Title 08 — Business and Professions
52 chapters · 1,415 sections in this title.
AS 08.40.005 Purpose of AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200.
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The purpose of AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200 is to protect the safety of people and property in the state from the danger of improperly installed electrical wiring and equipment by providing a procedure to assure (1) the public that persons responsible for making electrical installati…
AS 08.40.010 Creation and membership of board. [Repealed, § 48 ch 94 SLA 1987.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.40.011 Board of electrical examiners. [Repealed, § 37 ch 101 SLA 1994.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.40.020 Appointment and term of office. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.40.030 Secs. 08.40.030 , 08.40.040. [Repealed, § 48 ch 94 SLA 1987.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.40.045 Categories of licenses.
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The department may adopt regulations establishing categories of electrical administrators, qualifications for those categories, and the content of examinations for applicants for each category.
AS 08.40.050 Regulations.
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The department shall adopt regulations subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), relating to the examination and licensing of electrical administrators and the establishing of the continued competency of an applicant for license renewal and reinstatement.
AS 08.40.060 Examinations.
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A licensing examination shall be offered by the department at least twice during each year at appropriate places in the state.
AS 08.40.070 Inspection or investigation by department.
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The department may make or have made a special inspection or investigation into the work of a licensee that it considers necessary, may issue subpoenas and process compelling the attendance of any person and the production of any papers or books, for the purpose of the investigat…
AS 08.40.080 Compensation of board members. [Repealed, § 43 ch 85 SLA 1988.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.40.090 License required.
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(a) A person may not act as an electrical administrator in the state without a license issued by the department unless the person is covered by an exclusion under AS 08.40.190. (b) A person licensed under AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200 may perform work only in a category for which the …
AS 08.40.100 Exclusion. [Repealed, § 14 ch 53 SLA 1977.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.40.110 Application for license.
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An applicant for a license shall apply upon a form prescribed by the department.
AS 08.40.120 Examination of applicant.
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(a) Each applicant shall be examined to determine the applicant's (1) ability to understand plans, design specifications, and engineering terms commonly used in the electrical field; (2) knowledge of electrical installations and wiring; (3) familiarity with the regulations contai…
AS 08.40.130 Administrator limited to one registered contractor.
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A person may not qualify for or operate as an electrical administrator for more than one registered contractor.
AS 08.40.135 Renewal and reinstatement.
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(a) A license issued under AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200 is nontransferable and, unless revoked or suspended, may be renewed on a date set by the department upon proof of continued competency. (b) A lapsed license may be reinstated upon proof of continued competency and by payment of …
AS 08.40.140 Issuance and possession of license.
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An applicant who successfully passes the examination shall receive a license. The licensee shall have the license in immediate possession at all times when performing activities for which the license is required and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of an a…
AS 08.40.150 Fees.
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Each applicant and each licensee shall pay application and renewal fees established by regulations adopted under AS 08.01.065.
AS 08.40.160 Waiver of examination. [Repealed, § 14 ch 53 SLA 1977.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.40.170 Disciplinary actions.
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(a) The department may take the disciplinary actions set out in (d) of this section upon a finding that (1) the license application is fraudulent or misleading; (2) the licensee has knowingly violated AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200, the minimum electrical standards established under AS…
AS 08.40.175 Cease and desist order.
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(a) If the department determines that a person is acting as an electrical administrator in violation of AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200, the department may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting further action by the person as an electrical administrator. The cease and desist order …
AS 08.40.178 Injunctive relief.
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The department may seek an injunction in the superior court to enjoin a person from violating AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200.
AS 08.40.180 Violation of AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200.
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A person who knowingly violates AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200, or who knowingly violates a valid regulation or order of the department or a minimum electrical standard established under AS 18.60.580 — 18.60.590 that was in effect at the time that the installation or repair was made, i…
AS 08.40.190 Exclusions.
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(a) AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200 do not apply to any utility or municipality engaged in (1) electrical construction and maintenance of electrical wiring for the generation and distribution of electrical current where the wiring is an integral part of a system owned and operated by th…
AS 08.40.195 Personal supervision.
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A person licensed under AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200 as an electrical administrator who is responsible for the installation or repair of electrical wiring, conduits, devices, fixtures, equipment, or other electrical materials for transmitting, using, or consuming electrical energy or…
AS 08.40.200 Definitions.
