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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.715. Demonstration of competence with handguns.

(a) An applicant for a permit to carry a concealed handgun shall provide a certificate of successful completion of a handgun course that is approved by the department. The handgun course must have been completed within the 12 months immediately preceding the application. The department shall approve a handgun course, including the personal protection course offered by the National Rifle Association, if the course tests the applicant's
(1) knowledge of Alaska law relating to firearms and the use of deadly force;
(2) familiarity with the basic concepts of the safe and responsible use of handguns;
(3) knowledge of self-defense principles; and
(4) physical competence with a handgun.
(b) [Repealed, § 20 ch 1 SLA 1998.]
(c) The department may not require a certificate of competence submitted under this section to contain any specifically identifying information, including make, model, or serial number, of a handgun with which an applicant or permittee has demonstrated competence.
(d) The department shall maintain a list of approved courses and shall provide the list to the public upon request.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.720. Fees.

The department shall charge a nonrefundable fee for the processing of the application for and initial issuance of a permit, renewal of a permit, or replacement of a permit. The fees shall be set by regulation and must be based on the actual costs incurred by the department. However, the fee for the processing of an application and initial issuance of a permit may not exceed $99 and the fee for renewal of a permit or replacement of a permit may not exceed $30.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.725. Permit renewal.

(a) A permittee shall apply for renewal of a permit to carry a concealed handgun within 90 days before the expiration of the permit, on a renewal form approved by the department. The renewal form must include
(1) any change in the information originally submitted under AS 18.65.710;
(2) a statement that the person remains qualified to receive and hold a permit to carry a concealed handgun under AS 18.65.705;
(3) one frontal view photograph of the person taken within the preceding 30 days that includes the head and shoulders of the person and is of a size specified by the department;
(4) the renewal fee required under AS 18.65.720; and
(5) the warning listed in AS 18.65.710(a)(6).
(b) [Repealed, § 15 ch 94 SLA 2000.]
(c) A renewal of a permit to carry a concealed handgun submitted on or after the expiration date is subject to a late fee of $25. The department may not accept a renewal for a permit that is submitted more than 60 days after the expiration date of the permit. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the holder of an expired permit from applying for a new permit.
(d) A renewal form under (a) of this section may not inquire of a permittee about, or require the submission of, information beyond that described in (a) of this section.
(e) Notwithstanding AS 18.65.705(3), a permittee does not become ineligible to hold a permit, and need not return or surrender a permit, when ceasing to be a resident of the state, and the department may not require a permittee to return or surrender a permit because a permittee ceases to be a resident of the state. However, a permittee may not renew a permit if the permittee is not a resident of the state at the time of renewal.
(f) The department shall mail the permittee a notice of expiration by first class mail at least 90 days before expiration of the permit.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.730. Replacement of permit.

The department may replace a permit that the permittee certifies under oath has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, provided the permittee applies in person and
(1) provides one frontal view photograph of the permittee taken within the preceding 30 days that includes the head and shoulders and is of a size specified by the department;
(2) pays the replacement fee required under AS 18.65.720.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.735. Suspension of permit.

(a) The department shall immediately suspend a permit to carry a concealed handgun if a permittee becomes ineligible to hold a permit under AS 18.65.705.
(b) A person whose permit is suspended under this section shall immediately surrender the permit to the nearest peace officer. A peace officer receiving a permit under this section shall immediately forward the permit to the department.
(c) The department shall retain a permit suspended under this section until the permit is revoked or returned to the permittee.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.740. Revocation of permit; appeal.

