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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 2. Title. › Sec. 28.10.201. Mandatory and permissive vehicle titles.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section or in AS 28.10.131, 28.10.152, and 28.10.181(hh), every owner of a vehicle subject to registration in this state shall apply for a certificate of title under this chapter.
(b) The owner of a vehicle described in AS 28.10.011 as being exempt from registration and the owner of a snowmobile or off-highway vehicle may not apply for, nor may the department issue, a certificate of title for the vehicle. However, the department
(1) may issue a certificate of title to the owner of a vehicle exempt from registration under AS 28.10.011(3), (6), (7), or (10) only upon application by that owner; and
(2) except as provided in (e) of this section, shall issue a certificate of title to the owner of a manufactured home upon application, display of evidence of ownership satisfactory to the department, and payment of a fee of $100 by the owner; a certificate of title issued under this paragraph must comply with AS 28.10.231.
(c) The certificate of title issued may, when there is more than one owner, state the name of each owner in the conjunctive or in the disjunctive in order to indicate that the owners own the vehicle together or in the alternative.
(d) Except for vehicles registered under AS 28.10.131(b) or (c) or 28.10.152, the department may not register a vehicle unless the applicant for registration at the same time applies for and obtains a certificate of title under this chapter or presents satisfactory evidence that a certificate of title was previously issued to the applicant. The department may not accept the application for the original certificate of registration or title to a vehicle unless the vehicle is in the state at the time of application. However, the department may accept an application for registration and certificate of title for a vehicle that is not in the state when the application is made by a registered and bonded dealer or by a resident of the state when the application is accompanied by a manufacturer's statement of origin or, in the case of a used vehicle, when the application is accompanied by a certificate of title issued in another jurisdiction.
(e) The department may not issue a certificate of title to a manufactured home if an application for the manufactured home has been filed under AS 28.10.262 - 28.10.264.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 2. Title. › Sec. 28.10.211. Application for title.

(a) The owner of a vehicle required to be titled under this chapter shall apply for title by properly completing and surrendering the forms prescribed by the commissioner and by complying with all applicable laws and regulations, after which the department shall issue a certificate of title.
(b) An application for title or transfer of title must contain
(1) the signature of the owner, or if there is more than one owner, the signature of at least one of the owners and the name of each owner stated in the conjunctive or in the disjunctive; and
(2) any other information reasonably required by the department.
(c) When an application for title refers to a new vehicle, the application must be accompanied by a “manufacturer's certificate of origin” and other information reasonably required by the department.
(d) An applicant for title to a vehicle transferred by court action on a lien or encumbrance shall surrender to the department a certified copy of the court order involuntarily transferring the vehicle.
(e) If a vehicle to be titled is a specially constructed or reconstructed vehicle, the fact shall be noted on the application for title. The department may require evidence of prior registration of, or issuance of title for, the vehicle and may require the applicant to furnish additional information as it considers necessary to establish ownership, including bills of sale, invoices for vehicle equipment, or a surety bond.
(f) The holder of a manufacturer's certificate of origin for a manufactured home may deliver the certificate to any person to facilitate conveying or encumbering the manufactured home, and a person who receives the manufacturer's certificate of origin holds it in trust for the person delivering it.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 2. Title. › Sec. 28.10.216. Inadequate evidence of ownership.

(a) When the department is not satisfied as to the ownership of a vehicle or believes that there may be undisclosed security interests in it, the department may register the vehicle but shall either
(1) withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents sufficient to satisfy the department
(A) as to the ownership of the vehicle by applicant; and
(B) that there are no undisclosed security interests in the vehicle; or
(2) require the applicant, as a condition of the issuance of a certificate of title, to file with the department either
(A) a bond in the form prescribed by the department and executed by the applicant; or
(B) a deposit of cash.
(b) A bond or cash deposit filed under (a)(2) of this section must be equal in amount to one and one-half times the value of the vehicle as determined by the department and be conditioned to indemnify former owners, secured parties, and subsequent purchasers of the vehicle and their successors against loss resulting from a defect in or undisclosed security interest on the title of the applicant. An injured party may sue on the bond for a breach of its conditions, but the liability of the surety or the department may not exceed the amount of the bond or deposit.
(c) The bond or deposit shall be returned (1) at the end of three years from its filing, or (2) when the vehicle is no longer registered in the state if (2) is earlier and if the certificate of title is surrendered to the department. Service on the department of notice that action is pending to recover on the bond or the deposit extends the periods established in this subsection until 45 days after a final decision in the action on the bond or on the deposit.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 2. Title. › Sec. 28.10.221. Refusal, suspension, and revocation of title.

