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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 25. Motor Vehicle Transactions › Article 4. Dealer Practices. › Sec. 45.25.465. Sales of used motor vehicles; required disclosures.

(a) Before the sale of a used motor vehicle, a motor vehicle dealer shall,
(1) when obtaining a used motor vehicle from an individual consumer, make a reasonable inquiry of the seller into the condition of the vehicle, including the accident and repair history of the vehicle; the information shall be recorded in writing and signed by the seller; the dealer shall provide this information to a prospective purchaser of the vehicle;
(2) when a motor vehicle dealer obtains a used motor vehicle from another motor vehicle dealer, a wholesaler, or an auction, disclose to a prospective purchaser of the vehicle that the vehicle was purchased from another dealer, a wholesaler, or an auction.
(b) Nothing in this section creates an express warranty by the dealer.
(c) [Repealed, § 1 ch 56 SLA 2008.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 25. Motor Vehicle Transactions › Article 4. Dealer Practices. › Sec. 45.25.490. Required documentation.

A motor vehicle dealer may not enter into a contract to sell a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle dealer holds a manufacturer's statement of origin, a title, or another properly executed document reasonably necessary to obtain the statement of origin or title for transfer of the vehicle to the buyer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 25. Motor Vehicle Transactions › Article 4. Dealer Practices. › Sec. 45.25.510. Disclosure of damages.

(a) Before entering into a new motor vehicle sales contract, a new motor vehicle dealer shall disclose in writing to a buyer of the new motor vehicle any known damage and repair to the new motor vehicle if the damage exceeds five percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price as calculated at the dealer's authorized warranty rate for labor and parts, or $1,000, whichever amount is greater. A new motor vehicle dealer is not required to disclose to a buyer that glass, tires, bumpers, or cosmetic parts of a new motor vehicle were damaged at any time if the damaged item has been replaced with original or comparable equipment. A replaced part is not part of the cumulative damage required to be disclosed under this subsection.
(b) If disclosure is not required under this section, a buyer may not revoke or rescind a sales contract due to the fact that the new motor vehicle was damaged and repaired before completion of the sale.
(c) In this section,
(1) “cosmetic parts” means parts that are attached by and can be replaced in total through the use of screws, bolts, or other fasteners without the use of welding or thermal cutting and includes windshields, bumpers, hoods, or trim panels;
(2) “manufacturer's suggested retail price” means the retail price of the new motor vehicle suggested by the manufacturer and includes the retail delivered price suggested by the manufacturer for each accessory or item of optional equipment physically attached to the new motor vehicle at the time of delivery to the new motor vehicle dealer that is not included within the retail price suggested by the manufacturer for the new motor vehicle.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 25. Motor Vehicle Transactions › Article 4. Dealer Practices. › Sec. 45.25.520. Form of disclosures.

Except as provided in AS 45.25.460(a)(6)(A), if a disclosure is required by this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle advertisement, the disclosure must be made in a clear and conspicuous manner.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 25. Motor Vehicle Transactions › Article 4. Dealer Practices. › Sec. 45.25.530. Disclosure regarding receipt of commissions.

If a motor vehicle dealer's service operations employees receive a commission for the amount of work they perform, the motor vehicle dealer shall post a conspicuous sign that is visible to service customers that the dealer's service operations employees work on commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 25. Motor Vehicle Transactions › Article 4. Dealer Practices. › Sec. 45.25.590. Definitions.

In AS 45.25.400 - 45.25.590,
(1) “advertise,” “advertised,” “advertising,” and “advertisement” include representations, whether made on or off store premises, made to persons in the print media, in the broadcast media, on the computer, in a brochure, in a flyer, by direct mail, by sign, or on a tag;
(2) “Monroney sticker” means the window sticker required by 15 U.S.C. 1231 - 1233 (Automobile Information Disclosure Act);
(3) “motor vehicle,” notwithstanding the definition of “motor vehicle” in AS 45.25.990, means a vehicle, including a trailer, that is required to be registered under AS 28.10, but does not include a motorcycle;
(4) “new motor vehicle,” notwithstanding the definition of “new motor vehicle” in AS 45.25.990, means a motor vehicle that has not been titled to anyone and still retains the original manufacturer's certificate of origin.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 25. Motor Vehicle Transactions › Article 5. Sales and Service Contracts. › Sec. 45.25.620. Service contracts.

