Title 30, Navigation, Harbors, Shipping, and Transportation Facilities

(a) After impounding a derelict vessel, the state agency or municipality shall post a notice of disposition on the Alaska Online Public Notice System or the municipality's website and, if possible, on the vessel itself at least 20 days before disposing of the vessel. (b) A duplic…

(a) A state agency or municipality may impound a derelict vessel by (1) securing the vessel in place; (2) towing or sailing the vessel to a secure mooring in a location that is authorized by the state agency or municipality; or (3) removing the vessel from the water and placing i…

An owner or a person having a financial or security interest in a derelict vessel may take possession of it before the date of the public auction, destruction, or donation of the vessel upon payment to the state agency or municipality of all port or harbor use fees, towing, handl…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency or municipality may impound a derelict vessel immediately if the vessel constitutes a clear and present danger to public health, safety, or general welfare. (b) When action is taken to impound a derelict vessel under …

Except as provided in AS 30.30.065(e), the owner of a vessel and a person entitled to possession of a vessel impounded under this chapter are jointly and severally liable for all costs incurred by the state agency or municipality in connection with the impoundment, storage, and r…

A vessel is a derelict vessel if (1) the vessel is sunk or in immediate danger of sinking, is obstructing a waterway, or is endangering public health, safety, property, or the environment; (2) the vessel has been anchored, moored, stored, abandoned, or otherwise left in the water…

When a person abandons a vessel on the premises of a vessel storage or repair business, the owner of the business or the business owner's authorized representative may (1) sell or dispose of the vessel under AS 30.30.110 — 30.30.150; or (2) notify a state agency, municipality, or…

A vessel is abandoned on the premises of a vessel storage or repair business when all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (1) the service requested or required by a person whose vessel is towed or brought to a vessel storage or repair business, including towing and r…

When a vessel is abandoned, the owner of the vessel storage or repair business, or the business owner's authorized representative, after one public advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the state, may negotiate a sale of the vessel or dispose of it. However, the …

The authorized seller of the abandoned vessel is entitled to the proceeds of the sale to the extent that compensation is due to the seller for services rendered with respect to the vessel, including reasonable and customary charges for towing, handling, storage, and the cost of n…

The transfer of title and interest by sale under AS 30.30.140 is a transfer by operation of law. However, a bill of sale executed by an authorized seller is satisfactory evidence authorizing the transfer of the title or interest.

(a) The following persons are peace officers of the state for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter on the waters of the state: (1) an employee of the department or other person authorized by the commissioner of natural…

In this chapter, (1) “abandoned” means a vessel has been left unattended on private, state, or municipal land or waters of the state without the consent of the landowner or lessee for more than 30 days; (2) “department” means the Department of Natural Resources; (3) “municipality…

This chapter may be cited as the Derelict Vessels Act.