Alaska Stat. § 28.20.260 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.260
When proof required after accidents.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt by the department of the report of an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of a person, or damage to the property of any one person exceeding $501, the department shall suspend the license of the driver of a motor vehicle involved in the accident unless the driver or owner (1) has previously furnished or immediately furnishes security required by this chapter, or is excepted from furnishing security under AS 28.20.060 ; and

(2) maintains proof of financial responsibility for three years following the accident.

(b) This section does not apply to an owner or operator with respect to an accident in which a judgment in the owner's or operator's favor is given on a cause of action arising out of the accident that establishes the owner's or operator's freedom from fault.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.261 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.261
Operation of low-speed vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the traffic and other laws applicable to operators of passenger vehicles.

(b) The operator of a low-speed vehicle may not operate that vehicle on a highway that has a maximum speed limit of more than 35 miles an hour. Notwithstanding this subsection, the operator of a low-speed vehicle may operate that vehicle (1) on a highway with a maximum speed limit of 45 miles an hour if the highway is (A) within a municipality that (i) has a population of less than 35,000;

(ii) is not connected by road to Anchorage or Fairbanks; and

(iii) has passed an ordinance allowing for the operation of low-speed vehicles as provided for in this subparagraph; or

(B) within an area of the unorganized borough, outside of a city, that is not connected by road to Anchorage or Fairbanks;

(2) across an intersection with a highway that has a maximum speed limit greater than is permissible for low-speed vehicles under this subsection.

(c) Notwithstanding AS 28.01.010 , a municipality may, by ordinance, further restrict the operation of low-speed vehicles within its jurisdiction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.280 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.280
When courts to report nonpayment of judgments.
Status: in_force

If a person fails within 30 days to satisfy a judgment arising out of a motor vehicle accident, the clerk of the court, or the judge if there is no clerk, in which the judgment is given, shall forward to the department a certified copy of the judgment and a certificate of facts relative to the judgment.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.100 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.100
Form of reports.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall prepare and upon request supply to police departments, coroners, local peace officers, garages, and other suitable agencies or individuals, forms for accident reports. The written reports by persons involved in accidents and by investigating officers shall require sufficiently detailed information to disclose the cause of the accident, conditions existing at the time of the accident, and the persons and vehicles involved.

(b) Every accident report required to be made in writing shall be made on the appropriate form approved by the Department of Public Safety and must contain all of the information required unless not available.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.220 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.220
Matters not to be evidence in civil suits.
Status: in_force

The report required after an accident, the action taken by the department under this chapter, the findings, if any, of the department upon which its action is based, and the security filed may not be referred to, and may not be evidence of the negligence or due care of either party, at the trial of an action to recover damages.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.151 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.151
Vehicles transported under special permits.
Status: in_force

(a) When moved or driven under a special permit to be designed and issued by the department, the registration required by this chapter is not required of (1) a vehicle under construction and that is not completed;

(2) a vehicle while being moved from one place to another for the purpose of inspection, weighing, or meeting other requirements of the department;

(3) a vehicle while being moved or driven from one location to another for the purpose of rebuilding, dismantling, or permanently removing the vehicle from the highways and vehicular ways and areas of the state; or

(4) an unladen commercial vehicle making a single continuous trip by a noncircular route for a period of time not exceeding 10 days.

(b) A special permit issued under this section shall be prominently displayed.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.221 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.221
Uninsured and underinsured motorists policy coverage and priorities.
Status: in_force

If a person is entitled to uninsured or underinsured motorists coverage under more than one coverage when two or more vehicles are insured under one policy, the maximum amount payable may not exceed the highest limit of any one coverage under the policy. If a person is entitled to uninsured or underinsured motorists coverage under more than one motor vehicle policy issued by the same insurer in the same household, the maximum amount payable may be limited to the highest limit of any one coverage under the policies. If a person is entitled to uninsured or underinsured motorists coverage under more than one policy providing motor vehicle liability coverage, payments will be made in the following order of priority, subject to the limit of liability of each applicable policy or coverage: (1) a policy or coverage covering a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person or a policy or coverage covering a pedestrian as a named insured;

(2) a policy or coverage covering a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person as an insured other than as a named insured;

(3) a policy or coverage not covering a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person but covering the injured person as a named insured;

(4) a policy or coverage not covering a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person but covering the injured person as an insured other than as a named insured;

(5) a policy or coverage covering, as excess, umbrella, or similar insurance, a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person or a policy or coverage covering, as excess, umbrella, or similar insurance, a pedestrian as a named insured;

(6) a policy or coverage covering, as excess, umbrella, or similar insurance, a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person or a policy or coverage covering, as excess, umbrella, or similar insurance, a pedestrian as an insured other than as a named insured;

(7) a policy or coverage not covering a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person but covering, as excess, umbrella, or similar insurance, the injured person as a named insured;

(8) a policy or coverage not covering a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person but covering, as excess, umbrella, or similar insurance, the injured person as an insured other than as a named insured.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.460 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.460
Chapter not to affect other policies.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to or affect a policy of automobile insurance against liability that may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, except that the policy, if it contains an agreement or is endorsed to conform with the requirements of this chapter, may be certified as proof of financial responsibility under this chapter.

(b) This chapter does not apply to or affect a policy insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ or on behalf of the insured of vehicles not owned by the insured.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.070 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.070
Certificate of insurance.
Status: in_force

A transportation network company shall file a written certificate of insurance with the director of the division of insurance demonstrating that the transportation network company has satisfied the requirements of AS 28.23.050 . The certificate of insurance must state that the applicable insurance policy may not be cancelled unless written notice is provided to the division of insurance at least 30 days before cancellation.
Alaska Stat. § 28.39.060 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.39 / Section 28.39.060
Regulations authorized.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the registration of snowmobiles and display of registration numbers on snowmobiles as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.17.041 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.17 / Section 28.17.041
Regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of administration shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may call upon the commissioner of education and early development for assistance in formulating these regulations.

(b) Regulations adopted under this section must state the requirements for a school license, including requirements concerning manner and form of application, location, place of business, facilities, records, equipment, courses and standards of instruction, instructors, previous records of the school and instructors, financial statements, schedule of fees and charges, character and reputation of the operators and instructors, vehicle equipment and condition, inspection during reasonable business hours, insurance or bonds in the sum and with the provisions the commissioner considers necessary, and other matters the commissioner may prescribe for the protection of the public. Regulations regarding courses and standards of instruction for (1) noncommercial motor vehicles must be consistent with standards adopted by the commissioner; and

(2) commercial motor vehicles must meet or exceed the model curriculum for training tractor-trailer drivers adopted by the United States Department of Transportation.

(c) Regulations adopted under this section must state the requirements for an instructor's license, including requirements concerning manner and form of application, moral character, reputation, physical condition, knowledge of the courses of instruction and traffic laws and safety principles and practices, driving record, driving ability, previous personal and employment record, and other matters the commissioner may prescribe for the protection of the public.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.100 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.100
Release from liability.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is relieved from the requirement for deposit of security for the benefit or protection of another person injured or damaged in the accident if the person is released from liability by the other person.

(b) A covenant not to sue relieves the parties to it as to each other from the security requirements of this chapter.

(c) If the department evaluates the injuries or damage to a minor in an amount not more than $501, the department may accept, for the purposes of this chapter only, evidence of a release from liability executed by a parent or legal guardian on behalf of the minor without court approval.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.290 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.290
Further action with respect to nonresidents.
Status: in_force

If the defendant named in a certified copy of a judgment reported to the department is a nonresident, the department shall send a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations of the state of which the defendant is a resident.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.360 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.360
Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, a judgment is satisfied when (1) $50,000 is credited upon a judgment given in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident;

(2) subject to the limit of $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of $100,000 is credited upon a judgment given in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident; or

(3) $25,000 is credited upon a judgment given in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.

(b) However, payments made in settlement of a claim because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from the accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.90.030 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.90 / Section 28.90.030
Fines for offenses committed within highway work zones and traffic safety corridors doubled.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a person violates a provision of this title or a regulation adopted under the authority of this title within a highway work zone or traffic safety corridor, notwithstanding the amount of the fine or the maximum fine set under this title, the fine, or maximum fine, is double the amount provided in this title.

(b) Fines imposed and collected under this section for offenses that are committed in a traffic safety corridor shall be separately accounted for under AS 37.05.142 .

(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of (b) of this section and AS 37.05.142 , the Alaska Court System shall deposit fines collected under this section for offenses committed in a traffic safety corridor in the general fund if the fine is collected at a court location where separate accounting for traffic safety corridor fines is not achievable.

(d) The administrative director of the Alaska Court System shall notify the Department of Administration (1) of court locations where separate accounting under (b) of this section is not achievable; and

(2) when a court location identified under (1) of this subsection becomes able to separately account for fines under (b) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.580 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.580
Assigned risk plans.
Status: in_force

After consultation with the insurance companies authorized to issue motor vehicle liability policies in this state, the director of the division of insurance shall approve a reasonable plan, fair to the insurers and equitable to their policyholders, for the apportionment among these companies of applicants for motor vehicle policies and other vehicle coverages who are in good faith entitled to but are unable to procure policies through ordinary methods. When a plan is approved, all the insurance companies shall subscribe to it and participate in it, except a reciprocal insurer formed by and only insuring a group of municipalities or nonprofit utilities under AS 21.75 , or a reciprocal insurer formed under AS 21.75 to provide marine insurance. An applicant for an assigned risk policy, a person insured under an assigned risk plan, and an insurance company affected may appeal to the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development from a ruling or decision of the authority designated to operate the plan. Failure to adopt an assigned risk plan does not relieve any person from responsibility under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.155 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.155
Court and collection costs.
Status: in_force

If a person's permanent fund dividend is attached to pay the bail or fine for an offense involving a moving motor vehicle, the court shall increase the bail or fine of that person by at least (1) $25 for court costs; and

(2) $10 for collection costs.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.028 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.028
Court-ordered treatment.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding another provision of law, with the consent of the state and the defendant, the court may elect to proceed in a criminal case under AS 04.16.200 (b) or (e), AS 28.35.030 , or 28.35.032, including the case of a defendant charged with violating the terms of probation, under the procedure provided in this section and order the defendant to complete a court-ordered treatment program. The state may not consent to a referral under this subsection unless the state has consulted with the victim and explained the process and consequences of the referral to the victim. A court may not elect to proceed under this section if the defendant has previously participated in a court-ordered treatment program under this section two or more times.

(b) Once the court elects to proceed under this section, the defendant shall enter a no contest or guilty plea to the offense or shall admit to a probation violation, as appropriate. The state and the defendant may enter into a plea agreement to determine the offense or offenses to which the defendant is required to plead. If the court accepts the agreement, the court shall enforce the terms of the agreement. The court shall enter a judgment of conviction for the offense or offenses for which the defendant has pleaded or an order finding that the defendant has violated probation, as appropriate. A judgment of conviction or an order finding a probation violation must set a schedule for payment of restitution owed by the defendant. In a judgment of conviction and on probation conditions that the court considers appropriate, the court may withhold pronouncement of a period of imprisonment or a fine to provide an incentive for the defendant to complete recommended treatment successfully. Imprisonment or a fine imposed by a court shall comply with AS 12.55 or any mandatory minimum or other sentencing provision applicable to the offense. However, notwithstanding Rule 35, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, and any other provision of law, the court, at any time after the period when a reduction of sentence is normally available, may consider and reduce the defendant's sentence, including imprisonment, fine, or license revocation, based on the defendant's compliance with the treatment plan; when reducing a sentence, the court (1) may not reduce the sentence below the mandatory minimum sentence for the offense unless the court finds that the defendant has successfully complied with and completed the treatment plan and that the treatment plan approximated the severity of the minimum period of imprisonment, and (2) may consider the defendant's compliance with the treatment plan as a mitigating factor allowing a reduction of a sentence under AS 12.55.155 (a). A court entering an order finding the defendant has violated probation may withhold pronouncement of disposition to provide an incentive for the defendant to complete the recommended treatment successfully.

(c) If the defendant does not successfully complete the treatment plan imposed by the court under this section, the defendant's no contest or guilty plea or admission to a probation violation to the court shall stand, and the sentence previously imposed shall be executed or, if sentence has not yet been imposed, sentence shall be imposed by the court.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the judge, the state, the defendant, and the agencies involved in the defendant's treatment plan are entitled to information and reports bearing on the defendant's assessment, treatment, and progress. The victim is entitled to periodic reports on the defendant's progress and participation.

(e) In addition to other conditions authorized under AS 12.30 or AS 12.55 , a court may impose the following conditions of bail or probation: (1) require the defendant to submit to electronic monitoring;

(2) require the defendant to submit to house arrest.

(f) A court shall refer a defendant who is ordered to participate in a treatment program under this section to an alcohol safety action program developed and implemented or designated under AS 47.37.040 (21) for screening, referral, and monitoring.

(g) In addition to other conditions authorized under AS 12.30 , a court may require the defendant to take a drug or combination of drugs intended to prevent substance abuse.

(h) In this section, (1) court-ordered treatment program or treatment plan means a treatment program for a person who consumes alcohol or drugs and that (A) requires participation for at least 18 consecutive months;

(B) includes planning and treatment for alcohol or drug addiction;

(C) includes emphasis on personal responsibility;

(D) provides in-court recognition of progress and sanctions for relapses;

(E) requires payment of restitution to victims and completion of community work service;

(F) includes physician-approved treatment of physical addiction and treatment of the psychological causes of addiction;

(G) includes a monitoring program and physical placement or housing; and

(H) requires adherence to conditions of probation;

(2) sentence or sentencing includes a suspended imposition of sentence as authorized under AS 12.55.085 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.331 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.331
Department to issue new certificates of title and registration.
Status: in_force

The department, upon receipt of the certificate of title properly endorsed, the certificate of registration, the registration plates, if any, the application for new title and registration, and all required fees and taxes, shall issue a certificate of title and a certificate of registration to the transferee or the lienholder lawfully entitled to the certificates.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.035 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.035
Approval of accident prevention courses.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of AS 21.96.025 (a)(4), the commissioner may approve driver education courses intended to prevent motor vehicle accidents and promote safe driving practices.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.170 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.170
Administrator of compact.
Status: in_force

(a) The head of the licensing authority of each party state shall be the administrator of the compact for that state. The administrators of all party states, acting jointly, shall have the power to formulate all necessary and proper procedures for the exchange of information under this compact.

(b) The administrator of each party state shall furnish to the administrator of each other party state the information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of the compact.
Alaska Stat. § 28.90.035 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.90 / Section 28.90.035
Prohibition of damage claims regarding highway work zone signs.
Status: in_force

A claim for damages may not be made against the state or its officers, employees, or agents for an act or omission relating to the designation of and erection of signs regarding a highway work zone.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.130 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.130
Records.
Status: in_force

A transportation network company shall keep records (1) maintained by the transportation network company for an individual prearranged ride for at least two years from the date of the prearranged ride; and

(2) maintained by individual transportation network company drivers for two years after the agreement between the transportation network company and driver entered into under AS 28.23.080 (a)(4) ends.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.301 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.301
Transfer of motor vehicle to minor.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement for the purchase of a motor vehicle by a minor who has not been emancipated is void unless a parent or guardian of the minor is also a party to the agreement.

(b) If a vehicle is improperly transferred to a minor, the title to and registration of the vehicle remains with the owner and does not transfer to the minor or the parent or guardian of the minor. However, if the certificate of title and registration for the vehicle has been delivered to the minor or the parent or guardian of the minor, that person shall immediately deliver the certificate of title and registration to the department. The department shall reissue title to the previous owner of record.

