Alaska Stat. § 18.15.300 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.300
Order for blood test; disclosure of results.
Status: in_force

(a) A defendant charged in a criminal complaint, indictment, presentment, or information filed with a magistrate or court with a violation of AS 11.41.410  11.41.450 that includes sexual penetration as an element of the offense, or a minor with respect to whom a petition has been filed in a juvenile court alleging a violation of AS 11.41.410  11.41.450 that includes sexual penetration as an element of the offense, may be ordered by a court having jurisdiction of the complaint, indictment, information, presentment, or juvenile petition to submit to testing as provided in AS 18.15.300  18.15.320.

(b) An alleged victim listed in the complaint, indictment, information, presentment, or juvenile petition, the parent or guardian of an alleged victim who is a minor or incompetent, or the prosecuting attorney on the behalf of an alleged victim, may petition the court for an order authorized under this section.

(c) Upon receipt of a petition filed under (b) of this section, the court shall determine if (1) probable cause exists to believe that a crime for which a test may be ordered under (a) of this section has been committed, and (2) probable cause exists to believe that sexual penetration took place between the defendant or minor and the alleged victim in an act for which the defendant or minor is charged under (a) of this section. In making the determination, the court may rely exclusively on the evidence presented at a grand jury proceeding or preliminary hearing.

(d) If the court finds probable cause exists to believe that (1) a crime for which a test may be ordered under (a) of this section has been committed, and (2) sexual penetration described in (c)(2) of this section took place, the court shall order that the defendant or minor provide two specimens of blood for testing as provided in AS 18.15.300  18.15.320.

(e) Copies of the blood test results shall be provided to the defendant or minor, each requesting victim, the victim's designee or, if the victim is a minor or incompetent, the victim's parents or legal guardian. If the defendant or minor is being incarcerated or detained at the time of the blood test or thereafter, the blood test results shall be provided to the officer in charge and the chief medical officer of the facility in which the defendant or minor is incarcerated or detained, including an incarceration or detention ordered as a result of conviction or judgment of delinquency or child in need of aid for an act for which the defendant or minor is charged under (a) of this section.

(f) A court may not order a test under this section (1) before seven days after the defendant or minor's arrest;

(2) after the entry of a disposition favorable to a defendant; or

(3) if the defendant is convicted or adjudicated delinquent or in need of aid, after 90 days after the issuance of the judgment and sentence or of the judgment in a juvenile action.

(g) In this section, (1) disposition favorable to the defendant means an adjudication by a court other than a conviction, or if the defendant is a minor not being prosecuted as an adult, that the minor is not adjudicated delinquent or a child in need of aid, for an offense for which a blood test could be ordered under this section;

(2) sexual penetration has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (b).
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.230 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.230
Exemption of real property of corporation from execution or other process.
Status: in_force

In conjunction with the exercise of a power authorized by AS 18.55.100  18.55.290, the real property of the corporation is exempt from levy and sale by execution. Execution or other judicial process may not issue against it and judgment against the corporation may not be a charge or lien upon its real property. However, this section does not limit the right of an obligee to foreclose or otherwise enforce a mortgage of the corporation or to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of a pledge or lien given by the corporation under AS 18.55.100  18.55.290 on its rents, fees, or revenues.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.098 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.098
Employee compensation for appearances.
Status: in_force

(a) The employer shall compensate any of the employer's employees who appear at a board hearing under AS 18.60.010  18.60.105 for loss of wages if the employee appears at the hearing as the result of a request of the employer or as the result of a subpoena issued at the employer's request.

(b) The employer shall compensate any of the employer's employees who appear at a judicial proceeding under AS 18.60.010  18.60.105 for loss of wages if the employee appears at the proceeding as the result of a request of the employer or as the result of a subpoena issued at the employer's request.

(c) An employee who appears at a board hearing under AS 18.60.010  18.60.105 as the result of a request of the state or the OSHA Review Board or as the result of a subpoena issued at the request of the state or the OSHA Review Board shall be compensated at the rate of $30 a day and transportation costs.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.900 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.900
Prohibited acts and penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both, who (1) without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, makes, alters, amends, or mutilates a certificate of birth or certified copy of a certificate of birth with the intent that it may be used;

(2) wilfully and knowingly uses or attempts to use, or furnishes to another for use, for the purpose of deception, a certificate of birth or certified copy of a record of birth so made, altered, amended, or mutilated;

(3) with the intention to deceive wilfully uses or attempts to use a certificate of birth or certified copy of a record of birth knowing that the certificate or certified copy was issued upon a record that is false in whole or in part or that relates to the birth of another person; or

(4) wilfully and knowingly furnishes a certificate of birth or certified copy of a record of birth with the intention that it be used by a person other than the person to whom the record of birth relates.

(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $300, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by both, except when a more severe penalty is provided for in this chapter, who (1) wilfully and knowingly makes a false statement in a report or certificate of birth required to be filed under this chapter or regulations adopted under it, or in an application for amendment of it, or in an affidavit or paper submitted in support of such a certificate or application, with intent to induce or secure the registration of a birth, or the acceptance of a certificate of birth as evidence of the date and place of birth, identity, or citizenship, or the amendment of a birth certificate for a purpose of deception; or

(2) wilfully and knowingly falsifies, makes or alters a certificate or certified copy of a vital statistics record except as provided in this chapter or regulations adopted under it.

(c) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $100, except when a different penalty is provided for in this chapter, who (1) knowingly transports or accepts for transportation, interment, or other final disposition a dead body without the required permit issued in accordance with this chapter or regulations adopted under it;

(2) refuses to provide information, or who knowingly furnishes false information, required by this chapter or regulations adopted under it; or

(3) violates the provisions of this chapter or neglects or refuses to perform a duty imposed upon the person by this chapter or the regulations adopted under it.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.320 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.320
Cost of performing test; reimbursement.
Status: in_force

(a) The cost of performing a blood test under AS 18.15.300 shall be paid by the department.

(b) If a defendant for whom a blood test has been ordered under AS 18.15.300 is convicted of an offense for which the defendant was charged, and for which a blood test could be ordered under AS 18.15.300 , the court shall order the defendant to reimburse the department for the cost of the test and may order the Department of Corrections to deduct the amount of the test from any pay the inmate receives under AS 33.30.201 .

Article 6. Public Health Authority and Powers.
Alaska Stat. § 18.23.060 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.23 / Section 18.23.060
Parties bound by review.
Status: in_force

When a review organization reviews matters under AS 18.23.070 (5)(A)(viii) a party is not bound by a ruling of the organization in a controversy, dispute, or question unless the party agrees in advance, either specifically or generally, to be bound by the ruling.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.490 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.490
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.65.400  18.65.490, (1) commissioner means the commissioner of public safety;

(2) security guard means a person in the business of being a private watchman, providing patrol services, or providing other services designed to prevent the theft, misappropriation, or concealment of goods, money, or valuable documents;

(3) security guard agency means a person in the business of furnishing for hire private watchmen, patrol services, or other services designed to prevent the theft, misappropriation, or concealment of goods, money, or valuable documents.

Article 6. Bodyguards.
Alaska Stat. § 18.05.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.05 / Section 18.05.040
Regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations consistent with existing law for (1) the time, manner, information to be reported, and persons responsible for reporting for each disease or other condition of public health importance on the list developed under AS 18.15.370 ;

(2) cooperation with local boards of health and health officers;

(3) protection and promotion of the public health and prevention of disability and mortality;

(4) the transportation of dead bodies, except that the commissioner may not require that a dead body be embalmed unless the body is known to carry a communicable disease or embalmment is otherwise required for the protection of the public health or for compliance with federal law;

(5) carrying out the purposes of this chapter;

(6) the conduct of its business and for carrying out the provisions of laws of the United States and the state relating to public health;

(7) establishing the divisions and local offices and advisory groups necessary or considered expedient to carry out or assist in carrying out a duty or power assigned to it;

(8) the voluntary certification of laboratories to perform diagnostic, quality control, or enforcement analyses or examinations based on recognized or tentative standards of performance relating to analysis and examination of food, including seafood, milk, water, and specimens from human beings submitted by licensed physicians and nurses for analysis;

(9) the regulation of quality and purity of commercially compressed oxygen sold for human respiration;

(10) establishing confidentiality and security standards for information and records received under AS 18.15.355  18.15.395;

(11) implementation of AS 13.55 (Voluntary Nonopioid Directive Act).

(b) A regulation may not be adopted under (a) of this section that duplicates, conflicts with, or is inconsistent with AS 18.60.705  18.60.740.
Alaska Stat. § 18.05.037 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.05 / Section 18.05.037
Fetal health effects information.
Status: in_force

The department shall prepare or obtain distributable information on fetal alcohol effects and the fetal health effects of chemical abuse and battering during pregnancy. The department shall make this information available to public hospitals, clinics, and other health facilities in the state for distribution to their patients.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.250 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.250
Hepatitis B testing and vaccination program for volunteer emergency personnel.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a program under which hepatitis B testing and vaccination is reasonably accessible at no charge to all volunteer emergency medical and rescue personnel in the state who provide an emergency medical or rescue service primarily within an unincorporated community or within a municipality that does not provide funding for the service.

(b) A municipality that has the power to do so shall establish a program under which hepatitis B testing and vaccination is reasonably accessible at no charge to all law enforcement officers and all volunteer or employed emergency medical and rescue personnel who provide service to the public within the municipality. The department shall, upon request, assist a municipality in establishing a program required under this subsection.

(c) The Department of Public Safety shall establish a program under which hepatitis B testing and vaccination is reasonably accessible at no charge to all officers of the state troopers. The Department of Health shall, upon request, assist the Department of Public Safety in establishing a program required under this subsection.

(d) In this section, (1) emergency medical and rescue personnel means a trauma technician, emergency medical technician, rescuer, or mobile intensive care paramedic;

(2) employed means that the person is a paid employee of a first responder service, a rescue service, an ambulance service, or a fire department that provides emergency medical or rescue services as part of its duties;

(3) law enforcement officer means a member of the police force of a municipality;

(4) volunteer means that the person is an active volunteer of a first responder service, a rescue service, an ambulance service, or a fire department that provides emergency medical or rescue services as part of its duties.

Article 4. Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.270 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.270
Penalty.
Status: in_force

A person, employer, labor organization, or employment agency, who or that wilfully engages in an unlawful discriminatory practice prohibited by this chapter, or wilfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes with the commission or any of its authorized representatives in the performance of duty under this chapter, or who or that wilfully violates an order of the commission, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in a jail for not more than 30 days, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.140 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.140
Negotiable instruments.
Status: in_force

All obligations and interest coupons attached to them are negotiable instruments under the laws of this state, subject only to any applicable provisions for registration.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.600 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.600
Missing persons information clearinghouse.
Status: in_force

There is in the Department of Public Safety the missing persons information clearinghouse.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.880 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.880
Needle stick and sharps injury protections for health care workers.
Status: reserved

(a) An employer shall conduct product evaluations of needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections. The product evaluations shall include the categories of devices that are used in the employer's facilities. For each category of device, the product evaluations shall be performed by front-line health care workers representing all wards and medical specialties where the devices are used. The evaluation committee described in (g) of this section shall determine the amount of time necessary for the front-line health care workers to perform product evaluations under this subsection. The categories of devices to be evaluated under this subsection include (1) IV catheters;

(2) IV access devices and IV connectors;

(3) vacuum-tube blood collection devices;

(4) blood-drawing devices including phlebotomy needle and tube holders, butterfly-type devices, and syringes and other similar devices;

(5) syringes used for purposes other than blood drawing;

(6) suture needles;

(7) scalpel devices; and

(8) any other category of device used at the employer's facilities where there is a sharps injury risk.

(b) The department shall, by regulation, adopt a standard concerning the use of needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections for devices listed in (a) of this section. The regulations must provide that (1) needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections must be included as engineering and work practice controls; however, the needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections are not required if (A) the devices are not available in the marketplace;

(B) the evaluation committee described in (g) of this section determines by means of objective product evaluation criteria that use of the devices may jeopardize patient safety if used for (i) a class or type of procedure; or

(ii) a class or type of procedure when performed on a certain type of patient;

(C) a certified or licensed health care worker directly involved in the patient's care determines, in the reasonable exercise of clinical judgment, that use of the devices will jeopardize the patient's safety or the success of the particular medical procedure involving the patient; a health care worker who makes this determination shall file a report with the employer, in writing, including the date, time, patient, and procedure involved, and a statement of the reasons why the employee failed to use an approved needleless system or sharp with engineered sharps injury protections;

(D) the employer can demonstrate by means of objective product evaluation criteria that use of the devices is not more effective in preventing exposure incidents than the alternative used by the employer; or

(E) the employer can demonstrate, with respect to an engineering control that has not been available in the marketplace for at least 12 months, that reasonably specific and reliable information is not available regarding the safety performance of the engineering control for the employer's procedures, and that the employer is actively determining by means of objective product evaluation criteria whether the use of the engineering control will reduce the risk of exposure incidents occurring in the employer's workplace;

(2) a written exposure control plan include an effective procedure for identifying and selecting existing needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections; the procedure must provide that an evaluation committee described in (g) of this section has responsibility for identifying and selecting the devices;

(3) written exposure control plans shall be updated when necessary to reflect progress in implementing needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections as determined by the evaluation committee described in (g) of this section; updating must occur at least once every year;

(4) information concerning exposure incidents shall be recorded in a sharps injury log as required by (c) of this section.

(c) A sharps injury log must include at least (1) the date and time of the exposure incident;

(2) the type and brand of sharp involved in the exposure incident; and

(3) the description of the exposure incident that must include (A) the job classification of the exposed employee;

(B) the department or work area where the exposure incident occurred;

(C) the procedure that the exposed employee was performing at the time of the incident;

(D) how the incident occurred;

(E) the body part involved in the exposure incident;

(F) if the sharp had engineered sharps injury protections, whether the protective mechanism was activated, and whether the injury occurred before the protective mechanism was activated, during activation of the mechanism, or after activation of the mechanism;

(G) if the sharp had no engineered sharps injury protections, the injured employee's opinion as to whether and how such a mechanism could have prevented the injury, as well as the basis for the opinion; and

(H) whether an engineering, administrative, or work practice control could have prevented the injury, as well as the recorder's basis for the opinion.

(d) The department shall adopt regulations to implement AS 18.60.880  18.60.890 and to revise the bloodborne pathogen standard to prevent sharps injuries or exposure incidents. The regulations may include (1) training and education requirements;

(2) measures to encourage the vaccination of health care workers against diseases transmitted by bloodborne pathogens;

(3) requirements for the strategic placement of sharps containers as close to the work area as practical; and

(4) requirements for the increased use of personal protective equipment.

(e) The department shall compile and maintain a list of sources of information on existing needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections. The department shall make the list available to assist employers in complying with the requirements of the bloodborne pathogen standard adopted under this section.

(f) [Repealed, § 2 ch 108, SLA 2000.] (g) An employer who employs 10 or more front-line health care workers shall establish an evaluation committee, at least half the members of which are front-line health care workers. An employer who employs fewer than 10 front-line health care workers shall establish an evaluation committee with at least one member who is a front-line health care worker. An employer who has established a committee before January 1, 2001, that satisfies the requirements of this subsection is not required to establish an additional committee under this subsection.