(a) A motor vehicle service contract must be in writing and contain all essential provisions regarding the administration of the contract.
(b) If a service contract is included in a motor vehicle sale, the seller shall, before delivery of the motor vehicle, give to the buyer a written statement with all pertinent blank spaces filled in that shall be signed by both the buyer and seller and that clearly and conspicuously
(1) explains the difference between a service contract and a warranty;
(2) discloses the maker of or obligor on the service contract;
(3) describes the relationship between the maker and the seller of the service contract;
(4) for a vehicle that is a used vehicle, notifies the buyer that the seller may not disclaim implied warranties if the seller is the maker or obligor of the service contract; and
(5) includes all other disclosures required by law.
(c) A motor vehicle dealer may not disclaim or limit implied warranties for a motor vehicle for which the motor vehicle dealer is a maker of a service contract sold for that motor vehicle. However, a motor vehicle dealer may disclaim or limit implied warranties as otherwise allowed by law, regardless of the make or model of the motor vehicle, if the motor vehicle dealer is merely the seller, not the maker, of the service contract and does not otherwise extend any written warranties on the motor vehicle that is purchased.
(d) In this section, “maker” means the person that makes, frames, and executes a service contract and assumes any obligation due to the buyer, but does not include a motor vehicle dealer who merely sells the service contract as the agent of a service contract company doing business in this state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 25. Motor Vehicle Transactions › Article 5. Sales and Service Contracts. › Sec. 45.25.630. Discharged amounts in motor vehicle leases.

(a) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, if the amount to be paid by a lessee under a motor vehicle lease includes a discharged amount, the inclusion of the discharged amount in the amount to be paid under the lease is not a loan of the discharged amount and is not subject to any law that regulates the disclosure of interest, the charging of interest, the amount of interest rates, or the lending of money.
(b) In this section, “discharged amount” means the amount, if any, that the lessor agrees to pay to discharge an outstanding obligation of the lessee under an existing motor vehicle agreement, loan, installment sales contract, or lease.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 1. Agreement Practices of Product Manufacturers. › Sec. 45.27.010. Consent to transfer of agreement.

A manufacturer may not unreasonably withhold consent to the sale or other transfer of a dealership agreement by an authorized dealer to a transferee if the transferee
(1) meets the criteria generally applied by the manufacturer when approving new authorized dealers; and
(2) agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the standard form of the dealership agreement.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 1. Agreement Practices of Product Manufacturers. › Sec. 45.27.020. Cancellation or nonrenewal of agreement.

(a) A manufacturer may not cancel or decline to renew a dealership agreement with an authorized dealer unless
(1) the manufacturer has
(A) satisfied the notice requirements of this chapter; and
(B) shown that there is good cause for the cancellation or nonrenewal of the dealership agreement, and, if the reasons underlying the good cause can be corrected by the authorized dealer, the authorized dealer has failed for 60 days after delivery of the notice required by AS 45.27.030 to make the corrections; the circumstances identified under AS 45.27.030(a)(2), for which a 15-day notice of cancellation or nonrenewal is required, do not qualify as reasons for which correction is allowed under this paragraph; or
(2) the authorized dealer has engaged in fraud
(A) against consumers or the manufacturer; or
(B) in the operation of the authorized dealer's dealership.
(b) Under (a)(1)(B) of this section, an authorized dealer may not prevent a cancellation or nonrenewal of a dealership agreement more than two times by making corrections.
(c) Notwithstanding (a)(1) of this section, a manufacturer may not cancel or decline to renew a dealership agreement with an authorized dealer because of the death or incapacity of an owner if the owner is not listed in the agreement as one on whose expertise and abilities the manufacturer relied in the granting of the agreement.
(d) In this section, “good cause” includes circumstances in which the authorized dealer fails to comply with or observe a material provision of the dealership agreement with the authorized dealer. For the purpose of determining good cause under this subsection, reasonable sales and service performance criteria and capital and facility requirements may be considered material provisions only if the criteria or requirements were communicated in writing to the authorized dealer within a reasonable period of not less than six months before the effective date of the cancellation or nonrenewal, to afford the authorized dealer a reasonable opportunity to comply with the criteria or requirements.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 1. Agreement Practices of Product Manufacturers. › Sec. 45.27.030. Notice of cancellation or nonrenewal.

