(a)Alaska Stat. § 08.40.210 – 08.40.490 do not apply to a utility, municipality, or local governing body whose employees are engaged in mechanical work on an integral part of a system owned and operated by the utility, municipality, or local governing body.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.40.390
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
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
(b)Alaska Stat. § 08.40.210 – 08.40.490 do not apply to a person engaged in
(1) the manufacture or repair of mechanical apparatus or equipment;(2) mechanical work, the cost of which does not exceed $50,000, involving residences or small commercial establishments in communities that
(A) have a population of under 5,000 according to the latest available federal or state census or other census approved by the department; or(B) are over 50 miles by air or water transportation from the business place of a mechanical administrator licensed under Alaska Stat. § 08.40.210 – 08.40.490;(3) mechanical installation on a single-family residence or a two-family residence that is not intended for sale at the time of making the installation;(4) installation of water lines or sanitary, storm, or drain sewer lines more than five feet from a building;(5) mechanical maintenance or repair work if the work is performed by the person as an employee of an owner or tenant of commercial property as part of the employee’s work duties with respect to the property but is not offered or performed as a service to the public;(6) design, installation, maintenance, or repair of fire extinguishing systems.