(a) The department may refuse to issue a certificate of title and may suspend or revoke a previously issued certificate of title when
(1) the certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued or required information or fees have not been provided;
(2) the vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed beyond repair;
(3) the vehicle has been reported to the department as stolen or unlawfully converted, until the department learns of the recovery of the vehicle or that the report of its theft or conversion was false or erroneous; or
(4) authorized by any other provision of law.
(b) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title under (a) of this section does not affect the rights of a lienholder named on the certificate.
(c) A certificate of title that is suspended or revoked shall be returned immediately to the department by the owner or other person lawfully entitled to possession of the certificate of title.
(d) Except as provided in AS 28.10.263, the department may not suspend or revoke a certificate of title to a manufactured home based on the fact that the manufactured home is affixed in any manner to real property.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 2. Title. › Sec. 28.10.231. Certificate of title contents.

(a) A certificate of title issued by the department must contain
(1) the date issued;
(2) the name and residence and mailing address of the owner;
(3) the name and address of the primary lienholder, if any;
(4) a description of the vehicle including its make, year of manufacture, identification number; and
(5) other information the department may reasonably require.
(b) The certificate of title must contain a space for the assignment and warranty of title by the owner or dealer selling the vehicle and a space for the assignment or release of the security interest of a lienholder, and may contain forms for application for title by a transferee, and for the naming of a primary lienholder.
(c) The department may not indicate on a certificate of title more than the primary lienholder and the primary registered owner when indicating lienholders and registered owners.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 2. Title. › Sec. 28.10.241. Delivery and judicial process against certificate of title.

(a) The department shall deliver the certificate of title to the primary lienholder named in the certificate. Otherwise, delivery shall be to the registered owner.
(b) A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to attachment, execution or other judicial process, but this section does not prevent a lawful levy upon the vehicle.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 2. Title. › Sec. 28.10.251. Lost, stolen, or mutilated certificate of title.

(a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the title as shown by the records of the department shall apply for and obtain a duplicate title upon furnishing information satisfactory to the department and payment of the prescribed fee. The duplicate title must indicate that it is a duplicate title, and it shall be mailed or delivered to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the registered owner.
(b) A person who recovers an original title for which a duplicate has been issued shall immediately surrender the duplicate to the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 2. Title. › Sec. 28.10.261. Evidence.

(a) In a civil or criminal proceeding, when the title or right to possession of a vehicle is involved, the record of registrations and certificates of title as they appear in the files and records of the department are prima facie evidence of the ownership or right to possession. Proof of ownership or right to possession of a vehicle shall be made by a copy of the record certified by the department or by an original certificate of registration or title issued by the department.
(b) Lien information indicated upon the title shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of legal ownership and the filing of a lien.
(c) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, a certificate of title to a manufactured home issued by the department is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it, even if the manufactured home is affixed in any manner to real property.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 3. Manufactured Homes. › Sec. 28.10.262. Cancellation of manufacturer's certificate of origin for manufactured home.

(a) If a manufactured home is permanently affixed to real property under AS 34.85.150, or if the owner intends to permanently affix the manufactured home to real property under AS 34.85.150, the owner may submit to the department an application requesting that the department cancel the manufacturer's certificate of origin for a manufactured home and update the department's records under AS 28.05.061.
(b) The application under (a) of this section must comply with AS 28.10.266.
(c) Subject to AS 28.05.041, if the department is satisfied that the application filed under (a) of this section complies with (b) of this section, the department shall cancel the manufacturer's certificate of origin for the manufactured home, update the department's records under AS 28.05.061, and issue a written acknowledgment that the department has cancelled the certificate of origin under this section. The department shall deliver the written acknowledgment to the owner of the manufactured home and to a person identified under AS 28.10.266(12).
(d) When the department has cancelled the manufacturer's certificate of origin under (c) of this section, the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 3. Manufactured Homes. › Sec. 28.10.263. Cancellation of certificate of title to manufactured home.