(a) A permit to carry a concealed handgun shall be immediately revoked by the department when the permittee
(1) becomes disqualified to receive and hold a permit under AS 18.65.705;
(2) is convicted of two class A misdemeanors of this state or similar laws of another jurisdiction within a six-year period if at least one of the convictions occurs after the application;
(3) knowingly supplied a false or fraudulent answer, statement, or document, or made a material misstatement or omission, in connection with an application for a permit or renewal or replacement of a permit.
(b) A person whose permit is revoked under (a) of this section shall immediately surrender the permit to the nearest peace officer. A peace officer receiving a permit under this section shall immediately forward the permit to the department.
(c) A person whose permit is revoked under this section may appeal the revocation decision to the commissioner. A person may seek judicial review of the decision of the commissioner under AS 44.62.560 - 44.62.570.
(d) A person whose permit is revoked may not apply for a permit until at least five years after the revocation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.745. No liability for issuance of permit or for training.

(a) The state, and its officers and employees, are not liable by virtue of having issued a permit to carry a concealed handgun for damage or harm caused by the permittee.
(b) A person who provides firearm training to a person who receives a permit under AS 18.65.700 - 18.65.790 is not liable for damage or harm caused by the permittee.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.748. Permit holders from other jurisdictions considered Alaska permit holders.

A person holding a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun from another state or a political subdivision of another state is a permittee under AS 18.65.700(b) for purposes of AS 18.65.755 - 18.65.765.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.755. Places where permittee may not possess a concealed handgun.

(a) A permittee may not possess a concealed handgun
(1) [Repealed, § 7 ch 62 SLA 2003.]
(2) anywhere a person is prohibited from possessing a handgun under state or federal law.
(b) [Repealed, § 20 ch 1 SLA 1998.]
(c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.760. Misuse of a permit.

(a) The holder of a permit issued under AS 18.65.700 - 18.65.790 may not
(1) alter the permit;
(2) allow another person to use the permit;
(3) possess or display a suspended or revoked permit; or
(4) represent or display an expired permit as if the permit were valid, unless the holder has submitted a complete, timely renewal form under AS 18.65.725 and the renewal process has been delayed due to circumstances not under the control of the applicant; this paragraph does not require a holder to return or surrender a permit upon its expiration, nor may the department require a holder to return or surrender a permit upon its expiration.
(b) A person who violates (a)(1) - (3) of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(c) A person who violates (a)(4) of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction may be punished by a fine of not more than $100.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.765. Responsibilities of the permittee.

(a) The holder of a permit issued under AS 18.65.700 - 18.65.790
(1) shall notify the department of a change in the permittee's address within 30 days;
(2) shall immediately report a lost, stolen, or illegible permit to the department;
(3) shall immediately notify the department if the holder is no longer qualified to hold a permit under AS 18.65.705.
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction may be punished by a fine of not more than $100.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.770. Permits, applications, and other materials not public records.

Applications, permits, and renewals are not public records under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.125 and may only be used for law enforcement purposes.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.775. Regulations; reciprocity agreements.

(a) The department shall adopt regulations to implement AS 18.65.700 - 18.65.790. This section does not delegate to the department the authority to regulate or restrict the issuing of permits beyond those provisions contained in AS 18.65.700 - 18.65.790.
(b) The department shall enter into reciprocity agreements with other states that have the legal authority to enter into such agreements so that permittees may carry concealed handguns in those other states.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. › Sec. 18.65.790. Definitions.

