(a) Notwithstanding other provisions in this title, a municipality may adopt an ordinance providing for the impoundment or forfeiture of a

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 28.01.015

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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) motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft involved in the commission of an offense under Alaska Stat. § 28.35.030, 28.35.032, or an ordinance with elements substantially similar to Alaska Stat. § 28.35.030 or 28.35.032;
(2) motor vehicle involved in the commission of an offense under Alaska Stat. § 28.15.291 or an ordinance with elements similar to Alaska Stat. § 28.15.291;
(3) motor vehicle used by a person whose license is suspended under Alaska Stat. § 28.22.041;
(4) motor vehicle used by a person who fails to carry proof of insurance as required under Alaska Stat. § 28.22.019; or
(5) motor vehicle used by a person who has $1,000 or more in delinquent traffic fines for moving violations committed within the municipality.
(b) An ordinance adopted under (a) of this section may

(1) include a fee for the administrative costs incurred by the municipality; and
(2) be more stringent than or the same as but may not be less stringent than applicable provisions under this title or regulations adopted under this title.
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