Title 28 — Motor Vehicles
19 chapters · 506 sections in this title.
AS 28.10.470 Filing liens. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.10.471 Driving vehicle when registration suspended or revoked or permit expired.
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A person may not drive or move, nor may an owner knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on a highway or vehicular way or area, a vehicle for which the registration or permit has been suspended or revoked or has expired.
AS 28.10.480 Filing provisions. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.10.481 Improper use of evidence of registration or certificate of title.
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A person may not lend to another, or knowingly permit the use by another of, a certificate of registration or title, registration plate, decal, special plate, or permit issued under this chapter if the person to whom it is loaned or whose use is permitted is not entitled to its u…
AS 28.10.490 New certificate. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.10.491 Felonies relating to title, registration, identification number, and removal and representation of vehicles.
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(a) Upon conviction, a person is guilty of a felony who (1) alters, forges, or counterfeits a certificate of title or registration, or a registration plate, decal, tab, or sticker of this or another jurisdiction; (2) alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title or an …
AS 28.10.493 Misdemeanors relating to transfers.
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Article 8. General Provisions. (a) The owner of a vehicle who transfers a vehicle and fails to comply with the requirements of AS 28.10.271 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (b) A vehicle dealer who transfers a vehicle and fails to comply with the requirements of AS 28.10.291 i…
AS 28.10.495 Parking permit for vehicle transporting a person with a disability.
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(a) Upon application by a person with a disability, or by an organization that transports persons with disabilities, the department or a person authorized by the department shall issue to the applicant, without charge, a special permit bearing the control number of the applicant.…
AS 28.10.500 Index of liens. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.10.501 [Renumbered as AS 28.10.661.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.10.502 Towing, transporting, and storage lien.
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(a) A person engaged in the business of towing motor vehicles, who tows, transports, or stores a motor vehicle, has a possessory lien on the vehicle. This lien attaches when the person acts under a contract with the owner or at the direction of a public officer acting lawfully or…
AS 28.10.505 Disclosure of personal information contained in motor vehicle records.
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(a) Notwithstanding AS 40.25.300 and except as provided in this section, the department may not disclose personal information contained in motor vehicle records maintained by the department under this chapter. (b) Personal information shall be disclosed for use in connection with…
AS 28.10.510 Secs. 28.10.510 — 28.10.540. Liens; nonresident owners. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.10.550 Notice of changes. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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AS 28.10.560 Secs. 28.10.560 , 28.10.570. Evidence; enforcement. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.10.580 Lists of vehicles. [Repealed, § 29 ch 214 SLA 1975.]
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AS 28.10.590 Secs. 28.10.590 — 28.10.660. Miscellaneous offenses; general provisions. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.10.661 Definitions.
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In this chapter and in regulations adopted under this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “dealer” means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vehicles of a type required to be registered under this chapter and who maintains a place of…
AS 28.11.010 Abandonment unlawful.
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(a) A person may not abandon a vehicle upon a highway or vehicular way or area. (b) A person may not abandon a vehicle upon public property or upon private property without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property. (c) A person who abando…
AS 28.11.020 Presumption of abandonment.
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(a) A vehicle registered or titled as required under AS 28.10 that reasonably appears to have been left unattended, standing, parked upon or within 10 feet of the traveled portion of a highway or vehicular way or area in excess of 48 hours, or a vehicle registered or titled as re…
AS 28.11.025 Claim of ownership by private property owner.
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(a) In addition to removal of an abandoned vehicle under AS 28.11.020, a vehicle that is left standing or parked on private property without the consent of the private property owner and for a period of 30 days is presumed to be an abandoned vehicle and title to the vehicle may b…
AS 28.11.030 Removal of abandoned vehicles.
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(a) A peace officer or an employee authorized by the state or a municipality may remove or have removed to a place for storage a vehicle abandoned on a highway, on a vehicular way or area, or on private property. (b) Removal of an abandoned vehicle from private property shall be …
AS 28.11.040 Notice to owners and lienholders.
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The person or company who stores an abandoned vehicle at the direction of a peace officer or an employee under AS 28.11.030 shall within 30 days give notice, in the manner prescribed for the giving of notice by the department under AS 28.05.121, to the vehicle owner of record and…
AS 28.11.050 Vesting of title.
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Title to an impounded vehicle not reclaimed by the registered owner, a lienholder, or other person entitled to possession of the vehicle within 15 days from the notice given under AS 28.11.040 vests with the state or, if a municipal ordinance is adopted under AS 28.11.100, with t…
AS 28.11.060 Redemption.
