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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 50 - Codes and Standards › 13 AAC 50.020 - International Building Code

Current through May 31, 2024
The
International Building Code 2021 Edition
				  (IBC),
Chapters 1 - 12, 14 - 28, and 30 - 35, and Appendix C are
				  adopted by reference to regulate all occupancies and buildings, except that the
IBC
is revised by deleting all the references to
"ICC
				  Electrical Code"
or
"NFPA 70"
and replacing those
				  references with "Electrical Code as adopted by 8 AAC 70.025, as amended from
				  time to time" and the
IBC
is revised by deleting all the
				  references to
"International Fuel Gas Code",
with the
				  exception of Chapter 3 Section 304 and Chapters 6 and 7, deleting all the
				  references to
"International Plumbing Code"
and replacing the
				  references to
"International Fuel Gas Code"
and
"International Plumbing Code"
with "Plumbing Code as adopted
				  by
				  8 AAC 63.010, as amended from time to time". Additionally
				  the
IBC
is changed with the following revisions:
(1) Chapter 1 of the
IBC
is
				revised by deleting Sections 104.4.4, 101.4.6, 103, 104.4, 104.6, 104.8, 105.4,
				106, 107.5, 109.2, 109.4, 109.5, and 110 - 115; and is revised by deleting the
				references to the
"International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)",
				"International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC)", "International Private Sewage
				Disposal Code (IPSDC)", "International Residential Code (IRC)"
and
"International Wildland-Urban Interface Code
				(IWUIC)"
;
(2) in Chapter
				1, Section 101.2 (Scope) of the
IBC,
the last sentence of the
				paragraph is revised by adding "as governed by the provisions of
				AS
				18.70.080": and the exception is revised to
				read as follows;
"Exceptions;
1.
				Detached one-, two-, and three-family dwellings.
2. Multiple single-family dwellings
				(townhouses) not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a
				separate means of egress and their accessory structures. These structures shall
				be plan reviewed to the
IBC
. Fire walls between townhouses may
				be designed to meet Section 706 of the
IBC
or by two one-hour
				fire resistance-rated wall assemblies tested in accordance with Section 703.2.2
				of the
IBC
.";
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 50 - Codes and Standards › 13 AAC 50.024 - International Fuel Gas Code

Current through May 31, 2024
The
International Fuel Gas Code 2021 Edition
				  (IFGC)
, Chapter 3 Section 304 and Chapters 6 and 7, are adopted by
				  reference to regulate the installation of fuel gas utilization equipment,
				  gaseous hydrogen systems and related accessories accessories, except that the
IFGC
is changed by deleting all references to "
ICC
				  Electrical Code
" or "
NFPA 70
" and replacing those
				  references with "Electrical Code as adopted by
				  8 AAC 70.025, as amended from time to time". Additionally,
				  Chapter 1 of the
IFGC
is revised by deleting references to the
				  "
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
" and
				  "
lnternational Residential Code (IRC)
".
Copies of the International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 Edition
					 (IFGC) may be obtained from the International Code Council Inc., 25442 Network
					 Place. Chicago, Illinois 60673-1254; telephone: (800) 786-4452; Internet
					 address:
www.iccsafe.org
.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 50 - Codes and Standards › 13 AAC 50.030 - Fire protection systems (installed and portable)

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Fire
				extinguishing systems, fire detection systems, fire alarm systems, portable and
				manual fire control equipment and automatic fire extinguishing systems, and
				other installed fire appliances must be installed and maintained as required by
				13 AAC 50.020, 13 AAC 50.025, and this section.
(b) Single-station smoke detection devices
				as required by
				AS
				18.70.095 must meet the requirements of
NPFA
Standard 72-2019, as adopted by reference and, at a
				minimum, must be installed in accordance with
IBC
Section
				907.2.11 and the standards of this subsection. Smoke detectors may be solely
				battery operated when installed in existing buildings built before January 1,
				1989, or in buildings without commercial power. The following are additional
				installation standards:
(1) detectors must
				be installed, maintained, and tested in accordance with the manufacturer's
				recommendations;
(2) approved
				detectors are those that are listed and approved by a nationally recognized
				testing laboratory and accepted by the United States Occupational Safety and
				Health Administration such as Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or Factory
				Mutual, Inc
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 50 - Codes and Standards › 13 AAC 50.035 - Permit required

