Alaska Administrative Code

(a) The following provisions of 49 C.F.R. Part 383 (commercial driver's license standards; requirements and penalties), revised as of June 5, 2017, are adopted by reference, except as provided in (b) of this section: (1)49 C.F.R. 383.23 (commercial driver's license); (2)49 C.F.R.…

The following provisions of 49 C.F.R. Part 380 (special training requirements), revised as of February 4, 2020, are adopted by reference: (1) 49 C.F.R. 380.600 (compliance date for training requirements for entry-level drivers); (2) 49 C.F.R. 380.601 (purpose and scope); (3) 49 C…

(a) For the purposes of administratively identifying habitually reckless or negligent drivers and habitual or frequent violators of traffic laws and in order to identify problem drivers, in addition to any demerit points established in AS 28, the following offenses are given the …

(a) The provisions of 2 AAC 90.310 - 2 AAC 90.390 apply to all operators of motor vehicles in this state, whether licensed or unlicensed in this state. (b) Upon the accumulation of six demerit points in any consecutive 12-month period or upon the accumulation of nine demerit poin…

(a) The department will suspend a person's driving privilege for 30 days upon an initial accumulation of 12 or more points as the result of offenses committed during a consecutive 12-month period or 18 or more points as a result of offenses committed during a consecutive 24-month…

(a) If the department's records show that a person has accumulated a sufficient number of offenses to be identified as a problem driver or the department receives a report from a law enforcement agency indicating substandard driving behavior, the department may require the person…

(a) In determining recommendations to a problem driver, a hearing officer will consider and evaluate the following:(1) crash potential posed by the problem driver; (2) ability to adjust to situations; (3) identification of driving problems; (4) driver's willingness to try suggest…

(a) If a problem driver, without good cause, fails to appear for a driver improvement interview, the department may notify and suspend the driver's license for a period of one year, or until the driver appears for the interview, whichever occurs first. (b) If a problem driver doe…

The notice of suspension or revocation of a license for point accumulation will contain the following information: (1) the anticipated action and the basis for that action; (2) a list, including date of occurrence, of each offense computed under the proposed action; (3) the numbe…

(a) If a person believes the records of the department regarding the person are incorrect, that person may request an administrative review of the person's record within 30 days of the date of the notice under 2 AAC 90.370. (b) The factors to be considered by the department at th…

Under the authority of the department under AS 28, the provisions of 2 AAC 90.400 - 2 AAC 90.470 provide standards for the issuance of an original driver's license, and standards and procedures for the evaluation of persons who possess a driver's license. Notes 2 AAC 90.400 Eff. …

(a) The department will refuse to issue a driver's license to an applicant who does not meet the requirements of AS 28.15 and 2 AAC 90.400 - 2 AAC 90.470. (b) If the department refuses to issue a driver's license, the department will inform the applicant at the time of applicatio…

(a) An application for a driver's license, including a driver's license that is federally compliant, must be made on the form prescribed and provided by the department. The application will include questions concerning the applicant's eligibility for a license, including the exis…

(a) In order to renew a driver's license under this chapter, an applicant who is under 21 years of age and possesses an Alaska driver's license issued on or after October 21, 2008 must pass an alcohol awareness test. (b) An applicant who is 21 years of age or older obtaining a fi…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a non-commercial driver's license issued under this chapter to a resident of this state who serves as a member with military personnel, a member of the United States Foreign Service, a member of a foreign volunteer program run by …

Except as provided in AS 28.15.101(d), the department may extend, for a period not to exceed one year, the expiration of a valid non-commercial driver's license issued in this state to a resident of this state who is temporarily out-of-state and is unable to obtain services in pe…

(a) The department will not issue a driver's license to a person who has had an uncontrolled seizure or an episode of loss of conscious control as a result of a medical condition. A person who has a driver's license and who has had an uncontrolled seizure or an episode of loss of…

(a) If the department has good cause based on information received that a licensee is physically or mentally incompetent to operate a motor vehicle safely, or is otherwise not qualified to be licensed, the department may require the licensee to submit to a physical, mental, or dr…

(a) Because of a death, incapacitating illness, injury, or other unique condition in the immediate family, the department may issue a special driver's license to a person who is 14 or 15 years of age and must drive a motor vehicle to (1) prevent significant financial hardship for…

The department will only use the results of a physical or mental examination required in this chapter to determine the physical or mental competency of the person to operate a motor vehicle. The results are confidential and will be released only to the affected person, an attorne…

(a) If a motor vehicle insurance policy as described in AS 28.20.440(b)(2) and (3) or in AS 28.20.440(c) is applied for by a person, or on a person's behalf, and the application signed by the applicant contains a statement that a traffic driving record report may be obtained by t…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a record of an application for a driver's license or identification card and a record of the denial, suspension, revocation, cancellation, or disqualification of a driver's license or identification card will be retained by the depar…

(a) Under this section, and on an application form or in a format specified by the department, a person may apply to change the following items appearing on the applicant's Alaska driver's license or identification card: (1) address; (2) date of birth; (3) legal name; (4) physica…