(a) A manufacturer shall furnish a notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of a dealership agreement with an authorized dealer to an authorized dealer at least
(1) 90 days before the effective date of a cancellation or nonrenewal, except as provided under (2) of this subsection;
(2) 15 days before the effective date of a cancellation or nonrenewal when the authorized dealer
(A) is insolvent or is the subject of a bankruptcy or receivership proceeding;
(B) is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude or fraud under the law of this state, another state, the federal government, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia;
(C) has violated a term of the dealership agreement with the manufacturer, the violation of which the manufacturer and the authorized dealer have agreed in the dealership agreement constitutes a basis for cancellation or nonrenewal.
(b) Notice required under (a) of this section must be in writing, shall be sent by certified mail or personally delivered to the authorized dealer, and must contain
(1) a statement of intention to cancel or not renew the dealership agreement;
(2) a statement of the reasons for the cancellation or nonrenewal; and
(3) the date on which the cancellation or nonrenewal takes effect.
(c) In this section, “mail” means registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 1. Agreement Practices of Product Manufacturers. › Sec. 45.27.040. Threat of cancellation or nonrenewal.

(a) A manufacturer or manufacturer's representative may not coerce or attempt to coerce an authorized dealer to enter into a dealership agreement with the manufacturer or a subsidiary of the manufacturer, or to perform any other act unfair to the authorized dealer, by threatening to terminate a dealership agreement between the manufacturer or subsidiary of the manufacturer and the authorized dealer.
(b) This section does not prohibit a voluntary agreement between a manufacturer and an authorized dealer to settle legitimate disputes.
(c) In this section, “manufacturer's representative” means an employee or agent of a manufacturer who engages in the business of contacting a manufacturer's authorized dealer for the purpose of making or promoting the sale of the manufacturer's products or product parts.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 1. Agreement Practices of Product Manufacturers. › Sec. 45.27.050. Repurchase obligations on cancellation or nonrenewal.

(a) On the cancellation or nonrenewal of a dealership agreement by a manufacturer without satisfying the requirements under AS 45.27.020, the manufacturer shall repurchase from the authorized dealer's inventory
(1) each new and unused product of the manufacturer that is a current product model, or the product model from the previous year; and
(2) each product part that
(A) was purchased from the manufacturer by the authorized dealer;
(B) is listed in the manufacturer's parts price books in the previous two years; and
(C) has not been damaged or substantially altered to the prejudice of the manufacturer while in the possession of the authorized dealer.
(b) Within 90 days after the effective date of the cancellation or nonrenewal, the authorized dealer shall return the property required by (a) of this section to be repurchased to the manufacturer at the manufacturer's expense. The manufacturer shall pay the compensation for the property within 60 days after the tender of inventory and other items if the authorized dealer has clear title to the property and is in a position to convey that title to the manufacturer. If the property is subject to a security interest, the manufacturer may make the payments jointly to the authorized dealer and the holder of the security interest, and the manufacturer may offset the payment.
(c) The amount of a repurchase required by (a) of this section must be based on the authorized dealer's landed cost, subject to adjustments to landed costs for quarterly or annual purchase rebates and credits given to the authorized dealer on the products or product parts.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.100. Warranty provided.

A manufacturer shall provide, through the authorized dealer, to the product's ultimate purchaser from an authorized dealer the manufacturer's standard warranty, if any, that is in effect at the time of delivery of the product to the authorized dealer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.110. Nonconforming products.