(a) If a manufactured home is permanently affixed to real property under AS 34.85.150, or if the owner intends to permanently affix the manufactured home to real property under AS 34.85.150, the owner may submit to the department an application requesting that the department cancel the certificate of title to a manufactured home and update the department's records under AS 28.05.061.
(b) The application under (a) of this section must comply with AS 28.10.266.
(c) Subject to AS 28.05.041, if the department is satisfied that the application filed under (a) of this section complies with (b) of this section and that there are no outstanding liens or encumbrances filed against the manufactured home under AS 28.10.381, the department shall cancel the certificate of title to the manufactured home, update the department's records under AS 28.05.061, and issue a written acknowledgment that the department has cancelled the certificate of title under this section. The department shall deliver the written acknowledgment to the owner of the manufactured home and to a person identified under AS 28.10.266(12).
(d) When the department has cancelled a certificate of title under (c) of this section, the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 3. Manufactured Homes. › Sec. 28.10.264. Confirmation of nonapplication of chapter.

(a) The owner of a manufactured home may submit an application to the department requesting that the department indicate on the department's records that the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter if
(1) the manufactured home is permanently affixed to real property under AS 34.85.150, or the owner intends to permanently affix the manufactured home to real property under AS 34.85.150; and
(2) the manufactured home
(A) is not covered by a manufacturer's certificate of origin or a certificate of title;
(B) is covered by a manufacturer's certificate of origin, but the owner of the manufactured home, after diligent search and inquiry, is unable to produce the certificate of origin; or
(C) is covered by a certificate of title, but the owner of the manufactured home, after diligent search and inquiry, is unable to produce the certificate of title.
(b) The application under (a) of this section must comply with AS 28.10.266 and be accompanied by a bond or cash deposit described in (c) of this section.
(c) The bond that accompanies the application under (b) of this section must be in the form prescribed by the department and executed by the applicant. The amount of the bond or cash deposit that accompanies the application under (b) of this section must be equal to one and one-half times the value of the manufactured home as determined by the department and must be conditioned to indemnify former owners, secured parties, and subsequent purchasers of the manufactured home and their successors against loss resulting from a defect in or undisclosed security interest on the title of the applicant. An injured party may bring a court action against the bond or cash deposit for a breach of the conditions of the bond or cash deposit, but the liability of the bond surety or the department may not exceed the amount of the bond or cash deposit. The department shall return the bond or cash deposit at the end of three years after the submission under (b) of this section, except that service on the department of notice that an action is pending against the bond or cash deposit extends that period until 45 days after a final decision in the action on the bond or cash deposit.
(d) If the department is satisfied that the application filed under (a) of this section complies with (b) of this section, the department shall, subject to AS 28.05.041, indicate under AS 28.05.061 on the department's records that the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter and shall provide to the owner a written confirmation that the owner of the manufactured home has submitted an application that complies with (b) of this section and that the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter. The department shall deliver the written confirmation to the owner of the manufactured home and to a person identified under AS 28.10.266(12).
(e) When the department has provided a written confirmation under (d) of this section, the manufactured home is not subject to this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 3. Manufactured Homes. › Sec. 28.10.265. Certificate of title to severed manufactured home.

(a) The owner of a manufactured home may submit an application to the department requesting that the department issue a certificate of title to a manufactured home and update the department's records under AS 28.05.061 if
(1) the manufactured home was permanently affixed to real property under AS 34.85.150;
(2) an affixation affidavit was recorded for the manufactured home under AS 40.17.125; and
(3) after the occurrence of (1) and (2) of this subsection, the manufactured home was severed from the real property to which it was affixed.
(b) The application under (a) of this section must comply with AS 28.10.266.
(c) Subject to AS 28.05.041, if the department is satisfied that the application filed under (a) of this section complies with (b) of this section, the department shall issue a certificate of title to the manufactured home under AS 28.10.231 - 28.10.241, update the department's records under AS 28.05.061, and issue to the owner and to a person identified under AS 28.10.266(12) a written acknowledgment that the department has issued a certificate of title under this section.
(d) When the department has issued a certificate of title under (c) of this section, the manufactured home is subject to this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 3. Manufactured Homes. › Sec. 28.10.266. Application provisions.

