Title 08, Business and Professions

An applicant who successfully passes the examination shall receive a license. The licensee shall have the license in immediate possession at all times when performing activities for which the license is required and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of an a…

Each applicant and each licensee shall pay application and renewal fees established by regulations adopted under AS 08.01.065.

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) The department may take the disciplinary actions set out in (d) of this section upon a finding that (1) the license application is fraudulent or misleading; (2) the licensee has knowingly violated AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200, the minimum electrical standards established under AS…

(a) If the department determines that a person is acting as an electrical administrator in violation of AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200, the department may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting further action by the person as an electrical administrator. The cease and desist order …

The department may seek an injunction in the superior court to enjoin a person from violating AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200.

A person who knowingly violates AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200, or who knowingly violates a valid regulation or order of the department or a minimum electrical standard established under AS 18.60.580 — 18.60.590 that was in effect at the time that the installation or repair was made, i…

(a) AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200 do not apply to any utility or municipality engaged in (1) electrical construction and maintenance of electrical wiring for the generation and distribution of electrical current where the wiring is an integral part of a system owned and operated by th…

A person licensed under AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200 as an electrical administrator who is responsible for the installation or repair of electrical wiring, conduits, devices, fixtures, equipment, or other electrical materials for transmitting, using, or consuming electrical energy or…

Article 2. Licensing and Regulation of Mechancial Administrators. In AS 08.40.005 — 08.40.200, (1) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (2) “electrical administrator” means a person who is responsible for (A) installing or repairing …

The purpose of AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 is to protect the safety of people and property in the state from the danger of improperly installed or modified mechanical systems by providing a procedure to assure (1) the public that persons responsible for making mechanical installatio…

[Repealed or reserved.]

The department may adopt regulations establishing categories of mechanical administrators, qualifications for those categories, and the content of examinations for applicants for each category.

The department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) relating to the examination and licensing of mechanical administrators and the establishing of the continued competency of licensees for license renewal and reinstatement.

The department shall conduct licensing examinations at least twice each year at appropriate places in the state.

(a) A person may not act as a mechanical administrator without a license unless the person is covered by an exclusion under AS 08.40.390. (b) A person licensed under AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 may perform work only in a category for which the person is licensed.

(a) Each applicant shall be examined to determine the applicant's (1) ability to understand plans, design specifications, and engineering terms commonly used in the mechanical field; (2) knowledge of mechanical installations and piping; (3) familiarity with the requirements of th…

A person may not qualify or operate as a mechanical administrator for more than one registered contractor, corporation, joint venture, or other business entity unless the municipality or community where the person qualifies or operates as a mechanical administrator is the princip…

(a) A license issued under AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 is nontransferable and, unless revoked or suspended, may be renewed on a date set by the department upon proof of continued competency. (b) A lapsed license may be reinstated upon proof of continued competency and by payment of …

An applicant who successfully passes the examination shall receive a license. The licensee shall have the license in immediate possession at all times when performing activities for which the license is required and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of an a…

Each applicant and each licensee shall pay application and renewal fees established under AS 08.01.065.

(a) The department may take the disciplinary actions set out in (d) of this section upon a finding that (1) the license application is fraudulent or misleading; (2) the licensee has knowingly violated AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490, a code listed in AS 08.40.490(3)(A), or an order or r…

The department may investigate alleged or apparent violations of AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490. The department, upon showing proper credentials, may enter, during regular hours of work, a construction site where it appears that mechanical work is being done. The department may make in…

The department may issue a citation that complies with AS 12.25.175 — 12.25.230 for a violation if there is probable cause to believe a person has violated AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490. Each day a violation continues after a citation for the violation has been issued constitutes a se…

(a) A person receiving the citation under AS 08.40.340 is not required to sign a notice to appear in court. (b) The time specified in the notice to appear on a citation issued under AS 08.40.340 must be at least five working days after the issuance of the citation. (c) The depart…

(a) If the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development determines that a person is acting as a mechanical administrator in violation of AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting further action by the person as a me…

The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may seek an injunction in the superior court to enjoin a person from violating AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490.

(a) A person who knowingly violates AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490, or who knowingly violates a regulation or order of the department or a code listed in AS 08.40.490(3)(A) that was in effect at the time that the installation or repair was made, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con…

(a) AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 do not apply to a utility, municipality, or local governing body whose employees are engaged in mechanical work on an integral part of a system owned and operated by the utility, municipality, or local governing body. (b) AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 do n…

A person licensed under AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490 as a mechanical administrator who is responsible for installation or modification of mechanical piping and systems, devices, fixtures, equipment, or other mechanical materials, or who is responsible for certifying that the installa…

In AS 08.40.210 — 08.40.490, (1) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development except where the context otherwise requires; (2) “manufacture” means fabrication or completion of a product or mechanical apparatus exclusive of its completion or i…

The department has jurisdiction over the practice of mortuary science under this chapter. The department may adopt and enforce regulations and set fees relating to the practice of mortuary science.

(a) A person may not engage in the practice of mortuary science or hold out as being engaged in the practice unless licensed as an embalmer or funeral director by the department. A person holding a license as a funeral director may not embalm or restore a dead human body, take ch…

The department is granted authority to examine all applicants for a license to practice mortuary science and to determine whether an applicant possesses the necessary qualifications. The department shall hold an examination at least once each year at the place and time the depart…

The applicant for an examination for a license to practice as an embalmer or as a funeral director shall make application to the department in writing on a form provided by the department.

(a) In order to qualify for a license to practice embalming, the applicant shall (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science; (3) have taken and passed the examination for a license to practice embalming conducted b…

(a) The department shall examine applicants for an embalmer's license; the examination may include any or all of the following subjects: (1) theory and practice of embalming, (2) anatomy, (3) pathology, (4) bacteriology, (5) hygiene, including sanitation and public health, (6) ch…

(a) The department may recognize the license issued to an embalmer or funeral director from another state if the applicant (1) furnishes proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant (A) has complied, in the state in which the applicant is licensed, with requirements su…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) A person may apprentice as an embalmer trainee if the person (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) applies on a form provided by the department; and (3) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that an embalmer licensed in this state will supervise the training and th…

When the department has reason to believe that an applicant or licensee has been guilty of any of the following acts or omissions, it may conduct an investigation, and the department may, after proper hearing and notice in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), …

A person may not conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a funeral establishment unless a permit for each establishment has been issued by the department and is conspicuously displayed in the funeral establishment. Each permit is valid only for one specific location, and each firm …

[Repealed or reserved.]

A person who violates or aids a person in a violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $5,000.

The attorney general may bring an action in the superior court to enjoin a person from violating the provisions of this chapter.