an abuse of discretion. An appeal filed under this subsection may not collaterally attack a protective order, challenge the grounds upon which the order was based, or challenge the evidence submitted in support of the order.

(d) The Department of Public Safety may adopt regulations to implement this section.

(e) A person may not bring a civil action for damages for a failure to comply with the provisions of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.10.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.10 / Section 18.10.010
Local health unit and health board.
Status: in_force

Each community or settlement outside an incorporated city is a health unit. In each health unit there shall be a board of health composed of the president of the school board and two citizens of the unit selected by the school board. At least one of the members of the health board must, where practicable, be a licensed physician. In a health unit where there is no school board, the commissioner shall appoint three residents of the unit to the local board of health, at least one member of which must, where practicable, be a licensed physician.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.331 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.331
Conflicts with local requirements.
Status: in_force

Nothing in AS 18.35.301  18.35.399 prohibits a municipality from adopting an ordinance imposing additional (1) limitations on smoking;

(2) duties on employers, owners, operators, and other persons who are subject to the requirements of AS 18.35.306 or 18.35.311 related to smoking; or

(3) limitations on smoking in an outdoor area at a municipal park designated as a children's playground.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.780 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.780
Petition or finding that dwelling is unfit and filing of complaint.
Status: in_force

When at least five residents file a petition charging that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation or when it appears to a public officer that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation, the public officer shall conduct a preliminary investigation, and if the investigation discloses a basis for the charges, the public officer shall issue and have served upon the owner, every mortgagee of record, and all parties in interest in the dwelling, including those in possession, a complaint stating the charges.
Alaska Stat. § 18.28.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.28 / Section 18.28.020
Qualifications.
Status: in_force

To qualify for a community health aide grant a regional or local health organization must (1) have received money from the federal government for a community health aide program during the fiscal year for which the grant is sought;

(2) provide the services of community health aides on a nondiscriminatory basis for the benefit of the public;

(3) apply for the grant in accordance with application requirements of the department or negotiate a contract with the department in lieu of a grant if the regional or local health organization provides other contract services for the state; and

(4) supply information requested by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.310 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.310
Powers and duties of corporation.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall construct, protect, operate, maintain, rent, and sell at the places in the state that it considers most appropriate moderate-cost or rental housing facilities and projects for veterans and other residents of the state. For this purpose the corporation may accept money from any source, including the federal government, and may enter into appropriate contracts, including contracts with the federal government.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.357 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.357
Municipal regulation.
Status: in_force

A municipality may, by ordinance ratified by voters in a regular municipal election, exempt the municipality from the provisions of AS 18.35.301  18.35.350. Unless the municipality has adopted an ordinance banning smoking in certain public places, if a municipality exempts itself from the provisions of AS 18.35.301  18.35.350, former AS 18.35.300  18.35.365 apply in the municipality as those statutes provided on September 30, 2018.
Alaska Stat. § 18.08.080 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.08 / Section 18.08.080
Regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt, with the concurrence of the Department of Public Safety, regulations establishing standards and procedures for the issuance, renewal, reissuance, revocation, and suspension of certificates or licenses required under AS 18.08.084 , as well as other regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The department may charge fees set by regulation for the certification or licensure of individuals and organizations under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.850 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.850
Disposition of material where dwelling is removed or demolished.
Status: in_force

If the corporation removes or demolishes the dwelling, it shall sell the materials and shall credit the proceeds of the sale against the costs of the removal or demolition. If there is a surplus remaining, the corporation shall return it to the parties entitled to it as determined by a judicial proceeding brought by the corporation. The court shall determine the cost incurred by the corporation in this judicial proceeding including its necessary attorney fees, and shall deduct the cost from the surplus.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.240 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.240
Power of corporation to obtain federal aid and cooperation.
Status: in_force

The corporation may borrow, accept contributions, grants, or other financial assistance from the federal government in aid of any housing or public building project and for this purpose may comply with conditions and enter into the mortgages, trust indentures, leases, or agreements that are necessary, convenient, or desirable in order to obtain financial aid or cooperation from the federal government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance, or operation of a housing or public building project authorized by AS 18.55.100  18.55.290.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.170 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.170
Foundling registration.
Status: in_force

(a) The person who assumes the custody of a living infant of unknown parentage shall within seven days report the information prescribed by the state registrar on a form and in the manner prescribed by the state registrar to the local registrar of the registration district in which the child was found.

(b) The place where the child was found shall be entered as the place of birth and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation.