An application under AS 28.10.262 - 28.10.265 must provide
(1) the name, residence, and mailing address of the owner of the manufactured home;
(2) a description of the manufactured home, including the name of the manufacturer, the make, the model name, the model year, the manufacturer's serial number for the manufactured home, and other information required by the department about the manufactured home;
(3) whether the manufactured home is new or used;
(4) for an application under AS 28.10.262 - 28.10.264, the date of purchase by the owner of the manufactured home and the name and address of the person from whom the home was acquired;
(5) for an application under AS 28.10.262 - 28.10.264, the name and address of any person who holds a lien or an encumbrance against the manufactured home and the order of apparent priority;
(6) a statement signed by the owner, stating
(A) any facts or information known to the owner that could reasonably affect the validity of the title to the manufactured home or the existence or nonexistence of a lien or encumbrance on it; or
(B) that the owner does not know any facts or information that could reasonably affect the validity of the title to the manufactured home or the existence or nonexistence of a lien or encumbrance on the manufactured home;
(7) subject to AS 28.10.268, for an application under AS 28.10.262 - 28.10.264, a certified copy of an affixation affidavit that complies with AS 34.85.060 and that has been recorded under AS 40.17.125 for the manufactured home;
(8) for an application under AS 28.10.265, a certified copy of a severance affidavit that complies with AS 34.85.120 and that has been recorded under AS 40.17.125 for the manufactured home;
(9) for an application under AS 28.10.262, the original manufacturer's certificate of origin;
(10) for an application under AS 28.10.263, the original certificate of title;
(11) for an application under AS 28.10.264 or 28.10.265, a declaration that complies with AS 28.10.267;
(12) if desired by the applicant, the name and mailing address of one person, in addition to the owner, to receive a written acknowledgment from the department under AS 28.10.262, 28.10.263, or 28.10.265 or a written confirmation under AS 28.10.264; and
(13) other information and documents the department reasonably requires
(A) to identify the owner of the manufactured home;
(B) to determine the existence or nonexistence of liens or encumbrances on the manufactured home;
(C) for an application under AS 28.10.262 - 28.10.264, to enable the department to determine whether the owner satisfied the applicable requirements of AS 34.85.010; and
(D) for an application under AS 28.10.265, to enable the department to determine whether the owner of the manufactured home is entitled to a certificate of title.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 3. Manufactured Homes. › Sec. 28.10.267. Declaration.

(a) The declaration required by AS 28.10.266(11) must be made under oath or affirmation by an attorney authorized under AS 08.08 to practice law in the state or an agent of a title insurance company entitled under AS 21.66 to transact a title insurance business in this state.
(b) The declaration must state that the manufactured home is free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and
(1) any facts or information known to the attorney or agent that could reasonably affect the validity of the title to the manufactured home or the existence or nonexistence of a lien or encumbrance on the manufactured home; or
(2) that the attorney or agent does not know any facts or information that could reasonably affect the validity of the title to the manufactured home or the existence or nonexistence of a lien or encumbrance on the manufactured home.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 3. Manufactured Homes. › Sec. 28.10.268. Time of satisfaction.

If a person delivers an application under AS 28.10.262 - 28.10.264 for a manufactured home to the department within 30 days after an affixation affidavit for the manufactured home is recorded under AS 40.17.125, and if the application is accepted by the department, the requirements of AS 28.10.262 - 28.10.264 are considered to be satisfied on the date the affixation affidavit is recorded, and, if the manufactured home is conveyed or encumbered on and after that date, the manufactured home shall be conveyed and encumbered as real property.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 3. Manufactured Homes. › Sec. 28.10.269. Definitions.

In AS 28.10.201 - 28.10.269, unless the context indicates otherwise,
(1) “affixation affidavit” means an affixation affidavit under AS 34.85.060;
(2) “severance affidavit” means a severance affidavit under AS 34.85.120.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 4. Transfer of Vehicle. › Sec. 28.10.271. Transfer of vehicle by owner.

