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AK Stat § 08.24.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 24. Collection Agencies|Sec. 08.24.300. Court action by agency.

A collection agency is not entitled to maintain a suit or action involving the collection of money on behalf of its customers in a court of this state without alleging and proving that it is licensed and has procured a bond, as provided in this chapter. A copy of the collection agency license, certified by the department to be a true and correct copy is prima facie evidence of the licensing and bonding of the collection agency for the term expressed in the copy of the license.
AK Stat § 08.24.310 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 24. Collection Agencies|Sec. 08.24.310. Additional business names.

A collection agency using a business name other than the one appearing on the application for its license shall secure a separate license and bond as provided in this chapter for each business name used.
AK Stat § 08.24.320 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 24. Collection Agencies|Sec. 08.24.320. Documents which imitate judicial process.

Forms of demand or notice or other documents drawn to resemble court process may not be used by collection agencies in the collection of bills, accounts, or other indebtedness.
AK Stat § 08.24.330 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 24. Collection Agencies|Sec. 08.24.330. Duty to maintain a public office.

Each collection agency shall maintain its principal office and any branch office at a street address that is stated in its original application for license or another address that the agency may designate to the department; the office shall be maintained in such a manner as to be open for contact by the public or debtors during normal working hours.
AK Stat § 08.24.340 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 24. Collection Agencies|Sec. 08.24.340. Statement of persons employed by agency.

(a) Within 15 days after licensure under this chapter, a collection agency shall submit to the department a list of all persons employed by the agency. Thereafter, upon hiring a new employee, the collection agency shall, within 15 days after the hiring, submit to the department the name of the newly hired employee and the further information required by (b) of this section. (b) There shall be submitted with the name of the employee employed by the collection agency the following information: (1) the employee's residence address; (2) the employee's length of residence in the state; (3) a statement of the new employee's previous employment in the last year; (4) further information which the department may require. (c) The statement shall be verified by the employee before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths. (d) The owner or licensed operator of the collection agency shall also state upon the form submitted the date upon which the new employee was hired and that the new employee is an employee of the collection agency at the time the form is executed.
AK Stat § 08.24.350 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 24. Collection Agencies|Sec. 08.24.350. Notice of withdrawal of employees.

When an employee withdraws from employment or the employee's employment with a collection agency is terminated for any reason, the agency shall, within 15 days of withdrawal or termination of employment, notify the department in writing of the employee's withdrawal from employment.
AK Stat § 08.24.360 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 24. Collection Agencies|Sec. 08.24.360. Fines and penalties.

A collection agency or an operator who fails on written demand to render a true and complete account to the person from whom an indebtedness was taken for collection or who fails to turn over to that person the proceeds of the collection within 30 days after written demand, or who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by both.
AK Stat § 08.24.370 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 24. Collection Agencies|Sec. 08.24.370. Nonresidents.

A nonresident may apply for and receive a collection agency license or an operator license or both on the same basis as a resident. The application fee and the biennial license fee for a nonresident operator or nonresident agency license are double the same fees established by regulations under AS 08.01.065 for a resident operator or agency.
AK Stat § 08.24.380 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 24. Collection Agencies|Sec. 08.24.380. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “collection agency” means a person licensed and authorized to engage in the collection agency business; (2) “collection agency business” means the business of engaging directly or indirectly and having as a primary or secondary object, business or pursuit the solicitation of claims for collection or repossession of collateral security or the collection of claims owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another or the repossession of collateral security; (A) a house, agency, firm, person, corporation or voluntary association using a name other than its own in collecting its own claims with the intention of conveying, or which tends to convey, the impression that a third party has been employed, is conducting a collection agency business within the meaning of this chapter; (B) a person who sells, attempts to sell, gives away or attempts to give away to another person, other than a licensee under this chapter a system of collection letters, demand forms or other printed matter where the name of a person other than a creditor appears in a manner to indicate that a request or demand is being made by another person, other than the creditor, for the payment of a sum due, or asserted to be due, or who solicits or accepts accounts for collection on a contingent or percentage basis or by a fee or outright purchase for collection purposes, is considered to be in the collection agency business within the meaning of this chapter; (3) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (4) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (5) “operator” means a person having managerial control of a collection agency.
AK Stat § 08.38.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 38. Dietitians and Nutritionists|Sec. 08.38.010. License required.

