Title 28 — Motor Vehicles
19 chapters · 506 sections in this title.
AS 28.15.270 Surrender of license. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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Article 4. Fees.
AS 28.15.271 Fees.
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Article 5. Driver License Violations. (a) The fees for drivers' licenses and permits, including renewals, and all related driver skills tests are as follows: (1) all noncommercial vehicles and motor-driven cycles (A) each license fee ..... $20; (B) each driver skills test ..... $…
AS 28.15.280 Use of foreign license. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.281 Unlawful use of license; permitting unauthorized person to drive.
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(a) A person may not (1) display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person's possession a canceled, suspended, revoked, fictitious, or unlawfully altered driver's license; (2) display or represent as the person's own a driver's license not issued to the person; (3) …
AS 28.15.282 Secs. 28.15.282 — 28.15.290. Point system; unlawful use of license. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.291 Driving while license canceled, suspended, revoked, or in violation of a limitation.
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(a) A person commits the crime of driving while license canceled, suspended, revoked, or in violation of a limitation if the person drives (1) a motor vehicle on a highway or vehicular way or area at a time when that person's driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to …
AS 28.15.300 Secs. 28.15.300 — 28.15.320. Miscellaneous offenses. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.330 Making false statement. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.15.340 Secs. 28.15.340 — 28.15.360. Fees; definitions. [Repealed, § 19 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.17.010 Regulatory and enforcement duty of commissioner of public safety. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.17.011 License required.
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A person may not operate a commercial driver training school or act as an instructor of a commercial driver training school unless licensed by the department as provided in this chapter.
AS 28.17.020 Driver training school licenses. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.17.021 Exemptions.
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A driver education course or training that is approved by the department or the Department of Education and Early Development with the concurrence of the department, or is taught at an accredited college or university, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, but an instruc…
AS 28.17.030 Instructor licenses. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.17.031 Issuance and expiration of licenses; fees.
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(a) The department shall issue a school or instructor license to an applicant who has complied with the provisions of this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter. All licenses issued under this section expire on the last day of each calendar year. (b) Every applicatio…
AS 28.17.040 License renewal and fees. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.17.041 Regulations.
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(a) The commissioner of administration shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may call upon the commissioner of education and early development for assistance in formulating these regulations. (b) Regulations adopted under this section …
AS 28.17.050 License suspension or revocation. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.17.051 Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license.
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(a) The department may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter when it finds that the applicant or licensee has violated or failed to comply with a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter. (b) A suspension…
AS 28.17.060 Exemptions. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.17.061 Civil penalty.
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(a) If the department determines a person has violated a provision of this chapter, or a regulation adopted under this chapter, the department may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000. In determining the amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section, the department …
AS 28.17.070 Penalties. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.17.071 Definitions.
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In this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “commercial driver training school” or “school” means a business or nonprofit enterprise for the education and training of persons, either practically or theoretically, or both,…
AS 28.17.080 Definitions. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.20.010 Declaration of purpose.
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The legislature is concerned over the rising toll of motor vehicle accidents and the suffering and loss inflicted by them. The legislature determines that it is a matter of grave concern that motorists be financially responsible for their negligent acts so that innocent victims o…
AS 28.20.020 Administration.
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(a) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may adopt regulations necessary for its administration. (b) The department shall receive and consider any pertinent information upon request of persons aggrieved by its orders or acts under this chapter. (c) The dep…
AS 28.20.030 Court review. [Repealed, § 4 ch 140 SLA 1977.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.20.040 Department to furnish operating record. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.20.050 Application of chapter.
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(a) The provisions of this chapter requiring deposit of security and suspension for failure to deposit security apply to the driver and owner of a vehicle subject to registration under the laws of this state that is involved in any manner in an accident in this state resulting in…
AS 28.20.060 Exceptions to requirement of security.
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The requirements as to security and suspension in this chapter do not apply to (1) the driver or owner if the owner had in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to the vehicle involved in the accident, except that a driver is not e…
AS 28.20.070 Requirements as to policy or bond.
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(a) A policy or bond is not effective under AS 28.20.060 unless it is issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business in this state, except as provided in (b) of this section, and if the accident resulted in bodily injury or death, unless the policy or …
AS 28.20.080 Form and amount of security.