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A company
				designing, installing, testing, or maintaining fire alarm signaling systems or
				automatic fire suppression systems must employ sufficient personnel who hold
				valid permits in the appropriate classifications under this section to provide
				direct oversight and supervision of work being performed on the fire systems. A
				professional mechanical or electrical engineer registered under AS 08.48, who
				has relevant system design experience, and the company that employs that
				engineer are exempt from the permit requirements of this section for system
				design. A plumber holding a certificate of fitness under AS 18.62 and certified
				by the manufacturer of the system may perform multi-purpose residential
				suppression system installations conforming to
NFPA
13D (2019
				edition) or
IRC
P2904. Notwithstanding the requirements of
				this subsection,
(1) owner maintenance may
				be performed without a permit; and
(2) fire alarm systems may be installed under the direction of an
				electrical administrator licensed under AS 08.40 without a permit required by
				this section if the final acceptance test and certification of the system is
				conducted by a qualified person who holds a valid permit under this
				section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 50 - Codes and Standards › 13 AAC 50.060 - Occupancy standards

Current through May 31, 2024
A person, as defined in
				  AS
				  01.10.060, may not install, sell, or offer
				  for sale any fire-retardant paints or solutions, foam plastics, thermal
				  barriers, or similar building products, purported to be fire resistant or for
				  fire protective purposes unless the products have been listed by a nationally
				  recognized testing laboratory.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.010
AS
					 18.70.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 50 - Codes and Standards › 13 AAC 50.070 - Inspections, orders, and appeals

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If an officer
				of the division of fire and life safety finds a building or premises in which
				the following dangerous conditions or materials exist, the officer shall order
				the conditions or materials to be remedied or removed as directed by the state
				fire marshal:
(1) dangerous amounts of
				combustible, explosive, or otherwise hazardous materials;
(2) hazardous conditions arising from
				defective or improperly installed equipment for handling or using combustible,
				flammable, explosive, or otherwise hazardous materials;
(3) dangerous accumulations of decorations,
				rubbish, wastepaper, boxes, shavings, or combustible or flammable liquids or
				materials;
(4) accumulations of
				dust or waste materials in air conditioning or ventilating systems or of grease
				in kitchen or other exhaust ducts;
(5) obstructions to or on fire escapes,
				stairs, passageways, doors, or windows, which will interfere with operations of
				the fire department or egress of occupants in case of fire or
				explosion;
(6) ineffective fire
				assembly, exit door, attic separation, area separation, fire separation, or
				occupancy separation;
(7) a
				chimney, smokestack, stove, oven, incinerator, furnace or other heating device,
				or electric fixture found to be defective or unsafe so as to create a fire
				danger;
(8) a building or structure
				which because of a lack of repairs, adequate exit facilities, automatic or
				other fire-alarm apparatus or fire-extinguishing equipment, or any other cause
				including age, is hazardous; or
(9)
				any other condition that violates this chapter, and which the state fire
				marshal finds is hazardous.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 50 - Codes and Standards › 13 AAC 50.075 - Deferring to local authorities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The state fire
				marshal may exempt a municipality from compliance with the requirements of
				13 AAC 50.027, if the municipality
(1) has the expertise to and has enacted
				ordinances for the review and approval of plans and specifications and the
				enforcement of state fire statutes and regulations; and
(2) agrees in writing to concurrently
				undertake or continue a building fire safety inspection program that meets or
				exceeds the program conducted by the division of fire and life
				safety.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 52 - Fire Service Operations › 13 AAC 52.010 - Investigation of fires

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The state fire marshal, or the marshal's
				authorized representative, may investigate, or cause to be investigated, the
				origin, cause, and circumstances of each fire occurring in the state which is
				of suspicious nature or which involves loss of life, or serious injury to a
				person, or by which property is destroyed or substantially damaged. The
				investigation will begin as soon as practical. If it appears that a fire is of
				suspicious origin, the state fire marshal must be immediately notified of the
				facts by the investigating officer.
(b) At any time during the course of a fire
				investigation, the state fire marshal will, in the marshal's discretion, post
				at the entrance to a building or premises, a notice to read "KEEP OUT. BY ORDER
				OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL." After the sign is posted, it is unlawful for
				persons other than those authorized by the state fire marshal to enter the
				premises so posted.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.010
AS 18.70.030
AS
					 44.17.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 52 - Fire Service Operations › 13 AAC 52.020 - Fire records