(h) [Repealed, § 2 ch 73 SLA 2005.]
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.780 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.780
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.60.750  18.60.755, (1) bathtub enclosure means a sliding, pivoting, or hinged door and fixed panels that are glazed or to be glazed and used to form a barrier between the bathtub and the rest of the bathroom area or other room in which bathing facilities are located;

(2) commercial buildings means buildings including wholesale and retail stores and storerooms, and office buildings;

(3) commercial entrance and exit door means a hinged, pivoting, revolving, or sliding door that is glazed or to be glazed and used alone or in combination with other doors, other than sliding glass door units, on interior or exterior walls of a commercial, public, or industrial building as a means of passage, ingress, or egress;

(4) fixed flat glazed panels immediately adjacent to entrance or exit doors means the first fixed flat glazed panel on either or both sides of interior or exterior doors, 48 inches or less in width, the nearest vertical edge of which is located within six feet horizontally of the nearest vertical edge of the door;

(5) glazed means the accomplished act of glazing;

(6) glazing means the act of installing and securing glass or other glazing material into prepared openings in structural elements including doors, enclosures, and panels;

(7) hazardous locations means those structural elements, glazed or to be glazed, in residential buildings and other structures used as dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and public buildings, known as interior and exterior commercial entrance and exit doors and the immediately adjacent flat fixed glazed panels, sliding glass door units including the fixed glazed panels that are part of these units, storm or combination doors, shower and bathtub enclosures, primary residential entrance and exit doors and the fixed or operable adjacent sidelights, whether or not the glazing in these doors, panels, and enclosures is transparent; however, peep-holes or viewing devices are not hazardous locations;

(8) industrial buildings means buildings including factories, manufacturing plants, or other auxiliary structures used in a manufacturing process;

(9) other structures used as dwellings means buildings including mobile homes, manufactured or industrialized housing, and lodging homes;

(10) primary residential entrance and exit door means a door, other than a sliding glass door unit, that is glazed or to be glazed and used in an exterior wall of a residential building and other structures used as dwellings, as a means of passage, ingress, or egress;

(11) public buildings means buildings including hotels, hospitals, motels, dormitories, sanitariums, nursing homes, theaters, stadiums, gymnasiums, amusement park buildings, schools and other buildings used for educational purposes, museums, restaurants, bars, correctional institutions, places of worship, and other buildings of public accommodation or assembly;

(12) residential buildings means structures including homes and apartments used as dwellings for one or more families or persons;

(13) safety glazing material means any glazing material, including tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass, or rigid plastic, that meets the test requirements of the American National Standards Institute Standard (ANSI Standard) Z-97.1-1972, and that is so constructed, treated, or combined with other materials as to minimize the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries resulting from human contact with the glazing material;

(14) shower enclosure means a hinged, pivoting, or sliding door and fixed panels that are glazed or to be glazed and used to form a barrier between the shower stall and the rest of the bathroom area or other room in which bathing facilities are located;

(15) sliding glass door units means an assembly of glazed or to be glazed panels contained in an overall frame, installed in residential buildings and other structures used as dwellings, commercial, industrial, or public buildings, and so designed that one or more of the panels is movable in a horizontal direction to produce or close off an opening for use as a means of passage, ingress, or egress;

(16) storm or combination door means a door that is glazed or to be glazed, and used in tandem with a primary residential or commercial entrance and exit door to protect the primary residential or commercial entrance or exit door against weather elements and to improve indoor climate control.

Article 10. Elevators.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.682 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.682
Village public safety officer certification.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a village public safety officer certificate to an individual who (1) has satisfactorily completed 12 months as a full-time paid village public safety officer without a break in service longer than 90 consecutive days or nonconsecutive breaks in service totaling 120 or more days;

(2) meets the standards in AS 18.65.672 ;

(3) has successfully completed (A) a basic training program that meets the requirements under AS 18.65.676 ; and

(B) a background information check under AS 18.65.674 (a); and

(4) attests to the law enforcement code of ethics.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.190 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.190
Inspection of projects.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of the department shall inspect each construction project approved by the surgeon general from time to time. If the commissioner finds that work has been performed upon the project or purchases have been made in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, the commissioner shall certify to the surgeon general that this is the fact and that payment of an installment of federal funds is due the applicant.
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.090 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.090
Enforcement authority.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety and the chief of each fire department recognized under regulations adopted by the Department of Public Safety, and their authorized representatives in their respective areas, may enforce the regulations adopted by the Department of Public Safety for the prevention of fire or for the protection of life and property against fire or panic. All state peace officers may assist the Department of Public Safety in the enforcement of AS 18.70.010  18.70.100 and the regulations adopted under those sections. The authority conferred in AS 18.70.010  18.70.100 extends to the enforcement of the provisions of AS 11.46.400  11.46.430.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.187 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.187
Independent financial advisor.
Status: in_force

In negotiating the private sale of bonds or bond anticipation notes to an underwriter when that sale is authorized by AS 18.55.100  18.55.290, the corporation shall retain a financial advisor who is independent from the underwriter. The financial advisor may not bid on the bonds or notes if offered at public sale or negotiate for their purchase if sold at private sale.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.030
Appointment and term.
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint the public defender from among two or more persons nominated for that position by the judicial council. The appointment is subject to confirmation by majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. The public defender shall serve a term of four years. If the governor decides to retain the public defender for another term, the governor need not call for nominations from the judicial council; however, the retention must be approved by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session.
Alaska Stat. § 18.28.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.28 / Section 18.28.050
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.200 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.200
Acceptance of grants.
Status: in_force

The department may accept on behalf of the state and may deposit separate and apart from public money and funds, a grant from the federal government, or gift or contribution from any source made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of AS 18.20.140  18.20.220. Federal funds received and not expended for these purposes shall be repaid to the United States.
Alaska Stat. § 18.40.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.40 / Section 18.40.030
Inspection of cabins.
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall inspect or cause to be inspected all the cabins erected under this chapter at least once a year.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.170 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.170
Chairman and vice chairman.
Status: in_force

The council shall select its chairman and vice chairman annually.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.135 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.135
Judicial review and enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) A complainant, or person against whom a complaint is filed or other person aggrieved by an order of the commission, may obtain judicial review of the order in accordance with AS 44.62.560  44.62.570.

(b) The commission may obtain a court order for the enforcement of any of its orders by filing a complaint with the superior court in the judicial district in which the unlawful practice is alleged to have occurred.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.270 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.270
Regulation by municipality.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance or another law of the municipality that conflicts with this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.240 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.240
Appointment and qualifications of special inspectors.
Status: in_force

In addition to the deputy boiler inspectors provided for in AS 18.60.230 and the approved inspectors appointed under AS 18.60.235 (a), the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall, upon the request of a company authorized by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development under AS 21.09 to insure against loss from explosion of boilers and unfired pressure vessels as described in AS 21.12.070 (a)(7), or upon the request of a company operating unfired pressure vessels, issue to an inspector of the company a state commission as a special inspector. However, to be eligible for a commission as special inspector, a person must have passed the examination provided for in AS 18.60.290 , or hold a certificate as an inspector of boilers from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.760 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.760
Employees not liable.
Status: in_force

No liability under AS 18.60.750  18.60.755 is created as to workers who are employees of a material supplier, contractor, subcontractor, or other employer responsible for compliance with AS 18.60.750  18.60.755.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.060 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.060
Testing for another purpose.
Status: in_force

AS 18.74.030 and 18.74.040 do not require cigarettes to be tested if the cigarettes are tested for another purpose and the testing is consistent with this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.855 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.855
Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund.
Status: in_force

(a) The Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund is established in the corporation to carry out the purposes of this section. The revolving loan fund consists of money or assets appropriated or transferred to the corporation for the revolving loan fund, including money and assets deposited in the revolving loan fund by the corporation and earnings on investments of money held in the revolving loan fund. The corporation may establish separate accounts in the fund. The corporation shall establish the interest rates, security provisions, and other terms of a loan made under this section taking into consideration the corporation's cost of funds and other factors the corporation considers appropriate.

(b) Money and other assets of the Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund may be used to (1) make loans to regional educational attendance areas or to municipal governments, including subdivisions of municipal governments, to the University of Alaska, or to the state for the purpose of financing energy efficiency improvements to buildings owned by regional educational attendance areas, by the University of Alaska, by the state, or by municipalities in the state;

(2) secure bonds issued by the corporation to finance the loans described in (1) of this subsection;

(3) pay costs of administering the revolving loan fund; and

(4) pay the costs of administering and enforcing the terms of loans made by the corporation from the revolving loan fund.

(c) Before a regional educational attendance area, the University of Alaska, a municipal government, or a subdivision of a municipal government, may borrow money from the corporation under this section, the regional educational attendance area, the University of Alaska, or the municipal government shall waive any sovereign immunity defense it may have available to it with respect to enforcement of the terms of the loan. A regional educational attendance area, the University of Alaska, or a municipal government may waive sovereign immunity to comply with the requirement of this subsection. The state waives any sovereign immunity defense against enforcement of the terms of a loan made to the state under this section. A person or corporation having a claim under this section shall bring an action in a state court in Alaska that has jurisdiction over the claim.

(d) All regional educational attendance areas and municipal governments in the state and the University of Alaska are authorized to borrow from the corporation under this section. The corporation shall set out the terms of a loan to a regional educational attendance area in a loan agreement or similar document. At the discretion of the corporation, a borrowing by a regional educational attendance area, the University of Alaska, or a municipal government under this section may be effected by use of a loan agreement or similar document evidencing and setting out the terms of the loan or by issuance of a bond by the municipal government to the corporation. Notwithstanding a charter provision requiring public sale by a regional educational attendance area or a municipality of its municipal bonds or other indebtedness, a regional educational attendance area or municipality may sell its bonds under this section to the corporation at a negotiated, private sale. At the discretion of the corporation, the bonds or other indebtedness of the municipality may be general obligations of the municipality or may be secured by an identified revenue source or by a combination of the full faith and credit of the municipality and an identified revenue source.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent that a department or agency of the state is the custodian of money payable to a regional educational attendance area, to the University of Alaska, or to a municipality, at any time after written notice to the department or agency head from the corporation that the regional educational attendance area, the University of Alaska, or the municipality is in default on the payment of principal of or interest on municipal bonds or other indebtedness then held or owned by the corporation, or amounts due under an agreement between the corporation and a regional educational attendance area, the University of Alaska, or a municipality, the department or agency shall withhold the payment of that money from that regional educational attendance area, the University of Alaska, or that municipality and pay over the money to the corporation for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on the bonds or indebtedness. The notice must be given in each instance of default. If a notice is given under this subsection and under AS 44.85.170 and the default is continuing under this subsection and under AS 44.85.170 , the department or agency shall make payment to the corporation and to the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority on a pro rata basis, taking into consideration the principal amount of the respective default amounts.

(f) An authorized state officer may borrow from the corporation under this section for buildings owned by the state. The superintendent of a regional educational attendance area, at the direction of the regional educational attendance area school board, may borrow from the corporation under this section for buildings owned by the regional educational attendance area. The president of the University of Alaska, at the direction of the Board of Regents, may borrow under this section for buildings owned by the University of Alaska.

(g) In addition to other security that may be given with respect to a loan made under this section, the corporation may require a deed of trust on the building that is the subject of the energy efficiency loan and the real estate on which the building is located. A regional educational attendance area, the University of Alaska, or a municipality may grant a deed of trust to the corporation as needed for this purpose. An authorized state officer may grant a deed of trust to the corporation as needed for this purpose.

(h) The corporation shall administer the Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund in accordance with regulations adopted by the corporation. The corporation may adopt regulations under AS 18.56.088 to carry out the purposes of this section.

(i) This section applies to home rule municipalities.

(j) In this section, authorized state officer means (1) the commissioner of the department of the state for a building owned by the state;

(2) the executive director of a public corporation for a building owned by the public corporation;

(3) the legislative council for a building owned by the legislature;

(4) the administrative director of the Alaska Court System for a building owned by the judicial system;

(5) any other person designated in writing by a person listed in (1)  (4) of this subsection.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.160 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.160
Limitation of liability on bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the board of directors of the corporation and any person executing the bonds issued under AS 18.55.100  18.55.290 are not liable personally on the bonds by reason of their issuance.

(b) The bonds of the corporation issued under AS 18.55.100  18.55.290 are not a debt of the state or a political or municipal corporation or other subdivision of the state and each bond shall so state on its face. Neither the state nor a political or municipal corporation or other subdivision of the state other than the corporation is liable on the bonds, nor are the bonds payable out of money or property other than those of the corporation.

(c) The corporation may not pledge the faith of the people of the state for a loan or obligation that is entered into under AS 18.55.100  18.55.290.

(d) Bonds of the corporation issued under AS 18.55.100  18.55.290 are not a debt, indebtedness, or the borrowing of money within the meaning of any limitation or restriction on the issuance of bonds contained in the constitution or laws of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.860 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.860
Home energy rating systems.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall act as the authorizing agency for purposes of approving home energy rating systems used in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.290 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.290
Local human rights commissions.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative body of a municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize the establishment of membership in and support of a local human rights commission. The number and qualifications of the members of a local commission and their terms and method of appointment or removal shall be as determined by the legislative body, except that a member may not hold office in a political party.

(b) The legislative body of a municipality has the authority to appropriate funds in amounts as considered necessary for the purpose of contributing to the operation of a local commission, including the payment of its share of the salary of an investigator or staff member acting jointly for it and one or more other local commissions.

(c) The local commission has the power to appoint employees and staff as it considers necessary to fulfill its purpose, including the power to appoint an investigator or staff member to act jointly for it and one or more other local commissions.

(d) The governing body of a municipality has the authority under AS 29.20.320 to grant to local commissions powers and duties similar to those exercised by the commission under the provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.370 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.370
Reportable disease list.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain a list of reportable diseases or other conditions of public health importance that must be reported to the department. The list may include birth defects, cancers, injuries, and diseases or other conditions caused by exposure to microorganisms; pathogens; or environmental, toxic, or other hazardous substances. The department shall regularly maintain and may revise the list. The department may also establish registries for diseases and conditions that must be reported to the department.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.740 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.740
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.60.705  18.60.740, (1) code means the code adopted under AS 18.60.705 ;

(2) commissioner means the commissioner of labor and workforce development;

(3) department means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;

(4) inspector means a qualified inspector employed by, designated by, or under contract to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Article 9. Safety Glazing.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.230 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.230
Authority as a public body; tax status of assets, income and bonds.
Status: reserved

(a) The authority, all assets at any time owned by it, the income from those assets, and all bonds issued by the authority, together with the coupons applicable to them, and the income from them, are exempt from all taxation and special assessments in this state except for gift, inheritance, and estate taxes. However, real property and personal property owned by the authority and leased to a third party is subject to property taxation if that property would be subject to taxation if owned by the lessee of it.

(b) [Repealed, § 74 ch 6 SLA 1984.]
Alaska Stat. § 18.57.080 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.57 / Section 18.57.080
Negotiable instruments.
Status: in_force

All obligations and interest coupons attached to the obligations are negotiable instruments under the laws of this state, subject only to applicable registration provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.300 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.300
Declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that in addition to an acute shortage of low-income rental housing there is a serious shortage of moderate-cost and rental housing for families of the state, endangering their health and constituting a menace to the health, safety, morals, welfare, and comfort of the people of the state and a serious deterrent to the development of the state, and that this situation constitutes an emergency requiring positive action by the legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.105 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.105
Temporary restraining order.
Status: in_force

At any time after a complaint is filed under AS 18.80.100 , alleging an unlawful discriminatory practice, the commission may file a petition in the superior court in the judicial district in which the subject of the complaint occurs, or in the judicial district in which a respondent resides or transacts business, seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent, pending final determination of proceedings under this chapter, including an order or decree restraining the respondent from doing or procuring any act tending to render ineffectual any order the commission may enter with respect to the complaint. The court has the power to grant the temporary relief or restraining order it considers just and proper; however, no relief or order extending beyond 10 days may be granted except by consent of the respondent or after hearing upon notice to the respondent and a finding by the court that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in discriminatory practices.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.068 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.068
Posting of information in workplace.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall print and make available to employers posters that contain notice of the provisions of this chapter relating to toxic and hazardous substances and physical agents.

(b) An employer whose employees are or may be exposed in the workplace to a toxic or hazardous substance or a physical agent shall display the following information in a manner designed to notify the employees: (1) a poster printed by the department under (a) of this section; and

(2) an OSHA form 20 or equivalent information for each toxic or hazardous substance and for each physical agent to which an employee may be exposed in the workplace (A) under normal conditions of work; or

(B) during a reasonably foreseeable emergency, including equipment failure and rupture of containers.

(c) Instead of posting the information required under (b)(2) of this section, an employer may post a list of the chemical name and product name of each toxic or hazardous substance and each physical agent to which an employee may be exposed in the workplace, together with an identification of a location, in or near the workplace and accessible to employees, where an employee may inspect the information listed under (b)(2) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.087 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.087
Employer and employee participation in inspections.
Status: in_force

(a) A representative of the employer and a representative authorized by the employees shall be given an opportunity to accompany the representative of the department during the physical inspection of a work place for the purpose of aiding the inspection. If the authorized representative is an employee, time spent aiding the inspection shall be considered as time worked and the employee shall be compensated accordingly. When there is no authorized employee representative, there shall be consultation with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of health and safety in the work place.

