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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 2. Alaska Police Standards Council. › Sec. 18.65.230. Training programs; criminal history records check.

(a) The council shall establish and maintain police training programs, probation and parole officer training programs, and correctional training programs through those agencies and institutions that the council considers appropriate.
(b) To determine a person's qualification for appointment as a police officer under AS 18.65.240, each person who applies for admittance to a basic program of police training established under this section shall submit to the council the person's fingerprints along with the fee established in AS 12.62.160 unless the person's fingerprints were previously submitted by the person's prospective employer. The Department of Public Safety shall conduct a state criminal history record check and may submit the person's fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain a national criminal history record check of the person under AS 12.62.400 for the purpose of evaluating the person's qualifications for appointment as a police officer under AS 18.65.240.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 2. Alaska Police Standards Council. › Sec. 18.65.240. Standards.

(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, and (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. The council shall prescribe the means of presenting evidence of fulfillment of these requirements.
(b) Subject to (d) of this section, the council 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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 2. Alaska Police Standards Council. › Sec. 18.65.242. Standards for municipal correctional, correctional, probation, and parole officers.

(a) The council shall establish qualifications for employment of persons as municipal correctional, correctional, probation, and parole officers, including
(1) minimum age, physical and mental standards, citizenship, moral character, and experience; and
(2) minimum education standards.
(b) The council shall
(1) prescribe the means of presenting evidence of fulfillment of the requirements set out in (a) of this section; and
(2) issue a certificate evidencing satisfaction of the requirements of (a) of this section to an applicant who
(A) satisfies the requirements of (a)(1) of this section; and
(B) meets the minimum education standards of (a)(2) of this section by satisfactorily completing a training program for municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officers established under AS 18.65.230, including training regarding domestic violence that contains the subjects set out in AS 18.66.310(d), or a course of instruction in another jurisdiction equivalent in content and quality to that required by the council for approved municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officer education and training programs in this state.
(c) In the evaluation of applicants against the mental standards developed under (a)(1) of this section, the council shall use evaluation methods that do not discriminate against applicants of different ethnic origins.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 2. Alaska Police Standards Council. › Sec. 18.65.245. Denial or revocation of certificate of municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officer.

The council may
(1) deny a certificate to an applicant for a municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officer certificate if the applicant does not meet the standards adopted by the council under AS 18.65.242(a);
(2) revoke the certificate of a municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officer who, having been issued a certificate, fails to meet the standards adopted by the council under AS 18.65.242(a).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 2. Alaska Police Standards Council. › Sec. 18.65.248. Employment of correctional, probation, and parole officers.

(a) A person may not be appointed as a municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officer unless the person has a valid certificate issued by the council under AS 18.65.242.
(b) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to a person employed on a probationary basis, except that employment on a probationary basis may not exceed the period authorized for probationary employment determined by the council.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 2. Alaska Police Standards Council. › Sec. 18.65.260. Grants.

(a) The council may accept donations of property, both real and personal, and grants of money from a governmental unit or public agency, or from an institution or person. All money received by the council under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the account of the council.
(b) The council shall provide for and administer a funding program authorized in (a) of this section. In the administration of the program the council shall promote the most efficient and economical program for police training, including the maximum utilization of existing facilities and programs to avoid duplication.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 2. Alaska Police Standards Council. › Sec. 18.65.280. Exemptions.

(a) The commissioner and deputy commissioner of public safety and the chief administrative officers of local police departments are exempt from the requirements of AS 18.65.240. However, a person appointed chief of a local police department after July 1, 1981, who performs any operational duties, shall meet the requirements of AS 18.65.240(a)(1).
(b) A political subdivision with an established police training program meeting the requirements of AS 18.65.220(2) and (3) may exclude itself from the requirements of AS 18.65.240 by ordinance. The exclusion has no effect on eligibility to receive federal or state grants.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 2. Alaska Police Standards Council. › Sec. 18.65.285. Municipal correctional employees.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 2. Alaska Police Standards Council. › Sec. 18.65.290. Definitions.

