(a) The commissioner and deputy commissioner of public safety and the chief administrative officers of local police departments are exempt from the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 18.65.240. However, a person appointed chief of a local police department after July 1, 1981, who performs any operational duties, shall meet the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 18.65.240(a)(1).

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.65.280

  • 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) A political subdivision with an established police training program meeting the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 18.65.220(2) and (3) may exclude itself from the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 18.65.240 by ordinance. The exclusion has no effect on eligibility to receive federal or state grants.
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