(b) Comments relating to an employer's compliance with the provisions of AS 18.60.010  18.60.105 made by an employee or an employee representative to the representative of the department during the course of an inspection, and the name of any employee or employee representative making these comments to a representative of the department, are confidential and may not be made available by the department to the employer without the consent of the employee or the employee representative.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.350 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.350
Enforcement authority.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is responsible for enforcing the provisions of AS 18.35.301  18.35.399. This section does not limit the authority of peace officers.
Alaska Stat. § 18.57.060 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.57 / Section 18.57.060
Validity of pledge.
Status: in_force

The pledge of assets or revenue of the authority to the payment of the principal or interest of obligations of the authority is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made and assets or revenue pledged are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without physical delivery or further action. The lien of a pledge is valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether those parties have notice of the lien of the pledge. Nothing prohibits the authority from selling assets subject to a pledge, except that a sale may be restricted by the trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of the obligations.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.755 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.755
Safety glazing materials required.
Status: in_force

(a) A supplier, contractor, or installer, other than a private homeowner installing glazing material in an owner-occupied single dwelling, may not knowingly install, have installed, or consent to the installation of glazing materials other than safety glazing materials in a hazardous location.

(b) Bid specifications for contracts for public buildings, public works, or other public improvements where the use of glazing material is required must include a provision that only safety glazing material that meets the test and labeling standards set out in AS 18.60.750 shall be used in the construction of public buildings, public works, or other public improvements under AS 35.10 and AS 35.15 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.500 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.500
Fire insurance.
Status: in_force

Before purchasing or participating in the purchase of a small community housing mortgage loan, the corporation may require the borrower to agree to purchase and maintain fire insurance for the real property for which the loan is made in an amount not less than the outstanding principal balance of the loan.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.560 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.560
Demonstration projects and information.
Status: in_force

The corporation may enter into agreements with public and private agencies to provide demonstration projects and information concerning housing construction in small communities.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.760 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.760
Appraisals.
Status: in_force

Before originating or purchasing or participating in the purchase of a senior housing mortgage loan, the corporation may have or may require the borrower to have an appraisal made of the fair market value of the real property, including structures on the real property, for which the loan is made. In conducting an appraisal under this section, the appraiser shall give full value to insulation and other features of construction in structures on the real property that add to the energy efficiency of the structures.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.170 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.170
Report of birth.
Status: in_force

In reporting a birth and stillbirth, the physician and other person required to make the report shall state on the certificate whether a serological test for syphilis has been made upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the child and the approximate date when the specimen was taken. A birth certificate may not state the result of the test.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.205 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.205
Screening for congenital heart disease.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider of birthing services who attends a birth in the state shall ensure that, as close to 24 hours after the birth as feasible, screening for congenital heart defects through pulse oximetry equipment and methods appropriate for use on a newborn is performed on the newborn, unless screening is refused under (d) of this section.

(b) A provider of birthing services who attends a birth in the state shall, as soon as possible after screening conducted under (a) of this section, make a referral for confirmatory testing on a newborn whose pulse oximetry results are abnormal and provide advice to the parent or legal guardian regarding the need for appropriate interventions.

(c) The provider who performs pulse oximetry screening under (a) of this section shall report to the parents and attending physicians of the newborn and to the department the results of screening.

(d) Before performing screening for congenital heart disease under (a) of this section, a provider of birthing services shall provide to a parent or legal guardian of a newborn information on the screening and the option to refuse the screening.

(e) The department shall establish procedures for submitting reports of newborn screening results to the department and for summarizing reported data.

(f) In this section, provider of birthing services means a physician, midwife, nurse, or other qualified professional who attends the delivery of a newborn in the course of the provider's practice.
Alaska Stat. § 18.09.080 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.09 / Section 18.09.080
Compensation, per diem, and expenses.
Status: in_force

A member appointed to the commission under AS 18.09.020 (1) is entitled to per diem, reimbursement for travel, and other expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.499 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.499
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.20.400  18.20.499, (1) commissioner means the commissioner of labor and workforce development;

(2) health care facility means a private, municipal, or state hospital; independent diagnostic testing facility; primary care outpatient facility; skilled nursing facility; kidney disease treatment center, including freestanding hemodialysis units; intermediate care facility; ambulatory surgical facility; Alaska Pioneers' Home or Alaska Veterans' Home administered by the Department of Family and Community Services under AS 47.55 ; correctional facility owned or administered by the state; private, municipal, or state facility employing one or more public health nurses; long-term care facility; psychiatric hospital; residential psychiatric treatment center, as defined in AS 18.07.111 or AS 47.32.900 ; secure residential psychiatric treatment center under AS 47.12.990 ; juvenile detention facility or juvenile treatment facility, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990 ; or treatment institution as that term is defined in AS 47.14.990 ;

(3) nurse means an individual licensed to practice registered nursing or practical nursing under AS 08.68 who provides nursing services through direct patient care or clinical services and includes a nurse manager when delivering in-hospital patient care;

(4) on-call means a status in which a nurse must be ready to report to the health care facility and may be called to work by the health care facility;

(5) overtime means the hours worked in excess of a predetermined and regularly scheduled shift that is agreed to by a nurse and a health care facility;

(6) rural community means a village or city that has a population of less than 10,000, as determined by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and is in (A) the unorganized borough; or

(B) an organized borough that has a population of less than 25,000, as determined by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Article 5. Discharge of Hospital Patients.
Alaska Stat. § 18.72.011 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.72 / Section 18.72.011
Regulation of fireworks.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt regulations for the purpose of protecting life and property from fire and explosion by establishing minimum standards for fireworks, including sale, storage, distribution, and use. The Department of Public Safety shall designate by regulation fireworks that qualify as consumer fireworks and fireworks that qualify as display fireworks under this chapter.

(b) The commissioner of public safety may establish by regulation, and the Department of Public Safety may charge, reasonable fees for fireworks licenses, fireworks permits, and fireworks inspections.

(c) During reasonable business hours, the Department of Public Safety may, for the sole purpose of inspecting fireworks for compliance with regulations adopted under this section, enter a building where fireworks are stored or kept.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.650 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.650
Title of purchaser of project property.
Status: in_force

An instrument executed by the corporation and purporting to convey a right, title, or interest in property under AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 is conclusive evidence of compliance with the provisions of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 insofar as title or other interest of a bona fide purchaser, lessee, or transferee of the property is concerned.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.260 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.260
Legality of corporation's bonds as investments.
Status: in_force

Bonds of the corporation that are issued under AS 18.55.100  18.55.290 are legal and proper investments and security for public and private banking, insurance, and trust funds.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.590 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.590
Remedies of obligee.
Status: in_force

An obligee of the corporation may, in addition to all other rights that may be conferred on the obligee, subject only to contractual restrictions binding upon the obligee, (1) by mandamus, suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity compel the corporation, the members of its board of directors, and its officers, agents, or employees to perform each and every term, provision, and covenant contained in a contract of the corporation with or for the benefit of the obligee, and require the carrying out of any or all those covenants and agreements of the corporation and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon it by AS 18.55.480  18.55.960; and

(2) by suit, action, or proceeding in equity enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful, or in violation of any of the rights of the obligee of the corporation.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.020
Department to adopt regulations.
Status: in_force

The department may, in compliance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), adopt, amend, and repeal regulations for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.600 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.600
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 18.56.400  18.56.600, (1) housing means owner-occupied, single-family housing and owner-occupied duplexes in which not more than 25 percent of the gross floor area is or will be devoted to commercial use;

(2) small community means a community with a population of 6,500 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks, or with a population of 1,600 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks; in this paragraph, connected by road does not include a connection by the Alaska marine highway system.

Article 3. Low Cost and Low Income Multiple Housing.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.630 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.630
Enforcement of compliance.
Status: in_force

An authorized inspector under this chapter shall give written notice to the owner of constructed premises, or the contractor of premises under construction, of each violation of applicable electrical standards discovered as a result of inspection. If within 15 days after receipt of written notice of an electrical violation, the person notified does not rectify the condition, the inspector shall notify the electric utility firm, public utility district, rural electrification association, or municipality district supplying power to the premises. Upon notice in writing from the inspector, the supplier of electrical power may discontinue services to the premises where the alleged violation exists.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.795 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.795
Regulations.
Status: in_force

For purposes of implementing AS 18.56.700  18.56.799, the corporation shall, under AS 18.56.088 , establish by regulation the age requirement for occupants of senior housing, which may not be less than 55 years of age.
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.101 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.07 / Section 18.07.101
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), regulations that establish procedures under which sponsors may make application for certificates of need required by this chapter and that govern the review of those applications by the department, establish requirements for a uniform statewide system of reporting financial and other operating data, and otherwise carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.230 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.230
Unlawful practices in places of public accommodation.
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for the owner, lessee, manager, agent, or employee of a public accommodation (1) to refuse, withhold from, or deny to a person any of its services, goods, facilities, advantages, or privileges because of sex, physical or mental disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, race, religion, color, or national origin;

(2) to publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or mail a written or printed communication, notice, or advertisement that states or implies (A) that any of the services, goods, facilities, advantages, or privileges of the public accommodation will be refused, withheld from, or denied to a person of a certain race, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, marital status, color, or national origin or because of pregnancy, parenthood, or a change in marital status, or

(B) that the patronage of a person belonging to a particular race, creed, sex, marital status, color, or national origin or who, because of pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, or a change in marital status, is unwelcome, not desired, or solicited.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a physical fitness facility may limit public accommodation to only males or only females to protect the privacy interests of its users. Public accommodation may be limited under this subsection only to those rooms in the facility that are primarily used for weight loss, aerobic, and other exercises, or for resistance weight training. Public accommodation may not be limited under this subsection to rooms in the facility primarily used for other purposes, including conference rooms, dining rooms, and premises licensed under AS 04.09 . This subsection does not apply to swimming pools or golf courses.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.115 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.115
Confidential information.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in AS 18.80.105 , the commission may not make public the name of a person initiating a complaint or a person alleged to have committed an act or practice declared unlawful in this chapter during an investigation conducted by the commission under AS 18.80.110 . The records of investigation and information obtained by the commission during an investigation under AS 18.80.110 are confidential and may not be made available by the commission for inspection by the public. However, the records and information compiled by the commission during an investigation shall be available to the complainant or respondent (1) at least 10 days before a hearing is held under AS 18.80.120 or upon receipt by the complainant or respondent under AS 18.80.120 of a notice of failure of conciliation under AS 18.80.110 , whichever occurs earlier; and (2) in accordance with the rules of discovery if an action relating to the charge is commenced in court. In addition, the commission may issue public statements describing or warning of a course of conduct that constitutes or will constitute an unlawful practice under this chapter, and the commission may also make information public if necessary to perform its duties or exercise its powers under AS 18.80.105 and 18.80.120  18.80.145.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.400 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.400
License as security guard.
Status: in_force

A person may not be employed as a security guard or security guard agency until the person has obtained a license from the commissioner of public safety under AS 18.65.400  18.65.490.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.130 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.130
Subregistrars.
Status: in_force

(a) In registration districts containing scattered villages, the local registrar may, with the approval of the state registrar, designate one person in each village as subregistrar for a designated area.

(b) The subregistrar is responsible for preparing, signing, and filing with the local registrar, in accordance with instructions of the bureau, a certificate for each birth, death, and fetal death occurring in the area designated and not attended by a physician or nurse.

(c) For each certificate filed in accordance with instructions of the bureau the subregistrar is entitled to a fee of $1.
Alaska Stat. § 18.72.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.72 / Section 18.72.040
Criminal penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who recklessly fails to comply with a provision of this chapter or fireworks regulations adopted under this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Each day of noncompliance constitutes a separate offense. In this section, recklessly has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.10.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.10 / Section 18.10.030
Health units in Native villages and communities.
Status: in_force

In a Native village, or community composed largely of Natives, where the formation of a board of health is impracticable, the commissioner may delegate to a representative of the Alaska Native Service the authority granted to the local boards of health.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.710 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.710
Application for permit to carry a concealed handgun.
Status: in_force

(a) The application for a permit to carry a concealed handgun must contain the following information: (1) the applicant's name, physical residence, mailing address, place and date of birth, physical description, including height, weight, race, hair color, and eye color, Alaska driver's license or identification card number, and the city and state of each place the applicant has resided in the five years immediately preceding the application;

(2) a statement that the applicant qualifies under AS 18.65.705 ;

(3) a statement that the applicant has been furnished with a copy of the state laws and regulations relating to concealed handguns, has read those sections, and understands them;

(4) a statement that the applicant desires a permit to carry a concealed handgun for a lawful purpose, which may include self-defense;

(5) a statement by the applicant that all statements, answers, and attachments to the application are true and complete;

(6) a conspicuous warning that an applicant who supplies a false statement, answer, or document in connection with the application that the applicant does not believe to be true may be prosecuted for unsworn falsification in the second degree and, if found guilty, may be punished for violation of a class A misdemeanor, and that, in such cases, the permit shall be revoked and the applicant may be barred from any further application for a permit; and

(7) a statement that the applicant understands that a permit eligibility investigation will be conducted as a part of the application process, that this may involve computerized records searches, and that the applicant authorizes the investigation.

(b) An application under (a) of this section may not inquire of an applicant about, or require the submission of, information beyond that described in that subsection. As part of an application under (a) of this section, the department may not inquire of an applicant as to any firearms owned by the applicant.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.840 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.840
Costs of repair, etc., are a lien.
Status: in_force

If the corporation has the dwelling repaired, altered, improved, vacated and closed, removed or demolished, the costs, including costs of the proceeding and necessary attorney fees, constitute a lien against the real property and the lien may be foreclosed in the manner provided or authorized by law for loans secured by liens on real property.
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.040
Action on application; hearings.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon application made under the provisions of this chapter, the board shall consider the application and rule on it. The board may, upon its own motion, order a hearing, specifying the time and place it is to be held; if a hearing is ordered, the board shall give notice to the applicant. If, after consideration without a hearing, the decision is unfavorable to the applicant, in whole or in part, the board shall furnish the applicant a written statement of the reason for the ruling. If, within 30 days after receipt of this statement, the applicant requests a hearing on the application, the board shall specify a time and place for a hearing and shall give notice to the applicant. If a request for a hearing is not made within the specified time, the decision of the board is final.

(b) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the board or its hearing officer may hold the hearings, sit and act at the times and places, and take the testimony that the board or the hearing officer considers advisable. The board or its hearing officer may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses. The board has full powers of subpoena and compulsion of attendance of witnesses and production of documents, but a subpoena may not be issued except under the signature of a member of the board. Application to a court for aid in enforcing the subpoena may be made in the name of the board only by a board member. Subpoenas are served by any person designated by the board.

(c) The applicant and any other person having a substantial interest in a proceeding may appear and be heard, produce evidence, and cross-examine witnesses in person or by an attorney. The board or its hearing officer also may hear other persons who in the judgment of the board or the hearing officer may have relevant evidence to submit.

(d) Admissibility of evidence is governed by AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

(e) If a person has been convicted of an offense with respect to an act on which a claim under this chapter is based, proof of that conviction shall be taken as conclusive evidence that the offense has been committed, unless an appeal or a proceeding with regard to it is pending.

(f) Orders and decisions of the board shall be final.
Alaska Stat. § 18.45.025 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.45 / Section 18.45.025
Facilities siting permit required.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not construct a nuclear fuel production facility, nuclear utilization facility, utilization facility, reprocessing facility, or nuclear waste disposal facility in the state without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation to construct the facility on land designated by the legislature under (b) of this section.

(b) The legislature shall designate by law the land in the state on which a nuclear fuel production facility, nuclear utilization facility, utilization facility, nuclear reprocessing facility, or nuclear waste disposal facility may be located. In designating the land in the state on which (1) a nuclear utilization facility or utilization facility may be located, the legislature shall act in the interest of regulating the economics of nuclear energy;

(2) a nuclear fuel production facility, nuclear reprocessing facility, or nuclear waste disposal facility may be located, the legislature shall act to protect the public health and safety.

(c) The Department of Environmental Conservation shall adopt regulations governing the issuance of permits required by (a) of this section. However, a permit may not be issued until the municipality with jurisdiction over the proposed facility site has approved the permit or, if the proposed facility site is located in an unorganized borough, until the legislature has approved the permit.

