Title 28 — Motor Vehicles
19 chapters · 506 sections in this title.
AS 28.15.010 License required. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.011 Drivers must be licensed.
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(a) A person may not be denied the privilege to drive a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state, except as prescribed by law. (b) Every person exercising the person's privilege to drive, or exercising any degree of physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway, vehicular …
AS 28.15.015 Secs. 28.15.015 , 28.15.020. Medical exams; exemptions. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.021 Persons exempt from driver licensing.
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The following persons are exempt from driver licensing under this chapter: (1) an employee of the United States government while operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States government and being operated on official business, unless the employee is required b…
AS 28.15.030 Persons not to be licensed. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.031 Persons not to be licensed.
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(a) The department may not issue a driver's license to a person who is (1) under the age of 16 years, except that the department may issue a permit under AS 28.15.051 or a restricted license under AS 28.15.121; or (2) at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age unless th…
AS 28.15.040 Instruction permits and temporary licenses. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.041 Classification of drivers' licenses.
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(a) The commissioner shall provide by regulation for the classification of drivers' licenses. The regulations must specify license classifications that are reasonably necessary for the safe operation of the various types, sizes, and combinations of motor vehicles. The regulations…
AS 28.15.046 Licensing of school bus drivers.
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(a) In addition to the requirements of AS 28.15.041(a), a person may not drive a school bus transporting school children to or from a public school to enable them to participate in class or a school activity, or a bus transporting school children to or from a public school for cl…
AS 28.15.050 Applications. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.051 Instruction permits, temporary drivers' licenses, and special drivers' permits and licenses.
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(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who is at least 14 years of age may apply to the department for a noncommercial instruction permit. The department may, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination under AS 28.15.081 other than t…
AS 28.15.055 Provisional driver's license.
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Upon application, the department may issue a provisional driver's license to a person who is at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age if the (1) person has been licensed under an instruction permit issued under AS 28.15.051 or under the law of another state with subst…
AS 28.15.057 Restrictions on driver's license issued to a person under 18.
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(a) Except as provided under AS 28.15.051, a person who is at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age may not be issued a driver's license unless the person has (1) been licensed under an instruction permit issued under AS 28.15.051 or under the law of another state wit…
AS 28.15.060 Applications of minors. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.061 Application for driver's license or instruction permit; notice of anatomical gift and living will procedure.
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(a) Application for an instruction permit or for a driver's license must be made on a form furnished by the department and must be accompanied by the fee required under AS 28.15.271. (b) An application under (a) of this section must (1) contain the applicant's full legal name, da…
AS 28.15.070 Examination. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.071 Application of minors.
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(a) The application of a person under the age of 18 years for an instruction permit or driver's license must be signed by the father, mother, guardian, or spouse who is 18 years of age or older, or if there is no parent, guardian, or spouse, then by another responsible adult who …
AS 28.15.080 Issuance. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.081 Examination of applicants.
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(a) The department shall examine every applicant for a driver's license. The examination must include a test of the applicant's (1) eyesight, (2) ability to read and understand official traffic control devices, (3) knowledge of safe driving practices, (4) knowledge of the effects…
AS 28.15.085 Alcohol and drug awareness and safety examination of applicants.
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Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter and in addition to other requirements, a person applying for a new license after expiration of the person's license on reaching 21 years of age under AS 28.15.099 must pass a test developed and administered by the department regar…
AS 28.15.090 Access to license. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.091 Department may require re-examination.
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If the department has good cause to believe that a licensed driver is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, it may upon written notice of at least 10 days to the licensee require the licensee to submit to an examination. Upon conclusion of the examination, the de…
AS 28.15.099 Expiration and renewal of license issued to person under 21 years of age.
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Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, a driver's license issued to a person under 21 years of age expires 90 days after the person reaches 21 years of age.
AS 28.15.100 Duplicates. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.101 Expiration and renewal of driver's license.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a driver's license expires on the licensee's birthday in the eighth year following the issuance of a new license or on the expiration date of a license being renewed. A license may be renewed within one year of its expiration upon…
AS 28.15.110 Restrictions. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.111 Licenses issued to drivers; anatomical gift and living will document.
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(a) Upon successful completion of the application and all required examinations, and upon payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to every qualified applicant a driver's license indicating the type or general class of vehicles that the licensee may drive. The lice…
AS 28.15.120 Expiration. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.121 Restricted driver's license.