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Every fire or
				other related incident must be reported to the state fire marshal. Incident
				reports must be submitted within the first 10 days of the month following the
				month in which the incident occurred. Incident reports must be submitted by the
				fire chief, investigating officer, or the fire chiefs or investigating
				officer's designee, and be National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) 5.0
				compatible, unless otherwise agreed between a fire department or fire agency
				and the state fire marshal. The division of fire and life safety shall provide
				each reporting fire department an annual summary of fire-related incidents
				reported under this section. The division shall provide the annual summary not
				later than September 1 of each year. The state fire marshal mandates those
				modules currently required by the United States Fire Administration (USFA)
				NFIRS 5.0 standard with the addition of the following fields:
(1) Civilian Fire Casualty - All
				Fields;
(2) Fire Service Casualty
				Module - All Fields;
(3)
				Arson/Juvenile Firesetter - All Fields.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 52 - Fire Service Operations › 13 AAC 52.030 - Standards of organization and services of a fire department

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The Department
				of Public Safety is a registered fire department. The division of fire and life
				safety will register the following fire departments that meet the requirements
				of (b) and (c) of this section:
(1) a fire
				department that by municipal ordinance is authorized to perform its
				duties;
(2) a fire department
				outside a municipality that is authorized to perform its duties;
(3) an airport fire department;
(4) an airport fire response
				service;
(5) an industrial fire
				department;
(6) an industrial fire
				brigade;
(7) a university or
				college fire department.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 52 - Fire Service Operations › 13 AAC 52.040 - Workers' compensation for volunteer firefighters

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A fire
				department of any political subdivision or service area recognized by the state
				fire marshal under
				13 AAC 52.030 may also be eligible
				under AS
				23.30.220(a)(4) and
				23.30.243 regarding workers'
				compensation if a complete list of members is submitted annually to the state
				fire marshal. The list must include the name, position, and status of each
				member.
(b) Each addition or
				deletion from the membership list must be forwarded to the state fire marshal
				within 30 days after the addition or deletion.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.010
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 52 - Fire Service Operations › 13 AAC 52.050 - Standards of accreditation of a fire department training program

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The state fire marshal will accredit a
				local fire department to conduct fire training for certification that meets the
				requirements of (b) of this section.
(b) An accredited fire department must have
				operating procedures that
(1) maintain
				registration with the state fire marshal under
				13 AAC 52.030;
(2) provide for management of the fire
				training program;
(3) ensure the
				safe operation of the fire training program;
(4) govern the selection of qualified
				instructors;
(5) govern the
				selection of instructional curriculum; and
(6) govern the documentation of the fire
				training program.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 55 - General Provisions for 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 › 13 AAC 55.010 - Intent

Current through May 31, 2024
It is the intent of 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 to prescribe
				  regulations consistent with nationally recognized good practices for the
				  safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion arising from the
				  storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials, and devices, and
				  from conditions hazardous to life and property in the use or occupancy of
				  buildings or premises.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.080
AS
					 18.72.010
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 55 - General Provisions for 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 › 13 AAC 55.030 - Application

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 apply equally to
				new and existing conditions except that existing conditions not in strict
				compliance with the terms of those chapters are permitted to continue where the
				exceptions do not constitute a distinct hazard to life and property in the
				opinion of the state fire marshal.
(b) Nothing contained in 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC
				55 may be construed to apply to the transportation of an article or thing
				shipped under the jurisdiction of and in compliance with the regulations
				prescribed by the United States Department of Transportation, or as applying to
				the military forces of the United States.
(c) No local political subdivision may set
				minimum standards that are less stringent than those set out in 13 AAC 50 - 13
				AAC 55 unless that action is approved in writing by the state fire marshal
				after receipt of justification from the local jurisdiction. All proposed
				revisions to the codes relating to fire and life safety, to be adopted by a
				local jurisdiction, must be submitted to the state fire marshal.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 55 - General Provisions for 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 › 13 AAC 55.100 - Permits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Application for a permit or approval, if
				required by 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55, must be made in such form and detail as the
				state fire marshal prescribes. An application for a permit or approval must be
				accompanied by such plans as are required by the state fire marshal.
(b) Permits or approvals must, at all times,
				be kept on the premises designated in the permit or approval, and are subject
				to inspection by the state fire marshal.
(c) The state fire marshal will revoke a
				permit or approval if a violation of 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 is found upon
				inspection or if a false statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact
				was made in the application or plans on which the permit or approval was
				based.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.080
AS
					 18.72.010
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 55 - General Provisions for 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 › 13 AAC 55.130 - Modifications