(c) In this section, emancipated means that a minor to whom the term refers is a resident of this state and is at least 16 years of age, is living separate and apart from the minor's parents or guardian, and is capable of self-support and of managing the minor's own financial affairs.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.219 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.219
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 28.15.161  28.15.219, (1) disqualification has the meaning given in AS 28.33.190 ;

(2) disqualified has the meaning given in AS 28.33.190 ;

(3) disqualify means that a person's privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle is withdrawn.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.057 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.057
Restrictions on driver's license issued to a person under 18.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided under AS 28.15.051 , a person who is at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age may not be issued a driver's license unless the person has (1) been licensed under an instruction permit issued under AS 28.15.051 or under the law of another state with substantially similar requirements for at least six months;

(2) held a valid provisional driver's license issued under AS 28.15.055 for at least six months; and

(3) not been convicted of violating a traffic law during the six months before applying for a driver's license; in this paragraph, traffic law has the meaning given to traffic laws in AS 28.15.261 .

(b) A person authorized to drive a motor vehicle under a provisional driver's license issued under AS 28.15.055 may not (1) operate a motor vehicle that is carrying any passengers (A) except a passenger who is a parent, legal guardian, sibling, or a person at least 21 years of age; or

(B) unless at least one of the passengers is a parent, legal guardian, or person at least 21 years of age; or

(2) operate a motor vehicle between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., except when the person is (A) accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or a person at least 21 years of age who is licensed to drive the type or class of vehicle being used; or

(B) driving to or from the person's place of employment or within the scope of the person's employment and the driving is along the most direct available route.

(c) This section does not apply to restricted licenses issued to persons to operate motor vehicles in areas of the state off the road system when operating motor vehicles in those areas.

(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.171 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.171
Display of registration plates.
Status: in_force

(a) When two registration plates are issued for a vehicle, they shall be attached to the vehicle for which issued, one in front and the other in the rear. When one registration plate is issued, it shall be attached to the (1) rear of the vehicle for which issued for a noncommercial vehicle; or

(2) front of the vehicle for which issued if the vehicle is a commercial vehicle; in this paragraph, commercial vehicle has the meaning given to commercial motor vehicle in AS 19.10.399 .

(b) Every registration plate issued under this chapter shall be securely fastened to the vehicle to which it is assigned, with the upper edge of the plate horizontal, at a height of not less than 12 inches from the ground measuring from the bottom of the plate, and maintained in a location and condition so as to be clearly legible. However, when considered necessary to insure legibility, the commissioner may provide by regulation for another method of installation.
Alaska Stat. § 28.39.250 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.39 / Section 28.39.250
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) commissioner means the commissioner of administration;

(2) dealer means a person engaged in the business of selling snowmobiles predominantly for purposes other than resale;

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

(4) operate means to ride in or on and control the operation of a snowmobile;

(5) operator means a person who operates or is in actual physical control of a snowmobile;

(6) owner means a person, other than a lienholder, having title to a snowmobile and who is entitled to the use or possession of the snowmobile;

(7) possession means physical custody of a snowmobile by an owner of a snowmobile or by an owner of a motor vehicle or trailer on or in which a snowmobile is placed for the purpose of transport;

(8) retail means the sale of a snowmobile for any purpose other than resale;

(9) season means one calendar year beginning October 1 and ending September 30;

(10) snowmobile means a self-propelled vehicle primarily designed or altered for travel on snow or ice when supported in part by skis, belts, or cleats; snowmobile does not include machinery used strictly for the grooming of snowmobile trails or ski slopes.
Alaska Stat. § 28.01.010 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.01 / Section 28.01.010
Provisions uniform throughout state.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this title and the regulations adopted under this title are applicable within all municipalities of the state. A municipality may not enact an ordinance that is inconsistent with the provisions of this title or the regulations adopted under this title. A municipality may not incorporate into a publication of traffic ordinances a provision of this title or the regulations adopted under this title without specifically identifying the provision or regulation as a state statute or regulation.

(b) A municipality may adopt by reference all or a part of this title and regulations adopted under this title, and may request and shall receive from the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and, as appropriate, either the Department of Administration or the Department of Public Safety, assistance in the drafting of model ordinances for adoption by reference. Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a municipality may enact necessary ordinances to meet specific local requirements.

(c) A copy of all traffic ordinances enacted by a municipality shall be forwarded to the commissioner of public safety and specific notice of any inconsistent ordinances shall be given by the municipality when the copy of the ordinances is forwarded. So far as practicable, the section number identifying a particular municipal traffic ordinance must be the same as the section number identifying a corresponding provision of this title or regulations adopted under this title.

(d) A municipality shall erect necessary official traffic control devices on streets and highways within its jurisdiction that as far as practicable conform to the current edition of the Alaska Traffic Manual prepared by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The municipality (1) shall post a sign indicating that the school is a drug-free school zone at each location in which it has installed a sign identifying the location of a school;

(2) may post a sign at each recreation and youth center indicating that the center is a drug-free recreation and youth center zone; in this paragraph, recreation or youth center has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900 .

(e) Copies of all traffic ordinances enacted by a municipality shall be incorporated in a manual and made available to the general public.

(f) Regulations adopted pertaining to a matter partially or wholly governed by this title must be mutually consistent and compatible, and must complement each other, as far as practicable. For the purpose of uniformity, the Department of Administration or the Department of Public Safety, whichever is appropriate, shall offer and receive reasonable assistance in the coordination and adoption of these regulations.

(g) Regulations adopted under this title must, as far as practicable, conform to the recommendations of the current edition of the Uniform Vehicle Code adopted by the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances.

(h) A municipality may issue a citation for a traffic offense only if the citation complies with the provisions of AS 12.25.175 and 12.25.200.

(i) A municipal parking citation trial or appeal process and fees charged for it must be substantially similar to the applicable trial or appeal process adopted by the Alaska Supreme Court or imposed by law.

(j) A court may not enforce a municipal ordinance prescribing a penalty for driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance or refusal to submit to a chemical test unless that ordinance imposes ignition interlock device requirements under this title.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.101 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.101
General coverage requirements; policy limits.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner's motor vehicle liability policy must designate by description or appropriate reference the motor vehicles that it covers and insure the person named against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages that arise from the ownership, maintenance, or use of a designated motor vehicle.

(b) An operator's motor vehicle liability policy must insure the person named as insured against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages that arise from the use by the operator of a motor vehicle not owned by the operator.

(c) A personal motor vehicle liability policy must insure the person named as insured against loss from liability imposed by law for damages that arise from the ownership, maintenance, or use by the named person of a motor vehicle whether owned or not owned by the person.

(d) A motor vehicle liability policy must provide coverage in the United States or Canada, subject to limits exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to each vehicle, as follows: (1) $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in one accident, and, subject to the same limit for one person, $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in one accident; and

(2) $25,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in one accident.

(e) A motor vehicle liability policy must provide coverage under AS 28.22.201  28.22.231 in the amounts set out in (d) of this section for the protection of the persons insured under the policy who are legally entitled to recover damages from the owner or operator of an uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle because of bodily injury or death, or damage to or destruction of property arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle. This subsection does not require coverage for punitive damages that might otherwise be recoverable from an uninsured or underinsured person.

(f) A motor vehicle liability policy must state the name and address of the named insured and meet the requirements of AS 21.42.160  21.42.170. In the absence of specific contract language or endorsement, the motor vehicle liability policy issued for a person in this state is presumed to meet the minimum requirements of (d) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.021 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.021
Persons exempt from driver licensing.
Status: in_force

The following persons are exempt from driver licensing under this chapter: (1) an employee of the United States government while operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States government and being operated on official business, unless the employee is required by the United States government or an agency of that government to have a state driver's license;

(2) a nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and who has a valid driver's license issued by another jurisdiction; however, an Alaska driver's license must be obtained by the end of a 90-day period after entry into the state;

(3) a member of the armed forces of the United States or, if the member's spouse is 18 years of age or older, the spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States who has a valid driver's license issued by another jurisdiction when the permanent residence of the member or spouse is maintained in that jurisdiction;

(4) a person when driving an implement of husbandry, as defined by regulation, that is only temporarily driven or moved on a highway;

(5) a person when driving or operating an off-highway vehicle, watercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle not designed for highway use as specified by the department by regulation;

(6) a person who is at least 16 years of age with a valid driver's license from a jurisdiction other than Alaska while driving a motor-driven cycle; however, an Alaska driver's license for driving a motor-driven cycle must be obtained by the end of a 90-day period after entering the state;

(7) a person when operating an electric personal motor vehicle;

(8) certain drivers in the United States military service who are operating commercial motor vehicles for military purposes; in this paragraph, certain drivers in the United States military service (A) means (i) a member of the United States active duty military, including active duty United States Coast Guard;

(ii) a member of the United States military reserves;

(iii) a member of the Alaska National Guard or the national guard of another state on active duty in this state, including a member on part-time Alaska National Guard training; and

(iv) an individual who serves as an Alaska National Guard military technician; in this sub-subparagraph, Alaska National Guard military technician means an individual who is not a member of the military, but is required to wear a military uniform;

(B) does not include an individual who serves as a United States Military Reserve technician;

(9) drivers employed by a municipality or established village, as that term is defined in AS 04.21.080 , with a population of 3,000 or less operating snow removal equipment in this state within the boundaries of the municipality or established village if (A) the employee who is properly licensed in this state and ordinarily operates the equipment is unavailable; or

(B) the municipality or established village determines that an emergency exists that requires additional assistance;

(10) a nonresident who holds a valid commercial driver's license issued by another jurisdiction when the permanent residence of the commercial driver is maintained in that jurisdiction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.480 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.480
Action on bond.
Status: in_force

If a judgment given against the principal on a bond is not satisfied within 30 days after it becomes final, the judgment creditor may, for the use and benefit and at the sole expense of the judgment creditor, bring an action in the name of the state against the company executing the bond.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.170 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.170
Authority of department to decrease amount of security.
Status: in_force

The department may reduce the amount of security ordered within six months after the date of the accident if in its judgment the amount is excessive. If the security originally ordered is on deposit, the excess deposit over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned immediately to the depositor or the personal representative of the depositor.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.020 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.020
Licensing authority.
Status: in_force

In this chapter the term licensing authority with reference to this state means the entity in the Department of Administration that administers AS 28.15.011  28.15.151. The department shall furnish to the appropriate authority of another party state the information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of AS 28.37.130  28.37.150.
Alaska Stat. § 28.90.995 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.90 / Section 28.90.995
Short title.
Status: in_force

This title and the regulations adopted under it may be cited as the Alaska Uniform Vehicle Code.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.560 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.560
Surrender of license and registration, and false affidavits.
Status: in_force

(a) A person whose license or registration is suspended under any provision of this chapter, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this chapter, is canceled or terminated, shall immediately return the person's license or registration to the department. If a person fails to return the license or registration to the department, the department, through the commissioner of public safety, shall immediately direct a peace officer to obtain possession of it and to return it to the department.

(b) A person who wilfully fails to return a license or registration as required in (a) of this section or who knowingly gives an affidavit required by this chapter that is false is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.231 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.231
Policy coverage exclusions.
Status: in_force

The uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage required under this chapter does not apply to bodily injury or death or damage to or destruction of property of an insured (1) while occupying a motor vehicle owned by, but not insured by, the named insured or the insured's spouse or relative residing in the same household; or

(2) through being struck by a vehicle owned by the named insured or the insured's spouse or relative residing in the same household.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.146 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.146
Registration of interstate rental trucks.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other registration requirement of this chapter, a fleet rental truck owner or authorized representative shall register a percentage of the total fleet as determined under this subsection, and shall pay the fees and taxes required by this chapter. The percentage of fleet rental trucks required to be registered is equal to the total number of miles that all trucks in the rental fleet were driven in this state during a calendar year or other period established by the department by regulation, divided by the total number of miles that all trucks in the rental fleet were driven in all states and the District of Columbia during that period.

(b) When applying for registration under (a) of this section, the fleet rental owner or authorized representative shall file with the department a certified report containing verifiable data, reporting (1) the total number of miles operated by all of the trucks in the rental fleet in all states and the District of Columbia during the preceding calendar year or other period specified by the department;

(2) the total number of miles operated in this state by all of the trucks in the rental fleet during the preceding calendar year or other period specified by the department; and

(3) other fleet rental truck registration information that the department may require.

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

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

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

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

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

(g) In this section, fleet means a fleet of 10 or more rental trucks that are rented or offered for rent without a driver.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.037 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.037
Remission of forfeitures.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receiving notice from the court of the time and place set for a hearing under AS 28.35.036 , the state shall provide to every person who has an ascertainable ownership or security interest in the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft written notice that includes (1) a description of the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft;

(2) the time and place of the forfeiture hearing;

(3) the legal authority under which the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft, may be forfeited;

(4) notice of the right to intervene to protect the interest in the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft.

(b) At the hearing, a person who claims an ownership or security interest in the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft, must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that (1) the petitioner has an interest in the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft, acquired in good faith;

(2) a person other than the petitioner was convicted of the offense that resulted in the forfeiture; and

(3) before parting with the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft, the petitioner did not know or have reasonable cause to believe that it would be used in the commission of an offense.

(c) If a person satisfies the requirements of (b) of this section, the court shall order that an amount equal to the value of the petitioner's interest in the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft be paid to the petitioner, or the court shall order that the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft be released to the petitioner together with title to the motor vehicle, aircraft or watercraft.

(d) Forfeiture of a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft under AS 28.35.036 is without prejudice to the rights and does not extinguish the claims of a creditor with an interest in the motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.661 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.661
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter and in regulations adopted under this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) dealer means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vehicles of a type required to be registered under this chapter and who maintains a place of business or by word of mouth, advertising, or in any other manner represents to be in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vehicles;

(2) manufactured home has the meaning given in AS 45.29.102 ;

(3) vehicle includes mobile homes for the purposes of provisions relating to certificates of title; in this paragraph, mobile home means a manufactured home.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.110 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.110
Transportation network company vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a transportation network company allows an individual to accept trip requests through the transportation network company's digital network and before a personal vehicle may be used to provide transportation network company services, the transportation network company shall conduct, or confirm satisfactory completion of, a safety inspection of the individual's personal vehicle. The safety inspection required under this subsection must include an inspection of the following components of the personal vehicle: (1) foot brakes;

(2) parking brakes;

(3) steering mechanism;

(4) windshield;

(5) rear window and other glass;

(6) windshield wipers;

(7) headlights;

(8) taillights;

(9) brake lights;

(10) front seat adjustment mechanism;

(11) doors;

(12) turn signal lights;

(13) horn;

(14) speedometer;

(15) bumpers;

(16) muffler and exhaust system;

(17) tires, including tread depth;

(18) interior and exterior mirrors;

(19) safety belts.

(b) A motor vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver for transportation network company purposes may not be more than 12 years of age.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.011 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.011
Motor vehicle liability insurance required; exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator or owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under AS 28.10.011 when driven on a highway, vehicular way or area, or on other public property in the state, shall be insured under a motor vehicle liability policy that complies with this chapter or a certificate of self-insurance that complies with AS 28.20.400 unless (1) the motor vehicle is being driven or moved on a highway, vehicular way, or a public parking place in the state that is not connected by a land highway or vehicular way to (A) the land-connected state highway system, or

(B) a highway or vehicular way with an average daily traffic volume greater than 499; and

(2) the operator has not been cited within the preceding five years for a traffic law violation with a demerit point value of six or more on the point schedule determined under regulations adopted by the department under AS 28.15.221 .

(b) The department shall annually publish a list of areas that meet the requirements of (a)(1) of this section. This list shall be available for public inspection at each office of the department.

