Title 28 — Motor Vehicles
19 chapters · 506 sections in this title.
AS 28.20.270 Suspension for nonpayment of judgments.
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Upon receipt of a certified copy of a judgment and a certificate of facts relative to the judgment, the department shall immediately suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of a person against whom the judgment is given except as otherwise provided in this chapte…
AS 28.20.280 When courts to report nonpayment of judgments.
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If a person fails within 30 days to satisfy a judgment arising out of a motor vehicle accident, the clerk of the court, or the judge if there is no clerk, in which the judgment is given, shall forward to the department a certified copy of the judgment and a certificate of facts r…
AS 28.20.290 Further action with respect to nonresidents.
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If the defendant named in a certified copy of a judgment reported to the department is a nonresident, the department shall send a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations of the state of which the defendant is a reside…
AS 28.20.300 Exception for government vehicles.
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AS 28.20.260 and 28.20.270 do not apply to an accident caused by the ownership or operation, with permission, of a vehicle owned or leased to the United States, this state, or a political subdivision or municipality of this state.
AS 28.20.310 Exception when consent granted by judgment creditor.
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If the judgment creditor consents in writing in a form prescribed by the department to the issuance of a license or nonresident's operating privilege to the judgment debtor, the department may allow it for six months from the date of such consent and thereafter until the consent …
AS 28.20.320 Exceptions when insurer liable.
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A license or nonresident's operating privilege may not be suspended under this chapter if the department finds that an insurer is obligated to pay the judgment upon which suspension is based at least to the extent and for the amounts required in this chapter, but has not paid the…
AS 28.20.325 Exemption for certain employee-drivers; applicability to employer.
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If the driver at the time of an accident was driving, in the course and scope of employment, a vehicle owned, operated, or leased by the driver's employer, the security deposit, proof of future responsibility, and suspension provisions of this chapter apply to the employer and to…
AS 28.20.330 Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given.
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(a) If there is an unsatisfied judgment against a person requiring suspension under AS 28.20.270, the person's license or nonresident's operating privilege shall remain suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall a license or registration be issued in the name of the person, in…
AS 28.20.340 Driving while license cancelled, suspended, or revoked.
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Upon receiving a record of the conviction of a person for driving a vehicle while the person's license was suspended, the department shall immediately suspend the registration of every vehicle registered in the person's name until the person gives proof of financial responsibilit…
AS 28.20.350 Discharge in bankruptcy. [Repealed, § 42 ch 53 SLA 1973.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.20.360 Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements.
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(a) In this chapter, a judgment is satisfied when (1) $50,000 is credited upon a judgment given in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident; (2) subject to the limit of $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death …
AS 28.20.370 Installment payment of judgments; default.
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(a) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments and the court, without prejudice at any other legal remedy, may order and fix the amount and time of …
AS 28.20.380 Registration and operator's rights limited by extent of proof.
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(a) When a certificate is filed showing that a policy is issued covering a motor vehicle owned by the insured, but not insuring the person when operating a motor vehicle not owned by the person, the restriction may be removed upon the filing of a certificate showing an operator's…
AS 28.20.390 Proof by persons who do not own a vehicle.
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Proof of financial responsibility for a person who is not the owner of a vehicle may be given by filing (1) a certificate of insurance as provided in AS 28.20.410 or 28.20.420; (2) a bond as provided in AS 28.20.470; or (3) a certificate of self-insurance as provided in AS 28.20.…
AS 28.20.400 Self-insurers.
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(a) A person in whose name more than 25 vehicles are registered in this state may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the department as provided in (b) of this section. A person in whose name 25 or fewer vehicles are registered qualifi…
AS 28.20.410 Certificate of insurance as proof.
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Proof of financial responsibility for the future may be furnished by filing with the department the written certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the perso…
AS 28.20.420 Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof.
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(a) A nonresident may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the department a written certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the vehicle described in the certificate is registered, or if the nonresident does not ow…
AS 28.20.430 Default by nonresident insurer.
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If an insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this state, but qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility in this state, defaults in an undertaking or agreement, the department may not accept as proof a certificate of the carrier whether previously fil…
AS 28.20.440 Motor vehicle liability policy defined; required provisions.
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(a) In this chapter, “motor vehicle liability policy” means an “owner policy” or an “operator's policy” containing an agreement or endorsement as provided in this section, or certified as provided in AS 28.20.410 or 28.20.420 as proof of financial responsibility for the future, a…
AS 28.20.445 Uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage.
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(a) The maximum liability of the insurance carrier under the uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage required to be offered under AS 28.20.440 shall be the lesser of (1) the difference between the amount of the covered person's damages for bodily injury and property damage …
AS 28.20.450 Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy.
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When an insurance carrier certifies a motor vehicle liability policy under AS 28.20.410 or 28.20.420 the insurance certified may not be cancelled or terminated until at least 10 days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance is filed with the department, exce…
AS 28.20.460 Chapter not to affect other policies.
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(a) This chapter does not apply to or affect a policy of automobile insurance against liability that may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, except that the policy, if it contains an agreement or is endorsed to conform with the requirements of this chapte…
AS 28.20.470 Bond as proof.