(d) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, a person that is otherwise compliant with this chapter may construct a microreactor on land that has not been designated by the legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 18.25.070 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.25 / Section 18.25.070
Department to render assistance.
Status: in_force

The department may assist in the purchase, construction, repair, and equipping of facilities to improve and protect community health, and may provide financial assistance for the operation of the facilities in case of operational deficits.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.240 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.240
Standards.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be appointed as a police officer, except on a probationary basis, unless the person (1) has satisfactorily completed a basic program of police training approved by the council, which includes at least 12 hours of instruction regarding domestic violence and at least 12 hours of instruction regarding sexual assault, as those terms are defined in AS 18.66.990 , (2) possesses other qualifications the council has established for the employment of police officers, including minimum age, education, physical and mental standards, citizenship, moral character, and experience, and (3) has completed cultural training supervised by an Indigenous coordinator or Indigenous entity in the state that is related to addressing the rates of missing and murdered Indigenous persons. The council shall prescribe the means of presenting evidence of fulfillment of these requirements.

(b) Subject to (d) of this section, thecouncil shall issue a certificate evidencing satisfaction of the requirements of (a) of this section to an applicant who satisfies those requirements or who satisfies the requirements of (a)(2) of this section and satisfactorily completes a program or course of instruction in another jurisdiction equivalent in content and quality to that required by the council for approved police education and training programs in this state.

(c) The council may deny or revoke the certificate of a police officer who does not meet the standards adopted under (a)(2) of this section.

(d) The council may not issue a certificate under (b) of this section to an applicant unless the council determines that the applicant will undergo a national criminal history record check before employment as a police officer. If a prospective employer of a person seeking certification under this section does not have access to a criminal justice information system to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check, the prospective employer shall submit to the council the applicant's fingerprints along with the fee established in AS 12.62.160 . The council or prospective employer shall submit the fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety to request a national criminal history record check of the person for the purpose of evaluating the person's qualifications for appointment as a police officer.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.392 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.392
Representation; guardian ad litem.
Status: in_force

An individual who is the respondent in proceedings under AS 18.15.375 (e) or 18.15.385 has the right to be represented by counsel in the proceedings. If the individual cannot afford an attorney, the court shall direct the Public Defender Agency to provide an attorney. The court may, on its own motion or upon request of the individual's attorney or a party, direct the office of public advocacy to provide a guardian ad litem for the individual.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.900 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.900
Ordinance may give corporation additional powers.
Status: in_force

An ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality may authorize the corporation to exercise those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 including the power to: (1) investigate the dwelling conditions in the municipality in order to determine which dwellings are unfit for human habitation;

(2) administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence;

(3) enter upon premises for the purpose of making examinations, if the entry is made in the manner that causes the least possible inconvenience to the person in possession, or, if entry is denied, obtain a court order for this purpose;

(4) appoint and fix the duties of the officers, agents, and employees that the corporation considers necessary to carry out the purposes of the ordinance; and

(5) delegate functions and powers under the ordinance to the officers, agents and employees whom the corporation designates.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.040
Service without uniform.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public safety may direct a member to serve without wearing a uniform.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.255 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.255
Disposal of surplus property.
Status: in_force

(a) In conjunction with the exercise of a power authorized by AS 18.55.100  18.55.290, the corporation may convey real or personal property that it determines is in excess of its needs. Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, the sale shall be by public auction or by sealed bids at a price not lower than the fair market value determined by an appraisal made within 180 days before the sale by a qualified appraiser. Public notice shall be given by publishing notice of the sale at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the area in which the property to be sold is located and by posting notice of sale in at least two public places in the area. In no event may the auction be held less than 30 days after the last day of publication. If acceptable bids are not received the corporation may sell the property at negotiated sale within six months after the date of the auction. A negotiated sale may not be made on an appraisal made more than nine months before the date of sale. The price at a negotiated sale may not be less than the appraised value.

(b) Real or personal property of the corporation may be conveyed under (a) of this section to a state or federal agency or political subdivision for less than the appraised value without competitive bidding, upon a determination by the board that the terms are fair and proper and in the best interests of the state. Before authorizing a conveyance under this section, the board of directors of the corporation shall consider both the nature of the agency's or political subdivision's public services or functions and the terms under which the property was acquired by the corporation.

(c) Property acquired or renovated to provide mental health community housing is not subject to the procedures of (a) or (b) of this section and may be conveyed for less than the fair market value to grantees selected by the Department of Health upon terms and conditions consistent with grants administered by the Department of Health under AS 47.30.520  47.30.620.

(d) This section does not apply to property that is covered by AS 18.55.320 or 18.55.540.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.230 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.230
Review by state fire marshal.
Status: in_force

The state fire marshal shall review the effectiveness of this chapter, report the state fire marshal's findings to the legislature every three years on or by January 30 of the reporting year, and, if appropriate, recommend legislation to improve the effectiveness of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.910 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.910
Municipality to prepare estimate of costs of administration.
Status: in_force

After adopting an ordinance under AS 18.55.750  18.55.930 the governing body of the municipality shall as soon as possible prepare an estimate of the annual expenses necessary to provide the equipment, personnel, and supplies for periodic examinations and investigations of dwellings for the purpose of determining their fitness for human habitation, and for the enforcement and administration of ordinances of the municipality.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.410 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.410
Equipment to have opening device on inside.
Status: in_force

A person may not offer for sale an icebox, refrigerator, freezer, or similar equipment of a kind and size sufficient to permit the suffocation of a person unless the door can be opened easily from the inside, either by application of an outwardly directed force to the inside of the door or by the rotation of a knob similar to a conventional door knob.
Alaska Stat. § 18.72.060 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.72 / Section 18.72.060
Municipal regulation of fireworks.
Status: in_force

This chapter and fireworks regulations adopted under this chapter supersede the provisions of an ordinance adopted by a city or borough, whether before or after May 23, 1969, that are less restrictive than this chapter or the code. However, nothing in this section affects the authority of a city or organized borough under other law to prohibit or regulate more restrictively than this chapter the offering for sale, exposure for sale, sale, use, or explosion of fireworks.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.106 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.106
Nonconforming housing loan program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established in the corporation the nonconforming housing loan program to assist persons to purchase housing that does not conform to minimum building standards under any state or federal program that provides for housing purchases.

(b) The corporation shall adopt regulations under this section that establish conditions and terms for nonconforming housing loans including terms and conditions relating to owner and nonowner occupancy, the number of loans that may be made to a single borrower, and borrower eligibility requirements. The corporation shall permit loans under this section for nonconforming housing located on land to which a borrower has agricultural rights.
Alaska Stat. § 18.23.005 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.23 / Section 18.23.005
Patient access to records.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 18.23.005  18.23.070 or any other law, a patient is entitled to inspect and copy any records developed or maintained by a health care provider or other person pertaining to the health care rendered to the patient.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.140 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.140
Payment of fees to local registrars and others.
Status: in_force

The state registrar shall certify monthly, or at least quarterly, the number and type of records filed by, and the amount due to each local registrar and deputy registrar, and the amount due to each subregistrar. Upon certification, the amounts due shall be paid from the proper state appropriations by the Department of Administration.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.020 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.020
Uniforms and equipment.
Status: in_force

The state shall provide members of the state troopers with standard uniforms, vehicles, supplies, and equipment necessary to carry out the objects and purposes of AS 18.65.020  18.65.110. All of this property shall remain the property of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.460 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.460
Exceptions to licensure.
Status: in_force

An employer is not required to seek licensure for the employer's employees who provide unarmed plant security on that employer's premises.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.180 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.180
Holding another office.
Status: in_force

Membership on the council does not disqualify a member from holding any other public office or employment.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.550 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.550
Field offices; contract services; assistance to others.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation may establish field offices under AS 18.56.400  18.56.600, may hire one or more lending officers, and may contract for the services of (1) real property appraisers who are familiar with housing and construction in small communities; and

(2) engineers who are familiar with engineering problems in arctic and subarctic regions.

(b) The personnel described in (a) of this section may make visits to small communities to provide preconstruction and post-construction inspections of real property for which loans are originated or purchased by the corporation in whole or in part under AS 18.56.420 and to provide assistance to private financial institutions and their borrowers. Authority for final approval of loans may not be exercised by the personnel described in this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.040
Report.
Status: in_force

Before the sixth day of each regular legislative session, the department shall prepare a report showing the accomplishments in this state toward reductions in accidents of all types, and recommendations for legislation, together with a plan for the proposed safety program for the succeeding year. Copies of the report shall be available for public information, and the department shall notify the legislature that the report is available.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.610 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.610
Duties of missing persons information clearinghouse.
Status: in_force

(a) The missing persons information clearinghouse is established as a central repository of information regarding missing persons.

(b) The clearinghouse shall (1) establish within the state a system and appropriate procedures for communication of information regarding missing persons;

(2) collect, maintain, and disseminate accurate and complete information on missing persons for the purpose of identifying, locating, and returning them;

(3) provide for exchange of information on missing persons within the state;

(4) cooperate with private citizens, local law enforcement agencies, and other state and federal agencies in investigations concerning missing persons;

(5) provide training and assistance to law enforcement agencies to promote effective use of the clearinghouse.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.450 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.450
Report requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care facility shall file with the division of labor standards and safety, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, a semiannual report on a form provided by the department. The report for the six-month period ending June 30 must be filed before the following August 1, and the report for the six-month period ending December 31 must be filed before the following February 1. The report must include, for each nurse employed by the health care facility or under contract with the health care facility, the number of overtime hours worked and the number of hours the nurse was on call. A health care facility that does not employ a nurse who worked overtime hours or who was on call during the reporting period is not required to describe hours worked as overtime and on-call hours for individual nurses but may instead complete the report by stating on the form that there are no reportable hours.

(b) A primary care outpatient facility is not subject to the reporting requirements of (a) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.100 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.100
Trust indentures and trust agreements.
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the authority, an issue of bonds may be secured by a trust indenture, trust agreement, indenture of mortgage or deeds of trust (all considered trust agreements in this chapter) between the authority and a corporate trustee. The corporate trustee may be a trust company, bank, or national banking association, with corporate trust powers, located inside or outside the state or by a secured loan agreement or other instrument or under a resolution giving powers to a corporate trustee by means of which the authority may (1) make any covenants and agreements with the trustee or the holders of the bonds that the authority determines to be necessary or desirable, including, without limitation, covenants and agreements as to (A) the application, investment, deposit, use, and disposition of the proceeds of bonds of the authority or of money or other property of the authority or in which it has an interest;

(B) the fixing and collection of rent or other consideration for, and the other terms to be incorporated in a lease or contract of sale of, a project;

(C) the assignment by the authority of its rights in the lease or contract of sale of a project or in a mortgage or other security interest created with respect to a project to a trustee for the benefit of bondholders;

(D) the terms and conditions upon which additional bonds of the authority may be issued;

(E) the vesting in a trustee of rights, powers, duties, funds, or property in trust for the benefit of bondholders, including, without limitation, the right to enforce payment, performance, and all other rights of the authority or of the bondholders, under a lease, contract of sale, mortgage, security agreement, or trust agreement with respect to a project by injunction or other proceeding or by taking possession of by agent or otherwise and operating a project and collecting rent or other consideration and applying it in accordance with the trust agreement;

(2) pledge, mortgage, or assign money, leases, agreements, property, or other assets of the authority either presently in hand or to be received in the future, or both; and

(3) provide for any other matters of like or different character that in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.450 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.450
Penalties for violations.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who violates a provision of AS 18.60.400  18.60.460 is guilty of a violation.

(b) A person who violates a provision of AS 18.60.400  18.60.460 who has previously been convicted of violating AS 18.60.400  18.60.460 is guilty of a misdemeanor for which the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed is 30 days and the maximum fine that may be imposed is $500.

(c) The mental states that must be proved for an offense under (a) or (b) of this section are those described in AS 11.81.610 (b).
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.030
Testing of cigarettes.
Status: in_force

(a) Cigarettes shall be tested under (1) the ASTM International Standard E2187-04, entitled Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes; or

(2) a test method established under (b) of this section.

(b) The state fire marshal may adopt an ASTM International standard test method that is adopted by the American Society of Testing and Materials after the standard test method identified under (a) of this section if the state fire marshal finds that the method does not result in a change in the percentage of full-length burns exhibited by any tested cigarette when compared to the percentage of full-length burns that the same cigarette would exhibit when tested under (1) the standard test method identified under (a)(1) of this section; and

(2) the criteria established under (c) and (d) of this section.

(c) The testing under this section shall be conducted on 10 layers of filter paper. A complete test trial consists of 40 replicate tests of each cigarette. The performance standard required by (d) of this section may only be applied to a complete test trial.

(d) When tested under this section, not more than 25 percent of the cigarettes tested in a test trial may exhibit full-length burns.
Alaska Stat. § 18.25.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.25 / Section 18.25.050
Determination of necessity.
Status: in_force

The department shall initiate appropriate action in accordance with the provisions of AS 18.25.040  18.25.060 as soon as the department determines which projects are of most immediate necessity.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.086 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.086
Investigative unit on sexually abused and criminally exploited children.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established in the Department of Public Safety, division of state troopers, a special unit for the purpose of investigating cases of repeated child sexual abuse and the criminal exploitation of children.

(b) The commissioner of public safety shall prepare, in odd-numbered years, a report concerning the activities of the special unit on repeated child sexual abuse and the criminal exploitation of children. The commissioner shall notify the legislature by the first day of each regular session in an odd-numbered year that the report is available. The report must include, but is not limited to, the number of arrests made in cases of repeated child sexual abuse and the criminal exploitation of children, the number of investigations that result in the Department of Family and Community Services taking temporary or permanent custody of the child, the sentences received by persons convicted in the state of child sexual abuse or criminal exploitation of a child, and an overall view of the problems of child sexual abuse and the criminal exploitation of children in the state.

(c) In this section, (1) child means a person under 18 years of age at the time the alleged offense was committed by or against the person;

(2) criminal exploitation of children means the use of a child by an adult in a criminal manner for the personal gratification or profit of the adult;

(3) repeated child sexual abuse means conduct that is a criminal sexual offense against a child under AS 11 and that is committed against the child more than once or against more than one child.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.340 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.340
Care, operation, maintenance, and rental of housing.
Status: in_force

The corporation has control over and is responsible for the care, operation, maintenance, and rental or sale of the housing held by it under AS 18.55.300  18.55.470. It may enter into appropriate arrangements for carrying out this responsibility and for safeguarding the interest of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.101 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.101
Incidents and offenses to which this chapter applies.
Status: in_force

The board may order the payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for personal injury or death that resulted from (1) an attempt on the part of the applicant to prevent the commission of crime, or to apprehend a suspected criminal, or aiding or attempting to aid a police officer to do so, or aiding a victim of crime; or

(2) the commission or attempt on the part of one other than the applicant to commit any of the following offenses: (A) murder in any degree;

(B) manslaughter;

(C) criminally negligent homicide;

(D) assault in any degree;

(E) kidnapping;

(F) sexual assault in any degree;

(G) sexual abuse of a minor;

(H) robbery in any degree;

(I) threats to do bodily harm;

(J) driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance or another crime resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, boat, or airplane when the offender is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance;

(K) arson in the first degree;

(L) sex trafficking in violation of AS 11.66.110 or 11.66.130(a)(2)(B);

(M) human trafficking in any degree; or

(N) unlawful exploitation of a minor.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.745 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.745
No liability for issuance of permit or for training.
Status: in_force

(a) The state, and its officers and employees, are not liable by virtue of having issued a permit to carry a concealed handgun for damage or harm caused by the permittee.

(b) A person who provides firearm training to a person who receives a permit under AS 18.65.700  18.65.790 is not liable for damage or harm caused by the permittee.
Alaska Stat. § 18.26.160 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.26 / Section 18.26.160
Rights of bondholders.
Status: in_force

A holder of notes or revenue bonds issued under this chapter or a trustee under a trust agreement entered into under this chapter may, except to the extent the holder's rights are restricted by the bond resolution, by any suitable form of legal proceedings, protect and enforce any rights under the laws of this state or granted by the bond resolution. Those rights include (1) the right to compel the performance of all duties of the authority required by this chapter or the bond resolution; (2) the right to enjoin unlawful activities; and (3) in the event of default (A) with respect to the payment of any principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any bond, or (B) in the performance of any covenant or agreement on the part of the authority in the bond resolution, the right to apply to a court having jurisdiction of the cause to appoint a receiver to administer and operate the medical facility. The receiver may pay principal of, and premiums, if any, and interest on those bonds, and has the powers, subject to the direction of the court, that are permitted by law and are accorded receivers in general equity cases. However, the receiver may not pledge additional revenue of the authority to the payment of that principal, premium, and interest.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.075 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.075
Safe employment.
Status: reserved

(a) An employer shall do everything necessary to protect the life, health, and safety of employees, including (1) complying with all occupational safety and health standards and regulations adopted by the department;

(2) furnishing and prescribing the use of suitable protective equipment, safety devices, and safeguards as are prescribed for the work and workplace;

(3) adopting and prescribing control or technological procedures, and monitoring and measuring employee exposure in connection with hazards, as may be necessary for the protection of employees; and

(4) furnishing to each employee employment and a place of employment that are free from recognized hazards that, in the opinion of the commissioner, are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the employees.