(a) When the owner of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns the owner's title or interest in the vehicle, the registration of the vehicle expires; however, the registration plates remain on the vehicle except as otherwise provided in AS 28.10.181.
(b) The owner shall, at the time of delivery of the vehicle, endorse an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided on the certificate of title. The owner shall deliver the certificates of title and registration to the transferee at the time of delivery of the vehicle, except as otherwise provided in AS 28.10.291.
(c) The owner shall notify the department of the transfer or assignment of the owner's title or interest in the vehicle within 10 days following transfer or assignment. This notification shall constitute a valid transfer under AS 28.10.321 and 28.10.361. The notice form to be provided by the department must include the following information:
(1) name and address of owner;
(2) name and address of transferee;
(3) date of transfer or assignment; and
(4) description and license number of vehicle.
(d) An emissions inspection and maintenance certificate
(1) shall be obtained when ownership of a vehicle subject to registration under this chapter is transferred if the
(A) transferee resides in an area designated by the Department of Environmental Conservation as an emissions inspection and maintenance area;
(B) vehicle would be subject to an emissions inspection and maintenance program; and
(C) vehicle
(i) has not been inspected for emissions, or the existing emissions inspection occurred more than two years ago; or
(ii) has a certificate of inspection, but the certificate shows that the vehicle is not in compliance with program requirements;
(2) need not be obtained under (1) of this subsection if, when ownership of vehicle is transferred,
(A) the transferor surrenders the vehicle's registration plates and all evidence of registration in the transferor's possession or control to the department; or
(B) the vehicle has a valid, existing emissions inspection and maintenance program seasonal waiver and the purchaser signs a seasonal waiver transfer acknowledgment form approved by the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 4. Transfer of Vehicle. › Sec. 28.10.281. Transfer to dealer.

(a) When the owner of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns the owner's title or interest to a vehicle dealer under AS 28.10.271, the dealer is not required to present the certificates of registration and title to the department as provided in AS 28.10.321 and 28.10.361 until the vehicle is transferred by the dealer.
(b) A vehicle transferred to a dealer may not be driven unless it is reregistered under this chapter or is driven under dealer registration plates issued under AS 28.10.181(j).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 4. Transfer of Vehicle. › Sec. 28.10.291. Transfer from dealer.

(a) A vehicle dealer, upon transferring a vehicle, shall execute an assignment and a warranty of title to the transferee as provided in AS 28.10.271 and furnish proof of the sale of the vehicle to the transferee.
(b) The dealer shall, within 30 days of the transfer of the vehicle, forward to the department the transferee's completed application for new certificates of title and registration except as provided in (c) of this section. The application must contain the vehicle dealer's license number and must be accompanied by any required fees and taxes.
(c) If the transferee indicates in a sworn affidavit that the transferee does not intend to use the vehicle in a manner requiring registration in this state, the dealer may deliver the certificate of title to the transferee directly. The dealer shall mail or deliver the affidavit to the department within five days of the transfer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 4. Transfer of Vehicle. › Sec. 28.10.301. Transfer of motor vehicle to minor.

(a) An agreement for the purchase of a motor vehicle by a minor who has not been emancipated is void unless a parent or guardian of the minor is also a party to the agreement.
(b) If a vehicle is improperly transferred to a minor, the title to and registration of the vehicle remains with the owner and does not transfer to the minor or the parent or guardian of the minor. However, if the certificate of title and registration for the vehicle has been delivered to the minor or the parent or guardian of the minor, that person shall immediately deliver the certificate of title and registration to the department. The department shall reissue title to the previous owner of record.
(c) In this section, “emancipated” means that a minor to whom the term refers is a resident of this state and is at least 16 years of age, is living separate and apart from the minor's parents or guardian, and is capable of self-support and of managing the minor's own financial affairs.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 4. Transfer of Vehicle. › Sec. 28.10.311. Transfer by operation of law.

(a) When the title to, or interest in, a registered vehicle passes to another person other than by a voluntary transfer, the registration of that vehicle expires.
(b) A person holding a certificate of title to a vehicle whose interest in the vehicle has been extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary transfer shall mail or deliver the certificates of title and registration to the department upon request of the department. The delivery of the certificates of title and registration to the department upon its request does not affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate of title, and the action of the department in issuing a new certificate of title or registration as provided in this chapter is not conclusive upon the rights of an owner or lienholder named in the surrendered certificate of title.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 4. Transfer of Vehicle. › Sec. 28.10.321. New owner to secure transfer of registration and new title.

