Alaska Administrative Code

A prisoner whose special medical parole is revoked shall serve the remainder of the sentence that the prisoner was sentenced to serve. Notes 22 AAC 20.660 Eff. 3/29/2003, Register 165 Authority:AS 33.16.060 AS 33.16.085 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have t…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, access to board records is limited to (1) the board, the executive director, and the board staff; and (2) personnel and agents of the department. (b) Parole conditions are not confidential. The board will release them upon written…

(a) The various time limitations in this chapter have been established to promote the efficient operation of the board while ensuring that all parties to hearings are given adequate consideration. Any time limitation in this chapter will, in the board's discretion, be relaxed if,…

(a) Failure of the board or a department employee to follow the regulations set out in this chapter does not invalidate an action by the board absent a showing of demonstrable prejudice by the prisoner/parolee, as determined by the board. Serving additional time in custody does n…

(a) The board will meet in general session at least once each calendar year, subject to the availability of appropriations from the legislature. This general session is in addition to the meetings of the board for the purpose of conducting parole hearings. (b) General board meeti…

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "aggravated presumptive sentence" means the additional period of incarceration imposed above the presumptive terms in AS 12.25.125(c), (d), (e) or (i), for aggravating factors under AS 12.55.155(c); (2) "applicant" means…

(a) An individual or agency offering a program for the rehabilitation of perpetrators of domestic violence that will be imposed as a condition of probation under AS 12.55.101(a), as a condition of a protective order under AS 18.66.100(c), or as a condition of parole under AS 33.1…

(a) An approved program must develop and implement written policies and procedures in accordance with the provisions of this chapter that (1) express a primary commitment to the safety of domestic violence victims, including children; (2) recognize that the goal of intervention i…

(a) In the delivery of services, an approved program(1) must: (A) establish and implement a gender-specific written curriculum that incorporates the requirements set out in this chapter; (B) require a program participant to attend and participate in a minimum of 24 weeks of weekl…

(a) An approved program shall monitor the recidivism of all program participants for a period of not less than 12 months following their compliance with the discharge from the program or non-compliance and termination from the program. This procedure must include, whenever possib…

(a) Except as provided in 22 AAC 25.030(c), personal program participant records are confidential to the extent allowed by state or federal law and are not public records. Nothing in this section, however, limits the use of personal program participant records in a criminal inves…

(a) An approved program must assign a sufficient number of trained staff or volunteers to operate the program in accordance with this chapter. (b) An approved program shall establish minimum qualifications for staff and volunteers that include: (1) no history of domestic violence…

In this chapter, (1) "approved program" means a program approved by the department under this chapter; (2) "child support services agency" means the agency established in AS 25.27; (3) "council" means the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; (4) "department" me…

(a) The commissioner will establish a Sex Offender Treatment Committee for the purposes of(1) assisting in developing a Sex Offender Treatment Standards of Care Manual for use by providers approved under this chapter; (2) reviewing applications from individuals applying for appro…

(a) An individual who wishes to provide sex offender treatment to a sex offender who is under the department's jurisdiction first must obtain, and then maintain, approval from the department under this chapter in order for the treated sex offender to be considered in compliance w…

(a) An individual who wishes to become an approved sex offender treatment provider must apply to the department on a form provided by the department. Only an individual may be approved as a sex offender treatment provider. (b) To become an approved provider under this chapter, an…

(a) The department will establish different provider levels, including a full-service level, and will approve a provider at a particular level based on the provider's education, training, experience, and professional license. (b) Department approval of a provider at a provider le…

(a) The Sex Offender Treatment Committee shall review an application for approval as a sex offender treatment provider and shall place in the applicant's file the committee's recommendation to the department regarding approval or denial of the application. The committee may recom…

(a) An applicant whose application for provider approval was denied under 22 AAC 30.050 may request review of the denial by filing a request with the commissioner within 30 days after the date of the department's notification of denial under 22 AAC 30.050(b). The request for revi…

(a) To renew provider approval under this chapter, an approved provider must apply for renewal of approval no later than 60 days before the end of the provider's current approval period by submitting an application for renewal to the Sex Offender Treatment Committee on a form pro…

(a) Review of an application for renewal of provider approval by the Sex Offender Treatment Committee and the department, and approval or denial of the application, will be conducted in the manner provided in 22 AAC 30.050 for an application for initial provider approval. (b) Rev…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 22 AAC 30.020 - 22 AAC 30.060, an individual who, on 11/1/2002, had approval from the department to provide sex offender treatment to sex offenders who are under the department's jurisdiction is considered on 11/2/2002 to be an approved provi…

(a) If an individual's provider approval under this chapter lapses, the individual may submit to the department, no later than 60 days after the approval lapsed, a request to submit a late renewal application. The request must state the reasons for late application. If the depart…

(a) A person, including an employee of the department, may bring a complaint against an approved provider, alleging a violation of a requirement for provider approval under this chapter, a violation of a supervision condition placed on the approval as described in 22 AAC 30.040, …

(a) Notwithstanding the procedures set out in 22 AAC 30.110, the department will summarily suspend or revoke a provider's approval as provided in this section. (b) The department will summarily suspend a provider's approval under this chapter if the department determines that the…

