Title 28 — Motor Vehicles
19 chapters · 506 sections in this title.
AS 28.15.090 Access to license. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.091 Department may require re-examination.
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If the department has good cause to believe that a licensed driver is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, it may upon written notice of at least 10 days to the licensee require the licensee to submit to an examination. Upon conclusion of the examination, the de…
AS 28.15.099 Expiration and renewal of license issued to person under 21 years of age.
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Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, a driver's license issued to a person under 21 years of age expires 90 days after the person reaches 21 years of age.
AS 28.15.100 Duplicates. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.101 Expiration and renewal of driver's license.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a driver's license expires on the licensee's birthday in the eighth year following the issuance of a new license or on the expiration date of a license being renewed. A license may be renewed within one year of its expiration upon…
AS 28.15.110 Restrictions. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.111 Licenses issued to drivers; anatomical gift and living will document.
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(a) Upon successful completion of the application and all required examinations, and upon payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to every qualified applicant a driver's license indicating the type or general class of vehicles that the licensee may drive. The lice…
AS 28.15.120 Expiration. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.121 Restricted driver's license.
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(a) The department, upon issuing a driver's license, may for good cause impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle that the licensee drives. The department may impose other restrict…
AS 28.15.130 School bus drivers. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.131 License to be carried and exhibited on demand.
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(a) A licensee shall have the licensee's driver's license in immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle, and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of a peace officer or other authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety ident…
AS 28.15.140 Change of name. [Repealed, § 25 ch 144 SLA 1977.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.141 Duplicate driver's license.
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If a valid driver's license issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the license was issued may, upon payment of the required fee, obtain a duplicate license. A person who recovers an original license for which a duplicate has been issued shall immediate…
AS 28.15.150 Records. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.151 Records to be kept by the department.
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(a) The department shall maintain a file of (1) every driver's license application, license or permit, and duplicate driver's license issued by it; (2) every license that has been suspended, revoked, canceled, limited, restricted, or denied, and the reasons for those actions; (3)…
AS 28.15.160 Court reports. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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Article 2. Cancellation, Suspension, Revocation, or Limitation of Drivers' Licenses.
AS 28.15.161 Cancellation of driver's license.
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(a) The department shall cancel a driver's license upon determination that (1) the licensee is not medically or otherwise entitled to the issuance or retention of the license, or has been adjudged incompetent to drive a motor vehicle; (2) there is an error or defect in the licens…
AS 28.15.165 Administrative revocations and disqualifications resulting from chemical sobriety tests and refusals to submit to tests.
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(a) A law enforcement officer shall read a notice, and deliver a copy of it, to a person operating a motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, or aircraft, if a chemical test administered under AS 28.33.031(a) or AS 28.35.031(a) or (g) produces a result described in AS 28.35.030(a…
AS 28.15.166 Administrative review of revocation.
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(a) A person who has received a notice under AS 28.15.165(a) may make a written request for administrative review of the department's action under AS 28.15.165(c) or for limited license privileges under AS 28.15.165(d). If the person's driver's license has not been previously sur…
AS 28.15.170 Cancellation. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.171 Suspending privileges of a person licensed in another jurisdiction; reporting convictions, suspensions, disqualifications, and revocations.
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(a) The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on a highway or vehicular way or area of this state given to a person licensed in another jurisdiction is subject to suspension, revocation, disqualification, or limitation by the department or a court in the same manner and for the sa…
AS 28.15.176 Administrative revocation of license to drive for consumption or possession of alcohol or drugs.
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AS 28.15.180 Suspending privileges of nonresidents. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.181 Court suspensions, revocations, and limitations.
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(a) Conviction of any of the following offenses is grounds for the immediate revocation of a driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license: (1) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from driving a motor vehicle; (2) a felony in the commission of wh…
AS 28.15.182 Court revocation of license for accident causing death.
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(a) A court convicting a person for a violation of the traffic laws may revoke the driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license of a person if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that (1) the person was operating a motor vehicle or commercia…
AS 28.15.183 Administrative revocation of license to drive.
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(a) If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person who is at least 14 years of age but not yet 21 years of age has operated a vehicle after consuming alcohol in violation of AS 28.35.280, or refused to submit to a chemical test under AS 28.35.285, and the peace of…
AS 28.15.184 Administrative review of revocation of a minor's license.
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(a) A person who has received a notice under AS 28.15.183(a) may make a written request for administrative review of the department's action. If the person's driver's license or permit has not been previously surrendered to the department, it shall be surrendered to the departmen…
AS 28.15.185 Court revocation of a minor's license to drive.