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The state fire marshal may modify
				requirements of 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 during the plan review process if there
				are practical difficulties which make strict compliance with those requirements
				impractical. Modifications may be granted only when the intent of those
				requirements as provided in
				13 AAC 55.010 is met. Applications
				for modifications must be made on forms provided by the state fire marshal. An
				application must include reasons why the regulatory provisions cannot be met
				and how the alternative methods will meet the intent of 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55
				as provided in
				13 AAC 55.010. All requests will
				be answered in writing and a record maintained in the fire marshal's
				office.
(b) The appeal procedures
				established in
				13 AAC 50.070(e)
				may be used to request relief from provisions of 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC
				55.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 55 - General Provisions for 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 › 13 AAC 55.140 - Liability for damages

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 may not be
				construed to hold the state responsible for any damage to persons or property
				by reason of the inspection or reinspection authorized in these chapters or
				failure to inspect or reinspect or by reason of a permit issued as provided in
				these chapters or by reason of the approval or disapproval of any equipment
				authorized in these chapters.
(b)
				The provisions of 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 may not be construed to remove or
				lessen the responsibility of a person owning, operating, or controlling a
				building or structure for an injury, loss, or damage caused by fire, explosion,
				storage, or handling of hazardous wastes or materials or any other activity or
				condition regulated by those chapters.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 55 - General Provisions for 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 › 13 AAC 55.150 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In 13 AAC 50 -
				13 AAC 55, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) "IBC" means the
International
				Building Code
published by the International Code Council, Inc., 2021
				edition, as adopted by reference and revised in
				13 AAC 50.020;
(2) "
IEBC
" means the
International Existing Building Code
published by the
				International Code Council Inc., 2021 edition, as adopted by reference and
				revised in 13 AAC 50.021;
(3)
				"
IFC
" means the
International Fire Code
published by the International Code Council Inc., 2021 edition, as adopted by
				reference and revised in
				13 AAC 50.025;
(4) "
IFGC
" means the
International Fuel Gas Code
published by the International
				Code Council Inc., 2021 edition, as adopted by reference and revised in 13 AAC 50.024;
(5) "IMC" means the
				International Mechanical Code published by the International Code Council Inc.,
				2021 edition, as adopted by reference and revised in
				13 AAC 50.023;
(6) "municipality" means a borough or city of
				any class in this state;
(7)
				"
NFPA
" means the National Fire Protection Association,
				National Fire Codes;
(8)
				"registered fire department" means a fire department that has filed an
				application for registration under 13 AAC 52.030, that the division of fire and
				life safety has registered, and that the state fire marshal has
				approved;
(9) "stand" means a small
				open air structure designed to limit public access to the fireworks and
				occupied by a retail fireworks vendor;
(10) "state fire marshal, " "fire marshal, "
				or "marshal" means the chief officer of the division of fire and life safety in
				the Department of Public Safety;
(11) "substantial land structure" means a
				floating structure that remains permanently moored while in use as a place of
				human occupancy and has been declared substantially a land structure by the
				United States Coast Guard.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 1 - Security Guard Agencies › 13 AAC 60.010 - Agency license qualifications