In AS 18.65.130 - 18.65.290,
(1) “chief administrative officer” means a chief of police or other official who is head of a police department in a political subdivision;
(2) “correctional facility” means a prison or jail owned, leased, or operated by the state that is designated by the commissioner of corrections for the custody, care, security, control, and discipline of prisoners;
(3) “correctional officer” means a person
(A) appointed by the commissioner of corrections whose primary duty under AS 33.30 is to provide custody, care, security, control, and discipline of persons charged or convicted of offenses against the state or held under authority of state law; or
(B) employed in a correctional facility in this state whose primary duty is to provide custody, care, security, control, and discipline of persons charged or convicted of offenses or held under authority of law;
(4) “council” means the Alaska Police Standards Council;
(5) “criminal justice information system” has the meaning given in AS 12.62.900;
(6) “municipal correctional officer” means a person who is employed full-time in a municipal correctional facility whose primary duty is to provide custody, care, security, control, and discipline of persons charged or convicted of offenses or held under authority of law; and the municipality has adopted an ordinance under AS 18.65.285 making AS 18.65.130 - 18.65.290 applicable;
(7) “parole officer” means a person appointed by the commissioner of corrections or employed by a correctional facility in this state to perform the duties of supervising the parole of prisoners under AS 33.16;
(8) “police officer” means
(A) an employee of the state or a municipal police department with the authority to arrest and issue citations; detain a person taken into custody until that person can be arraigned before a judge or magistrate; conduct investigations of violations of and enforce criminal laws, regulations, and traffic laws; search with or without a warrant persons, dwellings, and other forms of property for evidence of a crime; and take other action consistent with exercise of these enumerated powers when necessary to maintain the public peace;
(B) an officer or employee of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities who is stationed at an international airport and has been designated to have the general police powers authorized under AS 02.15.230(a);
(C) a University of Alaska public safety officer with general police powers authorized under AS 14.40.043;
(9) “probation officer” means a person appointed by the commissioner of corrections or employed by a correctional facility in this state to perform the duties of a probation officer under AS 33.05.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 3. Identification Cards. › Sec. 18.65.311. Anatomical gift.

(a) The department shall provide a method, at the time that an identification card is issued, by which the card holder may make an anatomical gift under AS 13.52. The method must provide a means by which the card holder may cancel the gift.
(b) An employee of the department who processes an identification card application, other than an application received by mail, shall ask the applicant orally whether the applicant wishes to execute an anatomical gift. The department shall, by placement of posters and brochures in the office where the application is taken, and by oral advice, if requested, make known to the applicant the method by which the cardholder may make an anatomical gift under AS 13.52. The department shall inform each applicant for an identification card in writing that, if the applicant executes a gift under AS 13.52 and if the gift is made with the registration, the department will transmit the information on the identification card to a donor registry created under AS 13.50.110. The department shall also direct the applicant to notify a procurement organization or the department under AS 13.50.140 if the identification card is destroyed or mutilated or the gift is revoked under AS 13.52.183. The department shall carry out the requirements of AS 13.50.100 - 13.50.190.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 3. Identification Cards. › Sec. 18.65.320. Cancellation of identification card.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 4. Disposal of Firearms and Ammunition. › Sec. 18.65.340. Disposal of firearms and ammunition by the state and municipalities.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 5. Security Guards. › Sec. 18.65.400. License as security guard.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 5. Security Guards. › Sec. 18.65.410. Applications.

(a) Application for a license as a security guard must be made on forms provided by the commissioner. The application must require the furnishing of information reasonably required by the commissioner to carry out the provisions of AS 18.65.400 - 18.65.490, including classifiable fingerprints and the fees required under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400 to determine if the applicant has a criminal record. The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $50 for a security guard and $200 for a security guard agency.
(b) Upon request, the commissioner shall provide a social security number provided under (a) of this section to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010, or the child support enforcement agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 5. Security Guards. › Sec. 18.65.420. Bonding and insurance.

As a condition to issuance of a license, the applicant or the applicant's employer must furnish a bond or proof of a policy of insurance to protect the state and its residents from damages arising out of the acts of the licensee.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 5. Security Guards. › Sec. 18.65.430. Duration of license.

A security guard license issued under AS 18.65.400 - 18.65.490 is valid for a period of two years and may be renewed for additional two-year terms. A renewal fee of $50 shall be paid for each renewal.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 5. Security Guards. › Sec. 18.65.440. Revocation of license.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 5. Security Guards. › Sec. 18.65.450. Regulations.

The commissioner shall adopt regulations necessary to implement AS 18.65.400 - 18.65.490, including provisions specifying the amount of bond or insurance required and the types of uniforms, badges, and insignia that may be used.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 5. Security Guards. › Sec. 18.65.470. Firearms training.