In AS 18.65.700 - 18.65.790,
(1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety;
(2) “competence” means the ability to place in a life size silhouette target
(A) seven out of 10 shots at seven yards;
(B) six out of 10 shots at 15 yards;
(3) “concealed handgun” means a firearm, that is a pistol or a revolver, and that is covered or enclosed in any manner so that an observer cannot determine that it is a handgun without removing it from that which covers or encloses it or without opening, lifting, or removing that which covers or encloses it; however, “concealed handgun” does not include a shotgun, rifle, or a prohibited weapon as defined under AS 11.61.200;
(4) “department” means the Department of Public Safety;
(5) “permit” means a permit to carry a concealed handgun issued under AS 18.65.700 - 18.65.790.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 11. Firearms. › Sec. 18.65.800. Possession of firearms in motor vehicles.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state, a municipality, or a person may not adopt or enforce a law, ordinance, policy, or rule that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting an individual from possessing a firearm while that individual is within a motor vehicle or prohibiting an individual from storing a firearm that is locked in the individual's motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is otherwise legally parked in or on state or municipal property or another person's property. This section applies only to possession of a firearm by an individual who may legally possess a firearm under state and federal law.
(b) This section does not limit a person's rights or remedies under any other law.
(c) The state, a municipality, or a person is not liable for any injury or damage resulting from the storage of a firearm in the vehicle of another individual in accordance with this section.
(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, an employer or its agent may prohibit the possession of firearms within a secured restricted access area, as defined in AS 29.35.145(e)(2), in a vehicle owned, leased, or rented by the employer or its agent or in a parking lot owned or controlled by the employer within 300 feet of the secured restricted access area that does not include common areas of ingress and egress open to the general public. The employer or its agent shall post conspicuous notice of the prohibition against possession of firearms at each entrance to the restricted access area and affected parking area.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 11. Firearms. › Sec. 18.65.810. Execution of federal firearms forms.

(a) The chief administrative officer of a municipal police department for a person who resides in the municipality and the head of the Alaska state troopers for a person who resides in the state but does not reside in a municipality with a police department shall execute within 30 days federal firearms forms required to be submitted by the person as a transferee of a firearm if the person is qualified under state law to possess the firearm.
(b) In this section, “chief administrative officer” has the meaning given in AS 18.65.290.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 12. Stalking and Sexual Assault Protective Orders and Notification to Stalking and Sexual Assault Victims. › Sec. 18.65.855. Ex parte and emergency protective orders for stalking and sexual assault.

(a) A person who reasonably believes that the person is a victim of stalking or sexual assault that is not a crime involving domestic violence may file a petition under AS 18.65.850 and request an ex parte protective order. If the court finds that the petition establishes probable cause that the crime of stalking or sexual assault has occurred, that it is necessary to protect the petitioner from further stalking or sexual assault, and that the petitioner has certified to the court in writing the efforts, if any, that have been made to provide notice to the respondent, the court shall ex parte and without notice to the respondent issue a protective order. An ex parte protective order under this section may grant the protection allowed by AS 18.65.850(c). An ex parte protective order expires 20 days after it is issued unless dissolved earlier by the court at the request of either the petitioner or the respondent after notice and, if requested, a hearing. If the court issues an ex parte protective order, the court shall have the order delivered to the appropriate law enforcement agency for expedited service.
(b) A peace officer, on behalf of and with the consent of a victim of stalking or sexual assault that is not a crime involving domestic violence, may request an emergency protective order from a judicial officer. The request may be made orally or in writing based on the sworn statement of a peace officer, and in person or by telephone. If the court finds probable cause to believe that the petitioner is in immediate danger of stalking or sexual assault based on an allegation of the recent commission of stalking or sexual assault, the court ex parte shall issue an emergency protective order. An emergency protective order may grant the protection allowed by AS 18.65.850(c). An emergency protective order expires 72 hours after it is issued unless dissolved earlier by the court at the request of the petitioner. A peace officer who obtains an emergency protective order under this section shall
(1) place the provisions of an oral order in writing on a form provided by the court and file the written order with the issuing court by the end of the judicial day after the order is issued;
(2) provide a copy of the order to the petitioner; and
(3) serve a copy of the order on the respondent.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 12. Stalking and Sexual Assault Protective Orders and Notification to Stalking and Sexual Assault Victims. › Sec. 18.65.860. Modification of protective orders for stalking and sexual assault.