(a) The photograph required under AS 28.15.111(a)(2) for a driver's license or identification card must bear a full facial image of the applicant. To allow for a full facial image, (1) the applicant may not wear a hat, cap, or other head covering when the photograph is taken, exc…

(a) A signature collected under AS 28.05.041, AS 28.15.061 and displayed under AS 28.15.111 shall be a facsimile of the applicant's usual signature, without additional statements, markings, or symbols that substantially interfere with the display or reasonable legibility of the s…

(a) In accordance with 2 AAC 90.420, for a period that the department determines, and pending final verification of an applicant's eligibility and identity, the department may issue a (1) temporary driver's license, including a temporary instruction permit; (2) temporary identifi…

(a) The proof of insurance required by AS 28.22.021 and 28.22.031 must be submitted directly to the division's main office. (b) The department may require additional reports or information necessary to properly process the proof of insurance and determine the necessary action to …

The department may use electronic systems to verify the veracity of proof-of-insurance filings under AS 28.22.031. In the absence or unavailability of an electronic system, the department will routinely submit proof-of-insurance filings to a named insurance company for verificati…

(a) A person applying to the department to act as a self-insurer under AS 28.20.400 must submit an application to the department annually. The application must be received not later than July 1. The application may be submitted electronically on a form approved by the department …

(a) A person who is qualified under AS 28.22.041(c) for limited license privileges may apply to the department for the issuance of a limited license for medical care or work purposes. (b) A request for a limited license under this section must be made on an application form presc…

(a) If a person files a response under AS 28.22.041, the notice of suspension will be ended if, based on the information provided by the respondent or other information available, the department determines that (1) insurance was in effect at the time of the crash to cover the veh…

(a) The provisions of 2 AAC 90.550 - 2 AAC 90.670 establish standards for the issuance of driver's licenses and identification cards that are federally compliant; the provisions of 2 AAC 90.420 - 2 AAC 90.490 not specific to a driver's license or identification card that is feder…

A driver's license or identification card that is federally compliant and not temporary or limited-term expires under the time periods in AS 18.65.310 and AS 28.15.101. The department may issue a card for less than eight years if the period of the applicant's authorized stay in t…

(a) An applicant for a driver's license that is federally compliant must comply with the requirements of this section in addition to the requirements of 2 AAC 90.420(a), (f) - (s), and 2 AAC 90.410, 2 AAC 90.425, 2 AAC 90.440, 2 AAC 90.450, 2 AAC 90.455, 2 AAC 90.470, 2 AAC 90.47…

(a) The department shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the applicant does not have more than one driver's license or identification card that is federally compliant already issued by this state under a different identity. In cases where an individual is permitted to hold…

(a) The department may only issue a temporary or limited-term driver's license or identification card that is federally compliant to an applicant who has temporary lawful status in the United States. Before issuing a temporary or limited-term driver's license or identification ca…

(a) The department will verify an applicant's identity each time a driver's license or identification card that is federally compliant is reissued, to ensure that the individual receiving the reissued driver's license or identification card that is federally compliant is the same…

(a) Driver's licenses and identification cards that are federally compliant must be renewed with the department in person under the time periods established in AS 18.65.310 and AS 28.15.101; at the time of a required in-person renewal, the department will take a photograph of the…

A driver's license or identification card issued to an individual before a Department of Homeland Security determination that this state is materially compliant may be renewed or reissued pursuant to current department practices and will be accepted for official purposes until th…

(a) A person may hold only one card that is federally compliant. A person cannot simultaneously hold a driver's license that is federally compliant and an identification card that is federally compliant. A person may hold multiple card types issued by this state, provided only on…

(a) The department will retain copies of an application, declaration and source documents presented under 2 AAC 90.570, including documents used to establish all names recorded by the department under 2 AAC 90.570. The department shall take measures to protect any personally iden…

The Department shall conduct background checks for covered employees as provided for in 6 CFR 37.45, revised as of March 31, 2008, and adopted by reference. Notes 2 AAC 90.650 Eff. 1/1/2019,Register 228, January 2019 Authority:AS 18.65.310 AS 28.15.041 State regulations are updat…

A driver's license and identification card issued by the department that is not acceptable by federal agencies for official purposes must (1) clearly state on its face and in the machine-readable zone that the driver's license or identification card is not acceptable for official…

(a) Unless the context requires otherwise, in 2 AAC 90.550 2 AAC 90-.670. (1) "birth certificate" means the record related to a birth that is permanently stored either electronically or physically at a State or territory of the Unites States Office of Vital Statistics or equivale…

Except as provided in 2 AAC 90.480 for a driver's license or identification card, a person may change the person's address of record maintained by the department under AS 28.05.071 by submitting to the department the department's change of address form, or by other verbal, writte…

(a) Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter, (1) "all-terrain vehicle" has the meaning given in AS 11.46.360(b); (2) "autocycle" means a three-wheeled motorcycle with 50cc or more engine displacement that is designed to be controlled with a steering wheel and pedal…

(a) The department will issue an original driver training school or third-party tester license to an applicant that meets the requirements of 2 AAC 91.030 and this section. (b) An applicant for an original driver training school or third-party tester license under AS 28.17 and th…