(a) A manufacturer of a nonconforming product shall, during the original warranty period, pay an authorized dealer to complete factory-recommended warranty repairs, solutions, and procedures to cure factory warranty problems with a nonconforming product. The manufacturer shall make the payment in accordance with the standard warranty service claim procedures and methods of the industry and with AS 45.27.100 - 45.27.220.
(b) If a part that is necessary to repair a nonconforming product of a nonconformity that is covered under a manufacturer's warranty is not in an authorized dealer's inventory when the nonconforming product is brought to the authorized dealer for repair, the manufacturer of the product shall provide the authorized dealer with the part. The manufacturer shall provide the part as soon as possible and may not charge for freight or handling. This subsection applies to a manufacturer whose products are sold in the state through an authorized dealer.
(c) The manufacturer of a nonconforming product shall pay the cost for transporting a replacement for the nonconforming product from the manufacturer to the authorized dealer who sold the nonconforming product to the ultimate purchaser or the authorized dealer who is located nearest to the ultimate purchaser, whichever of the two authorized dealers the ultimate purchaser chooses. The manufacturer is not required to pay the transportation cost from the authorized dealer to the ultimate purchaser or from the ultimate purchaser to the authorized dealer.
(d) In this section, “nonconforming product” means a product that has a nonconformity.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.120. Authorized dealer warranty representations.

An authorized dealer may not make a representation about the warranty that is not made by the manufacturer in the warranty. An authorized dealer shall deliver the manuals on the operation and maintenance of a product to an ultimate purchaser and make the manufacturer's warranty known to the ultimate purchaser, including all disclaimers and limitations.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.130. Warranty service and claims.

(a) An authorized dealer shall provide warranty service in accordance with the manufacturer's applicable warranty on all of the manufacturer's products sold by the authorized dealer.
(b) An authorized dealer shall make all claims for warranty reimbursement in the manner established by the manufacturer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.140. Warranty restrictions.

A manufacturer may not, by dealership agreement, by restrictions on reimbursement, or by another method, restrict the nature or extent of product parts provided or labor performed by an authorized dealer if the restriction impairs the authorized dealer's ability to satisfy a warranty created by the manufacturer in accordance with generally accepted standards.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.150. Basis for reimbursements.

(a) A manufacturer shall use the criteria established in this section to reimburse an authorized dealer for all approved warranty service work performed by the authorized dealer.
(b) If the technician performing the warranty service work meets the certification standards in the dealership agreement, a manufacturer shall pay to a servicing authorized dealer warranty work labor rates that
(1) are not less than the highest of the following:
(A) the rate the authorized dealer customarily charges to a customer for nonwarranty service work;
(B) the manufacturer's printed flat rate; or
(C) the rate established by a flat rate manual for dealers, if the manual is produced for dealers by a nationally respected industry consultant; and
(2) include time for clean-up, preparation, diagnosis, disassembly, repair, assembly, testing, and final cleaning as needed to provide a quality result and customer satisfaction.
(c) In addition to the payment under (b) of this section, the manufacturer shall reimburse an authorized dealer a minimum of one hour at the authorized dealer's shop standard labor rate for the administration of each warranty claim.
(d) A manufacturer shall reimburse the authorized dealer for product parts in the authorized dealer's inventory at the current manufacturer's full suggested retail price.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.160. Timely reimbursement for claims.

A manufacturer shall pay a properly submitted warranty claim of an authorized dealer within 30 days after receiving the claim from an authorized dealer. Unless a manufacturer issues a written notice of disapproval under AS 45.27.170 within the 30 days, if a manufacturer fails to pay a claim within 30 days after receipt, the failure is considered an acceptance of the claim as submitted, and the manufacturer shall pay the authorized dealer interest at the rate of 1.5 percent a month on the claim.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.170. Warranty claim disapproval.

If a manufacturer does not approve a claim submitted under AS 45.27.160, the manufacturer shall issue a written notice of disapproval to the authorized dealer within 30 days after the manufacturer receives the claim. The notice must contain the specific reasons for the disapproval.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.180. Repairs required.

If a product does not conform to a warranty that is applicable to it and the ultimate purchaser of the product reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer of the product or to the manufacturer's authorized dealer during the term of the warranty, the manufacturer or authorized dealer shall make the necessary repairs to conform the product to the warranty.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.190. Replacement or refund.