(a) Either the petitioner or the respondent may request modification of a protective order issued under AS 18.65.850 or 18.65.855(a). If a request is made for modification of
(1) a protective order, after notice and hearing under AS 18.65.850, the court shall schedule a hearing within 20 days after the date the request is made, except that, if the court finds that the request is meritless on its face, the court may deny the request without a hearing; or
(2) an ex parte protective order under AS 18.65.855(a), the court shall schedule a hearing on three days' notice or on shorter notice as the court may prescribe.
(b) If the court modifies a protective order under this section, the court shall issue a modified order and shall
(1) make reasonable efforts to ensure that the order is understood by the petitioner and by the respondent, if present at the hearing; and
(2) have the order delivered to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for expedited service.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 12. Stalking and Sexual Assault Protective Orders and Notification to Stalking and Sexual Assault Victims. › Sec. 18.65.865. Service of process; forms for petitions and orders; fees; warnings; notification; and pending civil or criminal actions.

(a) Service of process of an order issued by the court under AS 18.65.850 - 18.65.860 shall be as provided in AS 18.66.160 for service of process of domestic violence protective orders.
(b) The Alaska Court System shall prepare forms for petitions and protective orders and instructions for their use by a person seeking a protective order under AS 18.65.850 - 18.65.860. The forms must conform to the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, except that information on the forms may be filled in by legible handwriting. Filing fees may not be charged in any action seeking only the relief provided in AS 18.65.850 - 18.65.870. Each protective order form must contain the following warning in boldface type: “Violation of this order may be a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year of incarceration and a fine of up to $25,000.”
(c) The Department of Public Safety shall develop and make available to law enforcement agencies in the state a notice that details the rights of victims of stalking and sexual assault and the services available to them. The form must be similar to that provided to victims of domestic violence under AS 18.65.520. A peace officer investigating a stalking or sexual assault offense shall provide the form to the victim.
(d) In addition to other information required, a petition for a protective order must include a statement of pending civil and criminal actions involving either the petitioner or the respondent, if known. While a protective order is in effect or a petition for a protective order is pending, both the petitioner and respondent have a continuing duty to inform the court of pending civil and criminal actions involving either the petitioner or the respondent, if known.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 12. Stalking and Sexual Assault Protective Orders and Notification to Stalking and Sexual Assault Victims. › Sec. 18.65.867. Enforcement and recognition of protective orders issued in other jurisdictions.

(a) A protective order issued in another jurisdiction has the same effect and must be recognized and enforced in the same manner as a protective order issued by a court of this state if the protective order is
(1) issued by a court of the United States, a court of another state or territory, a United States military tribunal, or a tribal court;
(2) related to stalking or sexual assault that is not a crime involving domestic violence; and
(3) entitled to full faith and credit under 18 U.S.C. 2265.
(b) A protective order issued in another jurisdiction that appears authentic on its face is presumed valid.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 12. Stalking and Sexual Assault Protective Orders and Notification to Stalking and Sexual Assault Victims. › Sec. 18.65.870. Definitions.

In AS 18.65.850 - 18.65.870,
(1) “crime involving domestic violence” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990;
(2) “household member” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990;
(3) “sexual assault” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990;
(4) “stalking” means a violation of AS 11.41.260 or 11.41.270.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 13. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. › Sec. 18.65.900. Use of unmanned aircraft systems.

Except as provided in AS 18.65.900 - 18.65.909, a law enforcement agency may not use an unmanned aircraft system.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 13. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. › Sec. 18.65.901. Operational requirements for unmanned aircraft systems.

(a) A law enforcement agency shall adopt procedures for the use of unmanned aircraft systems. The procedures adopted under this section must require, at a minimum, that the law enforcement agency
(1) obtain any authorization, permit, or certificate required by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate the unmanned aircraft system;
(2) allow the unmanned aircraft system to be operated only by unmanned aircraft system pilots and crew members who have been trained and certified in the operation of the unmanned aircraft system and only under the supervision of officials trained in the policies and procedures governing the use of the unmanned aircraft system;
(3) provide that the flight of an unmanned aircraft system be approved by the commissioner or deputy commissioner of public safety or the chief administrative officer of the law enforcement agency or the officer's designee;
(4) ensure that the flight of an unmanned aircraft system be for a public purpose;
(5) maintain a record of each flight, including the time, date, and purpose of the flight, and the identity of the authorizing official;
(6) establish an auditable flight record system, including the documentation of a change in a flight time record;
(7) establish a method for notifying the public of the operation of an unmanned aircraft system, unless notifying the public would endanger the safety of a person;
(8) provide for community involvement in the development of the policies required in this section, including the consideration of public comment.
(b) In this section, “chief administrative officer” has the meaning given in AS 18.65.290.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 13. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. › Sec. 18.65.902. Use of an unmanned aircraft system by a law enforcement agency.

