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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 1 - Licensing › 12 AAC 79.100 - Application for licensure by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a license by examination to practice massage therapy to an applicant who
				  meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.61.030 and this section.
(b) An applicant for licensure by examination
				  under this section must submit
(1) a
				  completed application, on a form provided by the department; the completed
				  application must include
(A) the personal
				  identification information requested on the form;
(B) information related to the grounds of
				  disciplinary sanctions under
				  AS
				  08.61.060;
(C) the applicant's fingerprint information
				  described in
				  12 AAC 79.130; and
(D) the application fee, fingerprint
				  processing fee, and license fee specified in
				  12 AAC 02.396;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 1 - Licensing › 12 AAC 79.110 - Application for licensure by credentials

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a license by credentials to practice massage therapy to an applicant who
				  meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.61.040 and this section.
(b) An applicant for licensure by examination
				  under this section must submit
(1) a
				  completed application, on a form provided by the department; the completed
				  application must include
(A) the personal
				  identification information requested on the form;
(B) information related to the grounds of
				  disciplinary sanctions under
				  AS
				  08.61.060;;
(C) the applicant's fingerprint information
				  described in
				  12 AAC 79.130; and
(D) the application fee, fingerprint
				  processing fee, and license fee specified in
				  12 AAC 02.396;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 1 - Licensing › 12 AAC 79.115 - Temporary military courtesy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a temporary military courtesy license or certification to an active duty
				  military member or spouse of an active duty military member of the armed forces
				  of the United States to practice massage therapy to an applicant who meets the
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.01.063 and this section not later than 30
				  days after the board receives a completed application.
(b) An applicant for a temporary military
				  courtesy license or certification under this section
(1) must submit an application on a form provided by the
				  department;
(2) must submit the
				  fingerprint information described in 12 AAC 79.130;
(3) must submit a copy of
(A) the applicant's current active duty
				  military orders showing assignment to a duty station in this state;
				  or
(B) if the applicant is the
				  spouse of an active duty military member, the applicant's spouse's current
				  active duty military orders showing assignment to a duty station in this
				  state;
(4) must submit
				  documentation showing the applicant is currently licensed or certified in
				  another licensing or certifying jurisdiction where licensing or certification
				  requirements are substantially equal to or greater than the requirements of
				  this state, as detemined by the board, and the applicant's license or
				  certification in the other jurisdiction is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise
				  restricted except for failure to apply for renewal or failure to obtain the
				  required continuing education requirements;
(5) may not have been convicted of a crime that affects the
				  applicant's ability to practice massage therapy competently and safely, as
				  determined by the board; and
(6)
				  must pay
(A) the temporary license
				  application fee and fee for a temporary license set out under
				  12 AAC 02.105; and
(B) the fingerprint processing fee specified in 12 AAC 02.396.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 1 - Licensing › 12 AAC 79.120 - Application for transitional license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a license under this section to an applicant who applies for licensure
				  before July 1, 2017, and who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.61.030(1), (2), (4) - (6), and
				  (9) and this section.
(b) An applicant for licensure under this
				  section must submit
(1) a completed
				  application, on a form provided by the department; the completed application
				  must include
(A) the personal identification
				  information requested on the form;
(B) information related to the grounds of
				  disciplinary sanctions under
				  AS
				  08.61.060;
(C) the applicant's fingerprint information
				  described in
				  12 AAC 79.130; and
(D) the application fee, fingerprint
				  processing fee, and license fee specified in
				  12 AAC 02.396;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 1 - Licensing › 12 AAC 79.130 - Criminal justice information

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for licensure under
				  12 AAC 79.100,
				  12 AAC 79.110, or
				  12 AAC 79.120 must submit with the
				  application the applicant's fingerprints and other information required by the
				  Department of Public Safety to obtain state and national criminal justice
				  information under AS 12.62 and AS 12.64.
(b) The board will submit the fingerprints
				  received under this section to the Department of Public Safety and request the
				  Department of Public Safety to
(1) submit the
				  fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on national
				  criminal justice information;
(2)
				  perform a check for state criminal justice information; and
(3) report to the board the results of the
				  criminal justice information checks under (1) and (2) of this
				  subsection.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 1 - Licensing › 12 AAC 79.140 - Massage school education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for a massage therapy license must show
(1)
				  successful completion of not less than 625 hours of in-class supervised
				  instruction and clinical work from an approved massage school; and
(2) that the practical application portion of
				  the approved massage school curriculum is not more than 20 percent of the total
				  hours of the massage therapy program
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 79.200 - License renewal