Security guards licensed under AS 18.65.400 - 18.65.490 may not be armed with a firearm for the purpose of protecting property until they have completed firearms training acceptable to the commissioner.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 5. Security Guards. › Sec. 18.65.480. Penalty.

A violation of a provision of AS 18.65.400 - 18.65.490 or a regulation adopted under AS 18.65.450 is 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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 5. Security Guards. › Sec. 18.65.490. Definitions.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 6. Bodyguards. › Sec. 18.65.500. Use of armed bodyguards.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 7. Domestic Violence. › Sec. 18.65.510. Domestic violence and sexual assault training.

(a) Each established police training program in the state shall provide training that acquaints police officers with
(1) laws relating to substantive crimes and rules of criminal procedure applicable in cases involving domestic violence and sexual assault;
(2) techniques for handling incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault that promote the safety of the victim and the officer and that reduce the likelihood of recurrence;
(3) the investigation and management of cases involving domestic violence and sexual assault, including the protocols under AS 18.68.020, and report writing for those cases;
(4) organizations in the state that offer aid or shelter to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault;
(5) procedures applicable in the prosecution of cases involving domestic violence and sexual assault;
(6) orders that may be issued by or filed with a court under AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180;
(7) the notification to be given to victims of domestic violence under AS 18.65.520; and
(8) the subjects set out in AS 18.66.310(d).
(b) In providing a training program under this section, each agency or institution offering an established police training program shall consult with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and interested individuals and organizations providing assistance to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
(c) In this section, “sexual assault” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 7. Domestic Violence. › Sec. 18.65.515. Duties of peace officer in a crime involving domestic violence.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 7. Domestic Violence. › Sec. 18.65.540. Central registry of protective orders.

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall maintain a central registry of protective orders issued by or filed with a court of this state under AS 13.26.450 - 13.26.460, AS 18.65.850 - 18.65.870, or AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180. The registry must include, for each protective order, the names of the petitioner and respondent, their dates of birth, and the conditions and duration of the order. The registry shall retain a record of the protective order after it has expired.
(b) A peace officer receiving a protective order from a court under AS 13.26.450, 13.26.455, AS 18.65.850 - 18.65.855, or AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180, a modified order issued under AS 13.26.460, AS 18.65.860, or AS 18.66.120, or an order dismissing a protective order shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the order, modified order, or dismissal is entered into the central registry within 24 hours after being received.
(c) A petitioner or respondent who is the subject of a protective order may request the Department of Public Safety to correct information about the order in the central registry. The person requesting the correction has the burden of proving that the information is inaccurate or incomplete. The person may appeal an adverse decision to the court under applicable court rules for appealing the decision of an administrative agency. On appeal, the appellant has the burden of showing that the department's action was an abuse of discretion. An appeal filed under this subsection may not collaterally attack a protective order, challenge the grounds upon which the order was based, or challenge the evidence submitted in support of the order.
(d) The Department of Public Safety may adopt regulations to implement this section.
(e) A person may not bring a civil action for damages for a failure to comply with the provisions of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 7. Domestic Violence. › Sec. 18.65.590. Definitions.

In AS 18.65.510 - 18.65.590,
(1) “domestic violence” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990;
(2) “pet” means a vertebrate living creature maintained for companionship or pleasure, but does not include dogs primarily owned for participation in a generally accepted mushing or pulling contest or practice or animals primarily owned for participation in rodeos or stock contests.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 8. Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse. › Sec. 18.65.610. Duties of missing persons information clearinghouse.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 8. Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse. › Sec. 18.65.620. Duty of law enforcement agencies.

(a) A local or state law enforcement agency shall submit to the clearinghouse all missing person reports received by the law enforcement agency that relate to a person who is not located within 48 hours after the first report concerning that person was filed.
(b) For a person under 21 years of age, a local or state law enforcement agency shall
(1) transmit a missing person report for entry into the Alaska Public Safety Information Network and the National Crime Information Center computer system as soon as practicable, but not later than two hours after receiving the report; and
(2) as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours after the agency learns that the person has been located, request that the information provided under (1) of this subsection be removed from the Alaska Public Safety Information Network and the National Crime Information Center computer system.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 8. Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse. › Sec. 18.65.630. Medical and dental records of missing persons.