(c) A report registered under this section constitutes the certificate of birth for the infant.

(d) If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, a report registered under this section shall be sealed and filed in accordance with instructions of the state registrar, and may be opened only by order of a superior court or as provided by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.29.100 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.29 / Section 18.29.100
Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

Student loan repayments and direct incentive payments provided under this chapter are intended to increase the availability of health care services throughout the state, especially to underserved individuals or in health care professional shortage or rural areas.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.820 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.820
Enforcement of compliance.
Status: in_force

A Department of Labor and Workforce Development inspector shall give written notice to the owner of an elevator of each violation of safety standards as a result of inspection by the inspector. If within 15 days after receipt of written notice of a safety violation the person notified does not rectify the condition, the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall authorize the elevator to be closed until the safety violations are rectified.
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.060 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.060
Qualifications for grants and contracts.
Status: in_force

A local community entity is qualified to receive a grant or contract under this chapter if it agrees to provide services approved by the council to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault or their families or to perpetrators of domestic violence or sexual assault without regard to ability to pay.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.350 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.350
Availability of housing units.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall make the housing units held by it under AS 18.55.300  18.55.470 available for rental to eligible persons upon application in the form it prescribes, and at the moderate rentals that it considers proper, or for sale at the prices and subject to the terms and conditions that it considers fair and equitable. The corporation shall use the money it receives from the sale of housing or housing projects held by it under AS 18.55.300  18.55.470, and the revenue from rentals, after payment of obligations and deductions for proper expenses of maintenance and operation, for the construction of further housing, under the terms of AS 18.55.300  18.55.470.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.250 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.250
Property of corporation exempt from taxes and assessments.
Status: in_force

The property owned by the corporation under the authority granted in AS 18.55.100  18.55.290 is public property used for essential public and governmental purposes, and is exempt from all taxes and special assessments of a municipality, the state, or a political subdivision of the state. However, instead of the payment of taxes on this property, the corporation may make payments to the municipality or political subdivision for improvements, services, and facilities furnished by it for the benefit of a housing or public building project.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.150 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.150
Taking of blood sample.
Status: in_force

Each licensed physician and in the absence of a licensed physician each licensed graduate nurse who attends a pregnant woman for conditions relating to the pregnancy during the period of gestation or at delivery shall take, or have taken, a sample of the blood of the woman at the time of the woman's first professional visit or within 10 days after the visit, unless the serological test is contrary to the tenets or practice of the religious creed of which the woman is an adherent. The blood specimen shall be submitted to an approved laboratory or clinic for a standard serological test of syphilis. Any other person permitted by law to attend pregnant women but not permitted by law to take blood samples shall have a sample of blood taken by a licensed physician, or on order of a licensed physician, and shall submit the sample to an approved laboratory or clinic for a standard serological test for syphilis.
Alaska Stat. § 18.31.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.31 / Section 18.31.040
Duties of school officials.
Status: in_force

To assist in implementing the asbestos health hazard abatement program, each city or borough school district and each regional educational attendance area shall (1) maintain records of all inspections, including sample dates, location, condition, and analysis of materials;

(2) notify school personnel of the location of asbestos materials and ways to reduce exposure;

(3) notify the parents of students about the results of asbestos inspections in their children's schools;

(4) either (A) contract for the inspection of its school buildings in compliance with Environmental Protection Agency asbestos regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 763) and in accordance with guidelines established by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and under the supervision of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; or

(B) notify the Department of Labor and Workforce Development that the school district or regional educational attendance area has not entered and does not intend to enter into a contract for an inspection for asbestos health hazards; and

(5) contract for renovating school buildings to abate asbestos health hazards, and supervise and monitor the renovation contracts, applying the standards in AS 18.60.075 to protect the health of persons who renovate the school buildings.
Alaska Stat. § 18.09.300 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.09 / Section 18.09.300
Dementia awareness and dementia care capacity.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and implement an evidence-based, data-informed statewide dementia awareness campaign. The statewide dementia awareness campaign must include promotion of screening, early diagnosis, and treatment of dementia and assess appropriate levels of care and workforce capacity necessary for the population of persons affected by dementia in the state.