(c) In this section, operator does not include (1) an employee who operates, during the course and within the scope of employment, a motor vehicle that is owned or leased by the operator's employer; or

(2) an emergency service volunteer who operates, during the course and within the scope of responding to an emergency, a motor vehicle not owned by the volunteer.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.141 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.141
Hearings and appeals.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, all hearings required under this title or regulations adopted under this title shall be conducted by the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Administration, as appropriate, under regulations adopted by the appropriate commissioner governing practice and procedure and consistent with due process of law. Hearings must be informal, and technical rules of evidence do not apply. A person who requests a hearing may retain an attorney. The hearing officer shall be appointed by the appropriate commissioner and may be appointed from the department conducting the hearing. A hearing officer need not be an attorney, but must be impartial and may not have participated in the decision that is under review. The hearing officer does not have to file a full opinion or make formal findings of fact or conclusions of law, but the hearing officer must state the reasons for the determination and indicate the evidence relied upon. The proceedings at the hearing shall be recorded.

(b) A hearing ordered under (a) of this section must be held by telephone unless the hearing officer finds that a telephonic hearing would substantially prejudice the rights of the person involved in the hearing or that an in-person hearing is necessary to decide the issues to be presented in the hearing. An in-person hearing must be held at the office of the Department of Public Safety or of the Department of Administration nearest to the residence of the person involved in the hearing unless the appropriate department and the person agree that the hearing is to be held elsewhere. The appropriate department shall grant a hearing delay if the person presents good cause for the delay. If a person fails to attend or appear for the hearing at the time and place stated by the appropriate department and if a hearing delay has not been granted, the person's failure to attend or appear is considered a waiver of the hearing and the appropriate department may take appropriate action with respect to the person.

(c) If at a hearing conducted by the Department of Administration under (a) of this section it appears that the record of the person sustains suspension, revocation, limitation, denial, or other remedial action, the hearing officer shall so order and the Department of Administration may suspend, revoke, limit, deny, or take other remedial action against that person's license, registration, or title and, if appropriate, the department shall adjust the person's point total accumulated under AS 28.15.231 .

(d) A person aggrieved by the decision of the hearing officer may, within 30 days after a decision is mailed or delivered to the person, file an appeal in superior court for judicial review of the hearing officer's decision. The judicial review shall be on the record. The court may reverse the determination of the Department of Public Safety or of the Department of Administration if the court finds that the department making the determination misinterpreted the law, acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner, or made a determination unsupported by the evidence in the record. The respective department's decision suspending, revoking, canceling, limiting, restricting, or denying a license, registration, title, permit, or privilege is stayed and does not take effect during the pendency of an appeal.

Article 4. Disposition of Certain Vehicle and Traffic Offenses.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.301 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.301
Policy interpretation.
Status: in_force

A provision in this chapter may not be interpreted to prohibit a motor vehicle liability policy from including limitations, conditions, exceptions, exclusions, or other provisions that do not violate the requirements of this chapter or other applicable laws.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.420 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.420
Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonresident may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the department a written certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the vehicle described in the certificate is registered, or if the nonresident does not own a vehicle, then in the state in which the nonresident resides, if the certificate otherwise conforms with this chapter; the department shall accept it upon condition that the insurance carrier complies with (b) and (c) of this section.

(b) The insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the department to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in an action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state.

(c) The insurance carrier shall agree in writing that the policy shall conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued in this state.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.111 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.111
Policy provisions that are implied.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle liability policy is subject to the following provisions which do not need to be set out in the policy: (1) satisfaction by the insured of a judgment for injury or damages is not a condition precedent to the right or duty of the insurance carrier to make payment on account of injury or damage;

(2) the insurance carrier may settle a claim covered by the policy, and if settlement is made in good faith, the amount of settlement is deductible from the limits of liability specified in AS 28.22.101 ;

(3) the policy, the written application for the policy, if any, and every rider or endorsement that does not conflict with the provisions of this chapter constitute the entire contract between the parties.
Alaska Stat. § 28.11.040 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.11 / Section 28.11.040
Notice to owners and lienholders.
Status: in_force

The person or company who stores an abandoned vehicle at the direction of a peace officer or an employee under AS 28.11.030 shall within 30 days give notice, in the manner prescribed for the giving of notice by the department under AS 28.05.121 , to the vehicle owner of record and to lienholders of record, stating the grounds for removal and the location of the place of impoundment of the vehicle. If the vehicle is not registered in the state or the name and address of the registered or legal owner or lienholder cannot be ascertained, notice shall be given by publication in the manner prescribed in the rules of the court for service of process by publication.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.155 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.155
Operation of vehicle with certain tires prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with studded tires or tires with chains attached on a paved highway or road from May 1 through September 15, inclusive, north of 60 North Latitude and from April 15 through September 30, inclusive, south of 60 North Latitude, except that at any latitude on a paved portion of the Sterling Highway a person may not operate a motor vehicle with studded tires or tires with chains attached from May 1 through September 15, inclusive. The commissioner of public safety shall by emergency order provide for additional lawful operating periods based on unusual seasonal or weather conditions. An emergency order adopted under this section is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). Upon application, a special individual traction permit may be issued by the Department of Administration allowing the operation of a motor vehicle with studded tires or chains at any time at the discretion of the vehicle owner. The fee for the special individual permit is one-third of the biennial registration fee applicable to that class of vehicle under AS 28.10.421 . The department may provide an appropriate sticker or other device identifying the vehicle to which the permit applies.

(b) In this section, studded tire means a tire with metal studs or spikes imbedded in the periphery of the tire surface, and protruding not more than one-fourth inch from the tire surface.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.031 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.031
Department of Public Safety to publish statutes and regulations relating to vehicles, vehicle use, and pedestrians.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall publish current state statutes and regulations relating to vehicles and their driving or movement, to drivers of vehicles, and to pedestrians. The cost of publication shall be jointly shared by that department and other state agencies that administer statutes and regulations included in the publication prescribed under this section.

(b) A single copy of a facsimile of the publication prescribed in (a) of this section shall be available to the public without charge at all offices of the Department of Administration that administer the statutes in this title and at all offices of the Department of Public Safety. However, a municipality may request and receive without charge a reasonable number of copies of the publication.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.201 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.201
Uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage.
Status: in_force

(a) The uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage required under this chapter (1) does not apply to bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death of an insured or damage to or destruction of property of an insured until the limits of liability bonds and policies that apply have been used up by payments or judgments or settlements;

(2) must be a single combined coverage; and

(3) may be rejected by the insured in writing; if the insured has rejected uninsured or underinsured coverage, the coverage may not be included in a supplemental, renewal, or replacement policy unless the insured subsequently requests uninsured or underinsured coverage in writing.

(b) If both the owner and operator of a vehicle are unknown, payment under the uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage may be made only where direct contact between the motor vehicles has occurred. A vehicle and operator that have left the scene of an accident with another vehicle are presumed to be uninsured if the insured person reports the accident to the appropriate authorities within 24 hours.

(c) The uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage for damage to or destruction of property is subject to a deductible of $250 in any one accident, but the insurer may offer a deductible other than $250. This coverage shall be limited to damage to or destruction of the covered motor vehicle. It may not include loss of use of such vehicle.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.190 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.190
Custody of security.
Status: in_force

The department shall place security deposited with it in the custody of the Department of Revenue.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.361 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.361
When transfer effective.
Status: in_force

A transfer by an owner or dealer is not effective until all applicable provisions of this chapter have been complied with. However, an owner or dealer who has delivered possession of a vehicle to the transferee and has endorsed an assignment and warranty of title on the certificate of title and delivered the certificates of title and registration to the transferee or, in the case of a transfer from a dealer, delivered proof of the sale to the transferee, is not liable as the owner for any liabilities resulting from the driving or movement of the vehicle after the transfer.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.540 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.540
Duration, cancellation, and return of proof.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall, upon request, consent to the immediate cancellation of a bond or certificate of insurance, or shall return to the person entitled to it money or securities deposited as proof of financial responsibility, or shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in any of the following events: (1) at any time after three years from the date proof is required when, during the three year period preceding the request, the department has not received record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail that would require or permit the suspension or revocation of the license or registration of the person by or for whom the proof was furnished; or

(2) upon the death of the person on whose behalf the proof was filed or the permanent incapacity of the person to operate a motor vehicle; or

(3) if the person who has given proof surrenders the person's license to the department.

(b) The department may not consent to the cancellation of a bond or the return of money or securities if an action for damages upon a liability covered by the proof is pending or a judgment upon the liability is unsatisfied, or if the person who filed the bond or deposited money or securities has within one year immediately preceding the request been involved as a driver or owner in a motor vehicle accident resulting in injury or damage to the person or property of others. An affidavit of the applicant as to the nonexistence of these facts, or that the applicant is released from all of this liability, or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable for the injury or damage is sufficient evidence in the absence of evidence to the contrary in the records of the department.

(c) Whenever a person whose proof has been cancelled or returned under (a)(3) of this section applies for a license within a period of three years from the date proof was originally required, the application shall be refused unless the applicant reestablishes the proof for the remainder of the three-year period.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.040 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.040
Executive head.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, with reference to this state, the term executive head means the governor.
Alaska Stat. § 28.39.020 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.39 / Section 28.39.020
Authority of department; registration agents; registration applications.
Status: in_force

(a) The department is authorized to assign identification numbers and register snowmobiles.

(b) The department shall authorize agents, including snowmobile dealers, to register snowmobiles. The department may authorize a snowmobile dealer authorized as an agent for snowmobile registration to issue temporary and permanent registrations, and to renew registrations.

(c) A snowmobile dealer shall require a purchaser of a new or used snowmobile sold at retail to complete a registration application and pay the registration fee before the snowmobile leaves the dealer's premises unless the snowmobile is exempt from registration or a registration fee under this chapter.

(d) In a manner set out in this chapter and as may be prescribed by the department, an authorized agent shall accept a registration application and registration fee, issue a registration, and forward the application and registration fee to the department.

(e) The original and each renewal registration fee for a snowmobile is as provided under AS 28.10.421 , except that the fee shall be multiplied by two for a four-year registration and multiplied by three for a six-year registration.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.180 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.180
Disobedience to signals of officer regulating traffic prohibited.
Status: in_force

A driver of a vehicle may not refuse to obey a lawful order or direction of a peace officer, firefighter, or authorized flagman regulating and directing traffic. A peace officer or firefighter regulating or directing traffic shall, upon request of a driver, produce evidence of authorization unless the officer or firefighter is wearing in view the badge or uniform of office.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.011 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.011
Vehicles subject to registration.
Status: in_force

Every vehicle driven, moved, or parked upon a highway or other public parking place in the state shall be registered under this chapter except when the vehicle is (1) driven or moved on a highway only for the purpose of crossing the highway from one private property to another, including an implement of husbandry as defined by regulation;

(2) driven or moved on a highway under a dealer's plate or temporary permit as provided for in AS 28.10.031 and 28.10.181(j);

(3) special mobile equipment as defined by regulation;

(4) owned by the United States;

(5) moved by human or animal power;

(6) exempt under 50 U.S.C. App. 501-591 (Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act);

(7) driven or parked only on private property;

(8) the vehicle of a nonresident as provided under AS 28.10.121 ;

(9) transported under a special permit under AS 28.10.151 ;

(10) being driven or moved on a highway, vehicular way, or a public parking place in the state that is not connected by a land highway or vehicular way to (A) the land-connected state highway system; or

(B) a highway or vehicular way with an average daily traffic volume greater than 499;

(11) an implement of husbandry operated in accordance with the provisions of AS 19.10.065 ;

(12) an electric personal motor vehicle.
Alaska Stat. § 28.33.120 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.33 / Section 28.33.120
Responsibilities of employers of commercial motor vehicle driver.
Status: in_force

An employer of a commercial motor vehicle driver (1) shall require an applicant for employment to provide the information required under AS 28.33.110 (c);

(2) may not knowingly allow, require, permit, assign, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during a period in which (A) the driver's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled by a state;

(B) the driver has lost the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in a state;

(C) the driver has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;

(D) the driver has more than one driver's license;

(E) the driver is not licensed to drive a commercial motor vehicle; or

(3) may not knowingly allow, require, permit, assign, or authorize the driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal or state statute or regulation, or a local law or ordinance, relating to railroad-highway grade crossings.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.370 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.370
Installment payment of judgments; default.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments and the court, without prejudice at any other legal remedy, may order and fix the amount and time of payment of the installments.

(b) The department may not suspend a license or nonresident's operating privilege, and shall restore a license or nonresident's operating privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains an order permitting the payment of the judgment in installments.

(c) If the judgment debtor fails to pay an installment specified by the court order, upon notice of default, the department shall immediately suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied as provided in this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.121 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.121
Restricted driver's license.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, upon issuing a driver's license, may for good cause impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle that the licensee drives. The department may impose other restrictions applicable to the licensee that it determines to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.

(b) The department may issue a special restricted license or may set out restrictions on the usual license form.

(c) The department may, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of a violation of the restrictions on a license restricted or issued under this section, suspend the restricted license for a period not to exceed 30 days.

(d) A person may not drive a motor vehicle in violation of the restrictions imposed on a restricted license.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.141 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.141
Duplicate driver's license.
Status: in_force

If a valid driver's license issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the license was issued may, upon payment of the required fee, obtain a duplicate license. A person who recovers an original license for which a duplicate has been issued shall immediately surrender the duplicate to the department.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.530 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.530
Application of deposit.
Status: in_force

The department shall hold the deposit to satisfy, in accordance with this chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against the person making the deposit for damages, including damages for care and loss of services because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use of it, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of a vehicle subject to registration under the laws of this state after the deposit is made. Money or securities deposited are not subject to attachment or execution unless the attachment or execution arises out of a suit for damages specified in this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.285 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.285
Minor's refusal to submit to chemical test.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person under arrest for minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol refuses the request of a peace officer to submit to a chemical test or tests of the person's breath authorized under AS 28.35.031 (a) and 28.35.280(a), after being advised by the officer that the refusal will result in the denial or revocation of the driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license, that the refusal may be used against the person in a civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of an act alleged to have been committed by the person while operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol, and that the refusal is a violation, a chemical test may not be given.

(b) A person who is cited for violating this section shall be advised by a peace officer that it is unlawful under AS 28.35.290 for the person to operate a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft during the 24 hours following the issuance of the citation.

(c) The refusal of a minor to submit to a chemical test authorized under AS 28.35.031 (a) and 28.35.280(a) is admissible evidence in a civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of an act alleged to have been committed by the person while operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol.

(d) Refusal to submit to a chemical test or tests of the person's breath requested under AS 28.35.280 is an infraction, and, if the minor (1) has not been previously convicted under this section, AS 28.35.280 , or 28.35.290, upon conviction, the court shall impose a (A) fine of $500; and

(B) period of community work service of not less than 20 hours nor more than 40 hours; the community work service under this subparagraph must be related to education about or prevention or treatment of misuse of alcohol if opportunities are available for that type of work service in the community; if such opportunities are not available, the court shall make other provisions for the work service;

(2) has been previously convicted once under this section, AS 28.35.280 , or 28.35.290, upon conviction, the court shall impose a (A) fine of $1,000; and

(B) period of community work service of not less than 40 hours nor more than 60 hours; the community work service under this subparagraph must be related to education about or prevention or treatment of misuse of alcohol if opportunities are available for that type of work service in the community; if such opportunities are not available, the court shall make other provisions for the work service;

(3) has been previously convicted two or more times under this section, AS 28.35.280 , or 28.35.290, upon conviction, the court shall impose a (A) fine of $1,500; and

(B) period of community work service of not less than 60 hours nor more than 80 hours; the community work service under this subparagraph must be related to education about or prevention or treatment of misuse of alcohol if opportunities are available for that type of work service in the community; if such opportunities are not available, the court shall make other provisions for the work service.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.061 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.061
Proof for the future.
Status: in_force

(a) A person whose license is suspended under AS 28.22.041 shall file proof of financial responsibility for the future under AS 28.20 before full driving privileges may be restored or limited license privileges are granted under AS 28.22.041 (c).