(a) If, during the term of a warranty or within one year after the date of the delivery of the product to the ultimate purchaser, whichever period of time terminates first, the manufacturer or authorized dealer is unable to conform a product to an applicable warranty after a reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer shall accept the return of the nonconforming product, and, at the ultimate purchaser's option, shall replace the nonconforming product with a new comparable product or refund the full purchase price to the owner after deducting a reasonable amount of money for the ultimate purchaser's use of the product from the date the product was delivered to the ultimate purchaser.
(b) The reasonable amount of money deducted under (a) of this section may not exceed an amount that is equal to the sum of
(1) the amount of money that reflects the depreciation in value of the product for the period during which the product was available for use by the ultimate purchaser, as calculated by a straight line depreciation method over seven years; and
(2) an amount of money that is equal to the depreciation in value of the product that was caused by
(A) neglect or abuse by the ultimate purchaser; or
(B) body damage that was not caused by the nonconformity.
(c) The manufacturer shall make the refund required by this section
(1) to the lienholder of record for the product, if any, to the extent of the lienholder's interest, and, if there is a balance after satisfying the lienholder's interest, to the ultimate purchaser; or
(2) entirely to the ultimate purchaser, if there is no lienholder of record for the product.
(d) In this section,
(1) “costs” include original registration fees, transportation fees, authorized dealer's preparation fees, and the cost of options installed by the authorized dealer;
(2) “full purchase price” means the total price paid for a product by the ultimate purchaser, including any costs added to the retail price.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.200. Notice by ultimate purchaser.

(a) To claim a refund or replacement under AS 45.27.190, an ultimate purchaser shall give written notice by certified mail to the manufacturer and its authorized dealer before 60 days have elapsed after the termination of whichever of the following periods of time terminates first:
(1) the term of the warranty; or
(2) one year after the date of delivery of the product to the ultimate purchaser.
(b) The notice required by (a) of this section must
(1) state that the product has a nonconformity;
(2) provide a reasonable description of the nonconformity;
(3) state that the manufacturer or authorized dealer has made a reasonable number of attempts to conform the product to the warranty; and
(4) state that the ultimate purchaser demands that a refund or a replacement of the product be delivered on or before the 60th day after the mailing date of the written notice.
(c) Within 30 days after receiving the notice required by this section, the manufacturer may make a final attempt to conform the product before the manufacturer is required to make a refund or replacement under AS 45.27.190.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.210. Exceptions.

An ultimate purchaser may not receive a refund for or replacement of a product under AS 45.27.190 - 45.27.220 if the manufacturer shows that the problem or condition because of which the ultimate purchaser is claiming a refund or a replacement
(1) is not a nonconformity; or
(2) is a nonconformity that resulted from
(A) alteration of the product by the ultimate purchaser, or by a person who is not the authorized dealer or otherwise authorized by the manufacturer or distributor to make the alteration; or
(B) abuse or neglect by the ultimate purchaser or another person other than the authorized dealer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 2. Product Warranties. › Sec. 45.27.220. Presumption.

A rebuttable presumption that a reasonable number of attempts have been made to conform a product to an applicable warranty is established if
(1) the nonconformity continues to exist even though the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times by the manufacturer or authorized dealer during the term of the warranty or the one-year period after the date of delivery of the product to the ultimate purchaser, whichever period of time terminates first; or
(2) the product is out of service for repair for a total of 30 or more days on which the authorized dealer is open for business during the term of the warranty or during the one-year period after the date of delivery of the product to the ultimate purchaser, whichever period of time terminates first; a period of time during which repairs are not performed for reasons that are beyond the control of the manufacturer or authorized dealer is not included in satisfying the 30-day time period.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 3. Miscellaneous Business Practices. › Sec. 45.27.250. Required posting.

(a) An authorized dealer shall post a notice of the authorized dealer's retail labor rate in a place conspicuous to service customers. If the authorized dealer uses a factory-certified or factory-trained technician to perform warranty service work, the notice must also contain a statement that warranty service work completed by the authorized dealer is performed by a factory-certified or factory-trained technician.
(b) If an authorized dealer's service operations employees receive a commission for the amount of work they perform, the authorized dealer shall post a conspicuous sign that is visible to service customers that the authorized dealer's service operations employees work on commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 3. Miscellaneous Business Practices. › Sec. 45.27.260. Written estimates for repairs not covered by warranty.