(a) When a person files a report of a missing person with a law enforcement agency or with the clearinghouse, a form authorizing the release of medical and dental records to the law enforcement agency and to the clearinghouse shall be supplied to the family, next of kin, or legal guardian of the missing person. The family, next of kin, or legal guardian of the missing person may complete the release form and deliver the release form to the physician or dentist of the missing person. The physician or dentist who receives a release form signed by the family, next of kin, or legal guardian of the missing person shall release to the law enforcement agency and the clearinghouse only that information that is necessary to identify the missing person.
(b) When the family, next of kin, or legal guardian of a missing person cannot be located or does not exist, a law enforcement agency may execute a written declaration stating that an active investigation is being conducted and that medical and dental records are required for the exclusive purpose of furthering the investigation. Notwithstanding AS 40.25.120 and AS 17.30.155, the declaration signed by a peace officer under this subsection is sufficient authority for the physician or dentist to release information necessary to aid in the identification of the missing person. The physician or dentist may only release that information that is necessary to identify the missing person.
(c) Medical and dental records obtained under this section shall be provided to the clearinghouse.
(d) When a missing person is found, the law enforcement agency and the clearinghouse shall destroy all records in their files obtained under this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 8. Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse. › Sec. 18.65.640. Reports upon finding a missing person.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 8. Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse. › Sec. 18.65.650. Civil penalty.

The commissioner of public safety, or a person designated by the commissioner of public safety, may file a civil complaint in the district court to enforce AS 18.65.640. A person who fails to comply with AS 18.65.640 is subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. › Sec. 18.65.674. Background investigations.

(a) Before employing an individual as a village public safety officer, a grant recipient shall
(1) submit to the commissioner the individual's
(A) completed application and personal and medical history, on forms prepared by the department;
(B) proof of age, citizenship status, and education; and
(C) fingerprints, the fees required by the department under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check, and other information sufficient to complete a background check consisting of a fingerprint check of national criminal records and criminal records of the state or states in which the individual has resided for the past 10 years; the department shall conduct a criminal justice information and national criminal history record check under AS 12.62;
(2) review the criminal justice information and national criminal history record check completed by the department; and
(3) review the results of the individual's physical examination and physician certification.
(b) Personnel and training information that the department or a grant recipient receives about a village public safety officer is confidential and available only for review by a grant recipient, the department, or that officer. A village public safety officer or an individual who applies for employment as a village public safety officer may not review information that another individual supplied with the understanding that the information or its source would remain confidential, unless the information serves as the basis for a decision to deny or revoke a certificate under AS 18.65.684.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. › Sec. 18.65.676. Training.

(a) A village public safety officer basic training program must provide
(1) a physical training program that includes instruction in physical methods of arrest, use of batons, use of chemical defensive weapons, and electronic control weapons;
(2) instruction in
(A) the state's criminal and procedural law;
(B) the state's criminal justice system;
(C) police procedures;
(D) disabilities training described under AS 18.65.220(3);
(E) domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and response procedures;
(F) emergency trauma technician training;
(G) search and rescue training;
(H) rural fire protection specialist training.
(b) An individual seeking a village public safety officer certificate under AS 18.65.682 shall attend all sessions of the basic training required under (a) of this section, unless the director of the training program approves an absence. An individual who is absent for more than 10 percent of the total hours of instruction has not successfully completed basic training.
(c) An individual who fails to comply with the attendance and performance requirements of the training program may be dismissed from the training. The department may not consider a dismissed individual to have successfully completed basic training.
(d) If a village public safety officer receives training that the department did not provide and the entity conducting the training provides a description of the training to the department, the department may take that training into account in determining the completion of basic training and accept other police officer or firefighter training and experience that covers the subject matter required under (a) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. › Sec. 18.65.678. Firearms training.

(a) A village public safety officer may not, except in an emergency, carry a firearm in the performance of the officer's duties until the officer has successfully completed
(1) a basic firearms training program that is certified by the Alaska Police Standards Council or substantially similar training as determined by the department;
(2) a psychological examination conducted by a mental health professional; and
(3) all annual firearm qualification requirements.
(b) In determining the successful completion of basic firearms training, the department may consider previous training and experience that is substantially similar to the training required under (a) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. › Sec. 18.65.680. Regional public safety officers.