(b) A filing of proof of financial responsibility under AS 28.20 shall be required for a period of three years following expiration of the suspension of license under AS 28.22.041 .

Article 2. General Policy Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.031 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.031
Temporary permits.
Status: in_force

(a) When application, accompanied by the proper fee and tax, has been made for the registration of a vehicle, the vehicle may be driven pending the issuance of a certificate of registration by displaying a temporary permit issued by the department.

(b) A licensed vehicle dealer may issue to the purchaser of a vehicle sold by the dealer a temporary permit to drive the vehicle. A permit is effective for a period not to exceed 60 days. The commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the issuance of permits under this section.

(c) A person may not operate a vehicle under an expired permit issued under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.241 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.241
Delivery and judicial process against certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall deliver the certificate of title to the primary lienholder named in the certificate. Otherwise, delivery shall be to the registered owner.

(b) A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to attachment, execution or other judicial process, but this section does not prevent a lawful levy upon the vehicle.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.065 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.065
Custom collector vehicle registration and identification.
Status: in_force

When the department is satisfied as to the ownership of a replica of a custom collector vehicle and the vehicle does not have an identification number, the department shall assign a vehicle identification number to the vehicle and have the number stamped on the vehicle. A custom collector replica vehicle shall be registered as a vehicle constructed during the period represented by the replica.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.590 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.590
Past application of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an accident or judgment arising from an accident or violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state, occurring before September 1, 1959.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.253 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.253
Anti-spray devices required.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle is equipped with fenders, mud flaps, or other anti-spray devices adequate to prevent the vehicle from being a hazard to other users of the highway.

(b) Violation of this section is an infraction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.320 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.320
Exceptions when insurer liable.
Status: in_force

A license or nonresident's operating privilege may not be suspended under this chapter if the department finds that an insurer is obligated to pay the judgment upon which suspension is based at least to the extent and for the amounts required in this chapter, but has not paid the judgment for any reason. A finding by the department that an insurer is obligated to pay a judgment is not binding upon the insurer and has no legal effect except for the purpose of administering this section. If in a judicial proceeding it is determined by a final judgment, decree, or order that an insurer is not obligated to pay a judgment, the department, notwithstanding any contrary finding made by it, shall immediately suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of a person against whom the judgment is given, as provided in AS 28.20.270 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.071 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.071
Change of name or address.
Status: in_force

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

(2) in a manner prescribed in regulations adopted by the appropriate department.

(b) A person convicted of a violation of (a) of this section is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed $25.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.381 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.381
Filing a lien or encumbrance.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien or other encumbrance on a vehicle may be filed by delivering to the department (1) a manufacturer's certificate of origin or an existing certificate of title;

(2) an application for a new certificate of title, signed by the registered owner and containing the name and address of any lienholder and the date of the lienholder's interest;

(3) applicable filing fees required by law; and

(4) other documents or information required by the department.

(b) Upon approval of the application, the department shall send to the person holding a lien or other encumbrance a new certificate of title which displays the name of the owner and indicates the existence of the lien or other encumbrance.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in AS 28.10.262 , 28.10.263, and AS 34.85 , after a certificate of title to a manufactured home has been issued and while the manufactured home is subject to a lien or encumbrance under (a) of this section, (1) the department may not cancel the manufacturer's certificate of origin for the manufactured home under AS 28.10.262 , or cancel the certificate of title to the manufactured home under AS 28.10.263 ; and

(2) the validity and priority of the lien or encumbrance continues.
Alaska Stat. § 28.11.090 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.11 / Section 28.11.090
Towing and storage lien on abandoned vehicle.
Status: in_force

A person authorized by contract or other official order to remove an abandoned vehicle has a lien upon a vehicle towed, moved, or stored by and in the possession of the person in accordance with AS 28.10.502 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.121 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.121
Excess of additional coverage.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A policy is excluded from the application of this chapter if the automobile or motor vehicle liability coverage is provided only on an excess or umbrella basis.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.021 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.021
Requirement of proof of motor vehicle liability insurance.
Status: in_force

The owner or operator of a motor vehicle required to have motor vehicle liability insurance that complies with this chapter or a certificate of self-insurance that complies with AS 28.20.400 , shall show proof of this insurance when that person is involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of a person, or damage to the property of a person exceeding $501.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.251 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.251
Suspension, revocation, limitation, or denial of driver's license.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall suspend, revoke, limit, deny, or initiate other remedial action against the driver's license of a person, upon the person's failure to (1) appear for a driver improvement interview under AS 28.15.231 (a); or

(2) comply with reasonable recommendations designed to improve the person's driving abilities that are made to the person during the driver improvement interview.

(b) The department shall suspend, revoke, or deny a driver's license of a person who has been identified through the person's point accumulation as a habitual or frequent violator under AS 28.15.221 .

(c) A suspension, revocation, limitation, or denial of, or other action against, a driver's license under AS 28.15.221  28.15.261 may not be for more than one year.

(d) If a driver's license is suspended or revoked upon the accumulation of the number of points that requires that action under AS 28.15.221  28.15.261 and regulations adopted under those sections, a limited license may not be issued to that person during the period of suspension or revocation.

(e) Except for immediate action under AS 28.15.181 , when the department proposes to take action against a driver's license under (b) of this section, it shall notify the licensee that the proposed action shall become effective 30 days from the date of the notice, except that the licensee shall have the right, within the 30-day period, to make an oral or written answer or statement in which the licensee may controvert any point or issue and the licensee may present evidence and arguments for the consideration of the department pertinent to the action to be taken or the grounds for the action.

(f) Upon receipt of an oral or written answer or statement from the licensee, the department shall make findings on the matter under consideration and shall notify the person involved of its decision in writing by registered mail. If the department's decision is to sustain an action against the licensee's driver's license, the department shall notify the licensee of the opportunity for a hearing under AS 28.05.121  28.05.141.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.180 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.180
Correction of action of department.
Status: in_force

If the department takes action or fails to take action under this chapter due to erroneous information or no information, upon receiving correct information within one year after the date of an accident the department shall take appropriate action to carry out the purposes and effect of this chapter. However, this section does not require the department to re-evaluate the amount of a deposit required.
Alaska Stat. § 28.11.060 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.11 / Section 28.11.060
Redemption.
Status: in_force

A person who presents satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession may redeem a vehicle removed under this chapter at any time before an auction under AS 28.11.070 (a) by paying the charges of towing, storage, notice, other cost of impoundment, and any applicable penalty imposed by law.
Alaska Stat. § 28.11.010 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.11 / Section 28.11.010
Abandonment unlawful.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not abandon a vehicle upon a highway or vehicular way or area.

(b) A person may not abandon a vehicle upon public property or upon private property without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property.

(c) A person who abandons a vehicle in a place specified in (a) or (b) of this section is considered responsible for the abandonment of the vehicle and is liable for the cost of its removal and disposition.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section, the lawful owner of a vehicle, as shown by the records of the department, whether or not the owner has complied with the provisions of AS 28.10.271 , is considered responsible for the abandonment of the vehicle and is liable for the cost of removal and disposition of the abandoned vehicle unless (1) the vehicle was abandoned by a person driving the vehicle without the permission of the owner; or

(2) the identity of the person abandoning the vehicle is established and the abandonment was without the consent of the owner.
Alaska Stat. § 28.33.100 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.33 / Section 28.33.100
License to drive commercial motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle until the person applies for and is issued a license for that purpose under AS 28.15.041 . The department may issue a (1) domiciled license to drive a commercial motor vehicle only if the applicant (A) is at least 18 years of age, to operate in intrastate commerce, or at least 21 years of age, to operate in interstate commerce, except as provided in (f) of this section;

(B) has successfully completed all required driving tests and written and physical examinations;

(C) either does not have a driver's license issued by another jurisdiction or surrenders all driver's licenses issued by other jurisdictions; and

(D) is domiciled in this state;

(2) non-domiciled license to drive a commercial motor vehicle if the applicant (A) is domiciled in (i) a foreign jurisdiction that meets the requirements set out in 49 C.F.R. 383.23(b)(1); or

(ii) another state that meets the requirements set out in 49 C.F.R. 383.23(b)(2);

(B) meets the applicable requirements set out in this subsection and 49 C.F.R. 383.71;

(C) is at least 18 years of age, to operate in intrastate commerce, or at least 21 years of age, to operate in interstate commerce, except as provided in (f) of this section; and

(D) has successfully completed all required driving tests and written and physical examinations.

(b) In addition to the information required under AS 28.15.111 , a commercial driver's license shall include information determined by the United States Secretary of Transportation to be appropriate to identify the licensee.

(c) A person who has been a state resident for 30 days or longer may not drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver's license issued by another jurisdiction.

(d) The licensing requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements imposed on a school bus driver under AS 28.15.046 .

(e) The department shall disqualify a person for a period of 60 consecutive days, and shall reevaluate the person's application or license to drive a commercial motor vehicle, if the department determines that the person knowingly provided false information required under (1) this section or AS 28.15 in an application to the department for a commercial driver's license; or

(2) AS 28.33.110 (c) in an application for employment.

(f) The department may authorize a person who is at least 18 years of age but under 21 years of age to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce if the person (1) holds a valid commercial driver's license under (a) of this section; and

(2) is authorized to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce under federal law.

(g) A non-domiciled commercial driver's license must be marked with non-domiciled on the face of the document.

(h) A non-domiciled commercial driver's license expires (1) for an applicant under (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section, on the earlier of (A) the expiration date determined by the United States Department of Homeland Security that is stated on the form required for the applicant under 49 C.F.R. 383.71(f)(2)(i); or

(B) one year from the date of issuance;

(2) for an applicant under (a)(2)(A)(ii) of this section, one year from the date of issuance.

(i) In addition to the requirements under (a) of this section, the holder of a non-domiciled commercial driver's license shall notify the department of any adverse action taken by a foreign or domestic jurisdiction or governmental agency against the person's driving privileges as required by federal law.
Alaska Stat. § 28.33.030 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.33 / Section 28.33.030
Operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance if the person operates a commercial motor vehicle (1) while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or any controlled substance;

(2) when, as determined by a chemical test taken within four hours after the alleged offense was committed, there is 0.04 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood or 40 milligrams or more of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, or when there is 0.04 grams or more of alcohol per 210 liters of the person's breath; or

(3) while under the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, and a controlled substance.

(b) Operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance is a class A misdemeanor.

(c) The sentencing of a person convicted under this section shall be in accordance with the minimum periods of imprisonment, fines, rehabilitative treatment, and other provisions of AS 28.35.030 , as if the person had been convicted of a violation of AS 28.35.030 . For purposes of sentencing, convictions for operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance under this section, and for refusal to submit to a chemical test under AS 28.35.032 , if arising out of a single transaction, are considered one previous conviction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.320 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.320
Failure to return rental vehicle.
Status: in_force

(a) A person in possession of a motor vehicle under an agreement in writing that requires the person to return the vehicle to a particular place or at a particular time who refuses or wilfully neglects to return it to the place and at the time specified in the agreement in writing with the intent to deprive the owner of the vehicle or to convert it to the person's own use, or who secretes, converts, sells, or attempts to sell the vehicle or any part of it is, upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both.

(b) In this section, wilfully neglects means omits, fails, or forbears, with a conscious purpose to injure, or without regard for the rights of the owner, or with indifference whether a wrong is done the owner or not.

Article 6. Reckless and Negligent Driving.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.035 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.035
Administration of chemical tests without consent.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person is under arrest for an offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance, and that arrest results from an accident that causes death or physical injury to another person, a chemical test may be administered without the consent of the person arrested to determine the amount of alcohol in that person's breath or blood or to determine the presence of controlled substances in that person's blood and urine.

(b) A person who is unconscious or otherwise in a condition rendering that person incapable of refusal is considered not to have withdrawn the consent provided under AS 28.33.031 (a) or AS 28.35.031 (a) or (g) and a chemical test may be administered to determine the amount of alcohol in that person's breath or blood or to determine the presence of controlled substances in that person's blood and urine. A person who is unconscious or otherwise incapable of refusal need not be placed under arrest before a chemical test may be administered.

(c) If a chemical test is administered to a person under (a) or (b) of this section, that person is not subject to the penalties for refusal to submit to a chemical test provided by AS 28.35.032 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.266 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.266
Application provisions.
Status: in_force

An application under AS 28.10.262  28.10.265 must provide (1) the name, residence, and mailing address of the owner of the manufactured home;

(2) a description of the manufactured home, including the name of the manufacturer, the make, the model name, the model year, the manufacturer's serial number for the manufactured home, and other information required by the department about the manufactured home;

(3) whether the manufactured home is new or used;

(4) for an application under AS 28.10.262  28.10.264, the date of purchase by the owner of the manufactured home and the name and address of the person from whom the home was acquired;

(5) for an application under AS 28.10.262  28.10.264, the name and address of any person who holds a lien or an encumbrance against the manufactured home and the order of apparent priority;

(6) a statement signed by the owner, stating (A) any facts or information known to the owner that could reasonably affect the validity of the title to the manufactured home or the existence or nonexistence of a lien or encumbrance on it; or

(B) that the owner does not know any facts or information that could reasonably affect the validity of the title to the manufactured home or the existence or nonexistence of a lien or encumbrance on the manufactured home;

(7) subject to AS 28.10.268 , for an application under AS 28.10.262  28.10.264, a certified copy of an affixation affidavit that complies with AS 34.85.060 and that has been recorded under AS 40.17.125 for the manufactured home;

(8) for an application under AS 28.10.265 , a certified copy of a severance affidavit that complies with AS 34.85.120 and that has been recorded under AS 40.17.125 for the manufactured home;

(9) for an application under AS 28.10.262 , the original manufacturer's certificate of origin;

(10) for an application under AS 28.10.263 , the original certificate of title;

(11) for an application under AS 28.10.264 or 28.10.265, a declaration that complies with AS 28.10.267 ;

(12) if desired by the applicant, the name and mailing address of one person, in addition to the owner, to receive a written acknowledgment from the department under AS 28.10.262 , 28.10.263, or 28.10.265 or a written confirmation under AS 28.10.264 ; and

(13) other information and documents the department reasonably requires (A) to identify the owner of the manufactured home;

(B) to determine the existence or nonexistence of liens or encumbrances on the manufactured home;

(C) for an application under AS 28.10.262  28.10.264, to enable the department to determine whether the owner satisfied the applicable requirements of AS 34.85.010 ; and

(D) for an application under AS 28.10.265 , to enable the department to determine whether the owner of the manufactured home is entitled to a certificate of title.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.085 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.085
Alcohol and drug awareness and safety examination of applicants.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter and in addition to other requirements, a person applying for a new license after expiration of the person's license on reaching 21 years of age under AS 28.15.099 must pass a test developed and administered by the department regarding alcohol and drug awareness and safety and the laws relating to alcohol, drugs, and driving before the license may be issued or renewed.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.290 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.290
Driving during the 24 hours after being cited for alcohol or breath test offenses.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has been cited for minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol under AS 28.35.280 or for refusal to submit to a chemical test of breath under AS 28.35.285 may not operate a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft during the 24 hours following issuance of the citation.

(b) Operating a motor vehicle during the 24 hours after being cited for minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol or for minor's refusal to submit to a chemical test is an infraction, and, if the minor (1) has not been previously convicted under this section, AS 28.35.280 , or 28.35.285, upon conviction, the court shall impose a (A) fine of $500; and

(B) period of community work service of not less than 20 hours nor more than 40 hours; the community work service under this subparagraph must be related to education about or prevention or treatment of misuse of alcohol if opportunities are available for that type of work service in the community; if such opportunities are not available, the court shall make other provisions for the work service;

(2) has been previously convicted once under this section, AS 28.35.280 , or 28.35.285, upon conviction, the court shall impose a (A) fine of $1,000; and

(B) period of community work service of not less than 40 hours nor more than 60 hours; the community work service under this subparagraph must be related to education about or prevention or treatment of misuse of alcohol if opportunities are available for that type of work service in the community; if such opportunities are not available, the court shall make other provisions for the work service;

(3) has been previously convicted two or more times under this section, AS 28.35.280 , or 28.35.285, upon conviction, the court shall impose a (A) fine of $1,500; and

(B) period of community work service of not less than 60 hours nor more than 80 hours; the community work service under this subparagraph must be related to education about or prevention or treatment of misuse of alcohol if opportunities are available for that type of work service in the community; if such opportunities are not available, the court shall make other provisions for the work service.