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(a) A person is subject to revocation, under (b) of this section, of the person's driver's license or permit, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license if the person (1) is at least 13 years of age but not yet 21 years of age and is convicted of or is adjudicated a del…
AS 28.15.187 Administrative revocation of a license to drive for use of false identification.
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(a) If a peace officer has probable cause based on personal observation that a person has used a driver's license as fraudulent or false identification as prohibited by AS 04.16.060(d), the peace officer shall read a notice and deliver a copy to the person. The notice must advise…
AS 28.15.189 Administrative review of revocation of license for use of false identification.
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(a) A person who has received a notice under AS 28.15.187(a) may make a written request for administrative review of the department's action. If the person's driver's license has not been previously surrendered to the department, it shall be surrendered to the department at the t…
AS 28.15.190 Forwarding surrendered license. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.191 Court and parole board reports to department; surrender of license or identification card.
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(a) A court that convicts a person of an offense under this title or a regulation adopted under this title, or another law or regulation of this state or a municipal ordinance that regulates the driving of vehicles shall forward a record of the conviction to the department within…
AS 28.15.200 Suspending license upon conviction in another jurisdiction. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.201 Limitation of driver's license.
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(a) A court of competent jurisdiction revoking a person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license under AS 28.15.181(b) may, for good cause, impose limitations upon the driver's license of a person that will enable the person to earn a livelihood wi…
AS 28.15.210 Mandatory revocation. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.211 Periods of limitation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification; opportunity for hearing and surrender of license.
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(a) Except for a point system suspension or revocation under AS 28.15.221 — 28.15.241 and unless provided otherwise by law, and unless the suspension or revocation was for a cause that has been removed, a person whose driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a…
AS 28.15.219 Definitions.
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In AS 28.15.161 — 28.15.219, (1) “disqualification” has the meaning given in AS 28.33.190; (2) “disqualified” has the meaning given in AS 28.33.190; (3) “disqualify” means that a person's privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle is withdrawn.
AS 28.15.220 Discretionary suspension, etc. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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Article 3. Point System and Driver Improvement.
AS 28.15.221 Point system.
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(a) For the purpose of identifying habitually reckless or negligent drivers and habitual or frequent violators of traffic laws, the commissioner shall adopt regulations establishing a uniform system for the suspension, revocation, limitation, or denial of a driver's license, priv…
AS 28.15.225 Limited license. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.230 Right of appeal. [Repealed, § 13 ch 17 SLA 1964.]
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AS 28.15.231 Assessment of points; driver improvement interview.
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(a) Notice of each assessment of points may be given, but notice shall be given when the point accumulation reaches 50 percent of the number at which suspension, revocation, or denial is required under AS 28.15.221(b), and a driver who has reached that level of point accumulation…
AS 28.15.240 Suspending licenses of juveniles. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.241 Reduction of points.
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(a) Two points shall be deducted from a licensee's assessed total if the licensee has not been convicted of a violation of traffic laws that occurred during the 12-month period after the date of the last violation of which the licensee was convicted. (b) In addition to (a) of thi…
AS 28.15.250 Reexamination. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.251 Suspension, revocation, limitation, or denial of driver's license.
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(a) The department shall suspend, revoke, limit, deny, or initiate other remedial action against the driver's license of a person, upon the person's failure to (1) appear for a driver improvement interview under AS 28.15.231(a); or (2) comply with reasonable recommendations desig…
AS 28.15.253 Driver improvement or alcohol information courses.
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Upon conviction of a violation of a traffic law that results in a driver accumulating six or more points from offenses committed during any consecutive 12-month period or nine or more points from offenses committed during any 24-month period, (1) on request of the department, the…
AS 28.15.255 Proof of financial responsibility.
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(a) The department may not reinstate a driver's license that has been revoked or suspended under AS 28.15.221 — 28.15.261 until the person whose license has been revoked or suspended provides proof of financial responsibility for the future. (b) If a driver accumulates six or mor…
AS 28.15.260 Period of suspension. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.15.261 Definitions for AS 28.15.221 — 28.15.261.
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In AS 28.15.221 — 28.15.261, (1) “licensee” includes an applicant for a new driver's license if the applicant's license was revoked under AS 28.15.221 — 28.15.261; (2) “traffic laws” means statutes, regulations, and municipal ordinances governing the driving or movement of vehicl…