If an individual's provider approval under this chapter is revoked under 22 AAC 30.110 or 22 AAC 30.120, the individual (1) may not apply for a new initial approval under 22 AAC 30.030 sooner than two years after the effective date of the revocation; (2) in applying for a new ini…

(a) An approved provider shall comply with the standards of care set out in this section in providing sex offender treatment to a sex offender who is under the department's jurisdiction. (b) An approved provider may not(1) allow personal feelings about a client or the client's cr…

In this chapter, (1) "approved provider" means an individual who has received approval from the department under this chapter to provide sex offender treatment to sex offenders who are under the department's jurisdiction; (2) "clinical services" means the application of assessmen…

The victims' advocate is the director of the office of victims' rights. As used in this title, the terms "victims' advocate" and "director" include an associate victims' advocate employed by the office of victims' rights. Notes 23 AAC 05.010 Eff. 6/27/2004, Register 170 Authority…

The victims' advocate will maintain business offices in Anchorage. Notes 23 AAC 05.020 Eff. 6/27/2004, Register 170 Authority:AS 24.65.010 AS 24.65.090 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent…

(a) The victims' advocate's business office will be open to the public during regular business hours. Regular business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except state holidays. The office may be closed to the public during the noon hour Monday through Friday.…

(a) The victims' advocate will assist a crime victim in obtaining a right guaranteed to the crime victim under the constitution and laws of the state with regard to the contacts of the crime victim with justice agencies. The victims' advocate may also investigate complaints from …

(a) The victims' advocate may refuse to accept a complaint or provide crime victim advocacy or investigative services when, in the judgment of the victims' advocate, it appears that,(1) the office of victims' rights does not have jurisdiction as established by law; (2) the compla…

Upon receipt of a signed complaint from a complainant or crime victim asserting that the complainant or crime victim has been denied a right guaranteed a crime victim under the laws and constitution of this state, the victims' advocate will conduct a preliminary examination of th…

(a) If the resources of the office of victims' rights are not sufficient adequately to process pending or new complaints or requests for assistance from crime victims within reasonable time limits, the victims' advocate will apply the following priority in processing of cases:(1)…

(a) The victims' advocate may elect to conduct a formal or informal investigation of a complaint, or both. Before initiating a formal investigation in accordance with AS 24.65.120(b)(2), the victims' advocate may attempt to resolve a complaint informally by contacting a person or…

(a) A justice agency that researches, produces and provides information and documentary or other physical evidence to the victims' advocate in response to a request for information under AS 24.65.120 or AS 24.65.130, or another provision of AS 24.65, or attempts to do so, may not…

(a) The victims' advocate may choose to compel by subpoena, at a specified time and place, the appearance of any person whom the victims' advocate reasonably believes may be able to give information and produce documents and objects relating to a matter under formal or informal i…

The victims' advocate will provide a report of the status of a complaint under formal or informal investigation to a complainant or victim 120 days after acceptance of the complaint and thereafter at 120-day intervals until investigation of the complaint is completed. The victims…

(a) If, during the course of an investigation, the victims' advocate determines that investigation of a complaint by an associate victims' advocate may involve a conflict of interest or may have the appearance of a conflict of interest, the victims' advocate will promptly transfe…

The victims' advocate may discontinue, terminate, postpone, or suspend an investigation at any time if, during the course of the investigation, or as a result of a preliminary examination of the complaint undertaken by the victims' advocate in an attempt to resolve it without com…

(a) Upon completion of a formal investigation of a justice agency or person under AS 24.65 the victims' advocate may prepare a written report of the victims' advocate's findings, opinion, and recommendations. (b) The victims' advocate will prepare a written report upon completion…

(a) Before presenting an opinion and recommendation in accordance with AS 24.65.160 that is critical of a justice agency or a person as a result of a formal investigation, the victims' advocate will consult with that agency or person as required by AS 24.65.140. An opinion and re…

(a) Within 15 days following receipt of the preliminary report transmitted to a justice agency or person under 23 AAC 10.220, the justice agency or person may respond to and request modification of the finding or opinion presented in the victims' advocate's preliminary report. Th…

(a) Within a reasonable time following receipt and consideration by the victims' advocate of a response or request submitted by a justice agency or person under 23 AAC 10.230 or if a justice agency or person has failed to submit a timely response or request under that section, th…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, when the victims' advocate presents a final report to a justice agency or person under AS 24.65.150(a) and 23 AAC 10.240, the justice agency or person may submit a written reply to the victims' advocate's final report within 10 calen…

(a) Within a reasonable amount of time after the victims' advocate reports the opinion and recommendations to a justice agency or a person, the victims' advocate may present the opinion and recommendations to the governor, the legislature, a grand jury, the public, or any of thes…

(a) The victims' advocate will undertake to conduct continuing professional training for criminal justice agencies throughout the state regarding the rights of crime victims under the constitution and laws of the state and the provisions of AS 24.65. (b) A justice agency or perso…

The victims' advocate and staff of the office of victims' rights may initiate contact with a person whom the victims' advocate has reason to believe may be a crime victim as defined by law for the purpose of informing and explaining the person's crime victims' rights, and to dete…

(a) Subject to the protections and rights afforded crime victims enumerated in art. I, sec. 24 of the Alaska Constitution, other provisions of the Alaska and federal constitutions, and the laws of the state and the United States, the victims' advocate may not advise, counsel, or …