Title 28 — Motor Vehicles
19 chapters · 506 sections in this title.
AS 28.35.220 Action by state for damages. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.35.225 Enforcement.
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All law enforcement officers in this state and employees of the Department of Public Safety designated by that department's commissioner shall enforce this title and regulations adopted under this title. The state troopers shall advise and instruct all other law enforcement offic…
AS 28.35.230 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.010.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.35.235 Unauthorized use of parking reserved for persons with disabilities; penalties.
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(a) A person may not park a motor vehicle in a parking place reserved for a person with a disability unless (1) the person operating the vehicle has a special permit issued by the department under AS 28.10.495; (2) the person operating the vehicle has parked the vehicle for the p…
AS 28.35.240 Duty to obey school patrol. [Repealed, § 3 ch 68 SLA 1964.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.35.245 Motorcycle helmet.
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(a) A motorcycle helmet may not be manufactured or sold in the state unless the helmet conforms to standards established by regulation by the commissioner of public safety. The regulations must provide for helmets that allow normal peripheral vision and hearing and minimize neck …
AS 28.35.250 Application of law. [Repealed, § 20 ch 241 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.35.251 Failure to contain or confine a load.
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(a) A person commits the crime of failure to contain or confine a load in the first degree if the person, with criminal negligence, violates (c) of this section and, as a result of that violation, causes serious physical injury to another person. (b) A person commits the crime of…
AS 28.35.253 Anti-spray devices required.
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(a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle is equipped with fenders, mud flaps, or other anti-spray devices adequate to prevent the vehicle from being a hazard to other users of the highway. (b) Violation of this section is an infraction.
AS 28.35.255 Penalty.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.35.260 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.990.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.35.261 Operation of low-speed vehicles.
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(a) The operator of a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the traffic and other laws applicable to operators of passenger vehicles. (b) The operator of a low-speed vehicle may not operate that vehicle on a highway that has a maximum speed limit of more than 35 miles an hour. Notw…
AS 28.35.270 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.995.]
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Article 4. Certain Offenses Relating to Minors.
AS 28.35.280 Minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol.
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(a) A person who is at least 14 years of age but not yet 21 years of age commits the offense of minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol if the person operates or drives a motor vehicle or operates an aircraft or a watercraft after having consumed any quantity of alcohol…
AS 28.35.285 Minor's refusal to submit to chemical test.
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(a) If a person under arrest for minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol refuses the request of a peace officer to submit to a chemical test or tests of the person's breath authorized under AS 28.35.031(a) and 28.35.280(a), after being advised by the officer that the re…
AS 28.35.290 Driving during the 24 hours after being cited for alcohol or breath test offenses.
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Article 5. Offenses Involving Property Rights. (a) A person who has been cited for minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol under AS 28.35.280 or for refusal to submit to a chemical test of breath under AS 28.35.285 may not operate a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraf…
AS 28.35.300 Tampering with or damaging a vehicle.
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A person, without the right to do so, may not tamper with a vehicle, set or attempt to set a vehicle in motion, or damage a part or component of a vehicle.
AS 28.35.310 Renting a motor vehicle.
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(a) A person may not rent a motor vehicle to a person unless the person renting the vehicle is properly licensed under this title or, if a nonresident, the person is properly licensed under the laws of the jurisdiction of a person's residence. (b) A person may not rent a motor ve…
AS 28.35.320 Failure to return rental vehicle.
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Article 6. Reckless and Negligent Driving. (a) A person in possession of a motor vehicle under an agreement in writing that requires the person to return the vehicle to a particular place or at a particular time who refuses or wilfully neglects to return it to the place and at th…
AS 28.35.400 Reckless driving.
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(a) A person who drives a motor vehicle in the state in a manner that creates a substantial and unjustifiable risk of harm to a person or to property is guilty of reckless driving. A substantial and unjustifiable risk is a risk of such a nature and degree that the conscious disre…
AS 28.35.410 Negligent driving.
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(a) A person who drives a motor vehicle in the state in a manner that creates an unjustifiable risk of harm to a person or to property and who, as a result of the creation of the risk, actually endangers a person or property is guilty of negligent driving. An unjustifiable risk i…
AS 28.37.010 Compact enacted.
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The Driver License Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining in it in the form substantially contained in AS 28.37.110 — 28.37.190.
AS 28.37.020 Licensing authority.
