Title 18, Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender

The council shall (1) hire an executive director, and the executive director may hire staff; the executive director is in the exempt service under AS 39.25.110 and staff members are in the classified service under AS 39.25.100; (2) elect one of its members as presiding officer; (…

A local community entity is qualified to receive a grant or contract under this chapter if it agrees to provide services approved by the council to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault or their families or to perpetrators of domestic violence or sexual assault without r…

(a) A person who is or has been a victim of a crime involving domestic violence may file a petition in the district or superior court for a protective order against a household member. A parent, guardian, or other representative appointed by the court under this section may file …

(a) A person who is a victim of a crime involving domestic violence may file a petition under AS 18.66.100(a) and request an ex parte protective order. If the court finds that the petition establishes probable cause that a crime involving domestic violence has occurred, it is nec…

(a) Either the petitioner or the respondent may request modification of a protective order. If a request is made for modification of (1) an ex parte protective order under AS 18.66.110(a), the court shall schedule a hearing on three days' notice or on shorter notice as the court …

(a) If a respondent in a protective order issued under AS 18.66.100 — 18.66.180 is prohibited from communicating with the petitioner, excluded from the residence of the petitioner, or ordered to stay away from the petitioner as provided in AS 18.66.100(c)(2) — (5), an invitation …

(a) A certified copy of an unexpired protective order issued in another jurisdiction may be filed with the clerk of court in any judicial district in this state. (b) A protective order issued in another jurisdiction has the same effect and must be recognized and enforced in the s…

(a) The Alaska Court System, after consulting with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and other interested persons and organizations, shall prepare forms for petitions, protective orders, and instructions for their use by a person seeking a protective order under…

(a) Unless, on the record in court, the person has already been provided a copy of the court's order, process issued under this chapter shall be promptly served and executed. If process is to be served upon a person believed to be present or residing in a municipality, as defined…

When a court issues or accepts for filing a protective order under this chapter, it shall send a copy of the order to the appropriate local law enforcement agency. Each law enforcement agency shall establish procedures to inform peace officers of protective orders. Peace officers…

A person may not bring a civil action for damages against the state, its officers, agents, or employees, or a law enforcement agency, its officers, agents, or employees for any failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(a) Except as provided in AS 18.66.210 or 18.66.220, a victim or victim counselor may not be compelled, without appropriate consent, to give testimony or to produce records concerning confidential communications for any purpose in a criminal, civil, legislative, or administrative…

The privilege provided under AS 18.66.200 does not apply to (1) reports of suspected child abuse or neglect under AS 47.17; (2) evidence that the victim is about to commit a crime; (3) a proceeding that occurs after the victim's death; (4) a communication relevant to an issue of …

(a) A victim does not waive the protections provided in AS 18.66.200 by testifying except that, if the victim partially discloses the contents of a confidential communication in the course of testifying in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding, then either party may req…

(a) The claim of a privilege under AS 18.66.200, whether in a present proceeding or upon a prior occasion, is not a proper subject of comment by a judge, hearing officer, legislator, or counsel. An inference may not be drawn from the claim of privilege. (b) In jury cases, proceed…

In AS 18.66.200 - 18.66.250, (1) "confidential communication" means information exchanged between a victim and a victim counselor in private or in the presence of a third party who is necessary to facilitate communication or further the counseling process and that is disclosed in…

(a) The Department of Health shall adopt standards and procedures for the delivery of services to victims of domestic violence by health care facilities and practitioners of the healing arts and personnel in those facilities. The standards and procedures shall be formulated in co…

(a) Employers of state or local public employees, including employees of public schools, shall, in consultation with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, provide continuing education in domestic violence for the public employees who are required by law to report a…

(a) The commissioner of public safety may establish domestic violence fatality review teams in areas of the state. A municipality may establish a domestic violence fatality review team in a municipality. When the investigation of fatal incidents of domestic violence and incidents…

In this chapter, (1) “council” means the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; (2) “crisis intervention and prevention program” means a community program that provides information, education, counseling, and referral services to individuals experiencing personal crisis…