(a) When the owner of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns the owner’s title or interest in the vehicle, the registration of the vehicle expires; however, the registration plates remain on the vehicle except as otherwise provided in Alaska Stat. § 28.10.181.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 28.10.271

  • department: means the Department of Administration. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • 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.
  • license: when used in relation to driver licensing, means a license, provisional license, or permit to drive a motor vehicle, or the privilege to drive or to obtain a license to drive a motor vehicle, under the laws of this state whether or not a person holds a valid license issued in this or another jurisdiction. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle, including but not limited to a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but exclusive of a lessee under a lease not intended as security. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • vehicle: means a device in, upon, or by which a person or property may be transported or drawn upon or immediately over a highway or vehicular way or area. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
(b) The owner shall, at the time of delivery of the vehicle, endorse an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided on the certificate of title. The owner shall deliver the certificates of title and registration to the transferee at the time of delivery of the vehicle, except as otherwise provided in Alaska Stat. § 28.10.291.
(c) The owner shall notify the department of the transfer or assignment of the owner’s title or interest in the vehicle within 10 days following transfer or assignment. This notification shall constitute a valid transfer under Alaska Stat. § 28.10.321 and 28.10.361. The notice form to be provided by the department must include the following information:

(1) name and address of owner;
(2) name and address of transferee;
(3) date of transfer or assignment; and
(4) description and license number of vehicle.
(d) An emissions inspection and maintenance certificate

(1) shall be obtained when ownership of a vehicle subject to registration under this chapter is transferred if the

(A) transferee resides in an area designated by the Department of Environmental Conservation as an emissions inspection and maintenance area;
(B) vehicle would be subject to an emissions inspection and maintenance program; and
(C) vehicle

(i) has not been inspected for emissions, or the existing emissions inspection occurred more than two years ago; or
(ii) has a certificate of inspection, but the certificate shows that the vehicle is not in compliance with program requirements;
(2) need not be obtained under (1) of this subsection if, when ownership of vehicle is transferred,

(A) the transferor surrenders the vehicle’s registration plates and all evidence of registration in the transferor’s possession or control to the department; or
(B) the vehicle has a valid, existing emissions inspection and maintenance program seasonal waiver and the purchaser signs a seasonal waiver transfer acknowledgment form approved by the department.
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