Title 18 — Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
43 chapters · 1,022 sections in this title.
AS 18.65.490 Definitions.
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Article 6. Bodyguards. In AS 18.65.400 — 18.65.490, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety; (2) “security guard” means a person in the business of being a private watchman, providing patrol services, or providing other services designed to prevent the theft, m…
AS 18.65.500 Use of armed bodyguards.
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Article 7. Domestic Violence. A person who, in this state, hires another person to guard a person in this state with arms or deadly weapons, or a person who comes into this state armed with deadly weapons for the purpose of guarding a person, without a written permit from the com…
AS 18.65.510 Domestic violence and sexual assault training.
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(a) Each established police training program in the state shall provide training that acquaints police officers with (1) laws relating to substantive crimes and rules of criminal procedure applicable in cases involving domestic violence and sexual assault; (2) techniques for hand…
AS 18.65.515 Duties of peace officer in a crime involving domestic violence.
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(a) A peace officer investigating a crime involving domestic violence shall protect the victim and any member of the victim's family and prevent further violence by (1) transporting an adult victim and any member of the victim's family from the place of the offense or the place o…
AS 18.65.520 Notification to victims of domestic violence.
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(a) A peace officer investigating a crime involving domestic violence shall orally and in writing inform the victim of the rights of victims of domestic violence and the services available to them. The notice must be in substantially the following form: If you are the victim of d…
AS 18.65.530 Mandatory arrest for crimes involving domestic violence, violation of protective orders, and violation of conditions of release.
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(a) Except as provided in (b) or (c) of this section, a peace officer, with or without a warrant, shall arrest a person if the officer has probable cause to believe the person has, either in or outside the presence of the officer, within the previous 12 hours, (1) committed domes…
AS 18.65.540 Central registry of protective orders.
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(a) The Department of Public Safety shall maintain a central registry of protective orders issued by or filed with a court of this state under AS 13.26.450 — 13.26.460, AS 18.65.850 — 18.65.870, or AS 18.66.100 — 18.66.180. The registry must include, for each protective order, th…
AS 18.65.590 Definitions.
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Article 8. Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse. In AS 18.65.510 — 18.65.590, (1) “domestic violence” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990; (2) “pet” means a vertebrate living creature maintained for companionship or pleasure, but does not include dogs primarily owned for p…
AS 18.65.600 Missing persons information clearinghouse.
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There is in the Department of Public Safety the missing persons information clearinghouse.
AS 18.65.610 Duties of missing persons information clearinghouse.
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(a) The missing persons information clearinghouse is established as a central repository of information regarding missing persons. (b) The clearinghouse shall (1) establish within the state a system and appropriate procedures for communication of information regarding missing per…
AS 18.65.620 Duty of law enforcement agencies.
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(a) A local or state law enforcement agency shall submit to the clearinghouse all missing person reports received by the law enforcement agency that relate to a person who is not located within 48 hours after the first report concerning that person was filed. (b) For a person und…
AS 18.65.630 Medical and dental records of missing persons.
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(a) When a person files a report of a missing person with a law enforcement agency or with the clearinghouse, a form authorizing the release of medical and dental records to the law enforcement agency and to the clearinghouse shall be supplied to the family, next of kin, or legal…
AS 18.65.640 Reports upon finding a missing person.
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A person who has filed a missing person report with the clearinghouse or a law enforcement agency shall immediately notify the clearinghouse or the law enforcement agency when the location of the missing person is determined.
AS 18.65.650 Civil penalty.
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The commissioner of public safety, or a person designated by the commissioner of public safety, may file a civil complaint in the district court to enforce AS 18.65.640. A person who fails to comply with AS 18.65.640 is subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.
AS 18.65.660 Definition.
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Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. In AS 18.65.600 — 18.65.660, “clearinghouse” means the missing persons information clearinghouse established in AS 18.65.600.
AS 18.65.670 Village public safety officer program.
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(a) The village public safety officer program is created in the department, with funding appropriated to the department and disbursed by the commissioner through grants made under this section. The purpose of the program is to appoint, train, supervise, support, and retain person…
AS 18.65.672 Village public safety officer qualifications.