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In this chapter the term “licensing authority” with reference to this state means the entity in the Department of Administration that administers AS 28.15.011 — 28.15.151. The department shall furnish to the appropriate authority of another party state the information or document…
AS 28.37.030 Expenses of administrator.
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The compact administrator provided for in AS 28.37.170 is not entitled to additional compensation on account of service as the administrator, but is entitled to expenses incurred in connection with the duties and responsibilities as the administrator, in the same manner as for ex…
AS 28.37.040 Executive head.
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Article 2. Compact Terms. In this chapter, with reference to this state, the term “executive head” means the governor.
AS 28.37.110 Findings and policy statement.
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(a) The party states find that (1) the safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state laws and local ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles; (2) violation of a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator engag…
AS 28.37.120 [Renumbered as AS 28.37.199.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.37.130 Reports of convictions.
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The licensing authority of a party state shall report each conviction of a person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. The report shall clearly identify the person convicted; describe the violatio…
AS 28.37.140 Effect of conviction in party state.
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(a) The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes of suspending, revoking, or limiting the license to operate a motor vehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported under AS 28.37.130 as it would if the conduct had occurred in the home state, in the cas…
AS 28.37.150 Grounds requiring refusal to issue license.
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Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made may not issu…
AS 28.37.160 Application of other state laws.
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Except as expressly required by provisions of this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the right of a party state to apply any of its other laws relating to licenses to drive to any person or circumstance, nor to invalidate or prevent any driver license …
AS 28.37.170 Administrator of compact.
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(a) The head of the licensing authority of each party state shall be the administrator of the compact for that state. The administrators of all party states, acting jointly, shall have the power to formulate all necessary and proper procedures for the exchange of information unde…
AS 28.37.180 Compact as law; withdrawal procedure.
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(a) The compact shall become effective as to any state in which the compact becomes effective as the law of that state. (b) A party state may withdraw from the compact by enacting a statute repealing the compact as the law of the state, but a withdrawal may not take effect until …
AS 28.37.190 Construction and validity; severability.
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The compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of the compact are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of the compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the…
AS 28.37.199 Compact definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “conviction” means a conviction of an offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle that is prohibited by state law, municipal ordinance, or administrative regulation, or a forfeiture of bail, bond or other security deposited to secure appearance…
AS 28.39.010 Snowmobile registration.
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(a) Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not operate a snowmobile within the state unless the snowmobile has been registered and numbered as required by this chapter. Registration under this subsection is not required for a snowmobile owned by the United States. (b…
AS 28.39.020 Authority of department; registration agents; registration applications.
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(a) The department is authorized to assign identification numbers and register snowmobiles. (b) The department shall authorize agents, including snowmobile dealers, to register snowmobiles. The department may authorize a snowmobile dealer authorized as an agent for snowmobile reg…
AS 28.39.030 Proof of ownership for registration purposes.
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The department may require proof of ownership of the snowmobile before registering a snowmobile under this chapter.
AS 28.39.040 Issuance of a certificate of registration and decals; inspection of registration; expiration of registration.
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(a) Upon receipt of a completed application for registration of a snowmobile, the department shall record the registration of the snowmobile under a number assigned to the snowmobile by the department. A number assigned to a snowmobile at the time of the original registration mus…
AS 28.39.050 Change of ownership; used snowmobiles held for resale; termination of use.
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(a) If there is a change of ownership of a snowmobile, the buyer shall promptly submit an application for registration to the department, and, if the application meets the requirements set out in this chapter and in regulation, the department shall issue a new certificate of regi…
AS 28.39.060 Regulations authorized.
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The commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the registration of snowmobiles and display of registration numbers on snowmobiles as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.
AS 28.39.250 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of administration; (2) “dealer” means a person engaged in the business of selling snowmobiles predominantly for purposes other than resale; (3) “department” means the Department of Administration; (4) “operate” means to r…
AS 28.40.050 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.010.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.40.060 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.020.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.40.070 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.030.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.40.072 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.035.]
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AS 28.40.075 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.040.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.40.100 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.990.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.40.110 [Renumbered as AS 28.90.995.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.90.010 Penalties for violations of law, regulations, and municipal ordinances.
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(a) It is a misdemeanor for a person to violate a provision of this title unless the violation is by this title or other law declared to be a felony or an infraction. (b) A person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of a provision of this title for which another penalty is…