Title 28 — Motor Vehicles
19 chapters · 506 sections in this title.
AS 28.01.010 Provisions uniform throughout state.
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(a) The provisions of this title and the regulations adopted under this title are applicable within all municipalities of the state. A municipality may not enact an ordinance that is inconsistent with the provisions of this title or the regulations adopted under this title. A mun…
AS 28.01.015 Municipal impoundment and forfeiture.
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(a) Notwithstanding other provisions in this title, a municipality may adopt an ordinance providing for the impoundment or forfeiture of a (1) motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft involved in the commission of an offense under AS 28.35.030, 28.35.032, or an ordinance with eleme…
AS 28.01.017 Municipal regulation of cellular telephone use.
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Notwithstanding other provisions of this title, a municipality may adopt an ordinance prohibiting the use of a cellular telephone by a person driving a motor vehicle while on school property or in an active school zone designated under the current edition of the Alaska Traffic Ma…
AS 28.01.020 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Uniform Traffic Laws Act.
AS 28.05.010 Powers and duties. [Repealed, § 6 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.05.011 Duty of commissioners to adopt regulations.
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(a) The commissioner of public safety shall, unless otherwise provided by statute, adopt regulations in compliance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) necessary to carry out the provisions of this title and other statutes whose administration is vested in the Department …
AS 28.05.015 Wheeled adjuncts.
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The department shall, unless prohibited by an ordinance of a governmental subdivision of the state, allow pedestrians to use wheeled adjuncts, such as rollerblades, roller skates, and roller skis, on roadways and vehicular ways in addition to areas available for use by bicycles.
AS 28.05.020 Authority of highway commissioner. [Repealed, § 6 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.05.021 Commissioners to enter compacts and reciprocal agreements.
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(a) The commissioner of administration may, under terms and conditions best calculated to promote the interests of the state, enter into a compact or agreement with an authorized representative of another jurisdiction in a matter relating to driver licensing, vehicle registration…
AS 28.05.025 Secs. 28.05.025 , 28.05.030. Authority of Department of Commerce and public safety commissioner. [Repealed, § 6 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.05.031 Department of Public Safety to publish statutes and regulations relating to vehicles, vehicle use, and pedestrians.
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(a) The Department of Public Safety shall publish current state statutes and regulations relating to vehicles and their driving or movement, to drivers of vehicles, and to pedestrians. The cost of publication shall be jointly shared by that department and other state agencies tha…
AS 28.05.035 Approval of accident prevention courses.
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For the purposes of AS 21.96.025(a)(4), the commissioner may approve driver education courses intended to prevent motor vehicle accidents and promote safe driving practices.
AS 28.05.040 Duty of public safety commissioner. [Repealed, § 6 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.05.041 Forms, applications, and oaths.
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(a) The commissioner of administration shall prescribe and provide suitable application forms, certificates of title and registration, driver's licenses, and all other forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this title and regulations adopted under this title, the administ…
AS 28.05.045 Voter registration.
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The administrative component of the department that administers motor vehicle and driver's license laws shall comply with AS 15.07.055 to serve as a voter registration agency to the extent required by state and federal law, including 42 U.S.C. 1973gg (National Voter Registration …
AS 28.05.048 Sex offender registration.
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The department shall display notice of the registration requirements of AS 12.63.010 at a place where the public may apply for a driver's license, identification card, or vehicle registration.
AS 28.05.050 Publication of laws. [Repealed, § 6 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.05.051 Suspended or revoked documents.
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(a) When the department suspends or revokes a vehicle registration, certificate of registration, registration plate, permit, or certificate of title or suspends, cancels, or revokes a license, the owner or person in possession of the document shall, immediately upon receiving not…
AS 28.05.060 School patrols. [Repealed, § 2 ch 68 SLA 1964.]
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AS 28.05.061 Records of departments and certified copies of records.
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(a) The Department of Administration shall file, maintain, and appropriately index records of (1) vehicle registrations under AS 28.10.071(a) — (c); (2) stolen, converted, recovered, and unclaimed vehicles under AS 28.10.071(d); (3) titles and documents creating and evidencing li…
AS 28.05.065 Access to criminal justice information.
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(a) For purposes of carrying out the provisions of AS 28.05, AS 28.15, AS 28.33, and AS 28.35, an employee of the department assigned to perform functions under those chapters may access criminal justice information about an adult or minor charged with or convicted of an offense.…
AS 28.05.068 Prohibition on data sharing.
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(a) If the department conveys, distributes, or communicates data to be used in a database, index, pointer system, or any other system managed by an entity other than the department, including the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, to comply with the requirement…
AS 28.05.070 Subpoenas; witnesses and documents. [Repealed, § 6 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.05.071 Change of name or address.
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(a) A person who has applied for or been issued a certificate, registration, title, license, permit, or other form under this title, and who changes the person's name or moves from the address shown on the records or forms of the Department of Administration or the Department of …
AS 28.05.072 Secs. 28.05.072 — 28.05.080. Notice, hearing, and offense disposition. [Repealed, § 6 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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Article 2. Vehicle Equipment Standards and Seat Belts.