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In order to be
				  eligible to receive a license as a security guard agency, each applicant or
				  each partner of a partnership and the qualified agent employed by an agency
				  must be
(1) a United States citizen or
				  resident alien with work permit;
(2) repealed 12/21/2002;
(3) at least 18 years of age;
(4) neither addicted to nor dependent on
				  alcohol, narcotics, or other drugs;
(5) not suffering from any psychopathic
				  condition or mental illness impairing the powers of memory, reason, judgment or
				  perception; and
(6) an individual
				  without a conviction, within 10 years before the date of application, for any
				  crime classified as a felony in this state or another jurisdiction at the time
				  the crime was committed, unless a full pardon has been granted.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 1 - Security Guard Agencies › 13 AAC 60.020 - Application for agency license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Applications
				  must be on a form provided by the department which will require furnishing the
				  following information:
(1) agency
				  name;
(2) Alaska business
				  address;
(3) Alaska business
				  license number;
(4) branch office
				  addresses;
(5) names of branch
				  office managers;
(6) former Alaska
				  business addresses;
(7) corporate
				  or parent company name and address;
(8) affiliated companies and
				  addresses;
(9) proposed or actual
				  geographical area of service;
(10)
				  names and addresses of all company or corporate officers or partners;
(11) names and addresses of all persons
				  owning more than 20 percent financial interest in agency;
(12) state of incorporation;
(13) name of registered agent;
(14) three business or credit references for
				  the agency;
(15) name of the
				  qualified agent as defined in
				  13 AAC 60.900; and
(16) qualified agent's title, residence and
				  mailing address, home and business telephone numbers and business address if it
				  is different from the agency address.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 1 - Security Guard Agencies › 13 AAC 60.030 - Agency license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Upon approval of the application, the
				  department will issue a license to the agency.
(b) The license issued to an agency must be
				  displayed in a conspicuous place for public view in that agency's principal
				  place of business. Duplicates must be displayed in all branch
				  offices.
(c) Any change in the
				  agency's name must be reported to the department at least 10 days before the
				  effective date. Upon receipt of this notification, a new license will be issued
				  showing the new name. The old license must be returned to the
				  department.
(d) Any change in the
				  business or mailing address must be reported to the department within 10 days
				  after the change.
(e) A license is
				  not transferable with the change of ownership of the agency.
(f) Any change in the ownership or qualified
				  agent must be reported to the department and a new application submitted. The
				  application must be submitted so that it will be received by the department not
				  later than 10 days before the change. The application fee for change of
				  ownership is $200. The application fee for a change of qualified agent is
				  $25.
Authority:
AS
						18.65.410
AS
						18.65.450
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 1 - Security Guard Agencies › 13 AAC 60.040 - Agency license renewal applications

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An application
				  for renewal of a security guard agency license must be made on a form provided
				  by the department, and must include the following information:
(1) notice of any change in the information
				  currently submitted to the department;
(2) an affirmation that each qualified agent,
				  corporate officer, partner, or person with more than 20 percent financial
				  interest in the agency has, during the period of licensure, remained in
				  compliance with the requirements of
				  13 AAC 60.010(a).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 1 - Security Guard Agencies › 13 AAC 60.045 - Armed security guard agency license

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to meeting the requirements of
					 13 AAC 60.010 -
					 13 AAC 60.040 and
					 13 AAC 60.110, to be eligible for
					 a license as an armed security guard agency,
(1) each applicant, owner, partner, and
				  qualified agent must affirm that the individual has not been and is not now
				  disqualified from possessing a firearm, including as a condition of probation
				  or parole;
(2) the agency must
				  provide a description of its training program; and
(3) the agency must provide a list of the
				  agency's firearms instructors and a copy of each instructor's firearms
				  certification as required under
				  13 AAC 60.110(f).
Authority:
AS
						18.65.410
AS 18.65.450
AS
						18.65.470
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 2 - Security Guards › 13 AAC 60.050 - Security guard license qualifications

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In order to be
				  eligible to receive a license, each applicant must be
(1) a United States citizen or resident alien
				  with a work permit;
(2) repealed
				  12/21/2002;
(3) at least 18 years
				  of age;
(4) neither addicted to nor
				  dependent on alcohol, narcotics, or other drugs;
(5) an individual without a conviction,
				  within 10 years before the date of application, for any crime classified as a
				  felony in this state or another jurisdiction at the time the crime was
				  committed, unless a full pardon has been granted; and
(6) not suffering from any psychopathic
				  condition or mental illness impairing the powers of memory, reason, judgment,
				  or perception.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 2 - Security Guards › 13 AAC 60.060 - Application for security guard license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Applications
				  must be on a form provided by the department which will require furnishing of
				  the following information:
(1) full
				  name;
(2) residence
				  address;
(3) social security
				  number;
(4) residence telephone
				  number;
(5) present or prospective
				  employer and address;
(6)
				  age;
(7) sex;
(8) date of birth;
(9) place of birth;
(10) height and weight;
(11) hair and eye color;
(12) residence addresses for the past five
				  years;
(13) employment for the past
				  five years;
(14) three character
				  references;
(15) military discharge
				  record, if any;
(16) criminal
				  arrest and conviction record;
(17)
				  an affirmation that the applicant is neither addicted to nor dependent on
				  alcohol, narcotics, or other drugs;
(18) an affirmation that the applicant is not
				  suffering from any psychopathic condition or mental illness impairing the
				  powers of memory, reason, judgment, or perception.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 2 - Security Guards › 13 AAC 60.070 - Security guard license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Upon approval of the application, the
				  department will issue a license identification card to the licensee, with the
				  form and content of the card prescribed by the department. The license
				  identification card remains the property of the state.
(b) One license identification card will be
				  issued to each individual eligible to receive it. The licensee may not permit
				  another individual to use or possess the license identification card.
Authority:
AS
						18.65.450
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 2 - Security Guards › 13 AAC 60.080 - Security guard license renewal applications

