A village public safety officer who is certified under Alaska Stat. § 18.65.682 has the power of a peace officer of the state or a municipality and is charged with

(1) the protection of life and property in the state, including through

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.65.686

  • 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
  • peace officer: means
    (A) an officer of the state troopers. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • property: includes real and personal property. 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
(A) fire prevention and suppression;
(B) provision of emergency medical services; and
(C) participation in and coordination of search and rescue efforts for missing or injured persons;
(2) providing pretrial, probation, and parole supervision to persons under supervision by communicating with and monitoring the activities and progress of these persons at the direction of pretrial services, probation, and parole officers;
(3) conducting investigations;
(4) enforcing

(A) the criminal laws of the state or a municipality;
(B) statutes or ordinances of the state or municipality punishable as a violation if the certified village public safety officer has completed training in that field of violation enforcement;
(5) providing local training programs on public safety; and
(6) the powers usually and customarily exercised by a peace officer.
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