AS 28.05.081 Approval of vehicle equipment.
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(a) When the commissioner has reason to believe that vehicle equipment being sold commercially in the state does not comply with the requirements of this title or regulations adopted under this title or other statutes and regulations, the commissioner may, after giving 30 days no…
AS 28.05.090 Citation form. [Repealed, § 6 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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AS 28.05.091 Impoundment of unlawful vehicles.
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A motor vehicle that is driven on a highway or vehicular way or area, and that has been determined to be defective in equipment so as to be unsafe for driving, or on which the vehicle identification number has been removed, defaced, or otherwise altered, is an unlawful vehicle an…
AS 28.05.095 Use of seat belts and child safety devices required.
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(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person (1) 16 years of age or older may not occupy a motor vehicle while being driven on a highway unless restrained by a safety belt; and (2) may not drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless restrained by a safety belt. (b) Excep…
AS 28.05.096 Exemptions and alternative safety devices.
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(a) The commissioner of public safety may adopt regulations to exempt a person or a class of persons from the requirements of AS 28.05.095 if the commissioner determines that the use of a safety belt or child safety device is impractical because of physical or medical conditions …
AS 28.05.097 Child safety device loan program. [Repealed, E.O. No. 101, § 5 (2000). For current law, see AS 19.05.043.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.05.098 Sale of child safety devices.
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A person may not sell, offer for sale, or install in any motor vehicle a child safety device that does not conform to all applicable federal standards for the device on the date of the sale, offering, or installation.
AS 28.05.099 Penalty.
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(a) A person convicted of a violation of AS 28.05.095(a) or (d) is guilty of an infraction and may be fined up to $15 or the court may waive the fine if the person convicted donates $15 to the emergency medical services entity providing services in the area in which the violation…
AS 28.05.104 School buses. [Repealed, § 2 ch 51 SLA 1999.]
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AS 28.05.106 Custom collector vehicle equipment.
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Article 3. Subpoenas, Notices, and Hearings. (a) A custom collector vehicle shall be equipped with (1) hydraulic service brakes on all wheels; (2) sealed beam or halogen headlights; (3) safety belts for all occupants; (4) turn signals and turn signaling switch; (5) safety glass o…
AS 28.05.111 Subpoenas of witnesses and documents.
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(a) The commissioner of public safety and officers and employees of the Department of Public Safety designated by that commissioner, and the commissioner of administration and officers and employees of the Department of Administration designated by that commissioner, may, for goo…
AS 28.05.121 Giving of notice.
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When the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Administration is authorized or required to give notice under this title or regulations adopted under this title, unless a different method of giving notice is otherwise expressly provided, notice shall be given by a quali…
AS 28.05.131 Opportunity for hearing required.
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(a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, or unless immediate action in suspending, revoking, canceling, limiting, restricting, denying, or impounding is necessary for the protection of the health, safety, or welfare of the public, the Department of Public Safety or the Departm…
AS 28.05.141 Hearings and appeals.
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Article 4. Disposition of Certain Vehicle and Traffic Offenses. (a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, all hearings required under this title or regulations adopted under this title shall be conducted by the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Administration, as…
AS 28.05.151 Citations for scheduled vehicle and traffic offenses.
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(a) The supreme court shall determine by rule or order those motor vehicle and traffic offenses, except for offenses subject to a scheduled municipal fine, that are amenable to disposition without court appearance and shall establish a scheduled amount of bail, not to exceed fine…
AS 28.05.155 Court and collection costs.
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If a person's permanent fund dividend is attached to pay the bail or fine for an offense involving a moving motor vehicle, the court shall increase the bail or fine of that person by at least (1) $25 for court costs; and (2) $10 for collection costs.
AS 28.10.010 Administration. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.10.011 Vehicles subject to registration.
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Every vehicle driven, moved, or parked upon a highway or other public parking place in the state shall be registered under this chapter except when the vehicle is (1) driven or moved on a highway only for the purpose of crossing the highway from one private property to another, i…
AS 28.10.020 Powers and duties. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.10.021 Application for registration.
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(a) The owner of a vehicle subject to registration shall apply for registration under this chapter by properly completing the form prescribed by the commissioner under AS 28.05.041. Before the issuance of a certificate of registration by the department, the owner shall (1) pay al…
AS 28.10.030 Unregistered vehicles. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.10.031 Temporary permits.
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(a) When application, accompanied by the proper fee and tax, has been made for the registration of a vehicle, the vehicle may be driven pending the issuance of a certificate of registration by displaying a temporary permit issued by the department. (b) A licensed vehicle dealer m…
AS 28.10.040 Registration. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 28.10.041 Grounds for refusing registration.
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(a) The department may refuse to register a vehicle if (1) the application contains a false or fraudulent statement; (2) the applicant fails to furnish information required by the department; (3) the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title or registrat…
AS 28.10.050 Application. [Repealed, § 7 ch 178 SLA 1978.]
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