(a) An individual may not, unless licensed as a dietitian or nutritionist by the department, use the title “dietitian,” “licensed dietitian,” “nutritionist,” “licensed nutritionist,” or an occupational title using the word “dietitian” or “nutritionist.” (b) The only penalty that may be imposed on an individual who engages in conduct that violates (a) of this section is a fine of not more than $1,000 under a citation issued under AS 08.01.102 - 08.01.104. (c) An individual who obtains or attempts to obtain a dietitian or nutritionist license by dishonest or fraudulent means or who forges, counterfeits, or fraudulently alters a dietitian or nutritionist license, is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 under a citation issued by the department. For a citation under this subsection, the department shall use the citation procedures applicable to citations for unlicensed practice under AS 08.01.102 - 08.01.104, and an individual who receives a citation under this subsection is subject to the same requirements as an individual who receives a citation under AS 08.01.102 - 08.01.104.
AK Stat § 08.38.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 38. Dietitians and Nutritionists|Sec. 08.38.020. Dietitian licensure.

The department shall issue a dietitian license to an individual who pays the required fee, applies on a form provided by the department, and submits evidence satisfactory to the department of being certified as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
AK Stat § 08.38.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 38. Dietitians and Nutritionists|Sec. 08.38.030. Nutritionist licensure.

The department shall issue a nutritionist license to an individual who pays the required fee, applies on a form provided by the department, and submits evidence satisfactory to the department that the individual either (1) has qualified as a diplomate of the American Board of Nutrition or as a Certified Nutrition Specialist with the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists; or (2) meets the following qualifications: (A) has received a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university with a major in human nutrition, public health nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition education, community nutrition, or food and nutrition; and (B) has completed a documented work experience in human nutrition or human nutrition research of at least 900 hours.
AK Stat § 08.38.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 38. Dietitians and Nutritionists|Sec. 08.38.040. Grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue a license.

The department may refuse to issue a license or impose a disciplinary sanction authorized under AS 08.01.075 on an individual licensed under this chapter when the department finds that the license applicant or licensee, as applicable, (1) secured or attempted to secure a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing professional services or engaging in professional activities; (3) advertised professional services in a false or misleading manner; (4) has been convicted of a felony or of another crime that affects the licensee's ability to continue to practice competently and safely; (5) failed to comply with this chapter, with a regulation adopted under this chapter, or with an order of the department; (6) continued dietetics or nutrition practice after becoming unfit due to (A) professional incompetence; (B) addiction or severe dependency on alcohol or a drug that impairs the licensee's ability to practice safely; (C) physical or mental disability; or (7) engaged in lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the delivery of professional service to patients.
AK Stat § 08.38.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 38. Dietitians and Nutritionists|Sec. 08.38.050. Licensure by credentials.

The department may issue a license to an applicant who holds a current unrestricted license as a dietitian or nutritionist in another state or political jurisdiction of the United States or Canada if, in the judgment of the department, the standards for licensure in the other jurisdiction are not less stringent than the requirements in this chapter.
AK Stat § 08.38.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 38. Dietitians and Nutritionists|Sec. 08.38.080. Exemption.

The requirements of this chapter do not apply to (1) an animal nutritionist whose activities are limited to the nutritional care of animals; animal nutritionists may use the title “nutritionist” as long as they provide nutrition services only to animals; (2) a person who is serving as an employee of the federal government whose job title includes the term “dietitian” or “nutritionist”; or (3) a person who is serving as a dietitian or nutritionist in the armed forces of the United States, but the exemption provided under this paragraph does not authorize the person to use the title “dietitian,” “licensed dietitian,” “nutritionist,” “licensed nutritionist,” or an occupational title using the word “dietitian” or “nutritionist” outside the scope of the person's military service.
AK Stat § 08.38.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 38. Dietitians and Nutritionists|Sec. 08.38.090. Regulations.