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A massage
				  therapy license must be renewed biennially on or before September 30 of
				  odd-numbered years. A renewal reminder document will be mailed to each
				  currently licensed massage therapist at least 30 days before the renewal date.
				  Failure to receive a renewal notice does not relieve a licensee from the
				  responsibility of renewing a license on time.
(b) An applicant for renewal of a massage
				  therapy license must meet the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.61.050 and this section. A massage
				  therapist applying for license renewal must submit
(1) a completed renewal application on a form
				  provided by the department;
(2)
				  beginning October 1, 2017, and at least once every six years thereafter, the
				  applicant's fingerprint information described in
				  12 AAC 79.130 and the fingerprint
				  processing fee specified in
				  12 AAC 02.396;
(3) the license renewal fee specified in
				  12 AAC 02.396;
(4) documentation of current certification in
				  cardiopulmonary resuscitation through the American Red Cross, American Heart
				  Association, American Safety and Health Institute, or an equivalent
				  organization; and
(5) documentation
				  that the massage therapist satisfied the continuing education requirements in
				  12 AAC 79.210.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 79.210 - Continuing education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each biennial
				  licensing period, an applicant for renewal of a massage therapy license must
				  document completion of
(1) not less than 16
				  continuing education credits completed between the beginning of the concluding
				  licensing period and the time of application, two of which must be in ethics;
				  and
(2) a cardiopulmonary
				  resuscitation course as required under
				  12 AAC 79.200.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 79.220 - Audit and documentation

Current through May 31, 2024
A licensee shall comply with all applicable requirements of
					 12 AAC 02.960 and
					 12 AAC 02.965. If selected for an
					 audit of continuing education activities, the licensee shall cooperate with the
					 department and shall submit all requested verifications of continuing education
					 activities claimed by the licensee.
Authority:
AS
						08.61.020
AS 08.61.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 3 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 79.900 - Code of ethics standards of practice, and establishment standards of operation

Current through May 31, 2024
The
Alaska Board of Massage Therapists Code of
					 Ethics, Standards of Practice and Establishment Standards of
					 Operation
, dated September 2019, is adopted by reference as the code
					 of ethics for massage therapists in the state. In order to maintain a high
					 standard of integrity in the profession and to safeguard the health and welfare
					 of the public, massage therapists licensed in this state shall adhere to the
					 code of ethics.
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Authority:
AS
						08.61.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 3 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 79.910 - "Moral turpitude" defined

Current through May 31, 2024
Under
					 AS
					 08.61.030, a crime involving moral turpitude
					 includes
(1) homicide;
(2) manslaughter;
(3) assault;
(4) stalking;
(5) kidnapping;
(6) sexual assault;
(7) sexual abuse of a minor;
(8) unlawful exploitation of a minor,
				  including possession or distribution of child pornography;
(9) indecent exposure;
(10) unlawful distribution or possession for
				  distribution of a controlled substance;
(11) prostitution;
(12) sex trafficking.
(13) murder;
(14) human trafficking;
(15) criminal sexual conduct;
(16) incest;
(17) robbery;
(18) extortion;
(19) forgery;
(20) theft;
(21) endangering the welfare of a
				  child;
(22) endangering the welfare
				  of a vulnerable adult;
(23)
				  reckless endangerment.
Authority:
AS
						08.61.020
AS 08.61.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 3 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 79.920 - Application form and verifications for licensure

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If, upon
				  receipt by the division of the last document required to complete an
				  application file, the file contains an application form or verification that
				  has a postmark date that is more than six months old, the document will be
				  considered to be stale and the applicant must resubmit the document or cause
				  the document to be resubmitted as appropriate before the application will be
				  considered by the board or the board's designee.
(b) Verifications from massage schools and
				  programs will not be considered stale under (a) of this section.
(c) An applicant whose license application
				  has been approved pending receipt of the license fee or additional required
				  documentation must submit the license fee or documentation satisfactory to the
				  board that the additional requirements have been met to the department within
				  six months after being notified that the license application was approved. An
				  applicant who does not submit the license fee or additional required
				  documentation to the department within six months after being notified that the
				  license application was approved must reapply for licensure.
(d) In this section, "application form or
				  verification" means
(1) an application for a
				  license or permit;
(2) a
				  verification of licensure from an appropriate licensing authority in a state,
				  territory, province, or other country; or
(3) fingerprint information described in
				  12 AAC 79.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 3 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 79.930 - Regulation of massage therapy establishments

