(a) The following persons are peace officers of the state and they shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted under this chapter:

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 41.15.950

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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.
  • peace officer: means
    (A) an officer of the state troopers. 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
(1) solely for the purpose of enforcing this chapter, an employee of the department, or other person, authorized by the commissioner;
(2) a police officer in the state.
(b) A person designated in (a) of this section may, when enforcing the provisions of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter,

(1) execute a warrant or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction;
(2) administer or take an oath, affirmation, or affidavit;
(3) arrest a person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter; and
(4) issue a citation to a person who violates a provision of Alaska Stat. § 41.15.010 – 41.15.170 or a regulation adopted under this chapter.
(c) A person is not required under this section to disclose a deadly weapon under Alaska Stat. § 11.61.220 (a)(1)(A) to a peace officer described under (a)(1) of this section.
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