Section 28.22.011. Motor vehicle liability insurance required; exemptions.

   (a) The operator or owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under AS 28.10.011 when driven on a highway, vehicular way or area, or on other public property in the state, shall be insured under a motor vehicle liability policy that complies with this chapter or a certificate of self-insurance that complies with AS 28.20.400 unless
        (1) the motor vehicle is being driven or moved on a highway, vehicular way, or a public parking place in the state that is not connected by a land highway or vehicular way to
             (A) the land-connected state highway system, or
             (B) a highway or vehicular way with an average daily traffic volume greater than 499; and
        (2) the operator has not been cited within the preceding five years for a traffic law violation with a demerit point value of six or more on the point schedule determined under regulations adopted by the department under AS 28.15.221.
   (b) The department shall annually publish a list of areas that meet the requirements of (a)(1) of this section. This list shall be available for public inspection at each office of the department.
   (c) In this section, "operator" does not include
        (1) an employee who operates, during the course and within the scope of employment, a motor vehicle that is owned or leased by the operator's employer; or
        (2) an emergency service volunteer who operates, during the course and within the scope of responding to an emergency, a motor vehicle not owned by the volunteer.

Authorities

9.65.320;21.36.465;28.10.021;28.10.041;28.10.051;28.15.201;28.22.019;28.22.041;28.35.030;28.35.032

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 186 RESTRICTED OFF HWY DRIVER'S LICENSE

Implemented As

2 AAC 92.005

References

2 AAC 90.540
2 AAC 92.005
AS 9.65.320 .320">Sec. 09.65.320. Nonrecovery for damages for noneconomic losses resulting from operating a motor vehicle while uninsured.
AS 21.36.465 Notice of limited motor vehicle insurance.
AS 28.10.021 Application for registration.
AS 28.10.041 Grounds for refusing registration.
AS 28.10.051 Department may suspend or revoke registration.
AS 28.15.201 Limitation of driver's license.
AS 28.22.019 Proof of insurance to be exhibited on demand; penalty.
AS 28.22.041 Administrative suspension of drivers' licenses.
AS 28.35.030 Operating a vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance.
AS 28.35.032 Refusal to submit to chemical test.

History

(Sec. 1 ch 108 SLA 1989; am Sec. 79 ch 63 SLA 1993)