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(a) The department, upon issuing a driver's license, may for good cause impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle that the licensee drives. The department may impose other restrict…
AS 28.15.130 School bus drivers. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.131 License to be carried and exhibited on demand.
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(a) A licensee shall have the licensee's driver's license in immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle, and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of a peace officer or other authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety ident…
AS 28.15.140 Change of name. [Repealed, § 25 ch 144 SLA 1977.]
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AS 28.15.141 Duplicate driver's license.
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If a valid driver's license issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the license was issued may, upon payment of the required fee, obtain a duplicate license. A person who recovers an original license for which a duplicate has been issued shall immediate…
AS 28.15.150 Records. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.151 Records to be kept by the department.
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(a) The department shall maintain a file of (1) every driver's license application, license or permit, and duplicate driver's license issued by it; (2) every license that has been suspended, revoked, canceled, limited, restricted, or denied, and the reasons for those actions; (3)…
AS 28.15.160 Court reports. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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Article 2. Cancellation, Suspension, Revocation, or Limitation of Drivers' Licenses.
AS 28.15.161 Cancellation of driver's license.
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(a) The department shall cancel a driver's license upon determination that (1) the licensee is not medically or otherwise entitled to the issuance or retention of the license, or has been adjudged incompetent to drive a motor vehicle; (2) there is an error or defect in the licens…
AS 28.15.165 Administrative revocations and disqualifications resulting from chemical sobriety tests and refusals to submit to tests.
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(a) A law enforcement officer shall read a notice, and deliver a copy of it, to a person operating a motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, or aircraft, if a chemical test administered under AS 28.33.031(a) or AS 28.35.031(a) or (g) produces a result described in AS 28.35.030(a…
AS 28.15.166 Administrative review of revocation.
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(a) A person who has received a notice under AS 28.15.165(a) may make a written request for administrative review of the department's action under AS 28.15.165(c) or for limited license privileges under AS 28.15.165(d). If the person's driver's license has not been previously sur…
AS 28.15.170 Cancellation. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.171 Suspending privileges of a person licensed in another jurisdiction; reporting convictions, suspensions, disqualifications, and revocations.
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(a) The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on a highway or vehicular way or area of this state given to a person licensed in another jurisdiction is subject to suspension, revocation, disqualification, or limitation by the department or a court in the same manner and for the sa…
AS 28.15.176 Administrative revocation of license to drive for consumption or possession of alcohol or drugs.
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AS 28.15.180 Suspending privileges of nonresidents. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.181 Court suspensions, revocations, and limitations.
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(a) Conviction of any of the following offenses is grounds for the immediate revocation of a driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license: (1) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from driving a motor vehicle; (2) a felony in the commission of wh…
AS 28.15.182 Court revocation of license for accident causing death.
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(a) A court convicting a person for a violation of the traffic laws may revoke the driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license of a person if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that (1) the person was operating a motor vehicle or commercia…
AS 28.15.183 Administrative revocation of license to drive.
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(a) If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person who is at least 14 years of age but not yet 21 years of age has operated a vehicle after consuming alcohol in violation of AS 28.35.280, or refused to submit to a chemical test under AS 28.35.285, and the peace of…
AS 28.15.184 Administrative review of revocation of a minor's license.
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(a) A person who has received a notice under AS 28.15.183(a) may make a written request for administrative review of the department's action. If the person's driver's license or permit has not been previously surrendered to the department, it shall be surrendered to the departmen…
AS 28.15.185 Court revocation of a minor's license to drive.
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(a) A person is subject to revocation, under (b) of this section, of the person's driver's license or permit, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license if the person (1) is at least 13 years of age but not yet 21 years of age and is convicted of or is adjudicated a del…
AS 28.15.187 Administrative revocation of a license to drive for use of false identification.
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(a) If a peace officer has probable cause based on personal observation that a person has used a driver's license as fraudulent or false identification as prohibited by AS 04.16.060(d), the peace officer shall read a notice and deliver a copy to the person. The notice must advise…
AS 28.15.189 Administrative review of revocation of license for use of false identification.
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(a) A person who has received a notice under AS 28.15.187(a) may make a written request for administrative review of the department's action. If the person's driver's license has not been previously surrendered to the department, it shall be surrendered to the department at the t…