A law enforcement agency may use an unmanned aircraft system
(1) to gather evidence in a criminal investigation
(A) under the express terms of a search warrant issued by a court; or
(B) in accordance with a judicially recognized exception to the warrant requirement; or
(2) in situations and for uses not involving a criminal investigation and not intended to lead to the production of evidence for use in a criminal investigation, if the use does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and is consistent with the procedures in AS 18.65.901.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 13. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. › Sec. 18.65.903. Retention of images.

(a) A law enforcement agency may not retain images captured by an unmanned aircraft system unless retention of the image is required
(1) as part of an investigation or prosecution;
(2) for training purposes; or
(3) by federal or state law or by municipal ordinance.
(b) Images that may not be retained under (a) of this section are confidential and are not public records under AS 40.25.100 - 40.25.295.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 65. Police Protection › Article 13. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. › Sec. 18.65.909. Definitions.

In AS 18.65.900 - 18.65.909,
(1) “law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in AS 12.36.090;
(2) “unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft that is operated without direct human intervention from inside or on the aircraft and includes the associated support equipment, control station, data links, telemetry, communications, and navigation equipment necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft;
(3) “unmanned aircraft system crew member” means a person other than an unmanned aircraft system pilot who is assigned to duties related to an unmanned aircraft system during flight;
(4) “unmanned aircraft system pilot” means a person exercising control over an unmanned aircraft system during flight.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 1. Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. › Sec. 18.66.010. Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; purpose.

There is established in the Department of Public Safety the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. The purpose of the council is to provide for planning and coordination of services to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault or to their families and to perpetrators of domestic violence and sexual assault and to provide for crisis intervention and prevention programs.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 1. Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. › Sec. 18.66.020. Membership, terms, vacancies, and disqualification.

(a) The council consists of
(1) five public members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be from a rural area and one of whom shall be a member of an Alaska Native organization; the governor may consult with the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center in appointing the public members under this paragraph; the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center shall submit a list to the governor of persons recommended for appointment;
(2) the commissioner of public safety or the designee of the commissioner of public safety;
(3) the commissioner of family and community services or the designee of the commissioner of family and community services;
(4) the commissioner of education and early development or the designee of the commissioner of education and early development;
(5) the attorney general or the designee of the attorney general;
(6) the commissioner of corrections or the designee of the commissioner of corrections; and
(7) the chief executive officer of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority or the designee of the chief executive officer of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
(b) The term of office of a public member appointed under (a)(1) of this section is three years. A public member appointed under (a)(1) of this section serves at the pleasure of the governor and may not serve more than two consecutive terms. A vacancy on the council shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor. The governor may consult with the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on an appointment of a public member made under this subsection.
(c) A person who receives compensation from or is an employee of the State of Alaska or a domestic violence, sexual assault, or crisis intervention or prevention program may not be appointed as a public member of the council.
(d) In this section,
(1) “Alaska Native organization” includes an Indian tribe as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304, a corporation organized under 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act), as amended, and a tribal organization as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304;
(2) “rural area” means a community with a population of 7,500 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks or with a population of 3,500 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 1. Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. › Sec. 18.66.040. Meetings and quorum.

The council shall meet at least four times a year. At least one meeting each year shall include a statewide public teleconference hearing. The time and place of a meeting shall be set by the presiding officer or by three members who submit a written request for a meeting to the presiding officer. Five members of the council constitute a quorum.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 1. Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. › Sec. 18.66.060. Qualifications for grants and contracts.