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Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the bond of a surety company authorized to transact business in this state. The bond shall be conditioned for payment of the amounts specified in AS 28.20.230. The bond shall be filed with the department and may not be cancell…
AS 28.20.480 Action on bond.
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If a judgment given against the principal on a bond is not satisfied within 30 days after it becomes final, the judgment creditor may, for the use and benefit and at the sole expense of the judgment creditor, bring an action in the name of the state against the company executing …
AS 28.20.490 Money or securities as proof. [Repealed, § 15 ch 70 SLA 1984.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.20.500 Owner may give proof for others.
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(a) The owner of a motor vehicle may give proof of financial responsibility on behalf of the owner's employee or a member of the owner's immediate family or household. The furnishing of proof in this manner permits the person for whom it is given to operate a motor vehicle covere…
AS 28.20.510 Substitution of proof.
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The department shall consent to the cancellation of a bond or certificate of insurance, or the department shall return money or securities to the person entitled to it, upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility under this chapter.
AS 28.20.520 Other proof may be required.
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Whenever proof of financial responsibility filed under this chapter no longer fulfills the purpose for which it is required, the department shall require other proof as required by this chapter and shall suspend the license pending the filing of other proof.
AS 28.20.530 Application of deposit.
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The department shall hold the deposit to satisfy, in accordance with this chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against the person making the deposit for damages, including damages for care and loss of services because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for dama…
AS 28.20.540 Duration, cancellation, and return of proof.
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(a) The department shall, upon request, consent to the immediate cancellation of a bond or certificate of insurance, or shall return to the person entitled to it money or securities deposited as proof of financial responsibility, or shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in…
AS 28.20.550 Transfer of registration to defeat purpose of chapter prohibited.
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(a) If an owner's registration is suspended under this chapter, the registration may not be transferred nor the vehicle registered in any other name until the department is satisfied that the transfer or registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the e…
AS 28.20.560 Surrender of license and registration, and false affidavits.
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(a) A person whose license or registration is suspended under any provision of this chapter, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this chapter, is canceled or terminated, shall immediately return the person's license or registration to the department. If a pe…
AS 28.20.570 Forged proof.
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A person who forges or, without authority, signs any evidence of proof of financial responsibility for the future, or who files or offers for filing evidence of proof of financial responsibility for the future, knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed witho…
AS 28.20.580 Assigned risk plans.
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After consultation with the insurance companies authorized to issue motor vehicle liability policies in this state, the director of the division of insurance shall approve a reasonable plan, fair to the insurers and equitable to their policyholders, for the apportionment among th…
AS 28.20.585 Reinstatement fee. [Repealed, § 15 ch 70 SLA 1984.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.20.590 Past application of chapter.
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This chapter does not apply to an accident or judgment arising from an accident or violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state, occurring before September 1, 1959.
AS 28.20.600 Chapter does not prevent other process.
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This chapter does not prevent the plaintiff in an action from relying for relief upon other processes provided by law.
AS 28.20.610 Provisions of chapter apply throughout state.
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The provisions of this chapter apply upon highways and elsewhere throughout the state.
AS 28.20.620 Application of Administrative Procedure Act. [Repealed, § 4 ch 140 SLA 1977.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.20.630 Definitions.
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “judgment” means a judgment that is final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal may be taken, or final by affirmation on appeal, given by a court of a state or of the United States, upon a cause…
AS 28.20.640 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.
AS 28.22.010 Motor vehicle liability policy. [Repealed, § 17 ch 70 SLA 1984.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.22.011 Motor vehicle liability insurance required; exemptions.
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(a) The operator or owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under AS 28.10.011 when driven on a highway, vehicular way or area, or on other public property in the state, shall be insured under a motor vehicle liability policy that complies with this chapter or a certific…
AS 28.22.019 Proof of insurance to be exhibited on demand; penalty.
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(a) A person shall have proof of motor vehicle liability insurance in the person's immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle, and shall present the proof for inspection upon the demand of a peace officer or other authorized representative of the Department of…
AS 28.22.020 Policy provisions that are implied. [Repealed, § 17, ch 70 SLA 1984.]
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AS 28.22.021 Requirement of proof of motor vehicle liability insurance.
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The owner or operator of a motor vehicle required to have motor vehicle liability insurance that complies with this chapter or a certificate of self-insurance that complies with AS 28.20.400, shall show proof of this insurance when that person is involved in an accident that resu…
AS 28.22.030 Excess or additional coverage. [Repealed, § 17 ch 70 SLA 1984.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.22.031 Method of proof of motor vehicle liability insurance.
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(a) A person involved in an accident who is required under AS 28.22.021 to prove that a motor vehicle liability policy or a certificate of self-insurance was in effect shall, within 15 days after the accident, (1) present a copy of the insurance policy, certificate, bond, or insu…
AS 28.22.040 Proration. [Repealed, § 17 ch 70 SLA 1984.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.22.041 Administrative suspension of drivers' licenses.
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(a) Except as provided in (h) of this section, if a person fails to provide proof required under AS 28.22.021 and 28.22.031, the department shall suspend the driver's license of that person for the following periods: (1) not less than 90 days if, within the preceding 10 years, th…