(a) The department may not issue a driver‘s license to a person who is

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 28.15.031

  • 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
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using a highway or vehicular way or area that is open to public use for purposes of travel. 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
(1) under the age of 16 years, except that the department may issue a permit under Alaska Stat. § 28.15.051 or a restricted license under Alaska Stat. § 28.15.121; or
(2) at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age unless the person meets the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 28.15.057.
(b) The department may not issue an original or duplicate driver’s license to, nor renew or reinstate the driver’s license of, a person

(1) whose license is suspended, revoked, canceled, or withdrawn in this or any other jurisdiction except as otherwise provided in this chapter;
(2) who fails to appear in court for the adjudication of a certain vehicle, driver, or traffic offense when the person’s appearance is required by statute, regulation, or court rule;
(3) who is an habitual user of alcohol or another drug to such a degree that the person is incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;
(4) when the department, based upon medical evidence, has determined that because of the person’s physical or mental disability the person is not able to drive a motor vehicle safely;
(5) who is unable to understand official traffic control devices as displayed in this state or who does not have a fair knowledge of traffic laws and regulations, as demonstrated by an examination;
(6) who has knowingly made a false statement in the person’s application for a license or has committed fraud in connection with the person’s application for, or in obtaining or attempting to obtain, a license, or who has not applied under oath on the form provided for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or permit; or
(7) who is required under Alaska Stat. Chapter 28.20 to furnish proof of financial responsibility and who has not done so.
(c) The department may not issue an original or duplicate commercial driver’s license to, nor renew or reinstate the commercial driver’s license of, a person who is disqualified from operating commercial motor vehicles in this or any other jurisdiction or is not domiciled in this state.
(d) In this section, “disqualified” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 28.33.190.
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