A local community entity is qualified to receive a grant or contract under this chapter if it agrees to provide services approved by the council to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault or their families or to perpetrators of domestic violence or sexual assault without regard to ability to pay.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 2. Protective Orders. › Sec. 18.66.110. Ex parte and emergency protective orders.

(a) A person who is a victim of a crime involving domestic violence may file a petition under AS 18.66.100(a) and request an ex parte protective order. If the court finds that the petition establishes probable cause that a crime involving domestic violence has occurred, it is necessary to protect the petitioner from domestic violence, and if the petitioner has certified to the court in writing the efforts, if any, that have been made to provide notice to the respondent, the court shall ex parte and without notice to the respondent issue a protective order. An ex parte protective order may grant the protection provided by AS 18.66.100(c)(1) - (5), (8) - (12), and (16). An ex parte protective order expires 20 days after it is issued unless dissolved earlier by the court at the request of either the petitioner or the respondent and after notice and, if requested, a hearing. If a court issues an ex parte protective order, the court shall have the order delivered to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for expedited service and for entry into the central registry of protective orders under AS 18.65.540.
(b) A peace officer, on behalf of and with the consent of a victim of a crime involving domestic violence, may request an emergency protective order from a judicial officer. The request may be made orally or in writing based upon the sworn statement of a peace officer, and in person or by telephone. If the court finds probable cause to believe that the victim is in immediate danger of domestic violence based on an allegation of the recent commission of a crime involving domestic violence, the court ex parte shall issue an emergency protective order. In an emergency protective order, the court may grant the protection provided by AS 18.66.100(c)(1) - (5), (8), (10), (11), and (16). An emergency protective order expires 72 hours after it is issued unless dissolved earlier by the court at the request of the petitioner.
(c) A peace officer who obtains an emergency protective order under (b) of this section shall
(1) place the provisions of an oral order in writing on a form provided by the court and file the written order with the issuing court by the end of the judicial day after it was issued;
(2) provide a copy of the order to the petitioner;
(3) serve a copy of the order on the respondent; and
(4) comply with the requirements of AS 18.65.540 for ensuring that the order is entered into the central registry of protective orders under AS 18.65.540.
(d) A court may not deny a petition for an ex parte protective order filed under (a) of this section solely because of a lapse of time between an act of domestic violence and the filing of the petition.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 2. Protective Orders. › Sec. 18.66.120. Modification of protective orders.

(a) Either the petitioner or the respondent may request modification of a protective order. If a request is made for modification of
(1) an ex parte protective order under AS 18.66.110(a), the court shall schedule a hearing on three days' notice or on shorter notice as the court may prescribe; the court shall hear and rule on the request in an expeditious manner; or
(2) a protective order after notice and hearing under AS 18.66.100(b), the court shall schedule a hearing within 20 days after the date the request is made, except that if the court finds that the request is meritless on its face, the court may deny the request without further hearing.
(b) If a request for a modification is made under this section and the respondent raises an issue not raised by the petitioner, the court may allow the petitioner additional time to respond.
(c) If the court modifies a protective order under this section, it shall issue a modified order and shall
(1) make reasonable efforts to ensure that the order is understood by the petitioner and by the respondent, if present at the hearing; and
(2) have the order delivered to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for expedited service and for entry into the central registry of protective orders under AS 18.65.540.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 2. Protective Orders. › Sec. 18.66.130. Specific protective orders.