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Article 2. Licensing and Regulation of Mechancial Administrators. In AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200, (1) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (2) “electrical administrator” means a person who is responsible for (A) installing or repairing …
AS 08.40.210 Purpose of AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490.
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The purpose of AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 is to protect the safety of people and property in the state from the danger of improperly installed or modified mechanical systems by providing a procedure to assure (1) the public that persons responsible for making mechanical installatio…
AS 08.40.220 Board of mechanical examiners. [Repealed, § 37 ch 101 SLA 1994.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.40.230 Categories of licenses.
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The department may adopt regulations establishing categories of mechanical administrators, qualifications for those categories, and the content of examinations for applicants for each category.
AS 08.40.240 Regulations.
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The department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) relating to the examination and licensing of mechanical administrators and the establishing of the continued competency of licensees for license renewal and reinstatement.
AS 08.40.250 Examinations.
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The department shall conduct licensing examinations at least twice each year at appropriate places in the state.
AS 08.40.260 License required.
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(a) A person may not act as a mechanical administrator without a license unless the person is covered by an exclusion under AS 08.40.390. (b) A person licensed under AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 may perform work only in a category for which the person is licensed.
AS 08.40.270 Examination of applicant.
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(a) Each applicant shall be examined to determine the applicant's (1) ability to understand plans, design specifications, and engineering terms commonly used in the mechanical field; (2) knowledge of mechanical installations and piping; (3) familiarity with the requirements of th…
AS 08.40.280 Administrator limited to one licensed contractor.
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A person may not qualify or operate as a mechanical administrator for more than one registered contractor, corporation, joint venture, or other business entity unless the municipality or community where the person qualifies or operates as a mechanical administrator is the princip…
AS 08.40.290 Renewal and reinstatement.
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(a) A license issued under AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 is nontransferable and, unless revoked or suspended, may be renewed on a date set by the department upon proof of continued competency. (b) A lapsed license may be reinstated upon proof of continued competency and by payment of …
AS 08.40.300 Issuance and possession of license.
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An applicant who successfully passes the examination shall receive a license. The licensee shall have the license in immediate possession at all times when performing activities for which the license is required and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of an a…
AS 08.40.310 Fees.
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Each applicant and each licensee shall pay application and renewal fees established under AS 08.01.065.
AS 08.40.320 Disciplinary actions.
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(a) The department may take the disciplinary actions set out in (d) of this section upon a finding that (1) the license application is fraudulent or misleading; (2) the licensee has knowingly violated AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490, a code listed in AS 08.40.490(3)(A), or an order or r…
AS 08.40.330 Investigations.
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The department may investigate alleged or apparent violations of AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490. The department, upon showing proper credentials, may enter, during regular hours of work, a construction site where it appears that mechanical work is being done. The department may make in…
AS 08.40.340 Issuance of citations.
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The department may issue a citation that complies with AS 12.25.175 — 12.25.230 for a violation if there is probable cause to believe a person has violated AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490. Each day a violation continues after a citation for the violation has been issued constitutes a se…
AS 08.40.350 Procedure and form of citation.
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(a) A person receiving the citation under AS 08.40.340 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 08.40.340 must be at least five working days after the issuance of the citation. (c) The depart…
AS 08.40.360 Cease and desist order.
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(a) If the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development determines that a person is acting as a mechanical administrator in violation of AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting further action by the person as a me…
AS 08.40.370 Injunctive relief.
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The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may seek an injunction in the superior court to enjoin a person from violating AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490.
AS 08.40.380 Penalties.
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(a) A person who knowingly violates AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490, or who knowingly violates a regulation or order of the department or a code listed in AS 08.40.490(3)(A) that was in effect at the time that the installation or repair was made, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con…
AS 08.40.390 Exclusions.
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(a) AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 do not apply to a utility, municipality, or local governing body whose employees are engaged in mechanical work on an integral part of a system owned and operated by the utility, municipality, or local governing body. (b) AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 do n…
AS 08.40.400 Personal supervision.
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A person licensed under AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 as a mechanical administrator who is responsible for installation or modification of mechanical piping and systems, devices, fixtures, equipment, or other mechanical materials, or who is responsible for certifying that the installa…
AS 08.40.490 Definitions.
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In AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490, (1) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development except where the context otherwise requires; (2) “manufacture” means fabrication or completion of a product or mechanical apparatus exclusive of its completion or i…