Title 08 — Business and Professions
52 chapters · 1,415 sections in this title.
AS 08.01.010 Applicability of chapter.
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This chapter applies to the (1) Board of Public Accountancy (AS 08.04.010); (2) regulation of acupuncturists under AS 08.06; (3) State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors (AS 08.48.011); (4) Athletic Commission (AS 05.05 and AS 05.10); (5) regulati…
AS 08.01.020 Board organization.
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Board members are appointed by the governor and serve at the pleasure of the governor. Unless otherwise provided, the governor may designate the chair of a board, and all other officers shall be elected by the board members. Unless otherwise provided, officers of a board are the …
AS 08.01.025 Public members.
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A public member of a board may not (1) be engaged in the occupation that the board regulates; (2) be associated by legal contract with a member of the occupation that the board regulates except as a consumer of the services provided by a practitioner of the occupation; or (3) hav…
AS 08.01.030 Quorum.
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A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a quorum unless otherwise provided.
AS 08.01.035 Appointments and terms.
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Members of boards subject to this chapter are appointed for staggered terms of four years. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), a member of a board serves until a successor is appointed. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), an appointment to fill a vacancy on a board is for t…
AS 08.01.040 Transportation and per diem.
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A board member is entitled to transportation expenses and per diem as set out in AS 39.20.180.
AS 08.01.050 Administrative duties of department.
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(a) The department shall perform the following administrative and budgetary services when appropriate: (1) collect and record fees; (2) maintain records and files; (3) issue and receive application forms; (4) notify applicants of acceptance or rejection as determined by the board…
AS 08.01.060 Application for license.
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(a) All applications for examination or licensing to engage in the business or profession covered by this chapter shall be made in writing to the department. (b) If the applicant is a natural person, the application must require that the applicant submit the applicant's social se…
AS 08.01.062 Courtesy licenses.
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(a) A board established under this title and the department, with respect to an occupation that it regulates under this title, may by regulation establish criteria for issuing a temporary courtesy license to nonresidents who enter the state so that, on a temporary basis, they may…
AS 08.01.063 Military courtesy licenses.
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(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, and notwithstanding another provision of law, the department or appropriate board shall issue a temporary courtesy license to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or the spouse of an active duty member of th…
AS 08.01.064 Military education, training, and service credit; temporary license.
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(a) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the department or applicable board shall accept military education, training, and service for some or all of the qualifications otherwise required of an applicant for a license or certificate issued under this chapter if (1) the depar…
AS 08.01.065 Establishment of fees.
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(a) Except for business licenses, the department shall adopt regulations that establish the amount and manner of payment of application fees, examination fees, license fees, registration fees, permit fees, investigation fees, and all other fees as appropriate for the occupations …
AS 08.01.070 Administrative duties of boards.
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Each board shall perform the following duties in addition to those provided in its respective law: (1) take minutes and records of all proceedings; (2) hold a minimum of one meeting each year; (3) hold at least one examination each year; (4) request, through the department, inves…
AS 08.01.075 Disciplinary powers of boards.
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(a) A board may take the following disciplinary actions, singly or in combination: (1) permanently revoke a license; (2) suspend a license for a specified period; (3) censure or reprimand a licensee; (4) impose limitations or conditions on the professional practice of a licensee;…
AS 08.01.077 Conviction as grounds for disciplinary action.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the conviction under AS 47.24.010 of a person licensed, certified, or regulated by the department or a board under this title may be considered by the department or board as grounds for disciplinary proceedings or sanctions.
AS 08.01.080 Department regulations.
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The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including describing (1) how an examination is to be conducted; (2) what is contained in application forms; (3) how a person applies for an examination or license.
AS 08.01.087 Investigative and enforcement powers of department.
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(a) The department may, upon its own motion, conduct investigations to (1) determine whether a person has violated a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under it, or a provision of AS 43.70, or a provision of this title or regulation adopted under this title dealing…
AS 08.01.088 [Renumbered as AS 08.01.077.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.01.089 Copies of records for child support purposes.
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If a copy of a public record concerning an individual who owes or is owed child support that is prepared or maintained by the department is requested by the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 or a child support enforcement agency of another state, the departmen…
AS 08.01.090 Applicability of the Administrative Procedure Act.
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The Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62) applies to regulations adopted and proceedings held under this chapter, except those under AS 08.01.087(b) and actions taken under AS 08.68.333(c).
AS 08.01.100 License renewal, lapse, and reinstatement.
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(a) Licenses shall be renewed biennially on the dates set by the department with the approval of the respective board. (b) A license subject to renewal shall be renewed on or before the date set by the department. If the license is not renewed by the date set by the department, t…
AS 08.01.102 Citation for unlicensed practice or activity.
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The department may issue a citation for a violation of a license requirement under this chapter, except a requirement to have a license under AS 43.70, if there is probable cause to believe a person has practiced a profession or engaged in business for which a license is required…
AS 08.01.103 Procedure and form of citation.
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(a) A person receiving the citation issued under AS 08.01.102 is not required to sign a notice to appear in court. (b) The time specified in the notice to appear on a citation issued under AS 08.01.102 shall be at least five working days after the issuance of the citation. (c) Th…
AS 08.01.104 Failure to obey citation.
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Unless the citation has been voided or otherwise dismissed by the magistrate, judge, or prosecutor, a person who without lawful justification or excuse fails to appear in court to answer a citation issued under AS 08.01.102, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which t…
AS 08.01.105 Penalty for improper payment.
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An applicant shall pay a penalty of $10 each time a negotiable instrument is presented to the department in payment of an amount due and payment is subsequently refused by the named payor.
AS 08.01.110 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “board” includes the boards and commissions listed in AS 08.01.010; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (3) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (4) “licens…