(a) If a respondent in a protective order issued under AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180 is prohibited from communicating with the petitioner, excluded from the residence of the petitioner, or ordered to stay away from the petitioner as provided in AS 18.66.100(c)(2) - (5), an invitation by the petitioner to communicate, enter the residence or vehicle, or have other prohibited contact with the petitioner does not waive or nullify any provision in a protective order.
(b) A court may not grant protective orders against the petitioner and the respondent in the same action under this chapter.
(c) A court may not order parties into mediation or refer them to mediation for resolution of the issues arising from a petition for a protective order under AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180.
(d) In addition to other required information contained in a protective order, the order must include in bold face type the following statements:
(1) “Violation of this order may be a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year of incarceration and up to a $25,000 fine”;
(2) “If you are ordered to have no contact with the petitioner or to stay away from the petitioner's residence, vehicle, or other place designated by the court, an invitation by the petitioner to have the prohibited contact or to be present at or enter the residence, vehicle, or other place does not in any way invalidate or nullify the order.”
(e) A protective order issued under this chapter is in addition to and not in place of any other civil or criminal remedy. A petitioner is not barred from seeking an order under AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180 because of the existence of another civil action between the petitioner and respondent.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 2. Protective Orders. › Sec. 18.66.140. Filing and enforcement of protective orders issued in other states.

(a) A certified copy of an unexpired protective order issued in another jurisdiction may be filed with the clerk of court in any judicial district in this state.
(b) A protective order issued in another jurisdiction has the same effect and must be recognized and enforced in the same manner as a protective order issued by a court of this state, regardless of whether the protective order issued in another jurisdiction is filed as described in (a) of this section, if the protective order is
(1) issued by a court of the United States, a court of another state or territory, a United States military tribunal, or a tribal court;
(2) related to domestic violence; and
(3) entitled to full faith and credit under 18 U.S.C. 2265.
(c) When a protective order is filed with the court under this section, the court shall have the order delivered to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for entry into the central registry of protective orders under AS 18.65.540.
(d) A protective order issued in another jurisdiction that appears authentic on its face is presumed valid.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 2. Protective Orders. › Sec. 18.66.150. Forms for petitions and orders; fees.

(a) The Alaska Court System, after consulting with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and other interested persons and organizations, shall prepare forms for petitions, protective orders, and instructions for their use by a person seeking a protective order under this chapter. The forms must conform to the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, except that information on the forms may be filled in by legible handwriting.
(b) In addition to other information required, a petition for a protective order must include a statement of pending civil actions or domestic violence criminal actions involving either the petitioner or the respondent. While a protective order is in effect or a petition for protective order is pending, both the petitioner and respondent have a continuing duty to inform the court of pending civil actions or domestic violence criminal actions involving either the petitioner or the respondent.
(c) The office of the clerk of each superior and district court shall make available to the public under AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180 the forms a person seeking a protective order under AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180 may need and instructions for the use of the forms. The clerk shall provide assistance in completing the forms and filing the forms.
(d) Filing fees may not be charged in any action seeking only the relief provided in this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 2. Protective Orders. › Sec. 18.66.160. Service of process.

(a) Unless, on the record in court, the person has already been provided a copy of the court's order, process issued under this chapter shall be promptly served and executed. If process is to be served upon a person believed to be present or residing in a municipality, as defined in AS 29.71.800, or in an unincorporated community, process shall be served by a peace officer of that municipality or unincorporated community who has jurisdiction within the area of service. If a peace officer of the municipality or unincorporated community who has jurisdiction is not available, a superior court, district court, or magistrate may designate any other peace officer to serve and execute process. A state peace officer shall serve process in any area that is not within the jurisdiction of a peace officer of a municipality or unincorporated community. A peace officer shall use every reasonable means to serve process issued under this chapter. A judge may not order a peace officer to serve a petition that has been denied by the court.
(b) Service of process under (a) of this section does not preclude a petitioner from using any other available means to serve process issued under this chapter.
(c) Fees for service of process may not be charged in a proceeding seeking only the relief provided in this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 2. Protective Orders. › Sec. 18.66.170. Notification of law enforcement agencies.

