(a) Every person has a right to inspect a public record in the state, including public records in recorders’ offices, except

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 40.25.120

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) records of vital statistics and adoption proceedings, which shall be treated in the manner required by Alaska Stat. Chapter 18.50;
(2) records pertaining to juveniles unless disclosure is authorized by law;
(3) medical and related public health records;
(4) records required to be kept confidential by a federal law or regulation or by state law;
(5) to the extent the records are required to be kept confidential under 20 U.S.C. § 1232g and the regulations adopted under 20 U.S.C. § 1232g in order to secure or retain federal assistance;
(6) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of the law enforcement records or information

(A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings;
(B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;
(C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of a suspect, defendant, victim, or witness;
(D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source;
(E) would disclose confidential techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions;
(F) would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if the disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law; or
(G) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of an individual;
(7) names, addresses, and other information identifying a person as a participant in the Education Trust of Alaska under Alaska Stat. § 14.40.802 or the advance college tuition savings program under Alaska Stat. § 14.40.803 – 14.40.817;
(8) public records containing information that would disclose or might lead to the disclosure of a component in the process used to execute or adopt an electronic signature if the disclosure would or might cause the electronic signature to cease being under the sole control of the person using it;
(9) reports submitted under Alaska Stat. § 05.25.030 concerning certain collisions, accidents, or other casualties involving boats;
(10) records or information pertaining to a plan, program, or procedures for establishing, maintaining, or restoring security in the state, or to a detailed description or evaluation of systems, facilities, or infrastructure in the state, but only to the extent that the production of the records or information

(A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with the implementation or enforcement of the security plan, program, or procedures;
(B) would disclose confidential guidelines for investigations or enforcement and the disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law; or
(C) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of an individual or to present a real and substantial risk to the public health and welfare;
(11) [Deleted.]
(12) records that are

(A) proprietary, privileged, or a trade secret in accordance with Alaska Stat. § 43.90.150 or 43.90.220 (e);
(B) applications that are received under Alaska Stat. Chapter 43.90 until notice is published under Alaska Stat. § 43.90.160;
(13) information of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation created under Alaska Stat. § 31.25.010 or a subsidiary of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation that is confidential by law or under a valid confidentiality agreement;
(14) information under Alaska Stat. § 38.05.020 (b)(11) that is subject to a confidentiality agreement under Alaska Stat. § 38.05.020 (b)(12);
(15) records relating to proceedings under Alaska Stat. Chapter 09.58 (Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act);
(16) names, addresses, and other information identifying a person as a participant in the Alaska savings program for eligible individuals under Alaska Stat. Chapter 06.65;
(17) artists’ submissions made in response to an inquiry or solicitation initiated by the Alaska State Council on the Arts under Alaska Stat. § 44.27.060;
(18) records that are

(A) investigative files under Alaska Stat. § 45.55.910; or
(B) confidential under Alaska Stat. § 45.56.620.
(b) Every public officer having the custody of records not included in the exceptions shall permit the inspection, and give on demand and on payment of the fees under Alaska Stat. § 40.25.110 – 40.25.115 a certified copy of the record, and the copy shall in all cases be evidence of the original.
(c) Recorders shall permit memoranda, transcripts, and copies of the public records in their offices to be made by photography or otherwise for the purpose of examining titles to real estate described in the public records, making abstracts of title or guaranteeing or insuring the titles of the real estate, or building and maintaining title and abstract plants, subject to reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary for the protection of the records and to prevent interference with the regular discharge of the duties of the recorders and their employees.
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