(a) Before beginning repair work on a product for a customer, an authorized dealer shall provide to the customer a written estimate listing the specific parts, labor, and cost of the repairs.
(b) If additional repairs are determined to be necessary after the service employees begin repairing the product, the authorized dealer shall contact the customer and receive permission to do additional repairs not covered in the written estimate.
(c) An authorized dealer shall post in a conspicuous place for service customers to view all charges for diagnostics, storage, and other incidentals not associated with the actual repair of a product.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 3. Miscellaneous Business Practices. › Sec. 45.27.270. Content of factory recall notices.

A manufacturer shall include in a written factory recall notice to ultimate purchasers and authorized dealers the date by which the manufacturer expects that necessary parts and equipment will be available to the authorized dealer for the correction of the defect that is the subject of the recall.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 3. Miscellaneous Business Practices. › Sec. 45.27.280. Resale without disclosure prohibited.

A manufacturer may not resell in the state a product returned under AS 45.27.190 unless the manufacturer fully discloses to the prospective buyer before the resale is concluded the reason why the product was returned.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 4. Miscellaneous Provisions. › Sec. 45.27.300. Other rights and remedies.

The provisions of this chapter do not limit other rights and remedies that may be available to the owner of a product under other provisions of law. This section does not create a new cause of action against an authorized dealer who sells or attempts to repair a product found to be nonconforming.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 4. Miscellaneous Provisions. › Sec. 45.27.320. Jurisdiction; venue.

(a) This state has jurisdiction over a legal dispute between a manufacturer located in or outside this state and an authorized dealer located in this state, and the dispute is governed by, interpreted, and adjudicated under the law of this state.
(b) Venue for court action involving a dispute under (a) of this section is in the judicial district of this state in which the authorized dealer's principal place of business is located.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 27. Marine Products and Motorized Recreational Products › Article 4. Miscellaneous Provisions. › Sec. 45.27.330. Corporate affiliates.

(a) A manufacturer may not use a subsidiary corporation, affiliated corporation, partnership, association, or other person to do what the manufacturer is prohibited from doing under this chapter.
(b) The provisions of (a) of this section do not limit the right of a person to engage in reasonable and appropriate business practices consistent with an existing trade practice that is not prohibited by this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 45.29.104. Control of deposit account.

(a) A secured party has control of a deposit account if
(1) the secured party is the bank with which the deposit account is maintained;
(2) the debtor, secured party, and bank have agreed in an authenticated record that the bank will comply with instructions originated by the secured party directing disposition of the funds in the deposit account without further consent by the debtor; or
(3) the secured party becomes the bank's customer with respect to the deposit account.
(b) A secured party that has satisfied (a) of this section has control even if the debtor retains the right to direct the disposition of funds from the deposit account.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 45.29.105. Control of electronic chattel paper.

(a) A secured party has control of electronic chattel paper if a system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the chattel paper reliably establishes the secured party as the person to which the chattel paper was assigned.
(b) A system satisfies (a) of this section if the record or records comprising the chattel paper are created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that
(1) a single authoritative copy of the record or records exists that is unique, identifiable, and, except as otherwise provided in (4) - (6) of this subsection, unalterable;
(2) the authoritative copy identifies the secured party as the assignee of the record or records;
(3) the authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the secured party or its designated custodian;
(4) copies or amendments that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can be made only with the consent of the secured party;
(5) each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy; and
(6) any amendment of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as authorized or unauthorized.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 45.29.106. Control of investment property.

(a) A person has control of a certificated security, uncertificated security, or security entitlement as provided in AS 45.08.106.
(b) A secured party has control of a commodity contract if
(1) the secured party is the commodity intermediary with which the commodity contract is carried; or
(2) the commodity customer, secured party, and commodity intermediary have agreed that the commodity intermediary will apply any value distributed on account of the commodity contract as directed by the secured party without further consent by the commodity customer.
(c) A secured party having control of all security entitlements or commodity contracts carried in a securities account or commodity account has control over the securities account or commodity account.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 45.29.107. Control of letter-of-credit right.