(b) An employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all regulations issued under AS 18.60.010  18.60.105 that are applicable to the employee's own actions and conduct.

(c) [Repealed, § 9 ch 72 SLA 1973.]
Alaska Stat. § 18.13.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.13 / Section 18.13.030
Criminal penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful DNA collection, analysis, retention, or disclosure if the person knowingly collects a DNA sample from a person, performs a DNA analysis on a sample, retains a DNA sample or the results of a DNA analysis, or discloses the results of a DNA analysis in violation of this chapter.

(b) In this section, knowingly has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 .

(c) Unlawful DNA collection, analysis, retention, or disclosure is a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.097 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.097
Collateral for loans.
Status: in_force

Under procedures established by regulations of the corporation adopted in accordance with AS 18.56.088 a person may pledge as security for the repayment of a loan made, purchased, or insured by the corporation under this chapter a preference right the person holds to receive title to land the person occupies as a primary place of residence, primary place of business, subsistence campsite, or as headquarters for reindeer husbandry. The preference right must be conveyed to the person by the Native corporation to which the land was granted under 43 U.S.C. 1613 before it may be pledged as security under this section. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall prescribe procedures and standard forms for establishing and appraising the value of a preference right held by a person to secure the repayment of a loan made, purchased, or insured by the corporation under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.330 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.330
Rules of inspection.
Status: reserved

(a) Each inspection under AS 18.60.320 shall be made by a deputy inspector employed under AS 18.60.230 , an approved inspector appointed under AS 18.60.235 (a), or by a special inspector commissioned under AS 18.60.240 .

(b) [Repealed, § 5 ch 37 SLA 1992.]
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.500 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.500
Aftercare assessment and designation of caregiver.
Status: in_force

Before discharging a patient, a hospital shall assess the patient's ability for self-care after discharge and provide the patient with the opportunity to designate a caregiver who agrees to provide aftercare for the patient in a private residence after discharge.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.505 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.505
Authority of department in cases of emergency.
Status: in_force

When the department finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health or welfare from radiation, it may issue an order reciting the existence of an emergency and requiring that action be taken to meet the emergency. The order is effective immediately. A person to whom an order is directed shall comply with it immediately, but on application to the department shall be given a hearing under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). After a hearing, the department may affirm, revoke, or modify the order.
Alaska Stat. § 18.25.080 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.25 / Section 18.25.080
Intent and purpose.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of AS 18.25.070  18.25.110 to assist communities and areas in developing and improving health service facilities by the purchase, construction, renovation, or establishment of hospitals, health centers, or clinics, or quarters for personnel, and the purchase of furnishings, supplies, and equipment and making the other expenditures necessary to carry out the purpose of AS 18.25.070  18.25.110. Assistance is to be given in areas that would otherwise be denied adequate facilities, because the taxable values are limited in scope and an attempt at total community financing of a project would cause hardship or prevent its realization. It is also intended that the department utilize the money authorized under AS 18.25.070  18.25.110 so far as can be arranged to assist municipalities in matching funds with the federal government under federal law.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.830 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.830
§§ 18.60.830  18.60.840. Alaska Safety Advisory Council; duties of the council; finances of the council.
Status: in_force

Article 12. Piping Codes.
Alaska Stat. § 18.80.130 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.80 / Section 18.80.130
Order; interest rate.
Status: in_force

(a) At the completion of the hearing or after consideration of a petition for summary decision under AS 18.80.120 (e), if the commission finds that a person charged in an accusation has engaged in the discriminatory practice alleged in the accusation, it shall order the person to refrain from engaging in the discriminatory practice. The order must include findings of fact and may order the person to take affirmative action to correct the discriminatory practice. The commission may not order an award of noneconomic or punitive damages in a case. In a case involving a discriminatory practice in (1) employment, the commission may order any appropriate relief, including one or more of the following: training of an employer, labor organization, or employment agency, and its employees concerning discriminatory practices; an accommodation for a person with a disability; removal of or changes to a personnel record; posting of signs; back pay; the hiring, reinstatement, or upgrading of an employee with or without back pay; the payment of front pay for a period of not more than one year if hiring, reinstatement, or upgrading of an employee is inappropriate because a vacancy does not exist, the employer's discriminatory practice rendered the employee incapable of returning to work, or the relationship between the employer and employee has so deteriorated as to make working conditions intolerable; restoration to membership in a labor organization; admission to or participation in an apprenticeship training program, on-the-job training program, or other retraining program; or restoration of seniority; however, an order for back pay or front pay must be reduced by the amount the employee could have earned or could earn by making reasonably diligent efforts to obtain similar employment;

(2) housing, the commission may order the sale, lease, or rental of the housing accommodation to the aggrieved person if it is still available, or the sale, lease, or rental of a like accommodation owned by the person charged in the accusation if one is still available, or the sale, lease, or rental of the next vacancy in a like accommodation, owned by the person charged in the accusation; the commission may award actual damages, which shall include the expenses incurred by the complainant for obtaining alternative housing or space; for storage of goods and effects; and for moving and other costs actually incurred as a result of the unlawful practice or violation.

(b) The order may require a report on the manner of compliance.

(c) If the commission finds that a person charged in an accusation has not engaged in the discriminatory practice alleged in the accusation, it shall issue and cause to be served on the complainant an order dismissing the complaint.

(d) A copy of the order shall be filed in all cases with the attorney general of this state.

(e) The commission may order payment of reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney fees to any private party before the commission when the commission, in its discretion, determines the allowance is appropriate.

(f) The interest rate for an award under this section is determined in the manner provided in AS 09.30.070 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.500 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.500
Use of armed bodyguards.
Status: in_force

A person who, in this state, hires another person to guard a person in this state with arms or deadly weapons, or a person who comes into this state armed with deadly weapons for the purpose of guarding a person, without a written permit from the commissioner of public safety, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.210 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.210
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) AS 18.60.180  18.60.390 do not apply to the following: (1) boilers and unfired pressure vessels under federal regulation;

(2) unfired pressure vessels meeting the requirements of the federal Department of Transportation for shipment of liquids or gases under pressure;

(3) air tanks located on vehicles operating under the regulations of another state authority and used for carrying passengers or freight;

(4) air tanks installed on the right-of-way of railroads and used directly in the operation of trains;

(5) unfired pressure vessels having a volume of five cubic feet or less or vessels having an inside diameter not exceeding six inches;

(6) unfired pressure vessels designed for a pressure not exceeding 15 pounds per square inch when not located in a place of public assembly;

(7) manually fired miniature boilers for model locomotive, boat, tractor, or stationary engines constructed or maintained as a hobby for exhibition use, having a volume less than five cubic feet and grate area less than two square feet and equipped with an American Society of Mechanical Engineers coded safety valve of adequate capacity and size, a water level indicator, and pressure gauge;

(8) except as provided in (c) of this section, antique manually fired boilers of locomotive, boat, tractor, or stationary engines constructed or maintained as a hobby and equipped with an American Society of Mechanical Engineers coded safety valve of adequate capacity and size;

(9) automatic utility hot water heaters that are used for space heating using the potable system, if the hot water heater (A) is equipped with a safety relief valve and operational controls required by the latest American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that has been adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 18.60.180 ;

(B) contains only water;

(C) does not exceed 120 gallons in capacity, a water temperature of 210 degrees Fahrenheit, a pressure of 150 pounds of square inch gauge pressure, or a heat input of more than 200,000 BTU an hour; and

(D) contains a tempering valve that will regulate the outlet domestic water temperature at not more than 140 degrees Fahrenheit.

(b) The following boilers and unfired pressure vessels are exempt from the requirements of AS 18.60.320  18.60.360: (1) boilers and unfired pressure vessels located on farms and used solely for agricultural purposes;

(2) steam and hot water heating boilers, used exclusively for heating purposes, that are located in private residences or in apartment houses of fewer than six families;

(3) unfired pressure vessels containing only cold water under pressure for domestic supply purposes, including those containing air, the compression of which serves only as a cushion or airlift pumping system;

(4) unfired pressure vessels containing liquified petroleum gas;

(5) unfired pressure vessels operating entirely full of water, and hot water supply boilers or domestic water heaters, if none of the following limitations is exceeded: (A) a heat input of 200,000 British thermal units per hour (57,143 watts);

(B) a water temperature of 210 degrees Fahrenheit (99 degrees centigrade);

(C) a maximum water-containing capacity of 120 gallons (454.2 liters);

(6) coil type boilers unless the water-containing capacity is six gallons (22.8 liters) or greater, the water temperature exceeds 350 degrees Fahrenheit (176.5 degrees centigrade), steam is generated in the coil, or the diameter of the tubing is greater than three-quarters of an inch (18.75 millimeters).

(c) Notwithstanding (a)(8) of this section, an antique manually fired boiler may not be used for exhibition purposes without a special operating permit issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.306 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.306
Notice of prohibition.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is in charge of a place or vehicle where smoking is prohibited under AS 18.35.301 shall conspicuously display in the place or vehicle a sign that (1) reads Smoking Prohibited by LawFine $50;

(2) includes the international symbol for no smoking; or

(3) includes the words No Puffin with a pictorial representation of a puffin holding a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle crossed with a red bar.

(b) A person in charge of a building at which smoking is prohibited within a specific distance from the entrance of the building under AS 18.35.301 (c)(4) shall conspicuously display a sign that reads Smoking within (number of feet) Feet of Entrance Prohibited by LawFine $50 visible from the outside of each entrance to the building.

(c) The department shall furnish signs required under this section to a person who requests them with the intention of displaying them.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.120 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.120
Validity of any pledge.
Status: in_force

The pledge of assets or revenue of the corporation to the payment of the principal or interest on any obligations of the agency is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made and the assets or revenue are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without physical delivery or further act. The lien of any pledge is valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the corporation, irrespective of whether those parties have notice of the lien of the pledge. This section does not prohibit the corporation from selling assets subject to any pledge, except that any sale may be restricted by the trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of the obligations.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.440 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.440
Revocation of license.
Status: in_force

A security guard license issued under AS 18.65.400  18.65.490 is subject to revocation in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) for the following reasons: (1) false statements in an application issued under AS 18.65.400  18.65.490;

(2) violation of a provision of AS 18.65.400  18.65.490 or a regulation adopted under AS 18.65.450 ;

(3) conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude while licensed;

(4) knowing impersonation of a law enforcement officer; or

(5) knowingly continuing the employment of an individual as a security guard who has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or who has impersonated a law enforcement officer while employed by the licensee.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.860 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.860
Modification of protective orders for stalking and sexual assault.
Status: in_force

(a) Either the petitioner or the respondent may request modification of a protective order issued under AS 18.65.850 or 18.65.855(a). If a request is made for modification of (1) a protective order, after notice and hearing under AS 18.65.850 , the court shall schedule a hearing within 20 days after the date the request is made, except that, if the court finds that the request is meritless on its face, the court may deny the request without a hearing; or

(2) an ex parte protective order under AS 18.65.855 (a), the court shall schedule a hearing on three days' notice or on shorter notice as the court may prescribe.

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

(2) have the order delivered to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for expedited service.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.430 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.430
Inspection of equipment.
Status: in_force

Every person who sells equipment subject to inspection under AS 18.60.400  18.60.460 shall permit an authorized inspector to enter the premises where the equipment is stored, or offered for sale, for inspection during reasonable business hours.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.445 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.445
Assistance by departments and municipalities.
Status: in_force

The department, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Corrections, and each municipality shall assist public safety officers and employing agencies in complying with the requirements of AS 18.15.400  18.15.450.
Alaska Stat. § 18.31.250 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.31 / Section 18.31.250
Use of materials containing naturally occurring asbestos.
Status: in_force

(a) A principal construction contractor or, in the absence of an identified principal construction contractor, person having legal authority for the design and construction of a project may qualify for immunity in a civil action under AS 09.65.245 (a)(2) for the use of gravel or other aggregate material that, when tested using a bulk test method prescribed by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by regulation, is determined to have a content equal to or greater than 0.25 percent of naturally occurring asbestos by mass.

(b) To qualify for the immunity provided under AS 09.65.245 (a)(2), before initiating a construction project not subject to AS 44.42.410 (b) that is within an area designated by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities under AS 44.42.400 (b) or (c) and that will use gravel or other aggregate material that contains naturally occurring asbestos, the principal construction contractor or, in the absence of an identified principal construction contractor, the person having legal authority for the design and construction of the project shall prepare and submit to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities specific project plans demonstrating compliance with the standards adopted by the department under AS 44.42.420 and the requirements of the site-specific use plan under AS 44.42.410 . Before extraction of gravel or other aggregate material may begin, the plan must be approved and returned to the contractor by the department.

(c) To preserve the immunity provided under AS 09.65.245 (a)(2), the principal construction contractor or, in the absence of an identified principal construction contractor, the person having legal authority for the design and construction of the project shall adhere to the site-specific use plan approved by the department and the monitoring and mitigation plan created by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.285 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.285
Municipal correctional employees.
Status: in_force

A municipality that employs persons in a municipal correctional facility may, by ordinance, require that those persons meet the requirements of AS 18.65.130  18.65.290 that are applicable to municipal correctional officers.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.800 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.800
Elevator safety standards.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the Department of Labor and Workforce Development establishes by regulation a different edition, the most current edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers constitutes the minimum elevator safety code in the state. Section 1001.1, Inspection and Test Periods, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators is not adopted as a part of the minimum elevator safety code in the state.

(b) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall (1) adopt or change regulations to carry out the provisions of AS 18.60.800  18.60.820;

(2) inspect and certify elevators to meet the safety requirements, but need not inspect or certify elevators in a municipality that has adopted or prescribed elevator safety standards under (d) of this section if the commissioner determines that inspection and certification by the municipality adequately protect the public;

(3) establish, by regulation, fees for inspections performed under AS 18.60.800  18.60.820; and

(4) maintain a record of all inspections performed and of all inspection fees collected.

(c) Inspections of elevators by the department shall be performed in accordance with the procedures set out in the most recent edition of the National Standard Practice for the Inspection of Elevators and Escalators published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

(d) A municipality may adopt the standards established by this section or prescribe standards more stringent than those established by this section.

(e) [Renumbered as AS 18.60.825 .] (f) Inspection fees collected under (b) of this section shall be deposited into the building safety account created under AS 44.31.025 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.70.350 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.70 / Section 18.70.350
Powers.
Status: in_force

The council may (1) adopt regulations for the administration of AS 18.70.320  18.70.369, including regulations (A) establishing minimum training and performance standards for certification of fire services personnel that are consistent with the standards of the National Fire Protection Association or other applicable standards;

(B) establishing minimum fire training curriculum requirements for certification of training programs that are designed to enable trainees to meet the standards established under (A) of this paragraph;

(C) governing the procedure for certification of fire services training programs that meet the minimum curriculum requirements adopted under this section;

(D) governing the procedure for certification of individuals who satisfy the minimum training and performance standards established under this section; and

(E) governing the procedure for revocation of the certificate of a person or program that, having been issued a certificate under this section, fails at a later date to meet the standards adopted by the council under this section; the procedures must be consistent with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act);

(2) consult and cooperate with municipalities, agencies of the state, other governmental agencies, universities, colleges, and other institutions concerning the development of fire services training schools and programs offered in the state;

(3) employ an administrator and other persons necessary to carry out its duties; and

(4) charge and collect fees determined by the council to be necessary.
Alaska Stat. § 18.16.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.16 / Section 18.16.050
Partial-birth abortions.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding compliance with AS 18.16.010 , a person may not knowingly perform a partial-birth abortion unless a partial-birth abortion is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury and no other medical procedure would suffice for that purpose. Violation of this subsection is a class C felony.

(b) A woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed may not be prosecuted under this section or under any other law if the prosecution is based on this section.

(c) In this section, partial-birth abortion means an abortion in which the person performing the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.030
Compensation and expenses.
Status: in_force

The members of the council receive no salary but are entitled to transportation expenses and per diem in accordance with AS 39.20.180 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.100 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.100
Housing development fund.
Status: reserved

(a) There is created a housing development fund to be administered by the corporation as a trust fund separate and distinct from any other money or funds administered by the corporation.

