(a) The department shall issue a license to act as a hearing aid dealer to an individual who

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.55.010

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) is 18 years of age or older;
(2) applies on a form provided by the department;
(3) has a high school diploma or the equivalent;
(4) has a business license issued under Alaska Stat. § 43.70.020;
(5) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that the individual has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under Alaska Stat. § 08.55.130;
(6) submits with the application a statement disclosing whether the applicant

(A) has, during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of the application been convicted of a felony, or had a final judgment entered against the applicant in a civil action, if the felony or civil action involved fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation of property;
(B) is subject to an injunctive order that is currently in effect from a pending proceeding or action brought by a public agency;
(C) is a defendant in a pending criminal or civil action relating to fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of property, or the antitrust or trade regulation laws of the United States or a state;
(D) has, during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of the application, been reorganized, had a debt adjustment, or has been adjudicated a bankrupt under bankruptcy proceedings due to insolvency or was a principal executive officer or general partner of a business that has been reorganized, had a debt adjustment, or has been adjudicated a bankrupt due to insolvency during the five-year period;
(7) furnishes a description of each item in (6) of this subsection that the applicant disclosed as being applicable to the applicant.
(b) An individual who is a physician or an audiologist may deal in hearing aids without being licensed under this chapter, but shall comply with Alaska Stat. § 08.55.050, 08.55.070, 08.55.100, 08.55.110(a), 08.55.110(b)(3)and(c)-(h), and 08.55.130(7)-(13) when dealing in hearing aids.
(c) If an individual licensed under this chapter has more than one place of business, the department shall, on request and payment of a fee, issue a duplicate license for each place of business of the individual.
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