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A massage
				  therapy establishment, unless exempted under (b) of this section, must register
				  with the board by submitting
(1) a completed
				  application form provided by the department;
(2) a notarized, completed self-inspection
				  report form provided by the department, including certification of compliance
				  with the establishment standards of operation adopted by reference in
				  12 AAC 79.900;
(3) the fee required under
				  12 AAC 02.396; and
(4) documentation of a current business
				  license AS 43.70 in this state.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 3 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 79.940 - Unregistered massage therapy establishment investigation

Current through May 31, 2024
Unless the massage therapy establishment is exempt from
					 registration under
					 12 AAC 79.930(b),
					 if an inspection or complaint of an umegistered massage therapy establishment
					 results in an investigation, the unregistered massage therapy establishment
					 owner shall pay the investigation fee required by
					 12 AAC 02.396 to the department
					 for each investigation.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.065
AS
						08.61.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists › Article 3 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 79.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In AS 08.61 and this chapter,
(1) "criminal justice information" has the
				  meaning given in
				  AS
				  12.62.900;
(2) "universal and standard precautions"
				  means the infectious control precautions that are recommended by the United
				  States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and
				  Prevention, to be used to prevent the transmission of bloodbome germs such as
				  human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 1 - Traffic-Control Devices › 13 AAC 02.005 - Obedience to and required traffic-control devices

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) All pedestrians
				  and drivers of vehicles must obey the instructions of an applicable official
				  traffic-control device placed and displayed in accordance with the provisions
				  of statutes, regulations, or ordinances, unless otherwise directed by a police
				  officer or other authorized person directing traffic, and except as provided in
				  13 AAC 02.517 and
				  13 AAC 02.520 for emergency
				  vehicles.
(b) Except as provided in
				  13 AAC 02.365(g),
				  a provision of this chapter for which official traffic-control devices are
				  required may not be enforced against an alleged violator if, at the time and
				  place of the alleged violation, an official traffic-control device is not
				  operable or is not in a position that is sufficiently visible and legible so as
				  to be observed by a reasonably observant person.
(c) When official traffic-control devices are
				  placed in position and displayed pursuant to the requirements of this chapter,
				  the devices are presumed to have been placed and displayed by an official act
				  or direction of lawful authority, and are presumed to comply with the
				  requirements and provisions of this chapter unless the contrary is established
				  by competent evidence.
(d) Repealed
				  6/28/79.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 1 - Traffic-Control Devices › 13 AAC 02.010 - Traffic-control signal legend

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When traffic is
				  controlled by an official traffic-control signal displaying colored lights or
				  lighted arrows, only green, red, and yellow may be used, except for a special
				  pedestrian signal carrying a word legend. The lights indicate and apply to
				  drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
(1) green indication
(A) vehicular traffic facing a circular green
				  signal may proceed through or turn right or left, unless a sign at the location
				  prohibits the turn; vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or
				  left, must yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully
				  within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time the signal is
				  exhibited;
(B) vehicular traffic
				  facing a green arrow signal may cautiously enter the intersection to make the
				  movement indicated by the arrow, or other movement permitted by other
				  indications shown at the same time; vehicular traffic must yield the
				  right-of-way to pedestrians within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic
				  lawfully using the intersection; display of a green arrow signal indicates that
				  the movement indicated by the arrow is not impeded by oncoming
				  traffic;
(C) unless otherwise
				  directed by a pedestrian-control signal, as provided in
				  13 AAC 02.015, pedestrians facing
				  a green signal, except when the green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed
				  across the roadway within a marked or unmarked crosswalk;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 1 - Traffic-Control Devices › 13 AAC 02.015 - Pedestrian-control signals

Current through May 31, 2024
When a pedestrian-control signal exhibiting the words
					 "walk" or "don't walk" is in place, the signal indicates as follows:
(1) "walk" - a pedestrian facing this signal
				  may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal, and every driver
				  must yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian;
(2) "don't walk" - no pedestrian may start to
				  cross the roadway in the direction of this signal; a pedestrian who has
				  partially completed his crossing on the "walk" signal shall proceed to a
				  sidewalk or safety island while the "don't walk" signal is showing.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 1 - Traffic-Control Devices › 13 AAC 02.020 - Flashing signals

