(a) If an information collector who is a governmental agency violates Alaska Stat. § 45.48.010 – 45.48.090 with regard to the personal information of a state resident, the information collector
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.48.080
action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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) is liable to the state for a civil penalty of up to $500 for each state resident who was not notified under Alaska Stat. § 45.48.010 – 45.48.090, but the total civil penalty may not exceed $50,000; and(2) may be enjoined from further violations.(b) If an information collector who is not a governmental agency violates Alaska Stat. § 45.48.010 – 45.48.090 with regard to the personal information of a state resident, the violation is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under Alaska Stat. § 45.50.471 – 45.50.561. However,
(1) the information collector is not subject to the civil penalties imposed under Alaska Stat. § 45.50.551 but is liable to the state for a civil penalty of up to $500 for each state resident who was not notified under Alaska Stat. § 45.48.010 – 45.48.090, except that the total civil penalty may not exceed $50,000; and(2)damages that may be awarded against the information collector under
(A)Alaska Stat. § 45.50.531 are limited to actual economic damages that do not exceed $500; and(B)Alaska Stat. § 45.50.537 are limited to actual economic damages.(c) The Department of Administration may enforce (a) of this section against a governmental agency. The procedure for review of an order or action of the department under this subsection is the same as the procedure provided by Alaska Stat. Chapter 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), except that the office of administrative hearings (Alaska Stat. § 44.64.010) shall conduct the hearings in contested cases and the decision may be appealed under Alaska Stat. § 44.64.030(c).