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(a) A grant recipient may employ a person as a village public safety officer if the individual (1) is at least 21 years of age; (2) is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; (3) is of good moral character; (4) has obtained a high school diploma or a general education…
AS 18.65.674 Background investigations.
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(a) Before employing an individual as a village public safety officer, a grant recipient shall (1) submit to the commissioner the individual's (A) completed application and personal and medical history, on forms prepared by the department; (B) proof of age, citizenship status, an…
AS 18.65.676 Training.
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(a) A village public safety officer basic training program must provide (1) a physical training program that includes instruction in physical methods of arrest, use of batons, use of chemical defensive weapons, and electronic control weapons; (2) instruction in (A) the state's cr…
AS 18.65.678 Firearms training.
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(a) A village public safety officer may not, except in an emergency, carry a firearm in the performance of the officer's duties until the officer has successfully completed (1) a basic firearms training program that is certified by the Alaska Police Standards Council or substanti…
AS 18.65.680 Regional public safety officers.
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The commissioner of public safety may appoint regional public safety officers to (1) provide an expanded public safety and law enforcement presence in rural areas of the state; (2) provide oversight and training for the village public safety officer program; (3) administer functi…
AS 18.65.682 Village public safety officer certification.
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The department shall issue a village public safety officer certificate to an individual who (1) has satisfactorily completed 12 months as a full-time paid village public safety officer without a break in service longer than 90 consecutive days or nonconsecutive breaks in service …
AS 18.65.684 Denial, revocation, or lapse of certificate.
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(a) The department may deny an individual's application for a village public safety officer certificate or revoke a village public safety officer certificate in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) if (1) the individual knowingly makes a false statement in an a…
AS 18.65.686 Powers and duties of village public safety officers.
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A village public safety officer who is certified under AS 18.65.682 has the power of a peace officer of the state or a municipality and is charged with (1) the protection of life and property in the state, including through (A) fire prevention and suppression; (B) provision of em…
AS 18.65.688 Definitions.
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Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. In AS 18.65.670 — 18.65.688, (1) “Alaska Native organization” means an organization listed in AS 47.27.070(a); (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety; (3) “crime involving domestic violence” has the meaning give…
AS 18.65.700 Permit to carry a concealed handgun.
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(a) The department shall issue a permit to carry a concealed handgun to a person who (1) applies in person at an office of the Alaska State Troopers; (2) qualifies under AS 18.65.705; (3) submits on an application form approved by the department the information required under AS …
AS 18.65.705 Qualifications to obtain a permit.
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A person is qualified to receive and hold a permit to carry a concealed handgun if the person (1) is 21 years of age or older; (2) is eligible to own or possess a handgun under the laws of this state and under federal law; (3) is a resident of the state and has been for the 90 da…
AS 18.65.710 Application for permit to carry a concealed handgun.
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(a) The application for a permit to carry a concealed handgun must contain the following information: (1) the applicant's name, physical residence, mailing address, place and date of birth, physical description, including height, weight, race, hair color, and eye color, Alaska dr…
AS 18.65.715 Demonstration of competence with handguns.
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(a) An applicant for a permit to carry a concealed handgun shall provide a certificate of successful completion of a handgun course that is approved by the department. The handgun course must have been completed within the 12 months immediately preceding the application. The depa…
AS 18.65.720 Fees.
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The department shall charge a nonrefundable fee for the processing of the application for and initial issuance of a permit, renewal of a permit, or replacement of a permit. The fees shall be set by regulation and must be based on the actual costs incurred by the department. Howev…
AS 18.65.725 Permit renewal.
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(a) A permittee shall apply for renewal of a permit to carry a concealed handgun within 90 days before the expiration of the permit, on a renewal form approved by the department. The renewal form must include (1) any change in the information originally submitted under AS 18.65.7…
AS 18.65.730 Replacement of permit.
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The department may replace a permit that the permittee certifies under oath has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, provided the permittee applies in person and (1) provides one frontal view photograph of the permittee taken within the preceding 30 days that includes the head and sh…
AS 18.65.735 Suspension of permit.