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A flashing red or yellow light which
				  appears in a traffic signal or a traffic sign requires obedience by vehicular
				  traffic as follows:
(1) flashing red (stop
				  signal) - when a red lens is lighted with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers
				  of vehicles must stop at a clearly marked stop line or, if none, before
				  entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then
				  at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of
				  approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it; the right
				  to proceed is subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop
				  sign;
(2) circular flashing yellow
				  (caution signal) - when a yellow circular lens is lighted with rapid
				  intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed cautiously through the
				  intersection or past the yellow signal; drivers must yield the right-of-way to
				  other vehicles lawfully within the intersection, to other vehicles approaching
				  on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard, and to
				  pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the
				  time the signal is exhibited;
(3)
				  flashing yellow arrow (yield turn signal) - when a yellow arrow lens is lighted
				  with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed cautiously
				  through the intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow; drivers
				  must yield the right-of-way to other vehicles lawfully within the intersection,
				  to other vehicles approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an
				  immediate hazard, and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an
				  adjacent crosswalk at the time the signal is exhibited.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 1 - Traffic-Control Devices › 13 AAC 02.025 - Lane-use control signals

Current through May 31, 2024
When lane-use control signals are placed over individual
					 lanes, the signals indicate
(1) green
				  indication - vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal
				  is shown;
(2) steady yellow
				  indication - vehicular traffic is warned that a lane-control change is being
				  made and that a steady red indication will be exhibited immediately following
				  the yellow indication;
(3) steady
				  red indication - vehicular traffic may not enter or travel in any lane over
				  which a red signal is shown.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 1 - Traffic-Control Devices › 13 AAC 02.030 - Display of unauthorized signs, signals, or markings

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) No person may
				  place, maintain, or display upon or in view of a highway a sign, signal,
				  marking, light, or other device which purports to be or resembles an official
				  traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct
				  the movement of traffic, conceals or interferes with the effectiveness of an
				  official traffic-control device or a railroad sign or signal, or dazzles,
				  blinds or otherwise interferes with the vision of a driver.
(b) Repealed 6/28/79.
(c) Repealed 6/28/79.
(d) A sign, display, or device placed,
				  maintained, or displayed upon or in view of a highway must conform to the
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  19.25.080-19.25.180.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 1 - Traffic-Control Devices › 13 AAC 02.035 - Traffic-control device upon city street forming part of state highway (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Interference with or damage to an official traffic device
						is covered by statute (AS 19.25.030,
						11.20.590).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.050 - Driving on right side of roadway - exceptions and special situations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Upon
				  a roadway of sufficient width, a vehicle must be driven upon the right half of
				  the roadway, except as follows:
(1) when
				  overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or
				  when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into an alley, private
				  road or driveway;
(2) when
				  traveling upon a roadway marked or divided as provided by
				  13 AAC 02.025,
				  13 AAC 02.085, or
				  13 AAC 02.095, or within an urban
				  district upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic; or
(3) when an obstruction exists making it
				  necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; a driver must
				  yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the opposite direction upon
				  the unobstructed portion of the highway.
(4) repealed 6/28/79;
(5) repealed 6/28/79.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.055 - Passing on right

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (c) of this
				  section, the driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the right of another
				  vehicle only under conditions permitting the movement in safety, and
(1) when the vehicle overtaken is making, or
				  is about to make, a left turn from a lane to the left of the overtaking
				  vehicle, or is stopped or disabled; or
(2) when the vehicles are traveling upon an
				  unobstructed roadway of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles,
				  moving lawfully in the direction of the overtaking vehicle.
(3) repealed 6/28/79.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.060 - Limitations on driving left of center

