(a) A court that convicts a person of an offense under this title or a regulation adopted under this title, or another law or regulation of this state or a municipal ordinance that regulates the driving of vehicles shall forward a record of the conviction to the department within five working days. A conviction of a standing or parking offense need not be reported.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 28.15.191

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • department: means the Department of Administration. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • 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
  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • 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
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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
(b) A conviction on a plea of nolo contendere accepted by the court or a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant‘s appearance in court that has not been vacated is equivalent to a conviction for purposes of this chapter.
(c) A court that suspends, revokes, or limits a driver‘s license shall require the surrender of the license, and shall immediately forward it to the department with the record of conviction and notification of the effective date of the suspension, revocation, or limitation as determined under Alaska Stat. § 28.15.211(b).
(d) A court that limits a driver’s license, in addition to the actions required under (c) of this section, shall issue to the licensee a form specifying the court’s limitations imposed upon a person’s driver’s license, and shall immediately forward to the department a copy of the limitations imposed upon the license.
(e) A court shall report to the department every change of name authorized by it, and the name, address, age, description, and driver’s license number if available, of every person adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from a mental disability or disease, or to be an habitual user of alcohol or another drug. The department shall prescribe and furnish the forms for making these reports.
(f) A municipality that accepts a fine payment after a plea of no contest to a charge of a violation of a municipal ordinance for which a scheduled fine has been established shall forward a record of the payment to the department; however, a conviction for a standing or parking offense need not be reported.
(g) A court that has ordered a person to refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages as part of a sentence for conviction of a crime under Alaska Stat. § 28.35.030, 28.35.032, or a similar municipal ordinance or as a condition of probation or parole following a conviction under those sections or a similar municipal ordinance, or as a condition of probation or parole for any other crime shall

(1) require the surrender of the person’s license and identification card and forward the license and identification card to the department;
(2) report the order to the department within two days; and
(3) inform the person that the person’s license and identification card are subject to cancellation under Alaska Stat. § 28.15.161 and Alaska Stat. § 18.65.310 and, if the person is otherwise qualified to receive a license or identification card, when the person obtains a new license or identification card, the license or identification card must list the restriction imposed by Alaska Stat. § 04.16.160 for the period of probation or parole.
(h) The board of parole shall notify the department within two days whenever a person has been ordered to refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages as a condition of parole, shall require the person to surrender the person’s license and identification card, and shall inform the person that the person’s license and identification card are subject to cancellation under Alaska Stat. § 28.15.161 and Alaska Stat. § 18.65.310, and that, if the person is otherwise qualified to receive a license or identification card, when the person obtains a new license or identification card, the license or identification card must list the restriction imposed by Alaska Stat. § 04.16.160.
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