(b) Consistent with AS 18.56.090 , the corporation may make temporary and permanent loans from the housing development fund, at an interest rate or rates determined by the corporation, and with the security for repayment that is necessary and practicable, to purchase, make, or participate in the making of mortgage loans (1) to borrowers who are sponsors, nonprofit corporations, or agencies of the state or a municipal government, for permanent loans to develop, build, repair, remodel, or rehabilitate residential housing that is to be used and occupied as congregate housing; or

(2) that are not federally insured or guaranteed for residential housing, if the corporation determines that the loans are not otherwise available, wholly or in part, from private lenders upon reasonably equivalent terms and conditions.

(c) To the credit of the housing development fund shall be deposited (1) grants and contributions to the fund; and

(2) all receipts of the corporation on account of repayment of or sale or other disposition of the security for any loans made under (b) of this section.

(d) The corporation may receive and accept from any source whatever any grants or contributions for the housing development fund.

(e) [Repealed, § 72 ch 113 SLA 1982.] (f) [Repealed, § 72 ch 113 SLA 1982.] (g) [Repealed, § 72 ch 113 SLA 1982.] (h) [Repealed, § 72 ch 113 SLA 1982.] (i) [Repealed, § 72 ch 113 SLA 1982.] (j) [Repealed, § 72 ch 113 SLA 1982.] (k) [Repealed, § 72 ch 113 SLA 1982.] (l) The corporation may reduce the interest rate on a loan entered into under (b)(1) of this section only from amounts appropriated to the housing development fund specifically to reduce the interest payable by borrowers who develop housing under (b)(1) of this section. If a project developed by a borrower with a reduced interest subsidy made under this subsection ceases to be used for congregate housing, the corporation shall adjust the interest rate payable on the unpaid balance of the loan to the prevailing rate of interest charged by the corporation on loans made for other residential purposes, but may not reduce the interest rate payable below the subsidized rate.

(m) The corporation shall adopt regulations to implement (b)(1) and (l) of this section that (1) determine borrower eligibility, including regulations to determine that the borrower has the ability to repay the loan;

(2) define procedures for the application, review, and approval of authorized loans;

(3) establish loan guidelines, loan terms, and acceptable security for loans; and

(4) identify characteristics of housing projects eligible for loans.

(n) In (b)(1) and (l) of this section, congregate housing means a multi-family housing development with fully independent living units and services integrated in the buildings that may include, but are not limited to, housekeeping, meal service, and resident training or development programs.
Alaska Stat. § 18.62.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.62 / Section 18.62.050
Issuance and contents of certificate.
Status: reserved

(a) If, upon investigation and examination by the department, the applicant is found competent by reason of training and experience, the department shall issue a certificate of fitness. The certificate shall set out the competency of the applicant and provide for positive identification of the applicant, and shall be carried on the person engaged in work subject to the requirement of a certificate of fitness under this chapter.

(b) [Repealed, § 23 ch 81 SLA 1984.] (c) Verification by an Alaska-based labor union of a member's qualification to meet the requirements for a certificate of fitness may be accepted in lieu of examination or other requirement for issuing a certification under this chapter.

(d) Except for a plumber utility trainee level certificate of fitness, the department may not issue a trainee level certificate of fitness under (a) of this section unless the applicant is indentured in an apprenticeship program registered with the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, or a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.320 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.320
Cancellation of identification card.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall cancel an identification card if the person receiving the card fails to give the required or correct information in the person's application. Nothing in this section prohibits reapplication by the person or reissuance of the identification card.

(b) A person whose identification card has been cancelled shall return the card to the department. Failure to return a cancelled card within 10 days after receiving notice of the cancellation is a violation punishable by a fine of up to $100.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.550 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.550
Eminent domain.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation may (1) acquire by eminent domain real property that it considers necessary within the boundaries of the redevelopment project or for its purposes under AS 18.55.480  18.55.960 after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described in the resolution is necessary for those purposes; and

(2) exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided in AS 09.55.240  09.55.460 or in the manner provided by other statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.

(b) Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired in the same manner, provided that real property belonging to the municipality or the state may not be acquired without its consent.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.580 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.580
Minimum electrical standards.
Status: in_force

After the American National Standards Institute approves a new, published edition of the National Electrical Code or a new, published edition of the National Electrical Safety Code, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development may, by regulation, adopt the most recent codes to constitute the minimum electrical safety standards of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.210 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.210
Testing for certain other heritable diseases.
Status: in_force

The department shall administer and provide services for testing for other heritable diseases that lead to intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, or both, and physical disabilities as screening programs accepted by current medical practice and as developed.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.150 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.150
Composition of council.
Status: in_force

The council consists of the following persons: (1) four chief administrative officers or chiefs of police of local governments;

(2) the commissioner of public safety or a designee of the commissioner;

(3) the commissioner of corrections or a designee of the commissioner;

(4) two persons, each of whom has been certified for five years or more by the council under this chapter, one of whom serves as a police officer and one of whom serves as a probation officer, parole officer, municipal correctional officer, or correctional officer;

(5) one correctional administrative officer who is employed at the level of a deputy director or higher; and

(6) four members of the public at large with at least two from the communities of 2,500 population or less.
Alaska Stat. § 18.08.086 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.08 / Section 18.08.086
Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

(a) A person certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082 who administers emergency medical services to an injured or sick person, a person or public agency that employs, sponsors, directs, or controls the activities of persons certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082 who administer emergency medical services to an injured or sick person, or a health care professional or emergency medical dispatcher acting within the scope of the person's certification or licensure who directs or advises a person to administer emergency medical services to an injured or sick person is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in administering those services or giving that advice or those directions if the administering, advising, and directing are done in good faith and the injured or sick person reasonably seems to be in immediate danger of serious harm or death. This subsection does not preclude liability for civil damages that are the proximate result of gross negligence or intentional misconduct, nor preclude imposition of liability on a person or public agency that employs, sponsors, directs, or controls the activities of persons certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082 if the act or omission is a proximate result of a breach of duty to act created under this chapter. In this subsection, gross negligence means reckless, wilful, or wanton misconduct.

(b) A physician who in good faith arranges for, requests, recommends, or initiates the transfer of a patient from a hospital to another hospital is not liable for civil damages as a result of arranging, requesting, recommending, or initiating the transfer if (1) in the exercise of that degree of knowledge or skill possessed, or that degree of care ordinarily exercised by physicians practicing the same specialty in the same or similar communities to that in which the physician is practicing, the physician determines that treatment of the patient's medical condition is beyond the capability of the transferring hospital or the medical community in which the hospital is located;

(2) the physician has confirmed that the receiving facility is more capable of treating the patient; and

(3) the physician has secured a prior agreement from the receiving facility to accept and render the necessary treatment to the patient.

(c) A registered or advanced practice registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who escorts a patient in a means of conveyance not equipped as an ambulance is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in administering patient care services, if done in good faith and if the life of the injured or sick person is in danger. This subsection does not preclude liability for civil damages that are the result of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

(d) A person certified as an emergency medical technician instructor, a person or entity certified to conduct a training course for mobile intensive care paramedics, and a person who employs or contracts with a certified emergency medical technician instructor or with a person or entity certified to conduct a training course for mobile intensive care paramedics is not liable for civil damages as a result of a negligent act or omission during a training course that injures the person or property of a person participating in the training course.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.146 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.146
Civil air patrol.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall make the necessary administrative arrangements for maintaining liaison between the state and the Civil Air Patrol and the expenditure of money appropriated to the department for the state contribution toward the support of the authorized activities of the Alaska Wing, Civil Air Patrol, under its charter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.120 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.120
Compensation of local registrars.
Status: in_force

When a local recording official receiving a salary or other regular compensation for general recording duties serves as local registrar of vital statistics, the local registrar is not entitled to fees under this section. Otherwise, local registrars of vital statistics shall be paid, from funds appropriated for this purpose, as follows: (1) for a certificate of birth, death, fetal death, or marriage occurring in the registration district, properly completed and transmitted by the local registrar in accordance with the regulations adopted and instructions issued under this chapter, $2;

(2) for each monthly report indicating the number of the various vital events that occurred in the registration district, properly made in accordance with the regulations adopted and instructions issued under this chapter, $1.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.100 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.100
Banding requirement.
Status: in_force

Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted under AS 18.74.080 that uses lowered permeability bands in the cigarette paper to achieve compliance with the performance standard in AS 18.74.030 (d) must have at least two nominally identical bands on the paper surrounding the tobacco column. At least one complete band must be located at least 15 millimeters from the lighting end of the cigarette. For cigarettes on which the bands are positioned by design, there must be at least two bands fully located at least (1) 15 millimeters from the lighting end; and

(2) 10 millimeters from (A) the filter end of the tobacco column; or

(B) the labeled end of the tobacco column of a nonfiltered cigarette.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.740 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.740
Fire insurance.
Status: in_force

Before purchasing or participating in the purchase of a senior housing mortgage loan, the corporation shall require the borrower to agree to purchase and maintain fire insurance for the real property for which the loan is made in an amount not less than the outstanding principal balance of the loan.
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.400 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.400
Domestic violence fatality review teams.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of public safety may establish domestic violence fatality review teams in areas of the state. A municipality may establish a domestic violence fatality review team in a municipality. When the investigation of fatal incidents of domestic violence and incidents of domestic violence involving serious physical injury has been completed or adjudicated by law enforcement or at an earlier appropriate time, a domestic violence fatality review team may review those incidents for the purpose of preventing domestic-violence-related fatalities, improving the response of law enforcement and other agencies to domestic violence, and providing consultation and coordination for agencies involved in the prevention and investigation of domestic violence. The review may include a review of events leading up to the domestic violence incident, available community resources, current laws and policies, actions taken by agencies and persons related to the incident and persons involved in the incident, and other information the team determines to be relevant to the review. The confidential and other records of a department or agency of the state or a municipality relating to the domestic violence incident may be examined by the domestic violence fatality review team or a member of the team. The domestic violence fatality review team and each member of the team shall preserve the confidentiality of any records examined. In this subsection, serious physical injury has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 .

(b) The membership of a domestic violence fatality review team shall be determined by the commissioner of public safety or the municipality, as appropriate. Membership may include representatives from (1) law enforcement agencies within the area or municipality;

(2) the district attorney for the area or municipality and municipal prosecutor if created by a municipality;

(3) the office of the chief medical examiner;

(4) the Department of Corrections;

(5) employees of the Department of Health who deal with domestic violence;

(6) local agencies and organizations involved with crime victim and domestic violence protection, reporting, and counseling and assistance;

(7) other organizations, departments, and agencies determined to be appropriate.

(c) The victims' advocate under AS 24.65 is an ex officio member of each domestic violence fatality review team created under this section and may attend any meeting and review any information available to or considered by a team.

(d) Except for a public report issued by a domestic violence fatality review team that does not contain confidential information, records or other information collected by a team or any member of a team related to duties under this section is confidential and not subject to public disclosure under AS 40.25.100 and 40.25.110. Meetings of a domestic violence fatality review team are closed to the public and are not subject to the provisions of AS 44.62.310  44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act).

(e) The determinations, conclusions, and recommendations of a domestic violence fatality review team or its members are not admissible in a civil or criminal proceeding. A member may not be compelled to disclose a determination, conclusion, recommendation, discussion, or thought process through discovery or testimony in a civil or criminal proceeding. Records and information collected by the team are not subject to discovery or subpoena in connection with a civil or criminal proceeding.

(f) Notwithstanding (e) of this section, an employee of a state or a municipal agency may testify in a civil or criminal proceeding concerning cases reviewed by a domestic violence fatality review team even though the agency's records were reviewed by a team and formed the basis of that employee's testimony and the team's report.

(g) A person who serves on a domestic violence fatality review team is not liable for damages or other relief in an action brought by reason of the performance of a duty, function, or activity of the team.

Article 6. General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.315 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.315
Inspection standards.
Status: in_force

Unless the Department of Labor and Workforce Development establishes by regulation a different edition, the most current edition of the National Board Inspection Code Manual for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors constitutes the minimum boiler and pressure vessel inspection standard of the state for boilers and pressure vessels after they have received their initial inspection certificates from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development may adopt regulations for the maximum practical implementation of the manual and may grant an exception from a specific provision of the manual when the department determines that the implementation of the provision would be impractical.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.290 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.290
Examination for deputy and special inspectors.
Status: in_force

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall give the examination for the position of deputy inspector or special inspector using the standard National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors examination. The examination shall be in writing. If an applicant fails to pass the examination, the applicant may appeal to the department for another examination, which shall be given by the department within the next calendar quarter. The applicant and the applicant's employer shall have access to the record of an applicant's examination.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.330 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.330
Appeal; hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding AS 44.62.330  44.62.630, the department, by regulation, shall establish a hearing procedure by which a nursing facility may present evidence to refute a deficiency found by the department, and by which it may appeal, in a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings ( AS 44.64.010 ), a sanction imposed by order of the department under AS 18.20.310 . A request for a hearing shall be made in writing within 10 days after service of the department's order on the nursing facility. Except for an order that takes effect immediately under AS 18.20.310 (b)(1), a request under this subsection has the effect of staying the department's order until the hearing is concluded and the department makes a final determination.

(b) An appeal, or request for stay, regarding a sanction imposed by the court under AS 18.20.310 (a)(6) or (7), 18.20.360, or 18.20.370, shall be filed with the court in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.160 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.160
Appointment.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public safety or a designee and the commissioner of corrections or a designee shall serve during each commissioner's continuance in office. Other members of the council shall be appointed by the governor for staggered terms of four years, except that a member may not serve beyond the time the member holds the office that established eligibility for appointment. A vacancy on the council shall be filled for the remainder of a member's unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.515 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.515
Duties of peace officer in a crime involving domestic violence.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer investigating a crime involving domestic violence shall protect the victim and any member of the victim's family and prevent further violence by (1) transporting an adult victim and any member of the victim's family from the place of the offense or the place of contact, to a location within the community where the offense occurred that is a shelter, a safe home, or another location in the community requested by the victim;

(2) assisting the victim in removing from the residence essential items belonging to the victim, such as clothing, vehicles, medication, personal records, and legal documents;

(3) assisting the victim and any member of the victim's family in obtaining medical treatment necessitated by the offense, by contacting emergency medical services or by transporting the victim to a local medical facility, if available in the community where the offense occurred; and

(4) providing notice of the rights of victims and services available to victims of domestic violence as provided in AS 18.65.520 .

(b) If a peace officer investigating a crime involving domestic violence determines that it is necessary to protect the victim or the victim's family from domestic violence or to protect the officer or the public during the investigation, the officer may (1) seize a deadly weapon in plain view of the officer, and (2) if a deadly weapon was actually possessed during or used in the domestic violence, seize all deadly weapons owned, used, possessed, or within the control of the alleged perpetrator. If the weapon is not needed as evidence in a criminal case, the law enforcement agency having custody of the weapon, within 24 hours of making the determination that the weapon is not needed as evidence in a criminal case, shall make the weapon available for pickup by the owner of the weapon during regular business hours.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.670 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.670
Village public safety officer program.
Status: in_force

(a) The village public safety officer program is created in the department, with funding appropriated to the department and disbursed by the commissioner through grants made under this section. The purpose of the program is to appoint, train, supervise, support, and retain persons to serve as village public safety officers.

(b) With funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner shall provide grants to nonprofit regional corporations and Alaska Native organizations for training and employment of village public safety officers. If a nonprofit regional corporation for a village or Alaska Native organization for the village does not exist or declines a grant under this subsection, the commissioner may provide the grant to a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 willing to administer the grant for the village. If a nonprofit regional corporation or Alaska Native organization declines a grant, the commissioner shall consult with the corporation or organization before awarding the grant to a municipality.

(c) The commissioner shall annually accept applications from entities described in (b) of this section for village public safety officer grants. Grant applicants may apply to employ village public safety officers in participating villages located in the applicant's region. An application must include (1) a projected budget, including administrative costs;

(2) a list of villages in which the applicant plans to employ village public safety officers; and

(3) other information required by the commissioner.