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A vehicle may
				  not be driven on the left side of a roadway under the following conditions:
(1) when approaching within 500 feet of the
				  crest of a grade or a curve in a highway where the driver's view is obstructed
				  for a distance which creates a hazard if another vehicle is approaching from
				  the opposite direction;
(2) when
				  approaching within 100 feet of or traversing an intersection or railroad grade
				  crossing unless otherwise indicated by an official traffic control device;
				  or
(3) when the view is obstructed
				  upon approaching within 300 feet of a bridge, viaduct, or tunnel;
(4) repealed 6/28/79.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.065 - Overtaking a vehicle on the left - limitations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in sec. 55 of this chapter, the driver of a vehicle overtaking another
				  vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the
				  overtaken vehicle at a safe distance, and may not return to its right lane
				  until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. Upon audible signal, the driver of
				  the overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking
				  vehicle. If the driver of the overtaking vehicle must perform the passing
				  maneuver in a lane reserved for oncoming traffic, the driver of the overtaken
				  vehicle may not increase the speed of his vehicle until the overtaking vehicle
				  has passed and driven back to the right side of the roadway.
(b) No vehicle may be driven to the left side
				  of the center of a roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding
				  in the same direction unless authorized by this chapter and unless the left
				  side of the roadway is clearly visible and free of oncoming traffic for a
				  sufficient distance ahead to permit the overtaking and passing to be completed
				  without interfering with the flow of traffic approaching from the opposite
				  direction or with a vehicle overtaken. The overtaking vehicle shall return to
				  an authorized lane of travel as soon as practicable and, if the passing
				  movement involves the use of a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from
				  the opposite direction, before coming within 200 feet of an approaching
				  vehicle.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.070 - Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions

Current through May 31, 2024
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall
					 pass each other to the right; and upon a roadway having width for not more than
					 one line of traffic in each direction, each driver shall give to the other at
					 least one-half of the roadway as nearly as possible.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.075 - No-passing zones

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Repealed 6/28/79.
(b) Where an official traffic-control device
				  is in place to define a no-passing zone, no driver may drive on the left side
				  of the roadway within the no-passing zone or on the left side of the solid
				  yellow striping designed to mark the no-passing zone.
(c) This section does not apply to a roadway
				  restricted to one-way traffic or to a driver of a vehicle turning left into or
				  from an alley, private road or driveway, unless an official traffic-control
				  device specifically prohibits the turn.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.080 - One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When the
				  Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or a municipality, with
				  respect to highways under their jurisdictions, designates a highway, roadway,
				  part of a roadway, or specific lanes for one-way traffic, it must erect
				  traffic-control devices giving notice of the one-way traffic lane or
				  lanes.
(b) Upon a roadway
				  designated for one-way traffic, a vehicle must be driven only in the direction
				  designated by the traffic-control device.
(c) A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic
				  island shall be driven to the right of the island.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.085 - Driving on roadways laned for traffic

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A vehicle must
				  be driven as nearly as practicable within a single lane, and may not be moved
				  from that lane until the driver has first ascertained that the movement can be
				  made with safety.
(b) Upon a
				  roadway which is divided into three lanes and provides for two-way movement of
				  traffic, no vehicle may be driven in the center lane, except when overtaking
				  and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction when the center
				  lane is clear of traffic for a safe distance, in preparation for making or
				  completing a left turn, or where the center lane is at the time allocated
				  exclusively to traffic moving in the direction that the vehicle is
				  proceeding.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.090 - Following too closely

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A driver of a motor vehicle may not
				  follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent and at least
				  two seconds behind the vehicle being followed, having regard for the traffic
				  upon the roadway and the condition of the roadway.
(b) A driver of a motor vehicle towing
				  another vehicle, when traveling upon a roadway outside a business or residence
				  district, and which is following another motor vehicle which is also towing
				  another vehicle shall, when conditions permit, leave sufficient space between
				  his vehicle and the vehicle being towed in front of him so that an overtaking
				  vehicle may enter and occupy the space without danger. This does not prevent a
				  motor vehicle towing another vehicle from overtaking and passing a like vehicle
				  or other vehicle.
(c) A motor
				  vehicle being driven upon a roadway outside a business or residence district in
				  a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing another, must be operated so as
				  to allow sufficient space between each vehicle or combination of vehicles to
				  enable another vehicle to enter and occupy the space without danger. This
				  provision does not apply to a funeral procession.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.095 - Use of divided and controlled-access highways - restrictions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When a highway
				  has been divided into two or more roadways by an intervening space, physical
				  barrier, or clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular
				  traffic, every vehicle must be driven on the right-hand roadway unless directed
				  or permitted to use another roadway by an official traffic-control device,
				  police officer, fireman or authorized flagman. No vehicle may be driven over,
				  across, or within the dividing space, barrier, or section, except through an
				  opening or at an established crossover or intersection, unless specifically
				  directed to do so by state or local authority.
(b) When the Department of Transportation and
				  Public Facilities or a municipality, with respect to a controlled-access
				  highway under its jurisdiction, prohibits or limits the use of the highway to
				  certain types of vehicles or traffic, it must erect and maintain signs on the
				  highway notifying drivers of the limitations.
(c) A person may drive a vehicle onto or from
				  a controlled-access roadway only at entrances and exits established by public
				  authority.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 2 - Use of Roadway › 13 AAC 02.107 - Driving on mountain highways

