Title 45, Trade and Commerce

Regulations adopted by the state director of civil defense must prohibit the following practices: (1) exaggerated or misleading claims of protection afforded by shelters; (2) the use of misleading pictures; (3) the use of deceptive pricing practices; (4) the use of guarantees in …

Installment or credit purchase plans for civil defense aids must include a clear statement of financial terms, including a statement of annual simple interest.

The attorney general shall prosecute any legal action on behalf of the state director of civil defense.

A person who violates a provision of AS 45.50.600 — 45.50.606 or a regulation adopted by the state director of civil defense under AS 45.50.600 — 45.50.606 is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or, in the alternative, is s…

Article 6. Alaska Gasoline Products Leasing Act. In AS 45.50.600 — 45.50.606 “civil defense aid” means a product, service, structure, or improvement intended for use by civilians as a protection against a result of an attack by a foreign power on the United States and includes bu…

Before entry into a lease agreement, a refiner or distributor shall disclose to the dealer facts that would reasonably be considered material to the dealer's decision to enter into the lease. These facts must include, but not be limited to, (1) ownership of property of the retail…

(a) A person may not, directly or indirectly, through officers, employees, or agents, (1) require the dealer at the time of entering into the lease agreement to relieve any person from liability imposed by AS 45.50.800 — 45.50.850; (2) require the dealer to agree to waive the rig…

If the refiner or distributor terminates, cancels, or fails to renew under AS 45.50.810(c)(1), (2), or (3) or for any good cause other than under AS 45.50.810(c)(4), the refiner or distributor shall compensate the dealer for the fair market value of the business, excluding goodwi…

Unless provided otherwise by the lease, upon the death of the lessee the lease shall terminate and the surviving spouse shall have the right of first refusal of the new lease if the surviving spouse has been an active participant in the business and is qualified.

If under AS 45.50.820 the distributor or refiner has good cause and the distributor or refiner and the dealer cannot agree on the fair market value of the business, then either party may initiate an action in the superior court where the retail outlet exists. Reasonable attorney …

In AS 45.50.800 — 45.50.830, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “dealer” means a person primarily engaged in the sale of gasoline to the motoring public through a retail outlet leased from the refiner or distributor or its agent by the person and operated by the person; (…

Article 7. Sound Recordings. AS 45.50.800 — 45.50.850 may be cited as the Alaska Gasoline Products Leasing Act. Article 8. Alaska Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

(a) A person who (1) reproduces for sale, sells, offers for sale, or knowingly advertises for sale any sound recording that has been reproduced without the written consent of the owner or (2) advertises, offers for sale or resale, or sells or resells a phonograph record, disc, wi…

(a) A court may enjoin actual or threatened misappropriation of trade secrets. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to e…

(a) In addition to or in lieu of injunctive relief, a complainant may recover damages for the actual loss caused by misappropriation. A complainant also may recover for the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing damages for actual…

In an action under AS 45.50.910 — 45.50.945, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, an…

An action for misappropriation must be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.

(a) AS 45.50.910 — 45.50.945 displace conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other state laws pertaining to civil liability for misappropriation of a trade secret. (b) AS 45.50.910 — 45.50.945 do not affect (1) contractual or other civil liability or relief that is not based upon …

AS 45.50.910 — 45.50.945 shall be applied and construed to make the law uniform with respect to trade secrets among states enacting similar provisions.

In AS 45.50.910 — 45.50.945, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “improper means” includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means; (2) “misappropriation” means (A) ac…

AS 45.50.910 — 45.50.945 may be cited as the Alaska Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

The Master Settlement Agreement entered into by certain United States tobacco product manufacturers and the state, and related documents, for settlement of claims raised in State of Alaska v. Philip Morris, Incorporated, and approved by the Alaska Superior Court on February 9, 19…

(a) Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within the state, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, after June 4, 1999, shall do one of the following: (1) become a participating manufacturer, as th…

The commissioner of revenue shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) necessary to ascertain the amount of excise tax paid on the cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer for each year for which the manufacturer is required to place money into a qu…

(a) A tobacco product manufacturer that elects to comply with AS 45.53.020 by placing money into escrow under that section shall annually, at the time of compliance, certify to the commissioner of revenue that it is in compliance with AS 45.53.020. (b) If the commissioner of reve…

In this chapter, (1) “adjusted for inflation” means increased in accordance with the formula for inflation adjustment set out in Exhibit C to the Master Settlement Agreement; (2) “affiliate” means a person who directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or…

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The initial issue of stock of a corporation organized under Alaska law under 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) is not a sale of a security under AS 45.56.100 and 45.56.900(29).

A copy of all annual reports, proxies, consents or authorizations, proxy statements, and other materials relating to proxy solicitations distributed, published, or made available by any person to at least 30 Alaska resident shareholders of a corporation organized under Alaska law…

[Repealed or reserved.]

A person may not, in a document filed with the administrator or in a proceeding under this chapter, make or cause to be made an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances u…

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(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall administer this chapter. (b) The administrator or an officer or employee of the administrator may not use for personal benefit information that is filed with or obtained by the administrator and that is not…

(a) The administrator may (1) make public or private investigations inside or outside this state considered necessary to determine whether a person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter or a regulation or order under this chapter, or to aid in the enfo…

(a) If it appears to the administrator that a person has engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice in violation of a provision of this chapter or regulation or order under this chapter, the administrator may (1) in the public interest issue an order (A) directing the pe…

(a) In addition to the civil penalties assessed under AS 45.55.920, a person who wilfully violates a provision of this chapter except AS 45.55.160, or who wilfully violates a regulation or order under this chapter, or who wilfully violates AS 45.55.160 knowing the statement made …

(a) The administrator shall adopt regulations, consistent with the provisions of this chapter and with regulations adopted under AS 44.64.060, governing administrative hearings conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) for orders issued under AS 45.55.920.…

(a) A person aggrieved by a final order of the administrator may obtain a review of the order in the superior court by filing, in accordance with the Rules of Appellate Procedure, a notice of appeal. A copy of the notice of appeal shall be served immediately upon the administrato…