A secured party has control of a letter-of-credit right to the extent of any right to payment or performance by the issuer or a nominated person if the issuer or nominated person has consented to an assignment of proceeds of the letter of credit under AS 45.05.114(c) or otherwise applicable law or practice.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 45.29.108. Sufficiency of description.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in (c) - (e) of this section, a description of personal or real property is sufficient, whether or not it is specific, if it reasonably identifies what is described.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in (d) of this section, a description of collateral reasonably identifies the collateral if it identifies the collateral by
(1) specific listing;
(2) category;
(3) except as otherwise provided in (e) of this section, a type of collateral defined in the code;
(4) quantity;
(5) computational or allocational formula or procedure; or
(6) except as otherwise provided in (c) of this section, another method if the identity of the collateral is objectively determinable.
(c) A description of collateral as “all the debtor's assets” or “all the debtor's personal property” or using words of similar import does not reasonably identify the collateral.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in (e) of this section, a description of a security entitlement, securities account, or commodity account is sufficient if it describes
(1) the collateral by those terms or as investment property; or
(2) the underlying financial asset or commodity contract.
(e) A description only by type of collateral defined in the code is an insufficient description of
(1) a commercial tort claim; or
(2) in a consumer transaction, consumer goods, a security entitlement, a securities account, or a commodity account.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 1. General Provisions. › Sec. 45.29.110. Security interests arising under AS 45.02 or AS 45.12.

A security interest arising under AS 45.02.401, 45.02.505, 45.02.711(c), or AS 45.12.508(e) is subject to this chapter. However, until the debtor obtains possession of the goods,
(1) the security interest is enforceable even if AS 45.29.203(b)(3) has not been satisfied;
(2) filing is not required to perfect the security interest;
(3) the rights of the secured party after default by the debtor are governed by AS 45.02 or AS 45.12; and
(4) the security interest has priority over a conflicting security interest created by the debtor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 2. Security Agreements; Security Interests. › Sec. 45.29.201. General effectiveness of security agreement.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the code, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.
(b) A transaction subject to this chapter is subject to
(1) an applicable rule of law that establishes a different rule for consumers;
(2) another statute or regulation that regulates the rates, charges, agreements, and practices for loans, credit sales, or other extensions of credit; and
(3) consumer protection statutes or regulations.
(c) In case of conflict between this chapter and a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in (b) of this section, the rule of law, statute, or regulation controls. Failure to comply with a statute or regulation described in (b) of this section has only the effect the statute or regulation specifies.
(d) This chapter does not
(1) validate a rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in (b) of this section; or
(2) extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a transaction not otherwise subject to it.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 2. Security Agreements; Security Interests. › Sec. 45.29.202. Title to collateral immaterial.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to consignments or sales of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes, the provisions of this chapter with regard to rights and obligations apply whether title to collateral is in the secured party or the debtor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 2. Security Agreements; Security Interests. › Sec. 45.29.204. After-acquired property; future advances.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section, a security agreement may create or provide for a security interest in after-acquired collateral.
(b) A security interest does not attach under a term constituting an after-acquired property clause to
(1) consumer goods, other than an accession when given as additional security, unless the debtor acquires rights in them within 10 days after the secured party gives value; or
(2) a commercial tort claim.
(c) A security agreement may provide that collateral secures, or that accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes are sold in connection with, future advances or other value, whether or not the advances or value are given pursuant to a commitment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 2. Security Agreements; Security Interests. › Sec. 45.29.205. Use or disposition of collateral permissible.

(a) A security interest is not invalid or fraudulent against creditors solely because
(1) the debtor has the right or ability to
(A) use, commingle, or dispose of all or part of the collateral, including returned or repossessed goods;
(B) collect, compromise, enforce, or otherwise deal with collateral;
(C) accept the return of collateral or make repossessions; or
(D) use, commingle, or dispose of proceeds; or
(2) the secured party fails to require the debtor to account for proceeds or replace collateral.
(b) This section does not relax the requirements of possession if attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest depends upon possession of the collateral by the secured party.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 2. Security Agreements; Security Interests. › Sec. 45.29.206. Security interest arising in purchase or delivery of financial asset.