The commissioner of public safety may appoint regional public safety officers to
(1) provide an expanded public safety and law enforcement presence in rural areas of the state;
(2) provide oversight and training for the village public safety officer program;
(3) administer functions relating to
(A) protecting life and property in the rural areas of the state;
(B) conducting investigations;
(C) conducting search and rescue missions;
(D) conducting local training programs in drug and alcohol awareness and prevention, water safety, and gun safety;
(4) perform other duties relating to public safety as directed by the commissioner.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. › Sec. 18.65.682. Village public safety officer certification.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. › Sec. 18.65.684. Denial, revocation, or lapse of certificate.

(a) The department may deny an individual's application for a village public safety officer certificate or revoke a village public safety officer certificate in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) if
(1) the individual knowingly makes a false statement in an application or other document required for employment or certification; or
(2) after the date of hire, has
(A) been convicted of a
(i) felony;
(ii) misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence; or
(iii) misdemeanor crime of dishonesty, a crime that resulted in serious physical injury to another person, or of operating a vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance two or more times;
(B) illegally used, possessed, manufactured, transported, or delivered an alcoholic beverage in violation of a local option under AS 04.11 or a municipal ordinance or a controlled substance; or
(C) used, sold, cultivated, transported, manufactured, or distributed marijuana.
(b) The department is not required to deny an individual's application for a certificate or revoke a certificate if the individual or holder of the certificate establishes by clear and convincing evidence that, in connection with a conviction for a misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence, the underlying conviction
(1) has been expunged or set aside;
(2) is for an offense for which the officer has been pardoned; or
(3) is for an offense for which the officer has had civil rights restored that were lost upon the conviction.
(c) The holder of a certificate shall immediately return the certificate to the department upon notification of the revocation.
(d) An individual who is denied a certificate or a holder whose certificate is revoked may appeal to the commissioner for reversal of the denial or revocation. The appeal must be received in writing within 30 days after the date of the notice of denial or revocation and must set out the reasons for the appeal. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall issue a written decision within 45 days after receipt of the appeal.
(e) A certificate lapses if the holder is not employed as a full-time village public safety officer for a period of 12 consecutive months.
(f) An individual may request reinstatement of a lapsed certificate after undergoing additional training as determined by the department and serving an additional probationary period of up to 12 months, at the discretion of the commissioner in consultation with the grant recipient. A certificate may not be reinstated if the certificate has lapsed for more than 10 years.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. › Sec. 18.65.686. Powers and duties of village public safety officers.

A village public safety officer who is certified under AS 18.65.682 has the power of a peace officer of the state or a municipality and is charged with
(1) the protection of life and property in the state, including through
(A) fire prevention and suppression;
(B) provision of emergency medical services; and
(C) participation in and coordination of search and rescue efforts for missing or injured persons;
(2) providing pretrial, probation, and parole supervision to persons under supervision by communicating with and monitoring the activities and progress of these persons at the direction of pretrial services, probation, and parole officers;
(3) conducting investigations;
(4) enforcing
(A) the criminal laws of the state or a municipality;
(B) statutes or ordinances of the state or municipality punishable as a violation if the certified village public safety officer has completed training in that field of violation enforcement;
(5) providing local training programs on public safety; and
(6) the powers usually and customarily exercised by a peace officer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. › Sec. 18.65.688. Definitions.

In AS 18.65.670 - 18.65.688,
(1) “Alaska Native organization” means an organization listed in AS 47.27.070(a);
(2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety;
(3) “crime involving domestic violence” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990;
(4) “department” means the Department of Public Safety;
(5) “marijuana” has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900;
(6) “village” means a community with a population less than 2,500 based on the most recent federal census.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.705. Qualifications to obtain a permit.

A person is qualified to receive and hold a permit to carry a concealed handgun if the person
(1) is 21 years of age or older;
(2) is eligible to own or possess a handgun under the laws of this state and under federal law;
(3) is a resident of the state and has been for the 90 days immediately preceding the application for a permit;
(4) has not been convicted of two or more class A misdemeanors of this state or similar laws of another jurisdiction within the six years immediately preceding the application;
(5) is not now in and has not in the three years immediately preceding the application been ordered by a court to complete an alcohol or substance abuse treatment program; and
(6) has successfully completed a handgun course as provided in AS 18.65.715.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.710. Application for permit to carry a concealed handgun.

(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.