Title 18 — Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender

Article 9. Village and Regional Public Safety Officers. In AS 18.65.600 — 18.65.660, “clearinghouse” means the missing persons information clearinghouse established in AS 18.65.600.

(a) The village public safety officer program is created in the department, with funding appropriated to the department and disbursed by the commissioner through grants made under this section. The purpose of the program is to appoint, train, supervise, support, and retain person…

(a) A grant recipient may employ a person as a village public safety officer if the individual (1) is at least 21 years of age; (2) is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; (3) is of good moral character; (4) has obtained a high school diploma or a general education…

(a) Before employing an individual as a village public safety officer, a grant recipient shall (1) submit to the commissioner the individual's (A) completed application and personal and medical history, on forms prepared by the department; (B) proof of age, citizenship status, an…

(a) A village public safety officer basic training program must provide (1) a physical training program that includes instruction in physical methods of arrest, use of batons, use of chemical defensive weapons, and electronic control weapons; (2) instruction in (A) the state's cr…

(a) A village public safety officer may not, except in an emergency, carry a firearm in the performance of the officer's duties until the officer has successfully completed (1) a basic firearms training program that is certified by the Alaska Police Standards Council or substanti…

The commissioner of public safety may appoint regional public safety officers to (1) provide an expanded public safety and law enforcement presence in rural areas of the state; (2) provide oversight and training for the village public safety officer program; (3) administer functi…

The department shall issue a village public safety officer certificate to an individual who (1) has satisfactorily completed 12 months as a full-time paid village public safety officer without a break in service longer than 90 consecutive days or nonconsecutive breaks in service …

(a) The department may deny an individual's application for a village public safety officer certificate or revoke a village public safety officer certificate in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) if (1) the individual knowingly makes a false statement in an a…

A village public safety officer who is certified under AS 18.65.682 has the power of a peace officer of the state or a municipality and is charged with (1) the protection of life and property in the state, including through (A) fire prevention and suppression; (B) provision of em…

Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun. In AS 18.65.670 — 18.65.688, (1) “Alaska Native organization” means an organization listed in AS 47.27.070(a); (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety; (3) “crime involving domestic violence” has the meaning give…

(a) The department shall issue a permit to carry a concealed handgun to a person who (1) applies in person at an office of the Alaska State Troopers; (2) qualifies under AS 18.65.705; (3) submits on an application form approved by the department the information required under AS …

A person is qualified to receive and hold a permit to carry a concealed handgun if the person (1) is 21 years of age or older; (2) is eligible to own or possess a handgun under the laws of this state and under federal law; (3) is a resident of the state and has been for the 90 da…

(a) The application for a permit to carry a concealed handgun must contain the following information: (1) the applicant's name, physical residence, mailing address, place and date of birth, physical description, including height, weight, race, hair color, and eye color, Alaska dr…

(a) An applicant for a permit to carry a concealed handgun shall provide a certificate of successful completion of a handgun course that is approved by the department. The handgun course must have been completed within the 12 months immediately preceding the application. The depa…

The department shall charge a nonrefundable fee for the processing of the application for and initial issuance of a permit, renewal of a permit, or replacement of a permit. The fees shall be set by regulation and must be based on the actual costs incurred by the department. Howev…

(a) A permittee shall apply for renewal of a permit to carry a concealed handgun within 90 days before the expiration of the permit, on a renewal form approved by the department. The renewal form must include (1) any change in the information originally submitted under AS 18.65.7…

The department may replace a permit that the permittee certifies under oath has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, provided the permittee applies in person and (1) provides one frontal view photograph of the permittee taken within the preceding 30 days that includes the head and sh…

(a) The department shall immediately suspend a permit to carry a concealed handgun if a permittee becomes ineligible to hold a permit under AS 18.65.705. (b) A person whose permit is suspended under this section shall immediately surrender the permit to the nearest peace officer.…

(a) A permit to carry a concealed handgun shall be immediately revoked by the department when the permittee (1) becomes disqualified to receive and hold a permit under AS 18.65.705; (2) is convicted of two class A misdemeanors of this state or similar laws of another jurisdiction…

(a) The state, and its officers and employees, are not liable by virtue of having issued a permit to carry a concealed handgun for damage or harm caused by the permittee. (b) A person who provides firearm training to a person who receives a permit under AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790 i…

A person holding a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun from another state or a political subdivision of another state is a permittee under AS 18.65.700(b) for purposes of AS 18.65.755 — 18.65.765.