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(a) The security required by this chapter must be in the form and amount the department requires, but in no case in excess of the limits specified in AS 28.20.070 for the acceptable limits of a policy or bond. (b) Every depositor of security shall designate in writing the person …
AS 28.20.090 Suspension for failure to deposit security.
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(a) If a person required to deposit security under this chapter fails to deposit security within 10 days after the department sends notice, the department shall suspend (1) the license of each driver involved in the accident; (2) the privilege of operating a vehicle subject to re…
AS 28.20.100 Release from liability.
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(a) A person is relieved from the requirement for deposit of security for the benefit or protection of another person injured or damaged in the accident if the person is released from liability by the other person. (b) A covenant not to sue relieves the parties to it as to each o…
AS 28.20.110 Adjudication of nonliability.
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A person is relieved from the requirement for deposit of security for a claim for injury or damage arising out of the accident if the person is finally adjudicated not to be liable for the claim.
AS 28.20.120 Agreements for payment of damages.
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(a) Two or more persons involved in or affected by an accident as described in AS 28.20.050 may at any time enter into a written agreement for the payment of an agreed amount with respect to their claims because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from the acciden…
AS 28.20.130 Payment upon judgment.
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The payment of a judgment arising out of an accident, or the payment upon judgment of an amount equal to the maximum amount that could be required for deposit under this chapter, for the purposes of this chapter, releases the judgment debtor from the liability evidenced by the ju…
AS 28.20.140 Termination of security requirement.
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If satisfied as to the existence of a fact that under AS 28.20.100 — 28.20.130 entitles a person to be relieved from the security requirements, the department may not require the deposit of security and shall terminate a previous order of suspension in respect to the person, and …
AS 28.20.150 Duration of suspension.
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(a) Unless a suspension is terminated under other provisions of this chapter, an order of suspension by the department remains in effect until terminated and a license may not be renewed or issued to a person whose license is suspended until proof of financial responsibility for …
AS 28.20.160 Application to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, unregistered vehicles, and accidents in other states.
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(a) If a driver or owner of a vehicle subject to registration under the laws of this state involved in an accident in this state does not have a license or registration in this state, then the driver may not be licensed, nor may the owner register a vehicle in this state until th…
AS 28.20.170 Authority of department to decrease amount of security.
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The department may reduce the amount of security ordered within six months after the date of the accident if in its judgment the amount is excessive. If the security originally ordered is on deposit, the excess deposit over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned immediately…
AS 28.20.180 Correction of action of department.
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If the department takes action or fails to take action under this chapter due to erroneous information or no information, upon receiving correct information within one year after the date of an accident the department shall take appropriate action to carry out the purposes and ef…
AS 28.20.190 Custody of security.
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The department shall place security deposited with it in the custody of the Department of Revenue.
AS 28.20.200 Disposition of security.
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(a) The security deposited is available only for (1) the payment of a settlement agreement covering a claim arising out of the accident upon instruction of the person who made the deposit, or (2) the payment of a judgment given against the person required to make the deposit for …
AS 28.20.210 Return of deposit.
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(a) Upon the expiration of two years from the date of deposit of security, the security remaining on deposit shall be returned to the person who made the deposit or the person's personal representative if an affidavit or other evidence satisfactory to the department is filed with…
AS 28.20.220 Matters not to be evidence in civil suits.
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The report required after an accident, the action taken by the department under this chapter, the findings, if any, of the department upon which its action is based, and the security filed may not be referred to, and may not be evidence of the negligence or due care of either par…
AS 28.20.230 Proof of financial responsibility for the future.
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(a) The provisions of this chapter requiring the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future apply to persons who are convicted of or forfeit bail for certain offenses under motor vehicle laws or who, by ownership or operation of a vehicle of a type subject to reg…
AS 28.20.240 Proof required when driving privilege is restricted.
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Whenever under a law of this state the license of a person is suspended, revoked, limited under AS 28.15.201, or canceled for any reason, the department may not issue to that person a new or renewal of license until permitted to do so under the motor vehicle laws of this state. A…
AS 28.20.250 Action in respect to unlicensed person.
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(a) If a person does not have a license, but by final order or judgment is convicted of, or forfeits bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for an offense requiring the suspension or revocation of license, or for driving a motor vehicle upon the highways w…
AS 28.20.260 When proof required after accidents.
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(a) Upon receipt by the department of the report of an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of a person, or damage to the property of any one person exceeding $501, the department shall suspend the license of the driver of a motor vehicle involved in the accident unles…