When a court issues or accepts for filing a protective order under this chapter, it shall send a copy of the order to the appropriate local law enforcement agency. Each law enforcement agency shall establish procedures to inform peace officers of protective orders. Peace officers shall use every reasonable means to enforce a protective order issued or filed under this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 2. Protective Orders. › Sec. 18.66.180. Civil liability.

A person may not bring a civil action for damages against the state, its officers, agents, or employees, or a law enforcement agency, its officers, agents, or employees for any failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 3. Confidential Communications. › Sec. 18.66.200. Compulsory disclosure of communications prohibited.

(a) Except as provided in AS 18.66.210 or 18.66.220, a victim or victim counselor may not be compelled, without appropriate consent, to give testimony or to produce records concerning confidential communications for any purpose in a criminal, civil, legislative, or administrative proceeding. In this subsection, “appropriate consent” means
(1) the consent of the victim with respect to the testimony of
(A) an adult victim; and
(B) a victim counselor when the victim is an adult;
(2) the consent of the victim's parent, legal guardian, or guardian ad litem with respect to the testimony of a
(A) victim who is a minor or incompetent to testify; and
(B) victim counselor when the victim is a minor or incompetent to testify.
(b) Either party may apply for appointment of a guardian ad litem for purposes of (a)(2) of this section.
(c) A victim or victim counselor may not be compelled to provide testimony in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding that would identify the name, address, location, or telephone number of a safe house, abuse shelter, or other facility that provided temporary emergency shelter to the victim of the offense or transaction that is the subject of the proceeding, or the name, address, or telephone number of a victim counselor, unless the court or hearing officer determines that the information is necessary and relevant to the facts of the case.
(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section,
(1) a minor may waive the privilege provided under (a) of this section and testify or give consent for a victim counselor to testify if the court determines that the minor is capable of knowingly waiving the privilege;
(2) a parent or legal guardian may not, on behalf of a minor, waive the privilege provided under (a) of this section with respect to the minor's testimony or the testimony of a victim counselor if
(A) the parent or legal guardian has been charged with a crime against the minor;
(B) a protective order or restraining order has been entered against the parent or legal guardian on request of or on behalf of the minor; or
(C) the parent or legal guardian otherwise has an interest adverse to that of the minor with respect to the waiver of privilege.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 3. Confidential Communications. › Sec. 18.66.210. Exceptions.

The privilege provided under AS 18.66.200 does not apply to
(1) reports of suspected child abuse or neglect under AS 47.17;
(2) evidence that the victim is about to commit a crime;
(3) a proceeding that occurs after the victim's death;
(4) a communication relevant to an issue of breach by the victim or victim counselor of a duty arising out of the victim-victim counselor relationship;
(5) a communication that is determined to be admissible hearsay as an excited utterance under the Alaska Rules of Evidence;
(6) a child-in-need-of-aid proceeding under AS 47.10;
(7) a communication made during the victim-victim counselor relationship if the services of the counselor were sought, obtained, or used to enable anyone to commit or plan a crime or to escape detection or apprehension after the commission of a crime; or
(8) a criminal proceeding concerning criminal charges against a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault where the victim is charged with a crime
(A) under AS 11.41 against a minor; or
(B) in which the physical, mental, or emotional condition of the victim is raised in defense of the victim.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 66. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault › Article 3. Confidential Communications. › Sec. 18.66.220. Waiver.

(a) A victim does not waive the protections provided in AS 18.66.200 by testifying except that, if the victim partially discloses the contents of a confidential communication in the course of testifying in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding, then either party may request the court or hearing officer to rule that justice requires the protections of AS 18.66.200 to be waived to the extent they apply to that portion of the communication. A waiver under this subsection applies only to the extent necessary to require a witness to respond to counsel's questions concerning the confidential communications that were disclosed and only to the extent that they are relevant to the facts of the case.
(b) A victim counselor may not waive the protections afforded to a victim under AS 18.66.200 without the consent of the victim or the consent of a parent, legal guardian, or guardian ad litem authorized to give consent under AS 18.66.200.