(c) In this section, (1) operate an aircraft has the meaning given in AS 28.35.030 (w);

(2) operate a watercraft has the meaning given in AS 28.35.030 (w).

Article 5. Offenses Involving Property Rights.
Alaska Stat. § 28.33.110 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.33 / Section 28.33.110
Notification requirements for drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a commercial driver's license issued by the state who is convicted of violating a federal or state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in this or another state, or a federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal law relating to motor vehicle traffic control in Canada, other than parking violations, shall notify the driver's employer, in writing, of the conviction within 30 days after the date of conviction.

(b) A driver whose operating privilege is suspended, revoked, or canceled by a state, who loses the privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a state for any period, or who is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall notify the driver's employer of that fact before the end of the business day following the day the driver received notice of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, loss, or disqualification.

(c) A person who applies for employment as a commercial motor vehicle driver shall (1) provide the person's prospective employer, at the time of application for employment, with the following information for the 10 years preceding the date of application: (A) a list of the names and addresses of employers for which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle;

(B) the dates between which the applicant drove for each employer;

(C) the reason for leaving each employer;

(2) certify that the information provided under this subsection is true and complete; and

(3) provide additional information required by the employer.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.261 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.261
Evidence.
Status: in_force

(a) In a civil or criminal proceeding, when the title or right to possession of a vehicle is involved, the record of registrations and certificates of title as they appear in the files and records of the department are prima facie evidence of the ownership or right to possession. Proof of ownership or right to possession of a vehicle shall be made by a copy of the record certified by the department or by an original certificate of registration or title issued by the department.

(b) Lien information indicated upon the title shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of legal ownership and the filing of a lien.

(c) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, a certificate of title to a manufactured home issued by the department is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it, even if the manufactured home is affixed in any manner to real property.

Article 3. Manufactured Homes.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.155 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.155
Permanent motor vehicle registration.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, that is required to be registered under this chapter may elect to register the motor vehicle permanently in lieu of registration under AS 28.10.108 if the vehicle is at least eight years old and the owner resides in the unorganized borough or in a municipality that elects, by passage of an appropriate ordinance, to allow the permanent registration of motor vehicles. The permanent registration expires when the owner transfers or assigns the owner's title or interest in the vehicle. A permanent registration may not be renewed. Upon receiving the proper application and fees, the department shall issue to the registered owner one registration plate, tabs, and a permanent registration form.

(b) The fees for permanent registration must equal the fees that would be applicable if the motor vehicle were registered under AS 28.10.108 , plus a permanent registration fee of $25. The motor vehicle registration tax for a permanently registered vehicle is the rate established for permanent motor vehicle registration under AS 28.10.431 (j). If a municipality has not established a tax for a permanently registered motor vehicle, the biennial rate established in AS 28.10.431 (b) or (j), if any, is levied upon the vehicle and is payable only once at the time a motor vehicle is permanently registered. Except as provided in AS 28.10.423 (b), the owner of a permanently registered motor vehicle is not required to pay other registration fees or taxes under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.251 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.251
Lost, stolen, or mutilated certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the title as shown by the records of the department shall apply for and obtain a duplicate title upon furnishing information satisfactory to the department and payment of the prescribed fee. The duplicate title must indicate that it is a duplicate title, and it shall be mailed or delivered to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the registered owner.

(b) A person who recovers an original title for which a duplicate has been issued shall immediately surrender the duplicate to the department.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.100 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.100
Transportation network company driver requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a transportation network company allows an individual to accept trip requests through the transportation network company's digital network, the transportation network company, or a third party, shall (1) require the individual to submit to the transportation network company an application that includes the individual's address, age, and driver's license number, the motor vehicle registration and automobile liability insurance information for the individual's personal vehicle, and other information required by the transportation network company;

(2) conduct a local and national criminal background check for each applicant that reviews (A) a multi-state or multi-jurisdiction criminal records locator or a similar commercial nationwide database with validation; and

(B) the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; and

(3) obtain and review a driving history research report for the individual.

(b) A transportation network company may not allow a driver to accept trip requests through the transportation network company's digital network if the driver (1) has, in the past three years, (A) been convicted of or forfeited bail for a third or subsequent moving traffic violation;

(B) been convicted of (i) driving while license canceled, suspended, revoked, or in violation of a limitation under AS 28.15.291 ;

(ii) failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer under AS 28.35.182 ;

(iii) reckless or negligent driving under AS 28.35.400 or 28.35.410; or

(iv) a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction having similar elements to an offense listed in (i)  (iii) of this subparagraph;

(2) has, in the past seven years, been convicted of (A) any offense that is an unclassified, class A, or class B felony in this or another jurisdiction; or

(B) a felony or misdemeanor involving (i) a crime under AS 28.33.030 , AS 28.35.030 , or 28.35.032;

(ii) a crime under AS 28.35.050 or 28.35.060;

(iii) a crime against a person under AS 11.41 ; or

(iv) a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction having similar elements to an offense listed in (i)  (iii) of this subparagraph;

(3) is listed on the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; or

(4) is under 21 years of age.

(c) A transportation network company driver may not (1) provide a prearranged ride unless the transportation network company rider has been matched to the driver through the digital network of the transportation network company;

(2) solicit a ride or accept a street hail request for a ride; or

(3) solicit or accept cash payments for a fare from a rider.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.101 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.101
Expiration and renewal of driver's license.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a driver's license expires on the licensee's birthday in the eighth year following the issuance of a new license or on the expiration date of a license being renewed. A license may be renewed within one year of its expiration upon proper application, payment of the required fee, and except when a license is renewed under (c) of this section, successful completion of a test of the licensee's eyesight.

(b) The department may defer the expiration of the driver's license of a person who is outside the state under terms and conditions that the department shall prescribe by regulation.

(c) A driver's license may be renewed by mail or on the department's Internet website if the licensee complies with (a) of this section, except that a license may not be renewed by mail or on the department's Internet website if (1) the most recent renewal of the applicant's license was by mail or on the department's Internet website; or

(2) the applicant is 69 years of age or older on the expiration date of the driver's license being renewed.

(d) Under regulations adopted by the department, the department may issue to a person a driver's license with a duration of less than eight years if the person is authorized to stay in the United States for less than eight years or the period of authorized stay is indefinite. The department shall issue the license for the period of the authorized stay. If the period of authorized stay is indefinite, the department shall issue the license with a validity of up to eight years.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.321 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.321
New owner to secure transfer of registration and new title.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided under AS 28.10.281 and 28.10.291, the new owner shall, within 30 days, present the certificates of title and registration properly endorsed to the department, apply for a new title, and register the vehicle as upon an original registration.

(b) An application for certificates of title and registration must be accompanied by any required registration fees and taxes, transfer of title and lien fees, and by the previous certificates of title and registration, if any.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.261 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.261
Definitions for AS 28.15.221  28.15.261.
Status: in_force

In AS 28.15.221  28.15.261, (1) licensee includes an applicant for a new driver's license if the applicant's license was revoked under AS 28.15.221  28.15.261;

(2) traffic laws means statutes, regulations, and municipal ordinances governing the driving or movement of vehicles.
Alaska Stat. § 28.90.010 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.90 / Section 28.90.010
Penalties for violations of law, regulations, and municipal ordinances.
Status: reserved

(a) It is a misdemeanor for a person to violate a provision of this title unless the violation is by this title or other law declared to be a felony or an infraction.

(b) A person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of a provision of this title for which another penalty is not specifically provided is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both. In addition, the privilege to drive or the registration of vehicles may be suspended or revoked.

(c) Unless otherwise specified by law a person convicted of a violation of a regulation adopted under this title, or a municipal ordinance regulating vehicles or traffic when the municipal ordinance does not correspond to a provision of this title, is guilty of an infraction and is punishable by a fine not to exceed $300.

(d) An infraction, as provided for in (c) of this section, is not considered a criminal offense and may not result in imprisonment, nor is a fine imposed for the commission of an infraction considered a penal or criminal punishment; nor may the commission of a single infraction result in the loss of a driver's license or privilege to drive in this state except as may result from the accumulation of points under AS 28.15.221  28.15.261, or the registration of vehicles; nor does a person cited with an infraction have a right to trial by jury or to court-appointed counsel.

(e) [Repealed, § 5 ch 85 SLA 1987.]
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.050 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.050
Application of chapter.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter requiring deposit of security and suspension for failure to deposit security apply to the driver and owner of a vehicle subject to registration under the laws of this state that is involved in any manner in an accident in this state resulting in bodily injury to or death of a person or damage to the property of any one person exceeding $501.

(b) Not less than 20 days after receipt of a report of such accident, the department shall determine the amount of security that it considers sufficient to satisfy any judgments for damages resulting from the accident that may be recovered against each driver or owner. The determination may not be made with respect to a driver or owner who is exempt from the requirements as to security and suspension.

(c) The department shall determine the amount of security deposit required upon the basis of the reports or other information submitted. If a person involved in an accident as described in this chapter fails to make a report or submit information indicating the extent of the person's injuries or the damage to the person's property within 30 days after the accident, and the department does not have sufficient information on which to base an evaluation of injuries or damage, then the department after reasonable notice to the person, if it is possible to give notice, otherwise without notice, may not require a deposit of security for the benefit or protection of the person.

(d) Within 30 days after receipt of report of an accident and upon determining the amount of security to be required of any person involved in the accident or to be required of the owner of any vehicle involved in the accident, the department shall give to every person written notice of the amount of security required to be deposited by the person and stating that an order of suspension will be made upon the expiration of 10 days after the notice is sent unless within that time security is deposited as required. A license may not be suspended unless the licensee is afforded a hearing by the department at which it is determined that there is a reasonable possibility of a judgment being rendered holding the licensee liable.

(e) A peace officer investigating an accident that results in bodily injury to or the death of a person or damage to the property of a person exceeding $501 shall inform persons involved in the accident in writing of the requirements of this chapter as they apply to suspension of an operator's license or driving privileges.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.110 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.110
Adjudication of nonliability.
Status: in_force

A person is relieved from the requirement for deposit of security for a claim for injury or damage arising out of the accident if the person is finally adjudicated not to be liable for the claim.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.161 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.161
Use of electronic devices while driving; unlawful installation of television, monitor, or similar device.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of driving while texting, while communicating on a computer, or while a screen device is operating if the person is driving a motor vehicle, and (1) the vehicle has a television, video monitor, portable computer, or any other similar means capable of providing a visual display that is in full view of a driver in a normal driving position while the vehicle is in motion, and the monitor or visual display is operating while the person is driving; or

(2) the person is reading or typing a text message or other nonvoice message or communication on a cellular telephone, personal data assistant, computer, or any other similar means capable of providing a visual display that is in the view of the driver in a normal driving position while the vehicle is in motion and while the person is driving.

(b) A person may not install or alter equipment described in (a) of this section that allows the images to be viewed by the driver in a normal driving position while the vehicle is in motion.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to (1) portable cellular telephones or personal data assistants being used for voice communication or displaying caller identification information;

(2) equipment that is displaying only (A) audio equipment information, functions, and controls;

(B) vehicle information or controls related to speed, fuel level, battery charge, and other vehicle safety or equipment information;

(C) navigation or global positioning;

(D) maps;

(E) visual information to (i) enhance or supplement the driver's view forward, behind, or to the sides of the motor vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle; or

(ii) allow the driver to monitor vehicle occupants seated behind the driver;

(F) vehicle dispatching and response information for motor vehicles providing emergency road service or roadside assistance;

(G) vehicle dispatching information for passenger transport or freight or package delivery;

(H) information for use in performing highway construction, maintenance, or repair or data acquisition by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or a municipality; or

(I) information for use in performing utility construction, maintenance, repair, or data acquisition by a public utility; in this subparagraph, public utility has the meaning given in AS 42.05.990 .

(d) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to devices and equipment installed in an emergency vehicle, whether removable or permanently installed, or to the viewing of authorized screen devices by police, fire, or emergency medical service personnel if the user of the equipment or device reasonably believes the information on the device is necessary to respond to a health, safety, or criminal matter. In this subsection, emergency vehicle means a police, fire, or emergency medical service vehicle.

(e) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (b) of this section that the equipment installed or altered includes a device that, when the motor vehicle is being driven, disables the equipment for all uses except those described in (c) of this section.

(f) A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of (1) a violation and shall be punished as provided in AS 12.55 , unless any of the circumstances described in (2) - (4) of this subsection apply;

(2) a class C felony if the person's driving causes physical injury to another person;

(3) a class B felony if the person's driving causes serious physical injury to another person;

(4) a class A felony if the person's driving causes the death of another person.

(g) A person who violates (b) of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.106 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.106
Custom collector vehicle equipment.
Status: in_force

(a) A custom collector vehicle shall be equipped with (1) hydraulic service brakes on all wheels;

(2) sealed beam or halogen headlights;

(3) safety belts for all occupants;

(4) turn signals and turn signaling switch;

(5) safety glass or lexan;

(6) electric or vacuum windshield wiper located in front of the driver;

(7) standard or blue-dot taillights; and

(8) a parking brake that operates on at least two wheels on the same axle.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title or regulations adopted under this title, the Department of Public Safety may not require a custom collector vehicle to be equipped with a bumper, hood, or fenders.

(c) A custom collector vehicle shall be equipped in a manner that while in motion and functional on the vehicle's four rims on a flat surface, the suspension, steering, or chassis does not contact the highway, vehicular way, or area.

Article 3. Subpoenas, Notices, and Hearings.
Alaska Stat. § 28.17.071 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.17 / Section 28.17.071
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) commercial driver training school or school means a business or nonprofit enterprise for the education and training of persons, either practically or theoretically, or both, in the driving of motor vehicles, for which a consideration or tuition is charged;

(2) instructor means a person, whether acting personally as operator of a school or acting for a school for compensation, who teaches, conducts classes of, gives demonstrations to, or supervises practice of, persons in the driving of motor vehicles.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.199 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.199
Compact definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) conviction means a conviction of an offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle that is prohibited by state law, municipal ordinance, or administrative regulation, or a forfeiture of bail, bond or other security deposited to secure appearance by a person charged with having committed an offense described in this paragraph, and that is required to be reported to the licensing authority under AS 28.37.130 ;

(2) home state means the state that has issued and has the power to suspend or revoke the use of the license or permit to operate a motor vehicle;

(3) state means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.180 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.180
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) digital network means any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or used by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers;

(2) personal vehicle means a motor vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver and is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver; personal vehicle does not include a taxi, limousine, or other commercial motor vehicle for hire;

(3) prearranged ride means transportation provided by a driver to a rider, beginning when a driver accepts a ride requested by a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the driver transports a requesting rider, and ending when the last requesting rider departs from the personal vehicle; prearranged ride does not include shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangements or transportation provided using a taxi, limousine, or other commercial motor vehicle for hire;

(4) transportation network company means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides; a transportation network company may not be considered to control, direct, or manage the personal vehicles or transportation network company drivers that connect to the transportation network company's digital network, except where agreed to by written contract;

(5) transportation network company driver or driver means an individual who (A) receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company; and

(B) uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to riders upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee;

(6) transportation network company rider or rider means an individual or person who uses a digital network of a transportation network company to connect with a transportation network company driver who provides a prearranged ride to the rider in the driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the rider.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.245 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.245
Motorcycle helmet.
Status: in_force

(a) A motorcycle helmet may not be manufactured or sold in the state unless the helmet conforms to standards established by regulation by the commissioner of public safety. The regulations must provide for helmets that allow normal peripheral vision and hearing and minimize neck injuries to the wearer potentially caused by the helmet. The regulations shall be adopted under the provisions of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

(b) A person who is 18 years of age or older may not be required to wear a helmet while operating a motorcycle if the person is the holder of a license or endorsement to operate a motorcycle.
Alaska Stat. § 28.39.040 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.39 / Section 28.39.040
Issuance of a certificate of registration and decals; inspection of registration; expiration of registration.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of a completed application for registration of a snowmobile, the department shall record the registration of the snowmobile under a number assigned to the snowmobile by the department. A number assigned to a snowmobile at the time of the original registration must remain with the snowmobile until the snowmobile is destroyed, abandoned, or permanently removed from the state or until the registration number is changed or terminated by the department.