(d) The commissioner shall enter into a written agreement with a grant recipient before providing grant funding. The agreement must require the grant recipient to (1) comply with state and federal law;

(2) provide a salary and benefit schedule for the village public safety officer;

(3) be named as the employer of the village public safety officer; and

(4) maintain insurance, independently, or with the assistance of the department, that includes coverage for premiums as follows: (A) workers' compensation insurance as required under AS 23.30 ;

(B) comprehensive general liability insurance, including professional practice insurance for police with (i) a limit not less than $1,000,000; and

(ii) the state, including an officer, employee, or agent of the state, listed as an additional named insured.

(e) An award of grant funding, depending on the funds awarded, must provide for at least one village public safety officer for each village included in a grant agreement entered into under (d) of this section. A grant recipient may assign more than one village public safety officer to a village and request additional funding for the additional village public safety officer. The commissioner may approve the request for additional funding if the grant recipient provides justification reasonably related to the duties of a village public safety officer and other public safety needs.

(f) A grant recipient may assign a traveling village public safety officer to serve multiple villages within the grant recipient's region.

(g) A grant recipient shall (1) keep original financial, personnel, and other records relating to a village public safety officer for at least three years after the officer's termination of employment and, upon request, provide that information to the department;

(2) provide annual financial audits to the commissioner;

(3) facilitate site visits by the department to monitor village public safety officer performance and compliance with state and federal law;

(4) notify the commissioner if the grant recipient fails to comply with state or federal law;

(5) timely notify the department if a village public safety officer resigns or vacates a position; and

(6) timely notify and submit a written report to the department if a village public safety officer points a firearm in the direction of another person or discharges a firearm while on duty.

(h) The commissioner may, in consultation with grant recipients, as provided in (k) of this section, adopt regulations related to village public safety officers, including establishing minimum standards and training, physical fitness requirements, criteria for participation by a community, a municipality, an Alaska Native organization, or a corporation, and the interaction between the department and village public safety officers. If the commissioner adopts regulations regarding training for village public safety officers, the training must be consistent with the standards in AS 18.65.676 and disability training under AS 18.65.220 (3). The commissioner of corrections may, in consultation with grant recipients, adopt regulations related to the functions of village public safety officers providing pretrial, probation, and parole supervision.

(i) A grant recipient may charge its federally approved indirect costs to the village public safety officer program grant if the statewide average of indirect costs does not exceed 35 percent.

(j) The commissioner may not withhold, without reason, approval of a funding request made under a grant award. The commissioner shall timely disburse grant funds. A grant recipient may use funding for items reasonably related to public safety and village public safety officer duties under AS 18.65.670  18.65.688.

(k) The commissioner and the commissioner of corrections shall (1) ensure all relations with a federally recognized tribal government that is the incorporator of a nonprofit regional corporation are conducted on a government-to-government basis;

(2) ensure the department consults with a grant recipient (A) before implementing a policy or regulation that affects the recipient and as early as possible in the development of a new or revised policy or regulation;

(B) on the state policies and regulations the grant recipient considers necessary, as well as the substance of the policies and regulations;

(3) to the extent possible, use consensual mechanisms to develop policies and regulations, including negotiated rulemaking processes;

(4) respect tribal sovereignty in consultations with grant recipients;

(5) ensure consultations with grant recipients are open and candid to enable interested parties to accurately assess potential effects; and

(6) ensure the removal of procedural impediments to working directly and effectively with grant recipients on programs that affect the governmental rights of a tribe.

(l) The commissioner shall designate an official within the department who has the primary responsibility for compliance with this section. The official shall develop and annually review departmental procedures for compliance with this section. The department shall provide to all grant recipients the results of the annual review and post the results on the Internet website of the department.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.902 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.902
Use of an unmanned aircraft system by a law enforcement agency.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement agency may use an unmanned aircraft system (1) to gather evidence in a criminal investigation (A) under the express terms of a search warrant issued by a court; or

(B) in accordance with a judicially recognized exception to the warrant requirement; or

(2) in situations and for uses not involving a criminal investigation and not intended to lead to the production of evidence for use in a criminal investigation, if the use does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and is consistent with the procedures in AS 18.65.901 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.030 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.030
Establishment of stations and headquarters.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public safety shall establish stations and headquarters at the places and localities that are necessary for the enforcement of the laws. The state troopers may, with the approval of the governor, have the right to use land and buildings for the accommodation of its members, their vehicles, and equipment.
Alaska Stat. § 18.08.075 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.08 / Section 18.08.075
Authority of emergency medical technician and mobile intensive care paramedic.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic who responds to an emergency with an ambulance service or first responder service, who has in the technician's or mobile intensive care paramedic's possession a current emergency medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic identification card, and who provides emergency medical care or other emergency medical service, has the authority to (1) control and direct activities at the accident site or emergency until the arrival of law enforcement personnel;

(2) order a person other than the owner to leave a building or place in the vicinity of the accident or other emergency for the purpose of protecting the person from injury;

(3) temporarily block a public highway, street, or private right-of-way while at the scene of an accident, illness, or emergency;

(4) trespass upon property at or near the scene of an accident, illness, or emergency at any time of day or night;

(5) enter a building, including a private dwelling, or premises where a report of an injury or illness has taken place or where there is a reasonable cause to believe an individual has been injured or is ill to render emergency medical care; and

(6) direct the removal or destruction of a motor vehicle or other thing that the emergency medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic determines is necessary to prevent further harm to injured or ill individuals.

(b) A person who knowingly refuses to comply with an order of an emergency medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic authorized under (a) of this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In this subsection, knowingly has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (a).
Alaska Stat. § 18.67.175 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.67 / Section 18.67.175
Duty to display information.
Status: in_force

(a) Every hospital licensed by this state shall display prominently in its emergency room, main entrance, and business office posters notifying the public of the existence and general provisions of this chapter. The board may set standards for the location of this display and shall provide posters and general information regarding the provisions of this chapter to each hospital and to each physician licensed to practice medicine in the state.

(b) Every law enforcement agency in the state shall inform victims of violent crimes, or their surviving dependents, of the provisions of this chapter and shall provide application forms to the victims, or their dependents, who desire to seek compensation under this chapter. The board shall provide application forms, all other documents and general information that law enforcement agencies may require to comply with this subsection.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.530 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.530
Energy audit exemption.
Status: in_force

In making loans under AS 18.56.400  18.56.600, the corporation is exempt from the requirements of AS 46.11.050 (b).
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.043 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.07 / Section 18.07.043
Standard of review for applications for certificates of need relating to nursing homes, nursing home beds, and residential psychiatric treatment centers.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop review standards for an application for a certificate of need, or for a modification of a certificate of need, issued under this chapter for a health care facility that is a nursing home or residential psychiatric treatment center, or that has nursing home beds.

(b) In developing the review standards under (a) of this section, the department shall consider whether (1) a public process and existing appropriate statewide, regional, and local plans were included in planning and designing the residential psychiatric treatment center, the additional nursing home beds, or the nursing home;

(2) the residential psychiatric treatment center, the additional nursing home beds, or the nursing home meets minimum required use rates for, as applicable, the residential psychiatric treatment center or new nursing beds, and the effect on use rates for existing nursing home beds;

(3) the residential psychiatric treatment center, the facility proposing additional nursing home beds, or the nursing home demonstrates consideration of the community, regional, and statewide needs for, as applicable, the residential psychiatric treatment center or the new nursing home beds;

(4) the residential psychiatric treatment center, the additional nursing home beds, or the nursing home meets the minimum number of, as applicable, residential psychiatric treatment beds or new nursing beds that should be required in a facility to ensure efficiency and economies of scale;

(5) the residential psychiatric treatment center, the facility proposing additional nursing home beds, or the nursing home demonstrates the proposed service will provide a quality of care equivalent to existing community, regional, or statewide services;

(6) the residential psychiatric treatment center, the facility proposing additional nursing home beds, or the nursing home demonstrates financial feasibility, including long-term viability, and what the financial effect will be on consumers and the state; and

(7) the sponsor has demonstrated cost effectiveness through considering the availability of appropriate, less costly alternatives of providing the services planned.

(c) The department shall grant a sponsor a certificate of need or modify a certificate of need that authorizes a residential psychiatric treatment center or nursing home beds, or that is for a health care facility that is a nursing home, if the department finds that the sponsor meets the standards established in or under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.066 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.066
Employee safety education programs.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall conduct a safety education program for an employee before the employee performs a new work assignment that may result in the employee being exposed to a toxic or hazardous substance or a physical agent for which the employee has not received safety instruction as provided under (b) of this section.

(b) An employee safety instruction program shall inform the employee of (1) the location, properties, and known or suspected acute and chronic health effects of the hazardous or toxic substances or physical agents to which the employee is exposed in the workplace;

(2) the nature of the operations that could result in exposure to hazardous or toxic substances or physical agents as well as any necessary handling or hygienic practices or precautions; and

(3) the location, purpose, proper use, and limitations of personal protective equipment used in the workplace.
Alaska Stat. § 18.55.080 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.55 / Section 18.55.080
Members or employees prohibited from acquiring interest in projects.
Status: in_force

A member of the board of directors or employee of the corporation may not acquire an interest, direct or indirect, in a housing or public building project authorized by AS 18.55.100  18.55.290, or in property or a contract for materials or services included or planned to be included in a project authorized by AS 18.55.100  18.55.290. If a member of the board of directors or employee owns or controls an interest, the member or employee shall immediately disclose the interest in writing to the corporation. Failure to make disclosure constitutes misconduct in office.
Alaska Stat. § 18.15.310 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.15 / Section 18.15.310
Testing; test results.
Status: in_force

(a) The withdrawal of blood for a test under AS 18.15.300 - 18.15.320 shall be performed in a medically approved manner. Only a physician or physician assistant licensed under AS 08.64 , registered or advanced practice registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or certified emergency medical technician may withdraw blood specimens for the purposes of AS 18.15.300 - 18.15.320.

(b) The court shall order that the blood specimens withdrawn under AS 18.15.300  18.15.320 be transmitted to a licensed medical laboratory and that tests be conducted on them for medically accepted indications of exposure to or infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases for which medically approved testing is readily and economically available as determined by the court.

(c) Copies of test results that indicate exposure to or infection by HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases shall also be transmitted to the department.

(d) The test results shall be provided to the designated recipients with the following disclaimer:

The tests were conducted in a medically approved manner but tests cannot determine exposure to or infection by HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases with absolute accuracy. Persons receiving this test result should continue to monitor their own health and should consult a physician as appropriate.

(e) The court shall order all persons, other than the test subject, who receive test results under AS 18.15.300  18.15.320 to maintain the confidentiality of personal identifying data relating to the test results except for disclosures by the victim, or if the victim is a minor or incompetent by the victim's parents or legal guardian, as (1) is necessary to obtain medical or psychological care or advice or to ensure the health of the victim's spouse, immediate family, persons occupying the same household as the victim, or a person in a dating, courtship, or engagement relationship with the victim;

(2) is necessary to pursue civil remedies against the test subject; or

(3) otherwise permitted by the court.

(f) The specimens and the results of tests ordered under AS 18.15.300  18.15.320 are not admissible evidence in a criminal or juvenile proceeding.

(g) A person performing testing, transmitting test results, or disclosing information under AS 18.15.300  18.15.320 is immune from civil liability for an act or omission under authority of AS 18.15.300  18.15.320. However, this subsection does not preclude liability for a grossly negligent or intentional violation of a provision of AS 18.15.300  18.15.320.

(h) If the results of a blood test conducted under AS 18.15.300 indicate exposure to or infection by HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases for which testing was conducted, the department shall provide (1) free counseling and free testing to a victim for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases reasonably communicable through the offense; and (2) counseling to the alleged perpetrator or defendant upon request of the alleged perpetrator or defendant. The department shall provide referral to appropriate health care facilities and support services at the request of the victim.

(i) In this section, (1) AIDS means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or HIV symptomatic disease;

(2) counseling means providing a person with information and explanations relating to AIDS and HIV that are medically appropriate for that person, including all or part of the following: (A) accurate information regarding AIDS and HIV;

(B) an explanation of behaviors that reduce the risk of transmitting AIDS and HIV;

(C) an explanation of the confidentiality of information relating to AIDS diagnoses and HIV tests;

(D) an explanation of information regarding both social and medical implications of HIV tests;

(E) disclosure of commonly recognized treatment or treatments of AIDS and HIV;

(3) HIV means the human immunodeficiency virus.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.340 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.340
Disposal of firearms and ammunition by the state and municipalities.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by (b) of this section, the state and a municipality may only dispose of forfeited, surplus, or recovered but unclaimed firearms and ammunition by (1) public sale not limited to firearms dealers;

(2) trade-in for credit in the purchase of a firearm;

(3) donation as provided by the regulations of the department or the ordinances of the municipality making the donation; or

(4) transfer to a state or municipal law enforcement agency.

(b) If state or federal law prohibits the sale of a particular surplus firearm under (a)(1) of this section, the department or municipality that is disposing of the surplus firearm shall (1) sell the surplus firearm to a firearms dealer who has the appropriate federal license to buy the surplus firearm;

(2) donate the surplus firearm under (a)(3) of this section; or

(3) dismantle the surplus firearm, destroy those surplus firearm parts that cause the sale of the surplus firearm under (a)(1) of this section to be prohibited, and dispose of the other parts of the surplus firearm under (a) of this section.

(c) If a department disposes of a surplus firearm under (a)(2), (3), or (4) of this section, the department shall submit to the legislature each year during the legislature's review of the department's budget a report that lists the surplus firearms that the department has disposed of under (a)(2), (3), or (4) of this section during the previous calendar year. The report must include a description of each surplus firearm and, for each surplus firearm disposed of under (1) (a)(2) of this section, the value of the firearm purchased and the value received for the surplus firearm; and

(2) (a)(3) or (4) or (b)(2) of this section, the identity of the governmental agency, the organization, or the individual to whom the surplus firearm was donated or transferred.

(d) All money collected from the disposal of surplus firearms may be used to fund gun safety education programs in the state.

(e) Notwithstanding AS 09.50.250 or another provision of law, the state, a municipality, and the officers, agents, and employees of the state or a municipality, are not liable to any person, including the purchaser of a surplus firearm or part of a surplus firearm, for personal injuries or damage to property as a result of the sale of a firearm or a part of a firearm under (a) of this section, unless the state or municipality conducts the sale with gross negligence or recklessness.

(f) In this section, (1) department means a department of state government listed in AS 44.17.005 (2)  (15);

(2) firearm does not include a firearm that has been used in a homicide;

(3) surplus firearm means a firearm or ammunition that is forfeited, surplus, or recovered but unclaimed.

Article 5. Security Guards.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.091 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.091
Home ownership assistance program.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall implement a home ownership assistance program to assist persons of lower and moderate income to purchase homes financed under the special mortgage loan purchase program by providing a subsidy to the persons in an amount not greater than the difference between (1) the amount annually required to pay interest and principal on that person's loan and real property taxes and insurance for the home purchase with the loan; and

(2) 25 percent of that person's annual gross income.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the loan amount eligible for assistance under the subsidy authorized by (a) of this section is the amount determined under AS 18.56.098 (k).
Alaska Stat. § 18.50.300 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.50 / Section 18.50.300
Reproduction of records.
Status: in_force

To preserve original documents the state registrar may prepare typewritten, photographic, or other reproductions of original records and files in the state registrar's office. When certified by the state registrar, the reproduction shall be accepted as the original record.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.326 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.326
Nonretaliation.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may not discharge or in any other manner retaliate against an employee because the employee cooperates with or initiates enforcement of a requirement in AS 18.35.301  18.35.399.

(b) The owner or operator of a vehicle or other place that is subject to a requirement in AS 18.35.301  18.35.399 may not retaliate against a customer or other member of the public for cooperating with or initiating enforcement of a requirement in AS 18.35.301  18.35.399.
Alaska Stat. § 18.09.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.09 / Section 18.09.040
Executive director.
Status: in_force

The commission may employ an executive director, who may not be a member of the commission and who may be current staff of the department. The executive director serves at the pleasure of the commission. The commission shall establish the duties of the executive director. The executive director is in the partially exempt service under AS 39.25 (State Personnel Act).
Alaska Stat. § 18.62.070 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.62 / Section 18.62.070
Persons required to obtain certificate.
Status: in_force

A person engaged in one of the following trades shall first obtain from the department the appropriate certificate of fitness in that trade: (1) electrical wiring subject to the standards established in AS 18.60.580 ; and

(2) plumbing subject to the uniform plumbing code; in this paragraph, uniform plumbing code means the minimum plumbing code adopted for the state under AS 18.60.705 .
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.059 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.059
Legal counsel.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general is legal counsel for the OSHA Review Board. The attorney general shall advise the board on legal matters arising in the discharge of its duties and represent the board in actions to which it is a party. If, in the opinion of the board, the public interest is not adequately represented by counsel in a proceeding, the attorney general, upon request of the board, shall represent the public interest.