Current through May 31, 2024
A driver of a motor vehicle traveling on mountain roadways
					 or through canyons or other terrain in which the roadway is narrow and winding,
					 or visibility is restricted, shall drive his vehicle as near the right-hand
					 edge of the roadway as is reasonably practicable. The driver may give audible
					 warning with the horn when approaching the crest of a grade or curve where the
					 view is obstructed for a distance of 200 feet along the roadway as measured
					 from the front of his vehicle, if the driver believes that audible warning is
					 reasonably necessary to assure safe operation.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 3 - Right-of-Way › 13 AAC 02.120 - Vehicle approaching or entering intersection or roundabout

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When two
				  vehicles enter or approach an intersection which is not controlled by an
				  official traffic-control device, from different roadways at or approximately at
				  the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the
				  right-of-way to the vehicle on the right except as otherwise provided in this
				  section.
(b) A driver having
				  stopped and yielded may proceed when a safe interval occurs and when other
				  traffic in or near the intersection does not constitute an immediate hazard and
				  while exercising caution, irrespective of the "vehicle on the right" rule
				  stated in (a) of this section. When so proceeding, other vehicles approaching
				  or at the intersection must yield.
(c) The right-of-way rules in (a) and (b) of
				  this section do not apply if the approach or entrance of a vehicle into an
				  intersection is otherwise covered by traffic regulations.
(d) A driver entering a roundabout must yield
				  to a vehicle on the circulating roadway in the roundabout.
(e) A vehicle in front of another vehicle in
				  a roundabout has the right-of-way over following vehicles.
(f) A driver may not change lanes in the
				  roundabout or exit the roundabout until the movement can be made
				  safely.
(g) In this section, "in
				  front of another vehicle in a roundabout" means the front bumper of a vehicle
				  is ahead of the front bumper of another vehicle.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 3 - Right-of-Way › 13 AAC 02.125 - Vehicle turning left

Current through May 31, 2024
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at an
					 intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the
					 right-of-way to a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is
					 within the intersection or is so close as to constitute an immediate
					 hazard.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 3 - Right-of-Way › 13 AAC 02.130 - Stop signs and yield signs

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Repealed
				  6/28/79.
(b) Except when directed
				  to proceed by a police officer, fireman, or authorized flagman, a driver of a
				  vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line or, if
				  none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if
				  none, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view
				  of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it. After
				  having stopped, a driver shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle in the
				  intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an
				  immediate hazard.
(c) The driver of
				  a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall slow to a speed reasonable for the
				  existing conditions and, if required for safety, stop as required in (b) of
				  this section. After slowing or stopping, the driver shall yield the
				  right-of-way as provided in (b) of this section.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 3 - Right-of-Way › 13 AAC 02.135 - Vehicle entering roadway

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Repealed
				  6/28/79.
(b) The driver of a
				  vehicle about to enter or cross a roadway from a place other than another
				  roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway
				  so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 3 - Right-of-Way › 13 AAC 02.140 - Driving a vehicle on approach of authorized emergency vehicles