(b) The department shall issue a registration without the payment of a fee if the snowmobile is owned by a state agency, a political subdivision of the state, or another state. The department may, upon request, issue a registration without the payment of a fee if the snowmobile is owned by the United States.

(c) The department shall, upon assignment of a registration number, issue and deliver to the owner a certificate of registration in a form prescribed by the department.

(d) At the issuance of the original certificate of registration and upon renewal, the department shall issue to the registrant a validation decal indicating the validity of the current registration and the expiration date. A validation decal must be affixed to the snowmobile in the manner prescribed by the department. A snowmobile is not validly registered under this chapter unless a validation decal and current registration have been issued as required by this section.

(e) A snowmobile shall display the registration number assigned to it at all times in the manner prescribed by the department.

(f) While operating a snowmobile that is required to be registered under this chapter, a person shall have in possession or carry in the snowmobile a valid registration. Upon demand by a peace officer authorized to enforce this chapter, a person operating a snowmobile shall produce for inspection the certificate of registration for the snowmobile and furnish to the peace officer any information necessary for the identification of the snowmobile and its owner.

(g) A snowmobile owner holding a certificate of registration shall notify the department in writing of a change of residence within 15 days after the change occurs.

(h) A snowmobile may be registered for two, four, or six years. A snowmobile registration expires at the end of the last season for which it is issued. An application for renewal of registration for the succeeding years must be made at a time and in a form prescribed by the department.

(i) The department may issue a replacement certificate of registration if the owner demonstrates to the department that the original certificate has been lost, mutilated, or destroyed.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.110 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.110
Penalty for giving false information in report or failing to report.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who gives information in reports as required in AS 28.35.080 knowing or having reason to believe that the information is false is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.

(b) The department shall suspend the license or permit to drive and the nonresident operating privileges of a person failing to report an accident as provided in AS 28.35.080 until the report is filed. The department may extend the suspension by not more than 30 days. A person failing to make a report as required in AS 28.35.080 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $200, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.061 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.061
Registration of vehicles with altered or missing identification number.
Status: in_force

When the vehicle identification number required to be registered under this chapter has been altered, removed, or defaced, or is not on the vehicle, the owner shall, immediately upon discovery, apply to the department for replacement of the identification number and for a new registration. The department shall search all available sources to determine the identification number originally assigned and, if the number is determined, shall replace it. If efforts to determine the original identification number fail, the owner shall furnish information to show that the owner is entitled to ownership of the vehicle and have it inspected by the department. The department, when satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle, shall assign an identification number to the vehicle and have the number placed upon the vehicle to which it is assigned. The vehicle shall then be registered under the replaced or assigned identification number.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.175 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.175
Propane gas detector required.
Status: in_force

A person may not sell a recreational motor vehicle manufactured after 1990 or rent a recreational motor vehicle to another if the vehicle is equipped with a propane stove or propane heating device unless the vehicle is also equipped with a propane gas detector.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.010 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.010
Declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature is concerned over the rising toll of motor vehicle accidents and the suffering and loss inflicted by them. The legislature determines that it is a matter of grave concern that motorists be financially responsible for their negligent acts so that innocent victims of motor vehicle accidents may be recompensed for the injury and financial loss inflicted upon them. The legislature finds and declares that the public interest can best be served by the requirements that the operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident respond for damages and show proof of financial ability to respond for damages in future accidents as a prerequisite to the person's exercise of the privilege of operating a motor vehicle in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.255 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.255
Proof of financial responsibility.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not reinstate a driver's license that has been revoked or suspended under AS 28.15.221  28.15.261 until the person whose license has been revoked or suspended provides proof of financial responsibility for the future.

(b) If a driver accumulates six or more points under AS 28.15.221  28.15.261 during a 12-month period, the department may require the driver to provide proof of financial responsibility for the future as a condition of retaining a driver's license, and may suspend the driver's license until proof of financial responsibility is provided.

(c) In this section, the term proof of financial responsibility has the meaning given in AS 28.20.630 and may be established as provided in AS 28.20 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.150 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.150
Grounds requiring refusal to issue license.
Status: in_force

Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made may not issue a license to drive to the applicant if (1) the applicant has held a license, but the license has been suspended, revoked, or canceled, or the applicant has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation, and the suspension period has not terminated;

(2) the applicant has held a license, but the license has been revoked by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation, and the revocation has not terminated; except that after the expiration of one year from the date the license was revoked, the person may make application for a new license if permitted by law; the licensing authority may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if, after investigation, the licensing authority determines that it will not be safe to grant to the person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways;

(3) the applicant is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state and currently in force, unless the applicant surrenders the license;

(4) the applicant has held a license, but has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation, and the disqualification has not terminated; however, a person may make an application for a noncommercial driver's license if permitted by other law.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.080 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.080
Form and amount of security.
Status: in_force

(a) The security required by this chapter must be in the form and amount the department requires, but in no case in excess of the limits specified in AS 28.20.070 for the acceptable limits of a policy or bond.

(b) Every depositor of security shall designate in writing the person in whose name the deposit is made and may at any time change the designation, but a single deposit of security applies only on behalf of a person required to furnish security because of the same accident.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.461 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.461
Driving vehicle without evidence of registration.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this chapter, a person may not drive or move, nor may an owner knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on a highway or vehicular way or area, a vehicle required to be registered under this chapter unless valid registration plates, decals, or permits for the current registration period are attached to and displayed on the vehicle in the manner required by this chapter, and unless a valid certificate of registration for the current registration period is carried, as required by this chapter, in the vehicle and is available for inspection by a peace officer or an authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.251 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.251
Failure to contain or confine a load.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of failure to contain or confine a load in the first degree if the person, with criminal negligence, violates (c) of this section and, as a result of that violation, causes serious physical injury to another person.

(b) A person commits the crime of failure to contain or confine a load in the second degree if the person, with criminal negligence, violates (c) of this section and damages the property of another person in an amount of $5,000 or more.

(c) A person commits the offense of failure to contain or confine a load in the third degree if the person drives or moves a motor vehicle loaded with any material on a highway unless (1) the load is (A) contained or confined to prevent the load from (i) dropping, leaking, or escaping; or

(ii) shifting on or within the vehicle to the extent that the motor vehicle's stability or maneuverability is adversely affected; and

(B) subjected to treatment by methods, approved by the commissioner of public safety by regulation, designed to settle the load or remove loose material before the vehicle is driven or moved on the highway; and

(2) at least six inches of freeboard is maintained around the entire perimeter of a load consisting of sand, gravel, dirt, rock, or similar materials or the load is covered and securely fastened to prevent the cover from becoming loose or detached or from being a hazard to other users of the highway.

(d) This section does not apply to (1) a vehicle that drops, sprinkles, or sprays sand, liquids, or other materials for the purpose of cleaning or maintaining the highway or providing or improving traction;

(2) a commercial motor vehicle that is subject to the federal motor carrier cargo securement standards implemented through state or federal law;

(3) the natural accumulation of snow, ice, mud, dirt, or similar materials on a motor vehicle;

(4) a vehicle that is removing snow or hauling snow after removal; or

(5) random litter; in this paragraph, litter includes plastic wrappers, empty plastic bags, leaves, paper, or similar soft materials.

(e) Failure to contain or confine a load in the (1) first degree is a class A misdemeanor punishable as provided in AS 12.55 ;

(2) second degree is a class B misdemeanor punishable as provided in AS 12.55 ;

(3) third degree is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than (A) $2,500 if the person has been previously convicted three or more times of a violation of this section;

(B) $1,500 if the person has been previously convicted twice of a violation of this section;

(C) $750 if the person has been previously convicted one time of a violation of this section; or

(D) $300 if the person has not been previously convicted of a violation of this section.

(f) In this section, criminal negligence has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.17.011 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.17 / Section 28.17.011
License required.
Status: in_force

A person may not operate a commercial driver training school or act as an instructor of a commercial driver training school unless licensed by the department as provided in this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.32.010 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.32 / Section 28.32.010
Commercial motor vehicle safety citations.
Status: reserved

(a) [Repealed, § 16 E.O. 98 (1997). For current law, see AS 19.10.310 .] (b) A peace officer, or an employee of the Department of Public Safety who is authorized by the commissioner of that department to enforce both hazardous materials and commercial vehicle safety regulations, may issue a citation under AS 12.25.175  12.25.230 to a person who violates a regulation adopted under AS 28.05.011 (a)(2). An employee of the Department of Public Safety who is authorized by the commissioner of public safety to enforce both hazardous materials and commercial vehicle safety regulations may not take a person into custody under AS 12.25.180 (b).
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.111 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.111
Renewal of registration.
Status: in_force

(a) Application for the renewal of vehicle registration shall be made by completing the proper form and paying any required fee and tax.

(b) The department may receive an application for the renewal of vehicle registration and issue a new certificate of registration at any time before the expiration of the biennial registration as prescribed in regulations adopted by the commissioner. Nothing in this section prevents the commissioner from providing for a longer registration period; however, a person may not display the new registration plates on a vehicle before a date which may be set by the commissioner.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.161 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.161
Registration plates to be furnished by department.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for a vehicle registered under AS 28.10.152 , the department, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue the owner one fully reflectorized registration plate for the vehicle. Except as specifically provided in AS 28.10.181 , the plate must remain with the vehicle as long as the vehicle is subject to registration under this chapter.

(b) Every passenger vehicle registration plate, except as specifically provided in AS 28.10.181 , shall have displayed on it (1) one of the following designs: (A) the Alaska flag design, consisting of the Alaska flag, the traditional colors of yellow-gold and blue, and the slogan The Last Frontier;

(B) the bear design, consisting of a standing grizzly bear in the center of the plate; the bear design shall be modeled after the 1976 bicentennial plate without the bicentennial symbol; or

(C) the design celebrating the arts chosen by the commissioner through consultation with the Alaska State Council on the Arts; the commissioner shall choose a new design for the plates celebrating the arts every four years and discontinue issuance of the previous design;

(2) the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued;

(3) the name of this state, which may be abbreviated; and

(4) the registration year number or expiration date for which time it is validated; the registration year number or expiration date may be part of the license plate or contained on a suitable sticker or tab device issued by the department; however, only one sticker or tab device may be issued for each plate or pair of plates, and the sticker or tab device must be affixed to the (A) rear plate for noncommercial vehicles; or

(B) front plate for commercial vehicles.

(c) The department may not adopt a new or altered passenger vehicle registration plate, except as specifically provided in AS 28.10.181 , unless it substantially embodies the specifications of this section.

(d) The department shall produce registration plates in each of the designs described in (b)(1) of this section. Upon registering a passenger vehicle, the owner shall select the plate design described in (b)(1) of this section that is to be issued by the department for the vehicle.

(e) A person or organization owning a vehicle that is issued two registration plates by the department may elect to return one registration plate to the department. The registration plate that is not returned to the department shall be attached to the (1) rear of the vehicle for which it is issued for a noncommercial vehicle; or

(2) front of the vehicle for which it is issued if the vehicle is a commercial vehicle.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.221 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.221
Refusal, suspension, and revocation of title.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may refuse to issue a certificate of title and may suspend or revoke a previously issued certificate of title when (1) the certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued or required information or fees have not been provided;

(2) the vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed beyond repair;

(3) the vehicle has been reported to the department as stolen or unlawfully converted, until the department learns of the recovery of the vehicle or that the report of its theft or conversion was false or erroneous; or

(4) authorized by any other provision of law.

(b) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title under (a) of this section does not affect the rights of a lienholder named on the certificate.

(c) A certificate of title that is suspended or revoked shall be returned immediately to the department by the owner or other person lawfully entitled to possession of the certificate of title.

(d) Except as provided in AS 28.10.263 , the department may not suspend or revoke a certificate of title to a manufactured home based on the fact that the manufactured home is affixed in any manner to real property.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.096 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.096
Exemptions and alternative safety devices.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of public safety may adopt regulations to exempt a person or a class of persons from the requirements of AS 28.05.095 if the commissioner determines that the use of a safety belt or child safety device is impractical because of physical or medical conditions of the person or class of persons.

(b) The commissioner of public safety shall specify alternative means of protection for children exempted under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.200 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.200
Disposition of security.
Status: in_force

(a) The security deposited is available only for (1) the payment of a settlement agreement covering a claim arising out of the accident upon instruction of the person who made the deposit, or

(2) the payment of a judgment given against the person required to make the deposit for damages arising out of the accident in an action at law begun not later than one year after the deposit of security, or within one year after the date of deposit of security following failure to make payments under an agreement to pay.

(b) Every distribution of funds from a security deposit is subject to the limits of the department's evaluation on behalf of a claimant.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.570 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.570
Forged proof.
Status: in_force

A person who forges or, without authority, signs any evidence of proof of financial responsibility for the future, or who files or offers for filing evidence of proof of financial responsibility for the future, knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority, is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.091 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.091
Department may require re-examination.
Status: in_force

If the department has good cause to believe that a licensed driver is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, it may upon written notice of at least 10 days to the licensee require the licensee to submit to an examination. Upon conclusion of the examination, the department shall take action as may be appropriate and may cancel the license of the person, or may issue a restricted license under AS 28.15.121 , or restrict the type or class of vehicles that the person may drive. If the licensee refuses or neglects to submit to examination, the department may suspend the driver's license until the licensee complies with the requirements of re-examination.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.191 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.191
Failure to use headlights.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the offense of failure to use headlights if the person operates a motor vehicle without the use of motor vehicle headlights (1) between one half-hour after sunset and one half-hour before sunrise;

(2) at any other time when, because of insufficient light or other atmospheric conditions, persons or motor vehicles are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet; or

(3) on a road that is a designated traffic safety corridor under AS 19.10.075 .

(b) A person operating a motor vehicle may not be required to use motor vehicle headlights except as required in (a) of this section.

(c) Failure to use headlights is an infraction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.039 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.039
Definitions for AS 28.35.029  28.35.039.
Status: in_force

In AS 28.35.029  28.35.039, (1) alcohol safety action program means a program for alcohol and substance abuse screening, referral, and monitoring developed and implemented or approved by the Department of Health under AS 47.37 ;

(2) controlled substance has the meaning given in AS 28.33.190 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.055 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.055
Provisional driver's license.
Status: in_force

Upon application, the department may issue a provisional driver's license to a person who is at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age if the (1) person has been licensed under an instruction permit issued under AS 28.15.051 or under the law of another state with substantially similar requirements for at least six months;

(2) person's parent, legal guardian, or employer provides proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant has at least 40 hours of driving experience, including at least 10 hours of driving in progressively challenging circumstances, such as driving in inclement weather and nighttime driving; and

(3) person has not been convicted of a violation of a traffic law within the six months before the application is filed; in this paragraph, traffic law has the meaning given to traffic laws in AS 28.15.261 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.061 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.061
Application for driver's license or instruction permit; notice of anatomical gift and living will procedure.
Status: reserved

(a) Application for an instruction permit or for a driver's license must be made on a form furnished by the department and must be accompanied by the fee required under AS 28.15.271 .