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An application
				  for renewal of a security guard license must be made on a form provided by the
				  department, and must include the following information:
(1) notice of any change in the information
				  currently submitted to the department;
(2) a complete list of security agencies for
				  whom the applicant has worked during the last period of licensure;
(3) an affirmation that the applicant has,
				  during the period of licensure, complied with the requirements of
				  13 AAC 60.050.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 2 - Security Guards › 13 AAC 60.085 - Armed security guard license

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the requirements of
					 13 AAC 60.050 -
					 13 AAC 60.070, an applicant for an
					 armed security guard license must
(1)
				  affirm that the applicant has not been and is not now disqualified from
				  possessing a firearm, including as a condition of probation or
				  parole;
(2) have obtained, from an
				  instructor certified as required under
				  13 AAC 60.110(f),
				  at least eight hours of pre-assignment training in
(A) the use of firearms in compliance with
				  state and federal statutes and regulations;
(B) handling firearms; and
(C) the safety and maintenance of firearms;
				  and
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 3 - General Provisions › 13 AAC 60.090 - Designation; advertising

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Private
				  security guard agencies and private security guards may not use any corporate
				  name, including initials, which projects the image of a public law enforcement
				  agency.
(b) The terminology
				  "police" may not be used to identify either the agency or individuals employed
				  by the agency.
(c) Use of the words
				  "federal," "state," "U.S.," "United States," "Alaska," or any specific city or
				  borough in the agency name, in a manner that would indicate an official
				  connection with any governmental entity, is prohibited.
(d) Use of the Seal of the State of Alaska in
				  any manner is prohibited.
(e)
				  Designation of a private security guard as a private policeman, police officer,
				  or peace officer is prohibited.
Authority:
AS
						18.65.450
AS
						44.09.015
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 3 - General Provisions › 13 AAC 60.100 - Uniforms and equipment

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The word "security" must be clearly
				  visible on all uniforms. The word "security" may be displayed on a cloth or
				  metal badge, shoulder patch, or name tag.
(b) The agency name must be clearly visible
				  on all uniforms.
(c) Patrol
				  vehicles must be clearly marked with the agency name and the designation
				  "security."
(d) A security guard
				  agency may issue its own company identification card to its employees. The
				  company identification card may not contain any indication that the holder or
				  the agency is licensed by the State of Alaska.
(e) A licensee authorized to carry a firearm
				  must be in company uniform while on duty and carrying the firearm.
(f) A licensee authorized to carry a firearm
				  may not conceal the firearm on the licensee's person unless the licensee holds
				  a valid concealed handgun permit issued by this state, another state, or a
				  political subdivision of another state.
Authority:
AS
						18.65.450
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 3 - General Provisions › 13 AAC 60.110 - Training required

