(a) Application for an instruction permit or for a driver‘s license must be made on a form furnished by the department and must be accompanied by the fee required under Alaska Stat. § 28.15.271.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 28.15.061

  • department: means the Department of Administration. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • motor vehicle: means a vehicle which is self-propelled except a vehicle moved by human or animal power. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. 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
  • writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) An application under (a) of this section must

(1) contain the applicant’s full legal name, date and place of birth, sex, and mailing and residence addresses;
(2) state whether the applicant has been previously licensed in the past 10 years as a driver and, if so, when and by what jurisdiction;
(3) state whether any previous driver’s license issued to the applicant has ever been suspended or revoked or whether an application for a driver’s license has ever been refused and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation, or refusal;
(4) contain the applicant’s social security number; the requirement of this paragraph only applies to an applicant who has been issued a social security number;
(5) contain other information that the department may reasonably require to determine the applicant’s identity, competency, and eligibility; and
(6) require that the applicant indicate

(A) that the applicant understands the options for drivers’ licenses available at the time of issuance; and
(B) the type of driver’s license that the applicant selects.
(c) When an application is received from a person previously licensed in another jurisdiction, the department may request a copy of the applicant’s driving record from the other jurisdiction. Upon receipt of that record by the department, it becomes a part of the driver’s record in this state with the same effect as if the record originated in this state.
(d) An employee of the department who processes a driver’s license application, other than an application received by mail, shall ask the applicant orally whether the applicant wishes to execute an anatomical gift. The department shall make known to all applicants the procedure for executing an anatomical gift under Alaska Stat. Chapter 13.52 (Health Care Decisions Act) by displaying posters in the offices in which applications are taken, by providing a brochure or other written information to each person who applies in person or by mail, and, if requested, by providing oral advice. The department shall inform each applicant in writing that, if the applicant executes a gift under Alaska Stat. Chapter 13.52 and if the gift is made with the driver’s license application, the department will transmit the information on the license to a donor registry created under Alaska Stat. § 13.50.110. The department shall also direct the applicant to notify a procurement organization or the department under Alaska Stat. § 13.50.140 if the license is destroyed or mutilated or the gift is revoked under Alaska Stat. § 13.52.183. The department shall carry out the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 13.50.100 – 13.50.190.
(e)[Repealed, Sec. 17 ch 70 SLA 1984].
(f) At the time of application for a driver’s license or an instruction permit, or renewal of a driver’s license or an instruction permit, the department shall provide the applicant written information explaining the state’s financial responsibility and mandatory motor vehicle insurance laws and potential penalties for failure to comply with those laws.
(g) Upon request, the department shall provide a social security number provided under this section to the child support services agency created in Alaska Stat. § 25.27.010, or the child support agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized by law.
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