(b) An application under (a) of this section must (1) contain the applicant's full legal name, date and place of birth, sex, and mailing and residence addresses;

(2) state whether the applicant has been previously licensed in the past 10 years as a driver and, if so, when and by what jurisdiction;

(3) state whether any previous driver's license issued to the applicant has ever been suspended or revoked or whether an application for a driver's license has ever been refused and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation, or refusal;

(4) contain the applicant's social security number; the requirement of this paragraph only applies to an applicant who has been issued a social security number;

(5) contain other information that the department may reasonably require to determine the applicant's identity, competency, and eligibility; and

(6) require that the applicant indicate (A) that the applicant understands the options for drivers' licenses available at the time of issuance; and

(B) the type of driver's license that the applicant selects.

(c) When an application is received from a person previously licensed in another jurisdiction, the department may request a copy of the applicant's driving record from the other jurisdiction. Upon receipt of that record by the department, it becomes a part of the driver's record in this state with the same effect as if the record originated in this state.

(d) An employee of the department who processes a driver's license application, other than an application received by mail, shall ask the applicant orally whether the applicant wishes to execute an anatomical gift. The department shall make known to all applicants the procedure for executing an anatomical gift under AS 13.52 (Health Care Decisions Act) by displaying posters in the offices in which applications are taken, by providing a brochure or other written information to each person who applies in person or by mail, and, if requested, by providing oral advice. The department shall inform each applicant in writing that, if the applicant executes a gift under AS 13.52 and if the gift is made with the driver's license application, the department will transmit the information on the license to a donor registry created under AS 13.50.110 . The department shall also direct the applicant to notify a procurement organization or the department under AS 13.50.140 if the license is destroyed or mutilated or the gift is revoked under AS 13.52.183 . The department shall carry out the requirements of AS 13.50.100  13.50.190.

(e) [Repealed, § 17 ch 70 SLA 1984.] (f) At the time of application for a driver's license or an instruction permit, or renewal of a driver's license or an instruction permit, the department shall provide the applicant written information explaining the state's financial responsibility and mandatory motor vehicle insurance laws and potential penalties for failure to comply with those laws.

(g) Upon request, the department shall provide a social security number provided under this section 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 by law.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.265 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.265
Certificate of title to severed manufactured home.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a manufactured home may submit an application to the department requesting that the department issue a certificate of title to a manufactured home and update the department's records under AS 28.05.061 if (1) the manufactured home was permanently affixed to real property under AS 34.85.150 ;

(2) an affixation affidavit was recorded for the manufactured home under AS 40.17.125 ; and

(3) after the occurrence of (1) and (2) of this subsection, the manufactured home was severed from the real property to which it was affixed.

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

(c) Subject to AS 28.05.041 , if the department is satisfied that the application filed under (a) of this section complies with (b) of this section, the department shall issue a certificate of title to the manufactured home under AS 28.10.231  28.10.241, update the department's records under AS 28.05.061 , and issue to the owner and to a person identified under AS 28.10.266 (12) a written acknowledgment that the department has issued a certificate of title under this section.

(d) When the department has issued a certificate of title under (c) of this section, the manufactured home is subject to this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.291 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.291
Transfer from dealer.
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle dealer, upon transferring a vehicle, shall execute an assignment and a warranty of title to the transferee as provided in AS 28.10.271 and furnish proof of the sale of the vehicle to the transferee.

(b) The dealer shall, within 30 days of the transfer of the vehicle, forward to the department the transferee's completed application for new certificates of title and registration except as provided in (c) of this section. The application must contain the vehicle dealer's license number and must be accompanied by any required fees and taxes.

(c) If the transferee indicates in a sworn affidavit that the transferee does not intend to use the vehicle in a manner requiring registration in this state, the dealer may deliver the certificate of title to the transferee directly. The dealer shall mail or deliver the affidavit to the department within five days of the transfer.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.410 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.410
Negligent driving.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who drives a motor vehicle in the state in a manner that creates an unjustifiable risk of harm to a person or to property and who, as a result of the creation of the risk, actually endangers a person or property is guilty of negligent driving. An unjustifiable risk is a risk of such a nature and degree that a failure to avoid it constitutes a deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the situation. Proof that a defendant actually endangered a person or property is established by showing that, as a result of the defendant's driving, (1) an accident occurred;

(2) a person, including the defendant, took evasive action to avoid an accident;

(3) a person, including the defendant, stopped or slowed down suddenly to avoid an accident; or

(4) a person or property, including the defendant or the defendant's property, was otherwise endangered.

(b) The offense of negligent driving is a lesser offense than, and included in, the offense of reckless driving, and a person charged with reckless driving may be convicted of the lesser offense of negligent driving.

(c) A person convicted of negligent driving is guilty of an infraction as provided under AS 28.90.010 .

(d) Lawfully conducted automobile, snowmobile, motorcycle or other motor vehicle racing or exhibition events are not subject to the provisions of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.019 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.019
Proof of insurance to be exhibited on demand; penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall have proof of motor vehicle liability insurance in the person's immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle, and shall present the proof for inspection upon the demand of a peace officer or other authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety. A person may display the proof on a mobile electronic device. However, a person charged with violating this section may not be convicted if the person produces in court or in the office of the arresting or citing officer proof of motor vehicle liability insurance previously issued to the person that was valid at the time of the person's arrest or citation.

(b) A municipality may adopt an ordinance (1) requiring a person to display a decal on the person's motor vehicle indicating compliance with (a) of this section; or

(2) that is substantially similar to (a) of this section and may impose a penalty for violating the ordinance as provided under AS 29.25.070 .

(c) A person convicted under this section is guilty of an infraction and shall be sentenced to pay a mandatory fine of $500.

(d) Displaying proof of motor vehicle liability insurance on a mobile electronic device under this section does not constitute consent for a peace officer or other authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety to access other contents of the mobile electronic device.

(e) In this section, proof means (1) a copy of the insurance policy or certificate of self-insurance that is in effect;

(2) a printed card or electronic certification from an insurance company, insurance agent, insurance broker, or surplus lines broker that a policy that complies with AS 28.22.011 is in effect; or

(3) the display on a mobile electronic device of verification from an insurance company, insurance agent, insurance broker, or surplus lines broker that a policy that complies with AS 28.22.011 is in effect.
Alaska Stat. § 28.11.025 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.11 / Section 28.11.025
Claim of ownership by private property owner.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to removal of an abandoned vehicle under AS 28.11.020 , a vehicle that is left standing or parked on private property without the consent of the private property owner and for a period of 30 days is presumed to be an abandoned vehicle and title to the vehicle may be transferred to the private property owner as provided under this section. A person who claims ownership of an abandoned vehicle under this section shall provide notice of the claim to the vehicle owner of record and to lienholders in the manner prescribed for giving notice by the department under AS 28.05.121 . The notice must state the location of the vehicle and the period of abandonment. If the vehicle is not registered in this state or the name and address of the registered or legal owner or lienholder cannot be ascertained, notice shall be given by publication in the manner prescribed in the rules of the court for service of process by publication.

(b) If an abandoned vehicle is not reclaimed within 30 days after notice is given as required under (a) of this section, the title to the vehicle vests with the owner of the private property on which the vehicle is located. Upon application, the department shall issue a new certificate of title to a vehicle whose ownership is transferred under this section.

(c) In this section, vehicle means a (1) passenger car, motor home, bus, truck, truck-tractor, motorcycle, motorbike, or similar motor vehicle that is designed for use primarily to transport a person or to transport or draw property on a highway or vehicular way; and

(2) snowmobile, three-wheeler, four-wheeler, or a similar off-highway motor vehicle designed or adapted for cross-country operation over unimproved terrain, ice, or snow and that has been declared by its owner at the time of registration and determined by the Department of Public Safety to be unsuitable for general highway use, although the vehicle may make incidental use of a highway as provided in this title, but not including implements of husbandry or special mobile equipment, such as construction machinery or earthmoving equipment.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.380 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.380
Registration and operator's rights limited by extent of proof.
Status: in_force

(a) When a certificate is filed showing that a policy is issued covering a motor vehicle owned by the insured, but not insuring the person when operating a motor vehicle not owned by the person, the restriction may be removed upon the filing of a certificate showing an operator's policy issued to the person.

(b) If the department receives evidence of the violation of the restriction on the license, it may suspend the license until a certificate is filed showing an operator's policy issued to the holder of the license.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.262 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.262
Cancellation of manufacturer's certificate of origin for manufactured home.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) Subject to AS 28.05.041 , if the department is satisfied that the application filed under (a) of this section complies with (b) of this section, the department shall cancel the manufacturer's certificate of origin for the manufactured home, update the department's records under AS 28.05.061 , and issue a written acknowledgment that the department has cancelled the certificate of origin under this section. The department shall deliver the written acknowledgment to the owner of the manufactured home and to a person identified under AS 28.10.266 (12).

(d) When the department has cancelled the manufacturer's certificate of origin under (c) of this section, the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.231 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.231
Certificate of title contents.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate of title issued by the department must contain (1) the date issued;

(2) the name and residence and mailing address of the owner;

(3) the name and address of the primary lienholder, if any;

(4) a description of the vehicle including its make, year of manufacture, identification number; and

(5) other information the department may reasonably require.

(b) The certificate of title must contain a space for the assignment and warranty of title by the owner or dealer selling the vehicle and a space for the assignment or release of the security interest of a lienholder, and may contain forms for application for title by a transferee, and for the naming of a primary lienholder.

(c) The department may not indicate on a certificate of title more than the primary lienholder and the primary registered owner when indicating lienholders and registered owners.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.029 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.029
Open container.
Status: reserved

(a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle on a highway or vehicular way or area, when there is an open bottle, can, or other receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, except as provided in (b) of this section.

(b) Except as provided in AS 28.33.130 , a person may transport an open bottle, can, or other receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage (1) in the trunk of a motor vehicle;

(2) on a motor driven cycle, or behind the last upright seat in a motor home, station wagon, hatchback, or similar trunkless vehicle, if the open bottle, can, or other receptacle is enclosed within another container;

(3) behind a solid partition that separates the vehicle driver from the area normally occupied by passengers; or

(4) if the open bottle, can, or other receptacle is in the possession of a passenger in a motor vehicle for which the owner receives direct monetary compensation and that has a capacity of 12 or more persons.

(c) In this section (1) alcoholic beverage has the meaning given in AS 04.21.080 (b);

(2) [Repealed, § 29 ch 3 SLA 1992.] (3) motor vehicle means a vehicle for which a driver's license is required;

(4) open includes having a broken seal;

(5) passenger compartment means the area normally occupied by the driver and passengers and includes a utility or glove compartment accessible to the driver or a passenger while the motor vehicle is being operated.

(d) A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of an infraction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.080 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.080
Limitations on transportation network companies.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a transportation network company is not an employer of transportation network company drivers under AS 23.10.699 , AS 23.20.520 , or AS 23.30.395 . A transportation network company driver is an independent contractor for all purposes and is not an employee of the transportation network company if the transportation network company (1) does not unilaterally prescribe specific hours during which a driver shall be logged onto the digital network of the transportation network company;

(2) does not impose restrictions on the ability of the driver to use the digital network of other transportation network companies;

(3) does not restrict a driver from engaging in any other occupation or business; and

(4) enters into a written agreement with the driver stating that the driver is an independent contractor for the transportation network company.

(b) This section does not apply to AS 23.20 if the transportation network company is owned or operated by the state, a municipality, a federally recognized tribe, or an entity that is exempt from federal taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) (Internal Revenue Code).
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.081 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.081
Approval of vehicle equipment.
Status: in_force

(a) When the commissioner has reason to believe that vehicle equipment being sold commercially in the state does not comply with the requirements of this title or regulations adopted under this title or other statutes and regulations, the commissioner may, after giving 30 days notice to the person holding the certificate of approval for the equipment in this state, conduct a hearing upon the question of compliance of the equipment. After the hearing, the commissioner shall determine whether the equipment is in compliance. If the equipment is not in compliance with the law, the commissioner shall give notice of that fact to the person holding the certificate of approval for the equipment in this state.

(b) If, at the end of 90 days after the notice of noncompliance given under (a) of this section, the person holding the certificate of approval for the vehicle equipment has failed to satisfy the commissioner that the equipment as sold after the 90 days is in compliance with the law, the commissioner shall suspend or revoke the approval issued for the equipment until the equipment is resubmitted to, and retested by, a testing agency approved by the commissioner and is found to be in compliance with the law. The commissioner may, at the time of retest, purchase in the open market and submit to the testing agency one or more sets of the equipment. If the equipment upon retest fails to comply with the law, the commissioner may refuse to renew the certificate of approval of the equipment.

(c) After January 1, 1978, a motorcycle helmet may not be manufactured or sold in this state that does not conform to standards established in regulations adopted by the commissioner. These regulations must provide for helmets that allow normal peripheral vision and hearing and minimize neck injuries to the wearer potentially caused by the helmet. For the purposes of this section and AS 28.05.011 (a)(2), a motorcycle helmet is considered to be vehicle equipment.

(d) In this section, commissioner means the commissioner of public safety.
Alaska Stat. § 28.22.131 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.22 / Section 28.22.131
Proration.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle liability policy may provide for proration of the insurance with other valid and collectible insurance.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.371 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.371
Filing documents evidencing liens or encumbrances.
Status: in_force

(a) A conditional sales contract, chattel mortgage, or other lien or encumbrance or title retention document on a registered vehicle, other than a lien dependent upon possession, is not valid against a vehicle owner's creditor who acquires a lien dependent upon possession, or by levy or attachment, or against a subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer without notice, until the requirements of AS 28.10.371  28.10.401 are satisfied.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a lien on a manufactured home for the purchase of the manufactured home is valid against judicial lien creditors and execution creditors on and after the date the lien attaches under AS 45.29 against the manufactured home.

(c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the holder of a lien on a manufactured home may deliver a lien release document to a person to facilitate conveying or encumbering the manufactured home. A person receiving the lien release document holds the document in trust for the lienholder.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.145 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.145
Overtaking and passing school bus.
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a vehicle that approaches from any direction a school bus stopped on a highway or vehicular way or area shall stop not less than 30 feet from the school bus before reaching it when there are in operation on the school bus flashing red lights as required by regulation. The driver may not proceed until the school bus proceeds and the flashing lights are no longer illuminated.

(b) When a school bus is stopped on a highway or vehicular way or area, whether or not there are in operation on the school bus flashing red lights as required by regulation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a person crossing a highway, vehicular way, or area to embark on or disembark from the school bus, whether or not the person is crossing within a marked crosswalk.

(c) The driver of a vehicle on a highway with separate roadways is not required to stop when meeting or passing a school bus that is on a different roadway or, if upon a controlled access highway, when a school bus is stopped off the highway in a loading zone that is part of, or adjacent to, the controlled access highway, and pedestrians are not permitted to cross the highway.

(d) A driver convicted under this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor and, in addition to other penalties as provided by law, is subject to a mandatory assessment of six demerit points under AS 28.15.221  28.15.261.

(e) A vehicle owner, or in the case of a leased vehicle a lessee, is guilty of an infraction as described in AS 28.90.010 (d) and may be punished by a fine not to exceed $100, if the vehicle owned or leased by the person is operated in violation of this section. The owner or lessee may not be penalized if the vehicle was stolen, or the driver of the vehicle is convicted under (d) of this section. This subsection does not apply to a lessor of a vehicle if the lessor keeps a record of the name and address of the lessee. A violation of this subsection may not result in the loss of a driver's license or privilege to drive and does not constitute grounds for assessment of demerit points under AS 28.15.221  28.15.261. This subsection does not prohibit or limit the prosecution of a vehicle driver for violating (a) or (b) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.131 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.131
License to be carried and exhibited on demand.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee shall have the licensee's driver's license in immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle, and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of a peace officer or other authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety identified as such to the licensee by the officer or representative. However, a person charged with violating this section may not be convicted if the person produces in court or in the office of the arresting or citing officer, a driver's license previously issued to the person that was valid at the time of the person's arrest or citation.