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) A permittee may not possess a concealed handgun (1) [Repealed, § 7 ch 62 SLA 2003.] (2) anywhere a person is prohibited from possessing a handgun under state or federal law. (b) [Repealed, § 20 ch 1 SLA 1998.] (c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who…

(a) The holder of a permit issued under AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790 may not (1) alter the permit; (2) allow another person to use the permit; (3) possess or display a suspended or revoked permit; or (4) represent or display an expired permit as if the permit were valid, unless the h…

(a) The holder of a permit issued under AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790 (1) shall notify the department of a change in the permittee's address within 30 days; (2) shall immediately report a lost, stolen, or illegible permit to the department; (3) shall immediately notify the department …

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) The department shall adopt regulations to implement AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790. This section does not delegate to the department the authority to regulate or restrict the issuing of permits beyond those provisions contained in AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790. (b) The department shall …

A municipality may not restrict the carrying of a concealed handgun by permit under AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790.

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

Article 11. Firearms. In AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety; (2) “competence” means the ability to place in a life size silhouette target (A) seven out of 10 shots at seven yards; (B) six out of 10 shots at 15 yards; (3) “conceale…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state, a municipality, or a person may not adopt or enforce a law, ordinance, policy, or rule that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting an individual from possessing a firearm while that individual is within a motor vehicl…

Article 12. Stalking and Sexual Assault Protective Orders and Notification to Stalking and Sexual Assault Victims. (a) The chief administrative officer of a municipal police department for a person who resides in the municipality and the head of the Alaska state troopers for a pe…

(a) A person who reasonably believes that the person is a victim of stalking or sexual assault that is not a crime involving domestic violence may file a petition in the district or superior court for a protective order against a respondent who is alleged to have committed the st…

(a) A person who reasonably believes that the person is a victim of stalking or sexual assault that is not a crime involving domestic violence may file a petition under AS 18.65.850 and request an ex parte protective order. If the court finds that the petition establishes probabl…

(a) Either the petitioner or the respondent may request modification of a protective order issued under AS 18.65.850 or 18.65.855(a). If a request is made for modification of (1) a protective order, after notice and hearing under AS 18.65.850, the court shall schedule a hearing w…

(a) Service of process of an order issued by the court under AS 18.65.850 — 18.65.860 shall be as provided in AS 18.66.160 for service of process of domestic violence protective orders. (b) The Alaska Court System shall prepare forms for petitions and protective orders and instru…

(a) A protective order issued in another jurisdiction has the same effect and must be recognized and enforced in the same manner as a protective order issued by a court of this state if the protective order is (1) issued by a court of the United States, a court of another state o…

Article 13. Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. In AS 18.65.850 — 18.65.870, (1) “crime involving domestic violence” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990; (2) “household member” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990; (3) “sexual assault” has the meaning given in AS…

Except as provided in AS 18.65.900 — 18.65.909, a law enforcement agency may not use an unmanned aircraft system.

(a) A law enforcement agency shall adopt procedures for the use of unmanned aircraft systems. The procedures adopted under this section must require, at a minimum, that the law enforcement agency (1) obtain any authorization, permit, or certificate required by the Federal Aviatio…

A law enforcement agency may use an unmanned aircraft system (1) to gather evidence in a criminal investigation (A) under the express terms of a search warrant issued by a court; or (B) in accordance with a judicially recognized exception to the warrant requirement; or (2) in sit…

(a) A law enforcement agency may not retain images captured by an unmanned aircraft system unless retention of the image is required (1) as part of an investigation or prosecution; (2) for training purposes; or (3) by federal or state law or by municipal ordinance. (b) Images tha…

In AS 18.65.900 — 18.65.909, (1) “law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in AS 12.36.090; (2) “unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft that is operated without direct human intervention from inside or on the aircraft and includes the associated support equipme…

There is established in the Department of Public Safety the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. The purpose of the council is to provide for planning and coordination of services to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault or to their families and to perpetrato…

(a) The council consists of (1) five public members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be from a rural area and one of whom shall be a member of an Alaska Native organization; the governor may consult with the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and t…

The members of the council receive no salary but are entitled to transportation expenses and per diem in accordance with AS 39.20.180.

The council shall meet at least four times a year. At least one meeting each year shall include a statewide public teleconference hearing. The time and place of a meeting shall be set by the presiding officer or by three members who submit a written request for a meeting to the p…

The council shall (1) hire an executive director, and the executive director may hire staff; the executive director is in the exempt service under AS 39.25.110 and staff members are in the classified service under AS 39.25.100; (2) elect one of its members as presiding officer; (…