(a) A security interest in favor of a securities intermediary attaches to a person's security entitlement if
(1) the person buys a financial asset through the securities intermediary in a transaction in which the person is obligated to pay the purchase price to the securities intermediary at the time of the purchase; and
(2) the securities intermediary credits the financial asset to the buyer's securities account before the buyer pays the securities intermediary.
(b) The security interest described in (a) of this section secures the person's obligation to pay for the financial asset.
(c) A security interest in favor of a person who delivers a certificated security or other financial asset represented by a writing attaches to the security or other financial asset if
(1) the security or other financial asset
(A) in the ordinary course of business, is transferred by delivery with any necessary endorsement or assignment; and
(B) is delivered under an agreement between persons in the business of dealing with such securities or financial assets; and
(2) the agreement calls for delivery against payment.
(d) The security interest described in (c) of this section secures the obligation to make payment for the delivery.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 2. Security Agreements; Security Interests. › Sec. 45.29.207. Rights and duties of secured party having possession or control of collateral.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in (d) of this section, a secured party shall use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of collateral in the secured party's possession. In the case of chattel paper or an instrument, reasonable care includes taking necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties unless otherwise agreed.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in (d) of this section, if a secured party has possession of collateral,
(1) reasonable expenses, including the cost of insurance and payment of taxes or other charges, incurred in the custody, preservation, use, or operation of the collateral are chargeable to the debtor and are secured by the collateral;
(2) the risk of accidental loss or damage is on the debtor to the extent of a deficiency in any effective insurance coverage;
(3) the secured party shall keep the collateral identifiable, but fungible collateral may be commingled; and
(4) the secured party may use or operate the collateral
(A) for the purpose of preserving the collateral or its value;
(B) as permitted by an order of a court having competent jurisdiction; or
(C) except in the case of consumer goods, in the manner and to the extent agreed by the debtor.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in (d) of this section, a secured party having possession of collateral or control of collateral under AS 45.07.116, AS 45.29.104, 45.29.105, 45.29.106, or 45.29.107
(1) may hold as additional security any proceeds, except money or funds, received from the collateral;
(2) shall apply money or funds received from the collateral to reduce the secured obligation unless remitted to the debtor; and
(3) may create a security interest in the collateral.
(d) If the secured party is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor,
(1) the provisions of (a) of this section do not apply unless the secured party is entitled under an agreement
(A) to charge back uncollected collateral; or
(B) otherwise to full or limited recourse against the debtor or a secondary obligor based on the nonpayment or other default of an account debtor or other obligor on the collateral; and
(2) the provisions of (b) and (c) of this section do not apply.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 2. Security Agreements; Security Interests. › Sec. 45.29.209. Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in (c) of this section, this section applies to a case in which
(1) there is no outstanding secured obligation; and
(2) the secured party is not committed to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value.
(b) Within 10 days after receiving an authenticated demand by the debtor, a secured party shall send to an account debtor that has received notification of an assignment to the secured party as assignee under AS 45.29.406(a) an authenticated record that releases the account debtor from further obligation to the secured party.
(c) This section does not apply to an assignment constituting the sale of an account, chattel paper, or payment intangible.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 3. Perfection and Priority. › Sec. 45.29.301. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.

Except as otherwise provided in AS 45.29.303 - 45.29.306, the following rules determine the law governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral:
(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, while a debtor is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral;
(2) while collateral is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a possessory security interest in that collateral;
(3) except as otherwise provided in (4) of this section, while tangible negotiable documents, goods, instruments, money, or tangible chattel paper is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs
(A) perfection of a security interest in the goods by filing a fixture filing;
(B) perfection of a security interest in timber to be cut; and
(C) the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a nonpossessory security interest in the collateral;
(4) the local law of the jurisdiction in which the wellhead or minehead is located governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in as-extracted collateral.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 29. Secured Transactions › Article 3. Perfection and Priority. › Sec. 45.29.302. Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens.

While farm products are located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of an agricultural lien on the farm products.