The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement this chapter.
AK Stat § 08.38.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 38. Dietitians and Nutritionists|Sec. 08.38.100. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “accredited college or university” means a college or university accredited by the regional or national accrediting agencies recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education at the time the degree was conferred; (2) “Commission on Dietetic Registration” means the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association that is a member of the National Commission on Health Certifying Agencies, which establishes national standards of competence for individuals participating in the health care delivery system; (3) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (4) “dietetics or nutrition practice” means the integration and application of scientific principles of food, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, food management, and behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain human health through the provision of nutrition care services.
AK Stat § 08.42.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 42. Morticians|Sec. 08.42.010. Authority of department.

The department has jurisdiction over the practice of mortuary science under this chapter. The department may adopt and enforce regulations and set fees relating to the practice of mortuary science.
AK Stat § 08.42.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 42. Morticians|Sec. 08.42.020. License required for the practice of mortuary science.

(a) A person may not engage in the practice of mortuary science or hold out as being engaged in the practice unless licensed as an embalmer or funeral director by the department. A person holding a license as a funeral director may not embalm or restore a dead human body, take charge of the remains of a person dead of a communicable disease, or prepare for transportation by common carrier a human body dead of a communicable disease. (b) [Repealed, § 62 ch 21 SLA 1991.]  (c) In the event the dead body is to be disposed of in a manner not requiring embalming, the department may issue a permit to an unlicensed person for the care and disposition of dead human bodies for compensation. This permit otherwise in no way licenses the holder to practice mortuary science.
AK Stat § 08.42.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 42. Morticians|Sec. 08.42.030. Examination of applicants for license to practice mortuary science.

The department is granted authority to examine all applicants for a license to practice mortuary science and to determine whether an applicant possesses the necessary qualifications. The department shall hold an examination at least once each year at the place and time the department may determine.
AK Stat § 08.42.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 42. Morticians|Sec. 08.42.040. Application for license to practice mortuary science.

The applicant for an examination for a license to practice as an embalmer or as a funeral director shall make application to the department in writing on a form provided by the department.
AK Stat § 08.42.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 42. Morticians|Sec. 08.42.050. Qualifications for license to practice mortuary science.

(a) In order to qualify for a license to practice embalming, the applicant shall (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science; (3) have taken and passed the examination for a license to practice embalming conducted by the department; (4) have completed at least one year of apprenticeship as a trainee under a licensed embalmer. (b) In order to qualify for a license to practice funeral directing, the applicant shall (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have satisfactorily completed at least one year, 30 semester credit hours, at an accredited college or university; (3) have taken and passed the examination for a license to practice funeral directing conducted by the department; (4) have completed at least one year of apprenticeship as a trainee under a person licensed to practice funeral directing in this state.
AK Stat § 08.42.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 42. Morticians|Sec. 08.42.060. Scope and conduct of examination for a license to practice mortuary science.

(a) The department shall examine applicants for an embalmer's license; the examination may include any or all of the following subjects: (1) theory and practice of embalming, (2) anatomy, (3) pathology, (4) bacteriology, (5) hygiene, including sanitation and public health, (6) chemistry, including toxicology, (7) restorative arts, including plastic surgery and demi-surgery, (8) funeral service arts and sciences and funeral service administration, including accounting, funeral law, psychology, funeral principles, directing, and management, (9) Alaska vital statistics law, and (10) the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted by the department under this chapter. The department shall examine applicants for a funeral director's license; the examination may include any or all of the subjects included in (8), (9), and (10) of this subsection. The department may use the examination provided by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards where it is applicable to the subjects in this section. (b) A passing grade in the examination is an average grade of at least 75 percent with no individual subject grade of less than 70 percent. (c) If an applicant receives an average grade of at least 75 percent, but receives a grade of less than 70 percent in three or fewer individual subjects, the applicant may be reexamined only in those subjects. The applicant is entitled to reexamination on individual subjects only once. A grade of at least 70 percent in each of the subjects in which the applicant is reexamined is sufficient to constitute a passing grade. (d) Except as provided in (c) of this section, an applicant shall be reexamined in all subjects if the applicant reapplies for examination.
AK Stat § 08.42.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 42. Morticians|Sec. 08.42.070. Reciprocity.