(a) Except as provided under AS 28.10.281 and 28.10.291, the new owner shall, within 30 days, present the certificates of title and registration properly endorsed to the department, apply for a new title, and register the vehicle as upon an original registration.
(b) An application for certificates of title and registration must be accompanied by any required registration fees and taxes, transfer of title and lien fees, and by the previous certificates of title and registration, if any.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 4. Transfer of Vehicle. › Sec. 28.10.331. Department to issue new certificates of title and registration.

The department, upon receipt of the certificate of title properly endorsed, the certificate of registration, the registration plates, if any, the application for new title and registration, and all required fees and taxes, shall issue a certificate of title and a certificate of registration to the transferee or the lienholder lawfully entitled to the certificates.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 4. Transfer of Vehicle. › Sec. 28.10.341. Duty of lienholder in possession of title to transferred vehicle.

Upon request of an owner or transferee, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title to a transferred vehicle shall, unless the transfer is in breach of a security agreement, deliver the certificate to the transferee. The delivery of the certificate of title does not affect the rights of the lienholder under the lienholder's security agreement.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 4. Transfer of Vehicle. › Sec. 28.10.361. When transfer effective.

A transfer by an owner or dealer is not effective until all applicable provisions of this chapter have been complied with. However, an owner or dealer who has delivered possession of a vehicle to the transferee and has endorsed an assignment and warranty of title on the certificate of title and delivered the certificates of title and registration to the transferee or, in the case of a transfer from a dealer, delivered proof of the sale to the transferee, is not liable as the owner for any liabilities resulting from the driving or movement of the vehicle after the transfer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 5. Filing Documents Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances. › Sec. 28.10.371. Filing documents evidencing liens or encumbrances.

(a) A conditional sales contract, chattel mortgage, or other lien or encumbrance or title retention document on a registered vehicle, other than a lien dependent upon possession, is not valid against a vehicle owner's creditor who acquires a lien dependent upon possession, or by levy or attachment, or against a subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer without notice, until the requirements of AS 28.10.371 - 28.10.401 are satisfied.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a lien on a manufactured home for the purchase of the manufactured home is valid against judicial lien creditors and execution creditors on and after the date the lien attaches under AS 45.29 against the manufactured home.
(c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the holder of a lien on a manufactured home may deliver a lien release document to a person to facilitate conveying or encumbering the manufactured home. A person receiving the lien release document holds the document in trust for the lienholder.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 5. Filing Documents Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances. › Sec. 28.10.375. Effect of terminal rental adjustment clauses.

Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a transaction involving a motor vehicle or trailer does not create a sale or security interest merely because the transaction provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon the sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 5. Filing Documents Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances. › Sec. 28.10.381. Filing a lien or encumbrance.

(a) A lien or other encumbrance on a vehicle may be filed by delivering to the department
(1) a manufacturer's certificate of origin or an existing certificate of title;
(2) an application for a new certificate of title, signed by the registered owner and containing the name and address of any lienholder and the date of the lienholder's interest;
(3) applicable filing fees required by law; and
(4) other documents or information required by the department.
(b) Upon approval of the application, the department shall send to the person holding a lien or other encumbrance a new certificate of title which displays the name of the owner and indicates the existence of the lien or other encumbrance.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in AS 28.10.262, 28.10.263, and AS 34.85, after a certificate of title to a manufactured home has been issued and while the manufactured home is subject to a lien or encumbrance under (a) of this section,
(1) the department may not cancel the manufacturer's certificate of origin for the manufactured home under AS 28.10.262, or cancel the certificate of title to the manufactured home under AS 28.10.263; and
(2) the validity and priority of the lien or encumbrance continues.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 5. Filing Documents Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances. › Sec. 28.10.391. Filing and date of notice.