(b) Violation of this section is an infraction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.185 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.185
Court revocation of a minor's license to drive.
Status: reserved

(a) A person is subject to revocation, under (b) of this section, of the person's driver's license or permit, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license if the person (1) is at least 13 years of age but not yet 21 years of age and is convicted of or is adjudicated a delinquent minor by a court for misconduct involving a controlled substance under AS 11.71 or a municipal ordinance with substantially similar elements; or

(2) is at least 13 years of age but not yet 18 years of age and is convicted of or is adjudicated a delinquent minor by a court for an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm that is punishable under AS 11 or a municipal ordinance with substantially similar elements.

(b) The court shall impose the revocation for an offense described in (a) of this section as follows: (1) for a first conviction or adjudication, the revocation may be for a period not to exceed 90 days;

(2) for a second or subsequent conviction or adjudication, the revocation may be for a period not to exceed one year.

(c) When a person described in (a) of this section has been convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent minor for an offense listed in (a) of this section, the court may, upon petition of the person, review the revocation and may restore the driver's license, except a court may not restore the driver's license until (1) at least one-half of the period of revocation imposed under this section has expired; and

(2) the person has taken and successfully completed a state approved program of drug education or rehabilitation if convicted or adjudicated of misconduct involving a controlled substance under AS 11.71 or a municipal ordinance with substantially similar elements; however, this paragraph does not apply to a person who resides in an area that does not offer a state approved drug education or rehabilitation program or a person that the court determines does not need drug education or rehabilitation.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 28.20.240 and 28.20.250, upon conviction of an offense specified in (a) of this section, the department may not require proof of financial responsibility before restoring or issuing the person's driver's license.

(e) [Repealed, § 22 ch 32 SLA 2016.]
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.060 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.060
Duty of operator to give information and render assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by a person shall give the operator's name, address, and vehicle license number to the person struck or injured, or the operator or occupant, or the person attending, and the vehicle collided with and shall render to any person injured reasonable assistance, including making of arrangements for attendance upon the person by a physician and transportation, in a manner that will not cause further injury, to a hospital for medical treatment if it is apparent that treatment is desirable. Under no circumstances is the giving of assistance or other compliance with the provisions of this paragraph evidence of the liability of an operator for the accident.

(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section is, upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $500, or by both. This provision does not apply to a person incapacitated by the accident to the extent that the person is physically incapable of complying with the requirement.

(c) A person who fails to comply with a requirement of this section regarding assisting an injured person is, upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both. This provision does not apply to a person incapacitated by the accident to the extent that the person is physically incapable of complying with the requirement.
Alaska Stat. § 28.20.070 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.20 / Section 28.20.070
Requirements as to policy or bond.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy or bond is not effective under AS 28.20.060 unless it is issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business in this state, except as provided in (b) of this section, and if the accident resulted in bodily injury or death, unless the policy or bond is subject to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to the same limit for one person, to a limit of not less than $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and if the accident has resulted in injury to, or destruction of, property to a limit of not less than $25,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

(b) A policy or bond is not effective under AS 28.20.060 with respect to a vehicle not registered in this state or a vehicle that was registered in another jurisdiction at the effective date of the policy or bond or the most recent renewal of it, unless the insurance or surety company issuing the policy or bond is authorized to do business in this state, or if the company is not authorized to do business in this state, unless it executes a power of attorney authorizing the director of the division of insurance to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in an action upon the policy or bond arising out of the accident.

(c) The department may rely upon the information in an accident report as to the existence of insurance or a bond unless the department has reason to believe that the information is erroneous.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.034 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.034
Surrender of license or permit.
Status: in_force

A person whose license or permit to operate or drive a motor vehicle has been revoked under AS 28.15.165 or 28.15.181 shall surrender the license or permit to the department on receipt of notice of the revocation. After the period of revocation has expired, the person may make application for a new license as provided by law.
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.011 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.011
Drivers must be licensed.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be denied the privilege to drive a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state, except as prescribed by law.

(b) Every person exercising the person's privilege to drive, or exercising any degree of physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway, vehicular way or area, or other public property in this state, is required to have in the possession of the person a valid Alaska driver's license issued under the provisions of this chapter for the type or class of vehicle driven, unless expressly exempted by law from this requirement.

(c) A person licensed under the provisions of this chapter may exercise in this state the privilege to drive a motor vehicle and is subject to the restrictions prescribed by this chapter. A municipality may not require a person to obtain any other driver's license to drive or operate a motor vehicle in this state.

(d) Violation of (b) of this section is an infraction.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.110 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.110
Findings and policy statement.
Status: in_force

(a) The party states find that (1) the safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state laws and local ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles;

(2) violation of a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator engages in conduct that is likely to endanger the safety of persons and property;

(3) the continuance in force of a license to drive is predicated upon compliance with laws and ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles, in whichever jurisdiction the vehicle is operated.

(b) It is the policy of the party states to (1) promote compliance with the laws, ordinances, and administrative regulations relating to the operation of motor vehicles by their drivers in each of the jurisdictions where those drivers operate motor vehicles;

(2) make the reciprocal recognition of licenses to drive and eligibility for them more just and equitable by considering the overall compliance with motor vehicle laws, ordinances, and administrative regulations as a condition precedent to the continuance or issuance of a license by reason of which the licensee is authorized or permitted to operate a motor vehicle in the party states.
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.091 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.091
Lost or mutilated certificates of registration or registration plates.
Status: in_force

If a certificate of registration or a registration plate is lost, stolen, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative or successor in interest of the owner of the vehicle for which the certificate or plate was issued as shown by the records of the department shall, immediately upon discovering the fact, apply for a duplicate or substitute certificate of registration or registration plate and shall return to the department all parts of the original certificate of registration or registration plates that the applicant possesses.
Alaska Stat. § 28.23.040 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.23 / Section 28.23.040
Electronic receipt.
Status: in_force

Within a reasonable period following the completion of a trip, the transportation network company shall transmit to the rider, on behalf of the transportation network company driver, an electronic receipt showing the origin and destination of the trip and itemizing the fare paid, if any.
Alaska Stat. § 28.37.140 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.37 / Section 28.37.140
Effect of conviction in party state.
Status: in_force

(a) The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes of suspending, revoking, or limiting the license to operate a motor vehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported under AS 28.37.130 as it would if the conduct had occurred in the home state, in the case of a conviction for (1) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;

(2) driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a narcotic drug, or under the influence of any other drug to a degree that renders the driver incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;

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

(4) failure to stop and render aid in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another.

(b) As to another conviction, reported under AS 28.37.130 , the licensing authority in the home state shall give the effect to the conduct that is provided by the laws of the home state if the offense constituting the conduct report under AS 28.37.130 has elements similar to those of the home state as defined in the home state at the time the offense constituting the conduct report under AS 28.37.130 was committed.

(c) If the laws of a party state do not provide for offenses or violations denominated or described in precisely the words employed in (a) of this section, the party state shall construe the denominations and descriptions appearing in (a) of this section as being applicable to and identifying the offenses or violations of a substantially similar nature, and the laws of the party state shall contain the provisions necessary to ensure that full force and effect is given to this section.
Alaska Stat. § 28.05.068 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.05 / Section 28.05.068
Prohibition on data sharing.
Status: reserved

(a) If the department conveys, distributes, or communicates data to be used in a database, index, pointer system, or any other system managed by an entity other than the department, including the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, to comply with the requirements of P.L. 109-13, Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005), the department may not convey, distribute, or communicate to that entity any data not required to be conveyed, distributed, or communicated for the state to be certified by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be in compliance with the requirements of P.L. 109-13, Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005).

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may not convey, distribute, or communicate to a private entity any scanned or stored documents collected in order to carry out the provisions of AS 28.15 .

(c) The department shall take all steps available to obtain from the entity an agreement that the state need not convey, distribute, or communicate social security numbers, in whole or in part, to participate in the database, index, pointer system, or other system.

(d) The department shall take all steps available to work with other states, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and any multistate entities in which the state participates to secure a means of compliance with P.L. 109-13, Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005), including through an interstate compact, that does not involve the storage or sharing of social security numbers, in whole or in part, with an interstate database, index, pointer system, or other system.

(e) If the department has complied with (c) and (d) of this section and has been unable to secure a means of compliance with P.L. 109-13, Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005) that does not involve the storage or sharing of social security numbers, in whole or in part, the department shall take all steps necessary to minimize the number of digits of a social security number required to be stored or shared.

(f) The department may share only the least number of digits of a person's social security number necessary to comply with federal law that requires the department to determine whether a person has been issued a driver's license in another state.

(g) [Repealed, § 18 ch. 8 SLA 2017]
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.351 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.351
Dismantling or wrecking vehicle.
Status: in_force

A person who dismantles, scraps, or destroys a registered vehicle shall immediately forward to the department the certificates of title and registration and the registration plates for the vehicle.
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.280 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.35 / Section 28.35.280
Minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is at least 14 years of age but not yet 21 years of age commits the offense of minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol if the person operates or drives a motor vehicle or operates an aircraft or a watercraft after having consumed any quantity of alcohol. A peace officer who has probable cause to believe that a person has committed the offense of minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol may (1) place the person under arrest;

(2) request that the person submit to a chemical test or tests of the person's breath for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of the person's blood or breath; and

(3) transport the person to a location at which a chemical or other test authorized under (2) of this subsection may be administered.

(b) If a chemical test under this section reveals any alcohol concentration within the person's blood or breath, the person shall be cited for violating this section and then released unless there is a lawful reason for further detention. A person who is 18 years of age or older shall be released on the person's own recognizance. A person who is under the age of 18 shall be released to a parent, guardian, or legal custodian.

(c) A person who is cited for violating this section shall be advised by a peace officer that it is unlawful under AS 28.35.290 for the person to operate a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft during the 24 hours following the issuance of the citation.

(d) The offense of a minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol is an infraction, and, if the minor (1) has not been previously convicted under this section, AS 28.35.285 , or 28.35.290, upon conviction, the court shall impose a (A) fine of $500; and

(B) period of community work service of not less than 20 hours nor more than 40 hours; the community work service under this subparagraph must be related to education about or prevention or treatment of misuse of alcohol if opportunities are available for that type of work service in the community; if such opportunities are not available, the court shall make other provisions for the work service;

(2) has been previously convicted once under this section, AS 28.35.285 , or 28.35.290, upon conviction, the court shall impose a (A) fine of $1,000; and

(B) period of community work service of not less than 40 hours nor more than 60 hours; the community work service under this subparagraph must be related to education about or prevention or treatment of misuse of alcohol if opportunities are available for that type of work service in the community; if such opportunities are not available, the court shall make other provisions for the work service;

(3) has been previously convicted two or more times under this section, AS 28.35.285 , or 28.35.290, upon conviction, the court shall impose a (A) fine of $1,500; and

(B) period of community work service of not less than 60 hours nor more than 80 hours; the community work service under this subparagraph must be related to education about or prevention or treatment of misuse of alcohol if opportunities are available for that type of work service in the community; if such opportunities are not available, the court shall make other provisions for the work service.

(e) In this section, (1) operate an aircraft has the meaning given in AS 28.35.030 (w);

(2) operate a watercraft has the meaning given in AS 28.35.030 (w).
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.191 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.15 / Section 28.15.191
Court and parole board reports to department; surrender of license or identification card.
Status: in_force

(a) A court that convicts a person of an offense under this title or a regulation adopted under this title, or another law or regulation of this state or a municipal ordinance that regulates the driving of vehicles shall forward a record of the conviction to the department within five working days. A conviction of a standing or parking offense need not be reported.

(b) A conviction on a plea of nolo contendere accepted by the court or a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court that has not been vacated is equivalent to a conviction for purposes of this chapter.

(c) A court that suspends, revokes, or limits a driver's license shall require the surrender of the license, and shall immediately forward it to the department with the record of conviction and notification of the effective date of the suspension, revocation, or limitation as determined under AS 28.15.211 (b).

(d) A court that limits a driver's license, in addition to the actions required under (c) of this section, shall issue to the licensee a form specifying the court's limitations imposed upon a person's driver's license, and shall immediately forward to the department a copy of the limitations imposed upon the license.

(e) A court shall report to the department every change of name authorized by it, and the name, address, age, description, and driver's license number if available, of every person adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from a mental disability or disease, or to be a habitual user of alcohol or another drug. The department shall prescribe and furnish the forms for making these reports.

(f) A municipality that accepts a fine payment after a plea of no contest to a charge of a violation of a municipal ordinance for which a scheduled fine has been established shall forward a record of the payment to the department; however, a conviction for a standing or parking offense need not be reported.

(g) A court that has ordered a person to refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages as part of a sentence for conviction of a crime under AS 28.35.030 , 28.35.032, or a similar municipal ordinance or as a condition of probation or parole following a conviction under those sections or a similar municipal ordinance, or as a condition of probation or parole for any other crime shall (1) require the surrender of the person's license and identification card and forward the license and identification card to the department;

(2) report the order to the department within two days; and

(3) inform the person that the person's license and identification card are subject to cancellation under AS 28.15.161 and AS 18.65.310 and, if the person is otherwise qualified to receive a license or identification card, when the person obtains a new license or identification card, the license or identification card must list the restriction imposed by AS 04.16.160 for the period of probation or parole.

(h) The board of parole shall notify the department within two days whenever a person has been ordered to refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages as a condition of parole, shall require the person to surrender the person's license and identification card, and shall inform the person that the person's license and identification card are subject to cancellation under AS 28.15.161 and AS 18.65.310 , and that, if the person is otherwise qualified to receive a license or identification card, when the person obtains a new license or identification card, the license or identification card must list the restriction imposed by AS 04.16.160 .
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.391 — AK Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28.10 / Section 28.10.391
Filing and date of notice.
Status: in_force

(a) The filing of the application and documents under AS 28.10.381 and the issuance of a new certificate of title are constructive notice of any liens or encumbrances against the vehicle described in the certificate to a creditor of the owner, or to a subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer. However, a mortgage, conditional sale contract, or similar lien or encumbrance on the vehicle is subordinate to a lien under AS 28.10.502 and is subject to the procedure provided in that section. A lien or encumbrance on a vehicle for labor, material, transportation, storage, or similar activity, other than a lien under AS 28.10.502 , whether or not dependent on possession for its validity, is subordinate only to a mortgage, conditional sale contract, or similar lien or encumbrance on the vehicle properly filed on or before the time that the vehicle is subject to, or comes into possession of, the lien or encumbrance claimant for the labor, material, transportation, storage, or similar activity.

(b) If the documents referred to in AS 28.10.371  28.10.401 are received and filed in the central office of the department within 10 days after the date that the documents were executed, the constructive notice dates from the time of the execution of the documents. Otherwise, constructive notice dates from the time of receipt and filing of the documents by the department as shown in its endorsement on the documents.

(c) Filing as provided in AS 28.10.371  28.10.401 is the exclusive method of giving constructive notice of a lien or encumbrance on a registered vehicle, except as to a lien dependent upon possession.

(d) A lien or encumbrance or a document creating and evidencing a lien or encumbrance is exempt from the other provisions of law that require or relate to the recording or filing of a document creating and evidencing a lien or encumbrance upon a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this chapter.

(e) Notwithstanding another provision of this section, the creation or termination of a lien or encumbrance with respect to a manufactured home that has been converted to real property under AS 34.85.010 is governed by the laws that apply to real property.