(b) To build statewide dementia awareness and health care capacity, the department shall (1) use a public health approach to improve services and awareness of dementia and educate the public on strategies related to risk reduction, early diagnosis, and disease management;

(2) collect and monitor data to set priorities, develop public health actions, and address social effects of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia;

(3) focus on changing systems, environments, and policies to promote risk reduction, improve early diagnosis, prevent and manage comorbidities, and avoid hospitalizations;

(4) work with systems of care to identify ways to improve early diagnosis, primary care, care coordination, and development of the workforce for delivery of services to persons affected by dementia;

(5) engage community members and stakeholders in decision making; and

(6) develop a statewide strategic plan to improve systems of care infrastructure and awareness of dementia.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2024, the department shall submit a biannual report to the senate secretary and chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the report is available. The report must include a description of accomplishments, barriers, and recommendations for priorities related to dementia care in the state.

Article 4. General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.020
Administration.
Status: in_force

The agency is administered by the public defender.
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.020
Duties of Department of Public Safety.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall (1) aid in the enforcement of all laws and ordinances and the regulations adopted under AS 18.70.010  18.70.100 and all other laws relating to fires or to fire prevention and protection;

(2) encourage the adoption of fire prevention measures by means of education;

(3) prepare or have prepared for dissemination information relating to the subject of fire prevention and extinguishment; and

(4) administer the state fire-service training program, including the administration of grants for fire-service training.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.098 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.098
Special mortgage loan purchase program.
Status: reserved

(a) The corporation shall establish a special mortgage loan purchase program. Under the special mortgage loan purchase program, the corporation may purchase first or second mortgage loans. A first or second mortgage loan purchased under this subsection must be made for the purchase, improvement, or rehabilitation of a residence or must be a refinancing loan. First or second mortgage loans purchased under this subsection may include graduated payment mortgage loans and adjustable rate mortgage loans.

(b) The corporation shall adopt regulations under AS 18.56.088 to establish minimum construction standards that a residence must meet before the corporation may purchase a mortgage loan on the residence under (a) of this section. The minimum construction standards must include standard deviations from the minimum construction standards to allow the corporation to purchase loans on residences that do not meet the minimum construction standards but that are certified by an engineer to be within the standard deviations. The standard deviations must include, but are not limited to, provisions relating to water holding tanks, on-site water and sewer systems, and foundations.

(c) The corporation may pledge mortgage loans purchased by the corporation under (a) of this section, mortgage loans assigned to the corporation for the special mortgage loan purchase program, and mortgage loans purchased with amounts appropriated to the corporation for the special mortgage loan purchase program to pay the principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, on bonds or bond anticipation notes issued by the corporation for the special mortgage loan purchase program and may expend amounts appropriated to the special mortgage loan purchase program for mortgage loan subsidies or other purposes of the program as necessary to cause the interest rate on mortgage loans purchased under the special mortgage loan purchase program and retained by the corporation or sold under AS 18.56.099 to equal the rates specified in this section.

(d) [Repealed, § 51 ch 115 SLA 1981.] (e) The corporation shall adopt regulations under AS 18.56.088 to implement the special mortgage loan purchase program. The regulations shall include provisions allowing, prohibiting, or restricting the right to assume or the right to provide for the payment of mortgage loans purchased under (a) of this section by a person other than the mortgagor. A provision in a mortgage loan purchased by the corporation after June 30, 1981, that prohibits or restricts the right to assume or the right to provide for the payment of mortgage loans is enforceable. The corporation shall enforce the regulations adopted under this subsection.

(f) The corporation shall establish the interest rate on a first mortgage loan purchased under (a) of this section in accordance with the following: (1) the interest rate on the loan amount eligible for assistance of a mortgage loan purchased with the proceeds of an issue of taxable bonds of the corporation is three percent less than the cost of funds of that issue, except that (A) if the cost of funds of that issue is less than 10 percent, the interest rate is equal to the cost of funds; and

(B) if the cost of funds of that issue is more than 10 percent, the interest rate may not be less than 10 percent;

(2) an interest rate determined under this subsection on the loan amount eligible for assistance of a mortgage loan that is not purchased from the proceeds of bonds that are qualified veterans' mortgage bonds under the applicable provisions of 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code) shall be reduced by one percentage point if the loan is made to an eligible veteran under AS 18.56.101 ;

(3) the interest rate for the amount of a mortgage loan purchased under (a) of this section that exceeds the loan amount eligible for assistance is equal to the cost of funds to the corporation attributable to that part of the loan;

(4) the interest rate on the loan amount eligible for assistance of a mortgage loan purchased with money that is not the proceeds of either taxable or tax-exempt bonds is the rate the corporation determines is appropriate by application of the provision of (1) of this subsection;