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) All security guard applicants, before
				  issuance of a temporary permit or submission of an application to the
				  department, must have received at least eight hours of general preassignment
				  training relating to their duties and responsibilities as a guard.
(b) All security guards are required to
				  complete satisfactorily at least 40 hours of inservice training within 180 days
				  after employment. Training must include, but need not be limited to
(1) law of arrest;
(2) law of search and seizure;
(3) duties and responsibilities to the
				  employer and client;
(4) fire
				  prevention;
(5) first aid;
				  and
(6) patrol
				  techniques.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 3 - General Provisions › 13 AAC 60.120 - Insurance and bond requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each applicant
				  for a security guard license and each applicant for a security guard agency
				  license must file with the department a certificate of insurance or bond
				  evidencing comprehensive liability coverage for death, injury, false arrest,
				  detention or imprisonment, malicious prosecution, libel, slander, defamation of
				  character and violation of right to privacy in the minimum amount of $100,000
				  per person and $200,000 per occurrence. Each applicant must also file a
				  certificate of property damage insurance or bond in the amount of $100,000 per
				  occurrence. The certificate must provide that the insurance or bond may not be
				  modified or cancelled unless 30 days' notice of cancellation has been given to
				  the department. Failure to maintain insurance or bond is grounds for revocation
				  of a security guard license or a security guard agency license.
(b) If required insurance or bond is provided
				  by an employer, a certificate of proof must be filed with each employee's
				  application for license. If a licensed security guard is no longer covered by
				  employer-provided insurance or bond,
(1) the
				  employer shall immediately notify the department in writing; if non-eligibility
				  for employer-provided insurance or bond or employee termination is due to a
				  violation of law that would be cause for license revocation, this information
				  must be included in the notification required by this paragraph; and
(2) the security guard shall return the
				  license identification card to the department within 30 days after termination
				  of coverage, unless the security guard is covered by personal insurance or bond
				  that satisfies the requirements in (a) of this section; an individual who is
				  required to return a license identification card under this paragraph may
				  re-obtain the license identification card from the department upon submission
				  of proof of insurance or bond that satisfies the requirements in (a) of this
				  section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 3 - General Provisions › 13 AAC 60.130 - Temporary security guard license

Current through May 31, 2024
Individual security guards may be employed by a licensed
					 agency on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed 30 days when the
(1) agency has made reasonable and prudent
				  inquiries to determine that the applicant is qualified to be
				  licensed;
(2) completed application
				  with application fee has been submitted to the department; and
(3) applicant's temporary status has been
				  noted on the application form by the agency manager.
Authority:
AS
						18.65.410
AS
						18.65.450
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 3 - General Provisions › 13 AAC 60.140 - Records and reports

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A complete security guard employee list
				  for the previous six months shall be submitted to the department by each agency
				  no later than March 31st and September 30th of each year. The employee report
				  will be a confidential document. Falsification of the employee report may be
				  sufficient cause for revocation of the agency license.
(b) A licensed security guard shall report
				  any change of employer to the department within five days after the change,
				  unless the change of employer occurs as a consequence of a change in the
				  ownership of the security guard agency.
(c) Each agency shall maintain an up-to-date
				  record of all agency-owned firearms stored or issued to security guards. If the
				  agency allows the use of personally owned firearms, the same records shall be
				  maintained for these weapons.
(1) The firearm
				  record must include make, model, caliber, serial number and to whom issued or
				  by whom used.
(2) Firearm records
				  must be available for inspection by members of the department at any reasonable
				  time.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 3 - General Provisions › 13 AAC 60.850 - Waiver

Current through May 31, 2024
Upon written request, the commissioner will waive a
					 requirement of this chapter, other than the requirements of
					 13 AAC 60.010(a)
					 or 13 AAC 60.050(a),
					 if the requester demonstrates to the commissioner's satisfaction that a waiver
					 is consistent with
					 AS
					 18.65.400-18.65.490 and with the protection
					 of life and property.
As of Register 204 (January 2013), and under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6), the
						regulations attorney made technical corrections to
						13 AAC 60.850.
Authority:
AS
						18.65.450
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 60 - Licensing of Security Guards and Security Guard Agencies › Article 3 - General Provisions › 13 AAC 60.900 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter
(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of
				  the Alaska Department of Public Safety;
(2) "department" means the Alaska Department
				  of Public Safety;
(3) "qualified
				  agent" means an officer, owner, partner, or individual in a management
				  capacity, residing in Alaska, who is authorized to perform all business
				  activities and is responsible for all activities of a security guard
				  agency;
(4) "competence" has the
				  meaning given in
				  AS
				  18.65.790;
(5) "firearm" has the meaning given in
				  AS
				  11.81.900(b).
Authority:
AS
						18.65.450
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 62 - Emergency Guards › 13 AAC 62.020 - Emergency guard qualifications

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In order to be
				hired as an emergency employee as a prisoner guard for the Department of Public
				Safety as authorized by
				AS
				39.25.120(c)(18), the person
				must be:
(1) a United States citizen or
				resident alien with valid work permit;
(2) a resident of this state;
(3) at least 19 years of age;
(4) neither addicted to nor dependent upon
				alcohol, narcotics, or other drugs;
(5) free from a psychopathic condition, or
				mental illness impairing the powers of memory, reason, judgment, or perception;
				and
(6) free from any conviction of
				a felony, any crime involving moral turpitude, or any crime preventing
				ownership or possession of a firearm within 10 years of hire, unless a full
				pardon has been granted by the appropriate authority.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 62 - Emergency Guards › 13 AAC 62.900 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter
(1)
				"emergency guard" means a person hired by a law enforcement agency on behalf of
				the Department of Public Safety for not more than 30 consecutive days for the
				purpose of guarding prisoners.
Authority:
AS
					 33.30.071
AS 44.17.030
Publisher's note:
As promulgated, this
					 regulation did not contain a paragraph
					 (2).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 63 - Forensic Alcohol Testing › 13 AAC 63.010 - Scientific director