(a) The filing of the application and documents under AS 28.10.381 and the issuance of a new certificate of title are constructive notice of any liens or encumbrances against the vehicle described in the certificate to a creditor of the owner, or to a subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer. However, a mortgage, conditional sale contract, or similar lien or encumbrance on the vehicle is subordinate to a lien under AS 28.10.502 and is subject to the procedure provided in that section. A lien or encumbrance on a vehicle for labor, material, transportation, storage, or similar activity, other than a lien under AS 28.10.502, whether or not dependent on possession for its validity, is subordinate only to a mortgage, conditional sale contract, or similar lien or encumbrance on the vehicle properly filed on or before the time that the vehicle is subject to, or comes into possession of, the lien or encumbrance claimant for the labor, material, transportation, storage, or similar activity.
(b) If the documents referred to in AS 28.10.371 - 28.10.401 are received and filed in the central office of the department within 10 days after the date that the documents were executed, the constructive notice dates from the time of the execution of the documents. Otherwise, constructive notice dates from the time of receipt and filing of the documents by the department as shown in its endorsement on the documents.
(c) Filing as provided in AS 28.10.371 - 28.10.401 is the exclusive method of giving constructive notice of a lien or encumbrance on a registered vehicle, except as to a lien dependent upon possession.
(d) A lien or encumbrance or a document creating and evidencing a lien or encumbrance is exempt from the other provisions of law that require or relate to the recording or filing of a document creating and evidencing a lien or encumbrance upon a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this chapter.
(e) Notwithstanding another provision of this section, the creation or termination of a lien or encumbrance with respect to a manufactured home that has been converted to real property under AS 34.85.010 is governed by the laws that apply to real property.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 5. Filing Documents Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances. › Sec. 28.10.401. Assignment or release by lienholder.

(a) A person holding a lien or encumbrance upon a vehicle, other than a lien dependent solely upon possession, may assign that person's title to or interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without the consent of the owner and without affecting the interest of the owner or the registration of the vehicle. The person assigning the interest shall give written notice of the assignment to the owner. Upon receiving a certificate of title assigned by the holder of a lien or encumbrance shown on the certificate and the name and address of the assignee, accompanied by the title fee required under AS 28.10.441, the department shall issue a new certificate of title.
(b) A person holding a lien or encumbrance upon a vehicle, as shown on a certificate of title, may release the lien or encumbrance or assign that person's interest to the owner of the vehicle without affecting the registration of the vehicle. Upon receiving a certificate of title upon which a lienholder has released or assigned the lienholder's interest to the owner, or upon receipt of a certificate not endorsed but accompanied by a legal release from a lienholder of the lienholder's interest to a vehicle, and upon payment of the title fee required under AS 28.10.441, the department shall issue a new certificate of title.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 6. Fees and Charges. › Sec. 28.10.411. Registration fees levied.

(a) For every year during any part of which a vehicle is subject to registration under this chapter, a registration fee shall be paid to the department at the time of original registration and at each biennial renewal of registration after that time.
(b) [Repealed, 1983 Initiative Proposal No. 2, § 6.]
(c) [Repealed, § 6 ch 70 SLA 1986.]
(d) [Repealed, § 41 ch 37 SLA 1986.]
(e) [Repealed, § 3 ch 89 SLA 1987.]
(f) A resident 65 years of age or older on the date the registration fee is due or a resident with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and who provides proof of that disability as provided in 23 C.F.R. 1235.2 is entitled to an exemption from the registration fee required under this section for one vehicle subject to registration under AS 28.10.421(b)(1)(A), (b)(2), (b)(4), or (j). An exemption may not be granted except upon written application for the exemption on a form prescribed by the department.
(g) A person who presents satisfactory proof of current membership in the Alaska National Guard is entitled to an exemption from the registration fee required under this section for one vehicle subject to registration under AS 28.10.421(b)(1)(A), (b)(2), or (b)(4). An exemption may not be granted except upon written application for the exemption on a form prescribed by the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 6. Fees and Charges. › Sec. 28.10.423. Emission control inspection program fees.

(a) In addition to the biennial registration fee specified in AS 28.10.421, a $2 fee is imposed upon every vehicle required to be inspected under an emission control program established under AS 46.14.400 or 46.14.510. This fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the registration fee.
(b) In addition to the permanent registration fee established in AS 28.10.155, a $2 fee is imposed on the owner of each permanently registered motor vehicle required to be inspected under an emission control program established in AS 46.14.400 or 46.14.510. That fee shall be collected biennially.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 6. Fees and Charges. › Sec. 28.10.441. Schedule of other fees and charges.