(b) Subject to the approval of the attorney general, the board may employ temporary legal counsel from time to time in matters in which the board is involved.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.140 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.140
Creation.
Status: in_force

There is created in the Department of Public Safety the Alaska Police Standards Council.
Alaska Stat. § 18.74.150 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.74 / Section 18.74.150
Copies.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer who certifies a cigarette under AS 18.74.080 shall provide a copy of the certification to each wholesale dealer and agent to whom the manufacturer sells the cigarette. The manufacturer shall also provide the wholesale dealer and agent with sufficient copies of an illustration of the cigarette packaging markings used by the manufacturer under AS 18.74.130 for each retail dealer to whom the wholesale dealer or agent sells cigarettes. A wholesale dealer or an agent shall provide a copy of the cigarette packaging markings received from a manufacturer to each retail dealer to whom the wholesale dealer or agent sells cigarettes.
Alaska Stat. § 18.63.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.63 / Section 18.63.010
Hazardous painting certificate required.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not employ or contract with a professional painter to perform hazardous painting for compensation unless the painter holds a current valid hazardous painting certificate issued by the department. As a condition of employment, an employer may require a professional painter to provide a copy of the certificate. It is a defense to a violation of this subsection by an employer if the employer produces a copy of the painter's certificate and the employer reasonably believed the certificate was not falsified.

(b) A professional painter may not provide a falsified hazardous painting certificate to an employer or make a false statement to an employer regarding the painter's certification.
Alaska Stat. § 18.05.010 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.05 / Section 18.05.010
Administration of laws by department.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer the statutes and regulations relating to the promotion and protection of the public health as provided by law.

(b) In performing its duties under this chapter, AS 18.09 , and AS 18.15.355  18.15.395, the department may (1) flexibly use the broad range of powers set out in this title assigned to the department to protect and promote the public health;

(2) provide public health information programs or messages to the public that promote healthy behaviors or lifestyles or educate individuals about health issues;

(3) promote efforts among public and private sector partners to develop and finance programs or initiatives that identify and ameliorate health problems;

(4) establish, finance, provide, or endorse performance management standards for the public health system;

(5) develop, adopt, and implement (A) a statewide health plan under AS 18.09 based on recommendations of the Alaska Health Care Commission established in AS 18.09.010 ; and

(B) public health plans and formal policies through regulations adopted under AS 44.62 or collaborative recommendations that guide or support individual and community public health efforts;

(6) establish formal or informal relationships with public or private sector partners within the public health system;

(7) identify, assess, prevent, and ameliorate conditions of public health importance through surveillance; epidemiological tracking, program evaluation, and monitoring; testing and screening programs; treatment; administrative inspections; or other techniques;

(8) promote the availability and accessibility of quality health care services through health care facilities or providers;

(9) promote availability of and access to preventive and primary health care when not otherwise available through the private sector, including acute and episodic care, prenatal and postpartum care, child health, family planning, school health, chronic disease prevention, child and adult immunization, testing and screening services, dental health, nutrition, and health education and promotion services;

(10) systematically and regularly review the public health system and recommend modifications in its structure or other features to improve public health outcomes; and

(11) collaborate with public and private sector partners, including municipalities, Alaska Native organizations, health care providers, and health insurers, within the public health system to achieve the mission of public health.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.150 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.150
Duties of department.
Status: reserved

(a) For each of the following groups of facilities, hospitals and medical facilities (Group 1), community mental health centers (Group 2), and facilities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (Group 3), the department shall (1) make a statewide inventory of existing public, nonprofit, and proprietary facilities;

(2) survey the need for construction of these facilities;

(3) on the basis of the inventory and survey, develop a program for the construction of public and other nonprofit facilities for each of these groups that will, in conjunction with existing facilities, afford the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate facility services to all residents of the state.

(b) [Repealed, § 19 ch 6 SLA 1998.] (c) The department shall (1) provide for adequate facilities to furnish needed services for persons unable to pay for them in accordance with regulations adopted under the federal act;

(2) submit any reports that the surgeon general considers necessary for compliance with the federal act;

(3) do all things on behalf of the state necessary to obtain benefits under the federal act.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.705 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.705
Plumbing code.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided otherwise in this section, and unless the department adopts by regulation a later edition of the following publications or a later version of another nationally recognized code approved by the legislature by law, the following publications are adopted as the minimum plumbing code for the state: (1) paragraphs 101.3  101.5.6, 103.5.1.1  103.5.1.4, 103.5.3.5, 103.5.4.2, 103.5.5.1  103.5.5.2, 103.5.6.1  103.5.6.3, and 103.8  103.8.2 of chapter 1, chapters 2  14, and the appendices A through L of the 1997 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and adopted at the 67th annual conference, September 1996, excluding Table 4.1, Minimum Plumbing Facilities; and adding Appendix Chapter 29, Table A  29  A, Minimum Plumbing Fixtures, of the 1997 edition of the Uniform Building Code published in April 1997 by the International Council of Building Officials, except that for the category identified in Table A  29  A as Assembly placesAuditoriums, convention halls, dance floors, lodge rooms, stadiums and casinos, when the category is applied to auditoriums, convention halls, stadiums, and casinos, the ratios (A) indicating the number of water closets required for females are changed to provide the following: (i) four water closets for 1  50 females;

(ii) six water closets for 51  100 females;

(iii) 10 water closets for 101  200 females;

(iv) 14 water closets for 201  400 females; and

(v) one additional water closet for each 100 females over 400 females; and

(B) indicating the number of lavatories required for females and males are changed to (i) one lavatory for each water closet up to four water closets; and

(ii) one additional lavatory for each two additional water closets beyond four water closets;

(2) the 1997 edition of the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and adopted at the 67th annual conference, September 1996, excluding pages 1  8 of Part I, Administration; and

(3) the 1997 edition of the Uniform Solar Energy Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and adopted at the 67th annual conference, September 1996, excluding pages 1  7 of Part I, Administration.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the use of a pipe or pipe fitting containing more than 8.0 percent lead, or of solder or flux containing more than 0.2 percent lead in the installation or repair of a public water system or in the installation or repair of plumbing of a residential or nonresidential facility that provides water for human consumption is prohibited. This subsection does not apply to the use of leaded joints necessary to repair cast iron pipe.

(c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a single-wall heat exchanger may be used if (1) the heat transfer medium is water type or propylene type glycol;

(2) the pressure of the heat transfer medium is limited to a maximum of 30 pounds per square inch by an approved safety relief valve; and

(3) the heat exchanger is prominently and permanently labeled with instructions concerning (1) and (2) of this subsection.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.640 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.640
Reports upon finding a missing person.
Status: in_force

A person who has filed a missing person report with the clearinghouse or a law enforcement agency shall immediately notify the clearinghouse or the law enforcement agency when the location of the missing person is determined.
Alaska Stat. § 18.56.135 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.56 / Section 18.56.135
Loan servicing requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) If the servicing of a loan is sold to another person, the seller shall notify the mortgagor of the sale within 10 days after the actual date of the sale. The notification must include (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the person who will assume responsibility for the servicing and accept payments for the loan;

(2) a detailed written financial breakdown of the loan, including the interest rate, monthly payment amount, and current escrow balance.

(b) The purchaser of loan servicing under (a) of this section shall (1) issue to the mortgagor corrected coupon or payment books, if used;

(2) within 20 days after the due date of the first payment to be made to the purchaser, (A) notify the mortgagor of the name, address, and telephone number of the person from whom the mortgagor can receive information regarding the servicing of the loan;

(B) inform the mortgagor of changes made regarding the loan escrow account or servicing requirements, including the interest rate, monthly payment amount, and current escrow balance.

(c) A loan servicing agent shall respond within 15 business days to a written request for information from the mortgagor. The written response must include the telephone number of the agent's representative who can assist the mortgagor.

(d) If a mortgagor of a loan is required to maintain funds in an escrow account to cover the payment of the tax or insurance obligations for the mortgaged property, the loan servicing agent shall make each tax or insurance payment in a timely manner as the obligations become due if the funds in the account are sufficient to cover the payment. If the funds in the account are insufficient to make the payment, the loan servicing agent shall promptly notify the mortgagor of the shortage and may make the payment on behalf of the mortgagor.

(e) In this section, (1) loan means a mortgage loan purchased by the corporation under a residential housing loan program authorized by this chapter;

(2) loan servicing agent means an institution other than the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation that services a loan.
Alaska Stat. § 18.66.110 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.66 / Section 18.66.110
Ex parte and emergency protective orders.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is a victim of a crime involving domestic violence may file a petition under AS 18.66.100 (a) and request an ex parte protective order. If the court finds that the petition establishes probable cause that a crime involving domestic violence has occurred, it is necessary to protect the petitioner from domestic violence, and if the petitioner has certified to the court in writing the efforts, if any, that have been made to provide notice to the respondent, the court shall ex parte and without notice to the respondent issue a protective order. An ex parte protective order may grant the protection provided by AS 18.66.100 (c)(1)  (5), (8)  (12), and (16). An ex parte protective order expires 20 days after it is issued unless dissolved earlier by the court at the request of either the petitioner or the respondent and after notice and, if requested, a hearing. If a court issues an ex parte protective order, the court shall have the order delivered to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for expedited service and for entry into the central registry of protective orders under AS 18.65.540 .

(b) A peace officer, on behalf of and with the consent of a victim of a crime involving domestic violence, may request an emergency protective order from a judicial officer. The request may be made orally or in writing based upon the sworn statement of a peace officer, and in person or by telephone. If the court finds probable cause to believe that the victim is in immediate danger of domestic violence based on an allegation of the recent commission of a crime involving domestic violence, the court ex parte shall issue an emergency protective order. In an emergency protective order, the court may grant the protection provided by AS 18.66.100 (c)(1)  (5), (8), (10), (11), and (16). An emergency protective order expires 72 hours after it is issued unless dissolved earlier by the court at the request of the petitioner.

(c) A peace officer who obtains an emergency protective order under (b) of this section shall (1) place the provisions of an oral order in writing on a form provided by the court and file the written order with the issuing court by the end of the judicial day after it was issued;

(2) provide a copy of the order to the petitioner;

(3) serve a copy of the order on the respondent; and

(4) comply with the requirements of AS 18.65.540 for ensuring that the order is entered into the central registry of protective orders under AS 18.65.540 .

(d) A court may not deny a petition for an ex parte protective order filed under (a) of this section solely because of a lapse of time between an act of domestic violence and the filing of the petition.
Alaska Stat. § 18.65.050 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.65 / Section 18.65.050
Central information.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall make available central information on fingerprints, handwriting, ballistics, stains, and other evidence of crime.
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.040 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.85 / Section 18.85.040
Removal.
Status: in_force

The public defender is subject to removal by the governor for good cause. If the public defender is removed, the governor shall submit to the legislature a report stating the reasons for removal. The report shall be submitted within 10 days after the action has been taken if the legislature is in session, or if the legislature is not in session, within 10 days after the convening of the next regular or special session.
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.850 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.60 / Section 18.60.850
Piping codes.
Status: in_force

The United States of America Standards Institute Codes listed below are established as the piping codes for the state: (1) B 31.1.0  1967 power piping;

(2) B 31.2  1968 fuel gas piping;

(3) B 31.8  1968 gas transmission and distribution piping system;

(4) B 31.3  1966 petroleum refining piping;

(5) B 31.4  1966 and B 31.4a  1968 liquid petroleum transportation piping systems.

Article 13. Health Care Protections.
Alaska Stat. § 18.20.160 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.20 / Section 18.20.160
Priority of projects.
Status: in_force

The state plan must set out the relative need for the projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with the regulations adopted under the federal act, and provide for the construction, maintenance, and operation to the extent financial resources permit, in the order of the relative need.
Alaska Stat. § 18.35.341 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.35 / Section 18.35.341
Citations; penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer may issue a citation for a violation of AS 18.35.301 , 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 committed in the officer's presence or for a violation of AS 18.35.306 . The provisions of AS 12.25.175  12.25.230 apply to the issuance of a citation under this subsection.

(b) An employee of the department designated by the commissioner to enforce the provisions of AS 18.35.301  18.35.399 may issue a citation for a violation of AS 18.35.301 , 18.35.306, 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 regardless of whether the violation was committed in the employee's presence. A citation issued under this subsection shall be in the same form and shall be processed in the same manner as a citation issued by a peace officer under (a) of this section. An employee of the department may not arrest a person for a violation of AS 18.35.301 , 18.35.306, 18.35.311, or 18.35.326.

(c) A person who violates AS 18.35.301 , 18.35.306, 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 is guilty of a violation as defined in AS 11.81.900 (b) and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of $50 for a violation of AS 18.35.301 , by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300 for a violation of AS 18.35.306 or 18.35.311, and by a fine of not more than $500 for a violation of AS 18.35.326 . Each day a violation of AS 18.35.306 or 18.35.311 continues after a citation for the violation has been issued constitutes a separate violation.

(d) The supreme court shall establish a schedule of bail amounts for violations of AS 18.35.301 , 18.35.306, 18.35.311, and 18.35.326, but in no event may the bail amount exceed the maximum fine that may be imposed for the violation under (c) of this section. The bail amount for a violation must appear on the citation.

(e) If a person cited for a violation under this section does not contest the citation, the person may, on or before the 30th day after the date of the citation, mail or personally deliver to the clerk of the court in which the citation is filed (1) the amount of bail indicated on the citation for that violation; and

(2) a copy of the citation indicating that the right to an appearance is waived, a plea of no contest is entered, and the bail is forfeited.

(f) When bail has been forfeited under (e) of this section, a judgment of conviction shall be entered. Forfeiture of bail is a complete satisfaction for the violation. The clerk of the court accepting the bail shall provide the violator with a receipt stating that fact if requested.

(g) A person cited under this section is guilty of failure to obey a citation under AS 12.25.230 if the person fails to pay the bail amount established under (d) of this section or fails to appear in court as required.
Alaska Stat. § 18.29.115 — AK Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18.29 / Section 18.29.115
Initial and renewal payments.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may approve student loan repayment and direct incentive payments for a qualified applicant for an initial period of three years and may approve a maximum of three renewal periods of three years each if the applicant (1) submits an application on a form approved by the department for (A) student loan repayments and, for student loan repayment renewal, demonstrates that the applicant has (i) a continuing student loan obligation on the same student loan that was subject to repayment under the program during the initial three-year period; or

(ii) incurred additional student loan debt that qualifies for repayment;

(B) direct incentive payments; or

(C) payments under both (A) and (B) of this paragraph;

(2) is otherwise eligible under the program; and

(3) does not exceed the 12-year lifetime maximum for participation in the program.

(b) The department shall combine an eligible health care professional's direct incentives and pay the total amount to the eligible health care professional in the form of one quarterly cash payment. The department shall combine an eligible health care professional's student loan repayments and pay the total amount to the lending institution or to the eligible health care professional in the form of one quarterly payment.

(c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the combined total amount of an eligible health care professional's direct incentives and student loan repayments may not exceed, (1) for a tier I health care professional employed in a regular position, $35,000 annually;

(2) for a tier I health care professional employed in a very hard-to-fill position, $47,250 annually;

(3) for a tier II health care professional employed in a regular position, $20,000 annually;

(4) for a tier II health care professional employed in a very hard-to-fill position, $27,000 annually;

(5) for a tier III health care professional employed in a regular position, $15,000 annually;

(6) for a tier III health care professional employed in a very hard-to-fill position, $20,250 annually.

(d) The department may annually increase the annual maximum program payment amounts in (c) of this section by the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers for Urban Alaska during the previous five calendar years, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(e) The department shall prorate student loan repayments and direct incentive payments based on the number of qualified employment hours the health care professional worked in a calendar quarter. The department may not pay a student loan repayment or direct incentive before the completion of a calendar quarter in which the student loan repayment or incentive payment was earned.

(f) The department shall deposit employer payments received and civil penalties collected under this chapter in the general fund.

(g) The department shall pay student loan repayments and direct incentives with funds appropriated by the legislature for that purpose. The department may limit the number of program participants based on available funding. If insufficient money is appropriated to fully fund the program in a fiscal year, the department shall prorate payments based on the number of approved participants in the program.