Title 40, Public Records and Recorders

Except for public records lawfully in the possession of a person other than the state, public records of existing or defunct agencies of the state, territorial, and Russian governments in Alaska are the property of the state and shall be created, maintained, preserved, stored, tr…

When a public officer performing duties under this chapter is required or authorized by law to record, copy, recopy, or replace any public record, the officer may do so by photostatic, photographic, microphotographic, microfilm, or other mechanical or optical disk imaging system …

An original public record that is worn or damaged may be replaced by a reproduction made in accordance with this chapter. Certification by the agency having custody of the record that the replacement is a true and correct copy of the original shall appear at the end of the reprod…

Reproductions or replacements of records made under this chapter are considered original records for all purposes and are admissible in evidence as original records.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “agency” or “state agency” means a department, office, agency, state board, commission, public corporation, or other organizational unit of or created under the executive branch of the state government; the term does not…

(a) Information in the possession of the Department of Revenue that discloses the particulars of the business or affairs of a taxpayer or other person, including information under AS 38.05.020(b)(11) that is subject to a confidentiality agreement under AS 38.05.020(b)(12), is not…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 40.25.100(a), the Department of Revenue may disclose information submitted to the Department of Revenue relating to cigarette and tobacco products, cigarette and tobacco product manufacturers, and cigarette and tobacco product retailers to…

(a) Unless specifically provided otherwise, the public records of all public agencies are open to inspection by the public under reasonable rules during regular office hours. The public officer having the custody of public records shall give on request and payment of the fee esta…

(a) Notwithstanding AS 40.25.110(b) — (d) to the contrary, upon request and payment of a fee established under (b) of this section, a public agency may provide electronic services and products involving public records to members of the public. A public agency is encouraged to mak…

(a) Every person has a right to inspect a public record in the state, including public records in recorders' offices, except (1) records of vital statistics and adoption proceedings, which shall be treated in the manner required by AS 18.50; (2) records pertaining to juveniles un…

When a copy of a public record is required by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, or by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be used in determining the eligibility of a person to partici…

A public record that is subject to disclosure and copying under AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.120 remains a public record subject to disclosure and copying even if the record is used for, included in, or relevant to litigation, including law enforcement proceedings, involving a public age…

(a) The Department of Administration shall supervise and adopt regulations for the operation and implementation of AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.140 by public agencies in the executive branch, except the Alaska Railroad Corporation. (b) The legislative council shall supervise and adopt pr…

A person may appeal to the superior court the final administrative order made by a public agency under AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.140.

A person having custody or control of a public record who denies, obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, or a person not having custody or control who aids or abets another person in denying, obstructing, or attempting to obstruct, the inspection of a public record subject to inspec…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the names, addresses, or other personal identifying information of people who have used materials made available to the public by a library shall be kept confidential, except upon court order, and are not subject to inspection under …

(a) Except as provided in (b) — (d) of this section, public records, including electronic services and products involving public records, containing information about a person and maintained under AS 14.25, AS 22.25, AS 26.05.222 — 26.05.229, AS 39.35, or former AS 39.37 shall be…

In AS 40.25.100 — 40.25.295, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “electronic services and products” means computer-related services and products provided by a public agency, including (A) electronic manipulation of the data contained in public records in order to tailor th…

AS 40.25.100 — 40.25.295 may be cited as the Alaska Public Records Act.

(a) When a state agency requests personal information that may be included in a public record directly from the person who is the subject of the information, the agency shall give the person a written notice at the time of the request that states (1) the name and address of the a…

(a) A person who is the subject of personal information that is maintained by a state agency and subject to public disclosure under AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.140 may challenge the accuracy or completeness of the personal information. (b) To challenge the accuracy or completeness of pe…

In AS 40.25.300 — 40.25.350, (1) “person” means an individual; (2) “personal information” means information that can be used to identify a person and from which judgments can be made about a person's character, habits, avocations, finances, occupation, general reputation, credit,…