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(a) The department shall immediately suspend a permit to carry a concealed handgun if a permittee becomes ineligible to hold a permit under AS 18.65.705. (b) A person whose permit is suspended under this section shall immediately surrender the permit to the nearest peace officer.…
AS 18.65.740 Revocation of permit; appeal.
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(a) A permit to carry a concealed handgun shall be immediately revoked by the department when the permittee (1) becomes disqualified to receive and hold a permit under AS 18.65.705; (2) is convicted of two class A misdemeanors of this state or similar laws of another jurisdiction…
AS 18.65.745 No liability for issuance of permit or for training.
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(a) The state, and its officers and employees, are not liable by virtue of having issued a permit to carry a concealed handgun for damage or harm caused by the permittee. (b) A person who provides firearm training to a person who receives a permit under AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790 i…
AS 18.65.748 Permit holders from other jurisdictions considered Alaska permit holders.
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A person holding a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun from another state or a political subdivision of another state is a permittee under AS 18.65.700(b) for purposes of AS 18.65.755 — 18.65.765.
AS 18.65.750 Possession and display of permit. [Repealed, § 7 ch 62 SLA 2003.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.65.755 Places where permittee may not possess a concealed handgun.
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(a) A permittee may not possess a concealed handgun (1) [Repealed, § 7 ch 62 SLA 2003.] (2) anywhere a person is prohibited from possessing a handgun under state or federal law. (b) [Repealed, § 20 ch 1 SLA 1998.] (c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who…
AS 18.65.760 Misuse of a permit.
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(a) The holder of a permit issued under AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790 may not (1) alter the permit; (2) allow another person to use the permit; (3) possess or display a suspended or revoked permit; or (4) represent or display an expired permit as if the permit were valid, unless the h…
AS 18.65.765 Responsibilities of the permittee.
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(a) The holder of a permit issued under AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790 (1) shall notify the department of a change in the permittee's address within 30 days; (2) shall immediately report a lost, stolen, or illegible permit to the department; (3) shall immediately notify the department …
AS 18.65.770 Permits, applications, and other materials not public records.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.65.775 Regulations; reciprocity agreements.
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(a) The department shall adopt regulations to implement AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790. This section does not delegate to the department the authority to regulate or restrict the issuing of permits beyond those provisions contained in AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790. (b) The department shall …
AS 18.65.778 Municipal preemption.
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A municipality may not restrict the carrying of a concealed handgun by permit under AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790.
AS 18.65.780 Prohibition of possession of concealed handguns. [Repealed, § 15 ch 94 SLA 2000.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.65.785 Procedure for local option elections. [Repealed, § 15 ch 94 SLA 2000.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.65.790 Definitions.
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Article 11. Firearms. In AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety; (2) “competence” means the ability to place in a life size silhouette target (A) seven out of 10 shots at seven yards; (B) six out of 10 shots at 15 yards; (3) “conceale…
AS 18.65.800 Possession of firearms in motor vehicles.
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state, a municipality, or a person may not adopt or enforce a law, ordinance, policy, or rule that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting an individual from possessing a firearm while that individual is within a motor vehicl…
AS 18.65.810 Execution of federal firearms forms.
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Article 12. Stalking and Sexual Assault Protective Orders and Notification to Stalking and Sexual Assault Victims. (a) The chief administrative officer of a municipal police department for a person who resides in the municipality and the head of the Alaska state troopers for a pe…
AS 18.65.850 Protective orders for stalking and sexual assault.
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(a) A person who reasonably believes that the person is a victim of stalking or sexual assault that is not a crime involving domestic violence may file a petition in the district or superior court for a protective order against a respondent who is alleged to have committed the st…
AS 18.65.855 Ex parte and emergency protective orders for stalking and sexual assault.
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(a) A person who reasonably believes that the person is a victim of stalking or sexual assault that is not a crime involving domestic violence may file a petition under AS 18.65.850 and request an ex parte protective order. If the court finds that the petition establishes probabl…