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The commissioner will designate the
				director, or another employee, of the Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory as
				the scientific director of the breath and blood alcohol testing program. The
				scientific director must hold at least a bachelor's degree, with a major in
				chemistry or a physical science field. In addition, the scientific director
				must have specialized knowledge in the field of forensic alcohol
				testing.
(b) The scientific
				director is responsible for all aspects of the statewide breath and blood
				alcohol testing program, including the certification of breath test
				instruments, operators, and supervisors, and for implementing and safeguarding
				the scientific integrity of the breath and blood alcohol testing
				program.
Authority:
AS
					 28.05.011
AS
					 28.35.033(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 63 - Forensic Alcohol Testing › 13 AAC 63.020 - Breath test instruments approved for analysis

Current through May 31, 2024
The scientific director must approve a type of breath test
				  instrument for use in ascertaining the alcohol content of a breath sample by
				  chemical analysis of the breath. The scientific director will maintain a list
				  of the individual instruments of that type which have been certified under
				  13 AAC 63.100 as operating within
				  acceptable limits established by the scientific director.
Authority:
AS
					 28.05.011
AS
					 28.35.033(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 63 - Forensic Alcohol Testing › 13 AAC 63.030 - Approval of associated equipment

Current through May 31, 2024
Associated equipment to be used in the normal course of
				  operation of a breath test instrument, such as mouthpieces, print-out tape, and
				  other similar devices must be approved by the scientific director for use with
				  the breath test instrument. The scientific director will establish and maintain
				  a list of approved associated equipment by type, brand, or
				  model.
A list of certified instruments and approved associated
					 equipment, referred to in
					 13 AAC 63.020 and
					 13 AAC 63.030, may be obtained
					 from the scientific director, Department of Public Safety, scientific crime
					 detection laboratory, 4805 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Anchorage,
					 Alaska, 99507.
Authority:
AS
					 28.05.011
AS
					 28.35.033(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 63 - Forensic Alcohol Testing › 13 AAC 63.040 - Procedure for breath test analysis

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following
				procedure must be used to obtain and analyze a breath sample on a breath test
				instrument:
(1) observe the person to be
				tested for at least 15 minutes immediately before testing, to ensure that the
				person does not regurgitate or place anything in his or her mouth during that
				period;
(2) respond to the visual
				display on the instrument by entering the data requested;
(3) when the visual display indicates that
				the instrument is ready to accept the person's breath sample, instruct the
				person to blow into the mouthpiece until the visual display indicates that a
				satisfactory sample has been obtained.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 63 - Forensic Alcohol Testing › 13 AAC 63.050 - Breath test operator certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be certified
				as an operator of a breath test instrument, an applicant must successfully
				complete a course of instruction approved by the scientific director. The
				course must include at least four hours of instruction in the theory of alcohol
				physiology, toxicology, pharmacology, instrument maintenance, practical
				operation, and administrative procedures. The applicant must also obtain a
				score of 75 percent or higher on a written examination, approved by the
				scientific director, covering the content of the course.
(b) The scientific director shall issue an
				operator certificate and operator identification number to an applicant upon
				receipt of written notice from a supervisor that the applicant has successfully
				completed a course of training and examination that meets the requirements of
				this section. An operator certificate expires at 11:59 p.m. on December 31 of
				the third year after the year issued.
Authority:
AS
					 28.05.011
AS
					 28.35.033
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner › Chapter 63 - Forensic Alcohol Testing › 13 AAC 63.060 - Breath test operator recertification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To renew a
				breath test operator's certification, a breath test operator must, during the
				period of the operator's current certification,
(1) complete a refresher course approved by
				the scientific director that includes at least four hours of instruction and
				training; and
(2) obtain a score of
				75 percent or higher on a written examination, approved by the scientific
				director, covering the content of the refresher course.