(5) the interest rate on the loan amount eligible for assistance of a mortgage loan purchased from the proceeds of bonds that are exempt from taxation, other than bonds that constitute qualified veterans' bonds under (h) of this section, is equal to the interest rate determined under (1) and (2) of this subsection on a loan purchased under (a) of this section from the proceeds of the most recent applicable issue of taxable bonds sold by the corporation; a higher or lower interest rate shall be established on the entire loan amount if required to ensure the tax-exempt status of the bonds;

(6) the corporation shall determine the interest rate on a mortgage loan that is an adjustable rate mortgage loan as provided in this subsection; the corporation shall recalculate the interest rate from time to time based on changes in the cost to the corporation of the funds used to purchase the adjustable rate mortgage loan; however, the corporation may establish a minimum interest rate applicable to an adjustable rate mortgage loan, and the interest rate on the adjustable rate mortgage loan may not be less than the minimum interest rate so established regardless of the cost of funds to the corporation;

(7) for loans made under this section, the corporation shall give effect to interest rate changes applicable to the loans based on time of loan application, time of issuance of the corporation's bonds issued to purchase loans, or other factors as the corporation determines;

(8) in this subsection, (A) cost of funds means the true interest cost expressed as a rate on bonds of the corporation plus an additional percentage as determined by the corporation to represent the allocable expenses of operation, costs of issuance, and mortgage servicing;

(B) taxable bonds means bonds bearing interest that is taxable under applicable provisions of 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code) and which were issued to finance the purchase of first mortgage loans.

(g) The corporation shall establish the interest rate on a second mortgage loan purchased under (a) of this section in the manner established for computing the interest rates on a first mortgage loan under (f) of this section except that, in the case of a second mortgage loan, if the first mortgage loan made to the same borrower is held by the corporation and was purchased under the special mortgage loan purchase program, the outstanding principal balance of the existing first mortgage loan is subtracted from the loan amount eligible for assistance to determine the amount of the loan that is eligible for an interest rate on a second mortgage loan determined by reference to (f) of this section.

(h) The interest rate on the loan amount eligible for assistance of a mortgage loan purchased from the proceeds of bonds that constitute qualified veterans' mortgage bonds under applicable provisions of 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code) is the rate for other loans to veterans under (f)(2) of this section. A higher or lower interest rate shall be established on the entire loan amount if required by applicable provisions of 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code).

(i) If the money used to purchase a mortgage loan made to a veteran under this section comes from an issue of bonds of the corporation guaranteed by the state, each bond must be issued as part of an issue substantially all of the proceeds of which are used to provide residences for qualifying veterans. In this subsection, a qualifying veteran is a person who is a qualified veteran as the term is defined or may subsequently be defined under 26 U.S.C. 143.

(j) The interest rate limitations of AS 45.45.010 do not apply to loans purchased under this section or to loans that the corporation has, in any manner, committed itself to purchase.

(k) In this section and in AS 18.56.091 and 18.56.099 (1) graduated payment mortgage loan means a mortgage loan the terms of which provide for monthly principal and interest payments that (A) during the first year of the mortgage loan are lower than the monthly principal and interest payments that would be required under the terms of a level payment mortgage loan made at the same interest rate; and

(B) during subsequent years of the mortgage loan are graduated to provide for the same return over the term of the loan that would have been provided by a level payment mortgage loan made at the same interest rate;

(2) loan amount eligible for assistance means (A) the first $50,000 of a mortgage loan for persons of lower or moderate income whose purchase of a home is assisted under AS 18.56.091 ; or

(B) except as to persons whose purchase of a home is assisted under AS 18.56.091 , the amount of a mortgage loan that does not exceed the amount of the loan established by law; if an amount has not been established by law, the amount is zero;

(3) mortgage loan includes a beneficial interest or participation in a mortgage loan;

(4) residence means (A) an owner-occupied, single-family residence, including a mobile home; or

(B) an owner-occupied duplex, triplex, or fourplex.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.110 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.110
Liability for issuance.
Status: in_force

Neither the members of the authority nor any person executing the bonds is liable personally on the bonds or is subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of them.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.220 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.220
Facility compliance with health and safety laws and licensing requirements.
Status: in_force

A medical facility constructed, acquired, improved, financed, or otherwise under the provisions of this chapter and all actions of the authority are subject to AS 18.07 , AS 47.32 , and any other present or future state licensing requirements for the facilities or services provided under this chapter. A medical facility issued a certificate of need under sec. 4, ch. 275, SLA 1976, by virtue of being in existence or under construction before July 1, 1976, must fully meet the requirements of AS 18.07 in order to be eligible for funding under this chapter.