(a) The department may recognize the license issued to an embalmer or funeral director from another state if the applicant (1) furnishes proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant (A) has complied, in the state in which the applicant is licensed, with requirements substantially equal to the requirements of this chapter; or (B) meets the applicable requirements for the license for which the applicant is applying except for the apprenticeship and examination provisions and that the applicant is licensed in another state and has practiced mortuary science for at least one year in a state where the applicant is licensed; and (2) takes and passes the examination provided for in (b) of this section. (b) The department shall examine each applicant under this section on the following subjects: Alaska vital statistics law, the provisions of this chapter, and the regulations adopted by the department under this chapter.
AK Stat § 08.42.085 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 42. Morticians|Sec. 08.42.085. Qualifications for trainees.

(a) A person may apprentice as an embalmer trainee if the person (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) applies on a form provided by the department; and (3) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that an embalmer licensed in this state will supervise the training and that the training will take place in a funeral establishment that meets the requirements of AS 08.42.100. (b) A person may apprentice as a funeral director trainee if the person (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) applies on a form provided by the department; and (3) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that a funeral director licensed in this state will supervise the training and that the training will take place in a funeral establishment that meets the requirements of AS 08.42.100. (c) The department shall issue a permit valid for one year to an applicant who meets the requirements of this section. The department shall renew a permit for one year if the trainee applies for renewal on a form provided by the department and shows that the training activity continues to satisfy the requirements of this section. The department shall charge a fee for processing applications and renewals under this section that will be sufficient to cover administrative costs. (d) A person may apprentice as a funeral director trainee or as an embalmer trainee for no more than two years.
AK Stat § 08.42.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 42. Morticians|Sec. 08.42.090. Grounds for refusal to issue or renew licenses and suspension or revocation of licenses.

When the department has reason to believe that an applicant or licensee has been guilty of any of the following acts or omissions, it may conduct an investigation, and the department may, after proper hearing and notice in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license upon a finding by the department of any of the following acts or omissions: (1) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license; (2) misrepresentation or fraud in the practice of mortuary science; (3) false or misleading advertising; (4) aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice mortuary science; (5) using a casket or part of a casket which has previously been used as a receptacle for the burial or other final disposition of another dead human body; (6) refusing to promptly surrender the custody of a dead human body upon the order of the person lawfully entitled to custody; (7) solicitation of a dead human body by the licensee, the licensee's agents, servants or employees, if solicitation occurs after death, or while death is impending but this does not prohibit advertising or sales made on a pre-need basis; (8) employment by the licensee of any person for the purpose of calling upon individuals or institutions to influence them to turn over a dead human body to a particular licensee immediately before an impending death or after death; (9) the direct or indirect payment or offer of payment for the purpose of obtaining a dead body by the licensee, the licensee's agents, servants or employees immediately before an impending death or after death; (10) immediately before impending death or after death, solicitation or acceptance by a licensee of any payment for recommending or causing a dead human body to be disposed of in a specific crematory, mausoleum or cemetery; however, this section does not prevent the recommendation or solicitation for sales of space and merchandise in a specific crematory, mausoleum or cemetery, if the licensee has an ownership interest in the specific crematory, mausoleum or cemetery and the ownership interest is disclosed at the time of the solicitation, recommendation or sale; (11) violation of a state law or regulation or municipal ordinance or regulation or federal law or regulation affecting the disposition of a dead human body, or contracts relating to the disposition of a dead human body; (12) violation of any of the provisions of this chapter; (13) conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.