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Upon the
				  approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of a visual signal
				  meeting the requirements of
				  13 AAC 04.090 and audible signals
				  meeting the requirements of
				  13 AAC 04.210(d),
				  or a police vehicle making use of either a visual or an audible signal, the
				  driver of every vehicle proceeding in any direction shall yield the
				  right-of-way by slowing and pulling to the right hand edge of the roadway,
				  clear of an intersection and stopping, to await passage of the emergency
				  vehicle.
(b) Except for a driver of
				  an authorized emergency vehicle responding to an emergency, a driver of a
				  vehicle shall yield the right-of-way as provided in (a) of this section to a
				  vehicle displaying a flashing blue light as prescribed in
				  13 AAC 04.100. The vehicle
				  displaying a flashing blue light shall yield the right-of-way to an authorized
				  emergency vehicle which is responding to an emergency.
(c) The provisions of this section do not
				  relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle or a vehicle displaying a
				  flashing blue light from the duty to drive with regard for the safety of all
				  persons using the highways.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 4 - Pedestrian Rights and Duties › 13 AAC 02.150 - Pedestrian obedience to traffic-control devices and traffic regulations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Pedestrians must comply with traffic and
				  pedestrian-control signals as provided in secs. 10 and 15 of this chapter and
				  are subject to the applicable restrictions in this chapter.
(b) No pedestrian may enter or remain upon a
				  bridge or its approach beyond the bridge signal, gate, or barrier after a
				  bridge-operations signal indication has been given; nor may a pedestrian pass
				  through, around, over, or under a crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade
				  crossing or bridge while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or
				  closed.
(c) A pedestrian may not
				  enter or remain on the rotary traffic island of a roundabout or the roadway
				  circulating around it.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 4 - Pedestrian Rights and Duties › 13 AAC 02.155 - Pedestrian right-of-way in safety zones

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in sec. 195 of this chapter, when traffic-control signals are not in
				  place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way
				  to a pedestrian who is on a sidewalk, vehicular way or area, or who is crossing
				  a roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the
				  roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is
				  approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in
				  danger.
(b) No pedestrian may leave
				  a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle
				  which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(c) When a vehicle is stopped at a marked
				  crosswalk or at an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian
				  to cross the roadway, no driver of another vehicle approaching from the rear
				  may overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.
(d) Pedestrians shall move, whenever
				  practicable, upon the right half of the crosswalk.
(e) No vehicle may be driven through or
				  within a safety zone.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 4 - Pedestrian Rights and Duties › 13 AAC 02.160 - Crossing at other than crosswalks

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A pedestrian
				  crossing a roadway at a point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an
				  unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all
				  vehicles upon the roadway, except as provided in
				  AS
				  28.35.145.
(b) No pedestrian may cross a roadway at a
				  point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been
				  provided and which is accessible at road level at or near the point of
				  crossing, unless a marked crosswalk is also provided at that point. If a
				  pedestrian overpass or tunnel is not accessible and if no marked crosswalk is
				  provided, a pedestrian crossing the roadway must yield the right-of-way to all
				  vehicles on the roadway which are so close as to constitute a hazard.
(c) Between adjacent intersections in a
				  business or residence district in which traffic-control signals are in
				  operation, no pedestrian may cross except in a marked crosswalk.
(d) No pedestrian may cross a roadway
				  intersection diagonally or otherwise than at a right angle unless authorized by
				  an official traffic-control device. When authorized to cross diagonally,
				  pedestrians must cross in accordance with the official traffic-control
				  device.
(e) No pedestrian may cross
				  a roadway where an official traffic-control device specifically prohibits the
				  crossing.
(f) Except as provided in
				  (d) of this section, a pedestrian must cross a roadway at a right angle to the
				  roadway or by the shortest route to the opposite side of the roadway.
As of Register 209 (April 2014), the regulations attorney
						made a technical revision under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6), to reflect
						the repeal of
						13 AAC 02.260(d)
						and the enactment of
						AS
						28.35.145 (overtaking and passing school
						bus).
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers › Chapter 02 - Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road › Article 4 - Pedestrian Rights and Duties › 13 AAC 02.175 - Pedestrians on highways

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Where a
				  sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, a pedestrian may not walk upon
				  an adjacent roadway except when crossing the roadway.
(b) Where a sidewalk is not available, a
				  pedestrian walking upon a highway shall walk on a shoulder as far as
				  practicable from the edge of the roadway. Where neither a sidewalk nor a
				  shoulder is available, a pedestrian walking on a highway shall walk as near as
				  practicable to the outside edge of the highway and, if walking along a two-way
				  roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway. No pedestrian may
				  walk on a controlled-access highway except in an emergency.
(c) Repealed 6/28/79.
(d) No pedestrian may be upon or along a
				  roadway in such a manner as to create an unreasonable risk of danger to himself
				  or interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
(e) No pedestrian may sleep or loiter upon a
				  highway or, without lawful permit, obstruct free passage upon a
				  highway.
Authority:
AS
						28.05.011