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A person who presents satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession may redeem a vehicle removed under this chapter at any time before an auction under AS 28.11.070(a) by paying the charges of towing, storage, notice, other cost of impoundment, and any applicable penalty…
AS 28.11.070 Disposal of abandoned vehicles.
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(a) Upon satisfaction of the notice and reporting requirements prescribed in this chapter, a vehicle may be disposed of by removal to a scrap processing yard or auto wrecker for disposal or by public auction 20 days after notice of the auction is published in a newspaper of gener…
AS 28.11.080 Disposal facilities.
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(a) The department may negotiate with an appropriate state or municipal agency in an effort to designate and acquire land for the temporary storage of vehicles before sale under AS 28.11.070, or for the final disposal of unsold abandoned vehicles. (b) A municipality that adopts a…
AS 28.11.090 Towing and storage lien on abandoned vehicle.
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A person authorized by contract or other official order to remove an abandoned vehicle has a lien upon a vehicle towed, moved, or stored by and in the possession of the person in accordance with AS 28.10.502.
AS 28.11.100 Municipal abatement procedure.
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A municipality may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal from private or public property, as a public nuisance or a health or safety hazard, a wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle or a vehicle otherwise presumed to be abandoned. An ordina…
AS 28.11.110 Abandoned motor vehicle fund.
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(a) There is created in the department an abandoned motor vehicle fund, to be composed of appropriations by the legislature and proceeds from the sale of abandoned motor vehicles. (b) The proceeds from the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle under this chapter, after deducting the…
AS 28.15.010 License required. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.011 Drivers must be licensed.
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(a) A person may not be denied the privilege to drive a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state, except as prescribed by law. (b) Every person exercising the person's privilege to drive, or exercising any degree of physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway, vehicular …
AS 28.15.015 Secs. 28.15.015 , 28.15.020. Medical exams; exemptions. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.021 Persons exempt from driver licensing.
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The following persons are exempt from driver licensing under this chapter: (1) an employee of the United States government while operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States government and being operated on official business, unless the employee is required b…
AS 28.15.030 Persons not to be licensed. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.031 Persons not to be licensed.
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(a) The department may not issue a driver's license to a person who is (1) under the age of 16 years, except that the department may issue a permit under AS 28.15.051 or a restricted license under AS 28.15.121; or (2) at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age unless th…
AS 28.15.040 Instruction permits and temporary licenses. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.041 Classification of drivers' licenses.
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(a) The commissioner shall provide by regulation for the classification of drivers' licenses. The regulations must specify license classifications that are reasonably necessary for the safe operation of the various types, sizes, and combinations of motor vehicles. The regulations…
AS 28.15.046 Licensing of school bus drivers.
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(a) In addition to the requirements of AS 28.15.041(a), a person may not drive a school bus transporting school children to or from a public school to enable them to participate in class or a school activity, or a bus transporting school children to or from a public school for cl…
AS 28.15.050 Applications. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.051 Instruction permits, temporary drivers' licenses, and special drivers' permits and licenses.
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(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who is at least 14 years of age may apply to the department for a noncommercial instruction permit. The department may, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination under AS 28.15.081 other than t…
AS 28.15.055 Provisional driver's license.
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Upon application, the department may issue a provisional driver's license to a person who is at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age if the (1) person has been licensed under an instruction permit issued under AS 28.15.051 or under the law of another state with subst…
AS 28.15.057 Restrictions on driver's license issued to a person under 18.
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(a) Except as provided under AS 28.15.051, a person who is at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age may not be issued a driver's license unless the person has (1) been licensed under an instruction permit issued under AS 28.15.051 or under the law of another state wit…
AS 28.15.060 Applications of minors. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.061 Application for driver's license or instruction permit; notice of anatomical gift and living will procedure.
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(a) Application for an instruction permit or for a driver's license must be made on a form furnished by the department and must be accompanied by the fee required under AS 28.15.271. (b) An application under (a) of this section must (1) contain the applicant's full legal name, da…
AS 28.15.070 Examination. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.071 Application of minors.
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(a) The application of a person under the age of 18 years for an instruction permit or driver's license must be signed by the father, mother, guardian, or spouse who is 18 years of age or older, or if there is no parent, guardian, or spouse, then by another responsible adult who …
AS 28.15.080 Issuance. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.081 Examination of applicants.
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(a) The department shall examine every applicant for a driver's license. The examination must include a test of the applicant's (1) eyesight, (2) ability to read and understand official traffic control devices, (3) knowledge of safe driving practices, (4) knowledge of the effects…
AS 28.15.085 Alcohol and drug awareness and safety examination of applicants.
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Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter and in addition to other requirements, a person applying for a new license after expiration of the person's license on reaching 21 years of age under AS 28.15.099 must pass a test developed and administered by the department regar…