Title 28 — Motor Vehicles
19 chapters · 506 sections in this title.
AS 28.37.010 Compact enacted.
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The Driver License Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining in it in the form substantially contained in AS 28.37.110 — 28.37.190.
AS 28.37.020 Licensing authority.
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In this chapter the term “licensing authority” with reference to this state means the entity in the Department of Administration that administers AS 28.15.011 — 28.15.151. The department shall furnish to the appropriate authority of another party state the information or document…
AS 28.37.030 Expenses of administrator.
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The compact administrator provided for in AS 28.37.170 is not entitled to additional compensation on account of service as the administrator, but is entitled to expenses incurred in connection with the duties and responsibilities as the administrator, in the same manner as for ex…
AS 28.37.040 Executive head.
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Article 2. Compact Terms. In this chapter, with reference to this state, the term “executive head” means the governor.
AS 28.37.110 Findings and policy statement.
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(a) The party states find that (1) the safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state laws and local ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles; (2) violation of a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator engag…
AS 28.37.120 [Renumbered as AS 28.37.199.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.37.130 Reports of convictions.
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The licensing authority of a party state shall report each conviction of a person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. The report shall clearly identify the person convicted; describe the violatio…
AS 28.37.140 Effect of conviction in party state.
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(a) The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes of suspending, revoking, or limiting the license to operate a motor vehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported under AS 28.37.130 as it would if the conduct had occurred in the home state, in the cas…
AS 28.37.150 Grounds requiring refusal to issue license.
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Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made may not issu…
AS 28.37.160 Application of other state laws.
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Except as expressly required by provisions of this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the right of a party state to apply any of its other laws relating to licenses to drive to any person or circumstance, nor to invalidate or prevent any driver license …
AS 28.37.170 Administrator of compact.
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(a) The head of the licensing authority of each party state shall be the administrator of the compact for that state. The administrators of all party states, acting jointly, shall have the power to formulate all necessary and proper procedures for the exchange of information unde…
AS 28.37.180 Compact as law; withdrawal procedure.
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(a) The compact shall become effective as to any state in which the compact becomes effective as the law of that state. (b) A party state may withdraw from the compact by enacting a statute repealing the compact as the law of the state, but a withdrawal may not take effect until …
AS 28.37.190 Construction and validity; severability.
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The compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of the compact are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of the compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the…
AS 28.37.199 Compact definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “conviction” means a conviction of an offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle that is prohibited by state law, municipal ordinance, or administrative regulation, or a forfeiture of bail, bond or other security deposited to secure appearance…