The following fees and charges are imposed by the department for the stated services that it provides:
(1) title fee, including transfer of title$15;
(2) lien filing fee$15;
(3) replacement of any registration plate, including a special request plate$5;
(4) duplicate of original certificate of title$15;
(5) duplicate of certificate of registration$2;
(6) temporary preregistration permit issued under AS 28.10.031none;
(7) special transport permit issued under AS 28.10.151$5;
(8) special permit for vehicle used for transport of a person with a disability issued under AS 28.10.495none.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 7. Registration and Title Violations. › Sec. 28.10.451. Unlawful to violate provisions requiring registration and title.

A person may not wilfully attempt to defeat the provisions of this chapter or wilfully fail to title or register a vehicle as required by this chapter, or otherwise wilfully fail to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 7. Registration and Title Violations. › Sec. 28.10.461. Driving vehicle without evidence of registration.

Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this chapter, a person may not drive or move, nor may an owner knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on a highway or vehicular way or area, a vehicle required to be registered under this chapter unless valid registration plates, decals, or permits for the current registration period are attached to and displayed on the vehicle in the manner required by this chapter, and unless a valid certificate of registration for the current registration period is carried, as required by this chapter, in the vehicle and is available for inspection by a peace officer or an authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 7. Registration and Title Violations. › Sec. 28.10.471. Driving vehicle when registration suspended or revoked or permit expired.

A person may not drive or move, nor may an owner knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on a highway or vehicular way or area, a vehicle for which the registration or permit has been suspended or revoked or has expired.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 7. Registration and Title Violations. › Sec. 28.10.481. Improper use of evidence of registration or certificate of title.

A person may not lend to another, or knowingly permit the use by another of, a certificate of registration or title, registration plate, decal, special plate, or permit issued under this chapter if the person to whom it is loaned or whose use is permitted is not entitled to its use, nor may a person display in or upon a vehicle a certificate of registration, registration plate, decal, special plate, or permit not issued for that vehicle or not otherwise lawfully used on that vehicle.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 7. Registration and Title Violations. › Sec. 28.10.491. Felonies relating to title, registration, identification number, and removal and representation of vehicles.

(a) Upon conviction, a person is guilty of a felony who
(1) alters, forges, or counterfeits a certificate of title or registration, or a registration plate, decal, tab, or sticker of this or another jurisdiction;
(2) alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title or an assignment or release of a security interest on a certificate of title of this or another jurisdiction or on a form the department prescribes;
(3) has possession of or uses a certificate of title or registration, registration plate, decal, tab, or sticker of this or another jurisdiction knowing it to have been altered, forged, or counterfeited;
(4) wilfully removes or falsifies a vehicle identification number;
(5) wilfully conceals or misrepresents the identity of a vehicle or vehicle equipment;
(6) buys, receives, possesses, sells, or disposes of a vehicle or vehicle equipment, knowing that a vehicle identification number or equipment has been unlawfully removed or falsified;
(7) removes from the state a vehicle that is the subject of a security interest created under AS 28.01 - 28.35 or under AS 45.01 - 45.08, AS 45.12, AS 45.14, and AS 45.29 without the written consent of the secured party, and with intent to defraud the secured party or the state;
(8) represents a motor vehicle or house trailer to be a new vehicle and who sells or procures the sale of that motor vehicle as a new vehicle without presenting a “manufacturer's statement of origin”; or
(9) makes a false statement or otherwise conceals or withholds a material fact in an application for registration or certificate of title or falsely affirms with respect to a matter required to be sworn to, affirmed, or furnished under this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter; except that a person who with criminal negligence as defined in AS 11.81.900, falsely certifies to the department the existence of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy under AS 28.10.021(a)(2), is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(b) A person convicted of an offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or by both.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 28. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title › Article 7. Registration and Title Violations. › Sec. 28.10.493. Misdemeanors relating to transfers.

(a) The owner of a vehicle who transfers a vehicle and fails to comply with the requirements of AS 28.10.271 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(b) A vehicle dealer who transfers a vehicle and fails to comply with the requirements of AS 28.10.291 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.