(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the following are confidential and may not be disclosed to the public without a court order: complaints; investigations; inspections; records related to a complaint, investigation, or inspection; and the identity of a complainant and of individuals receiving services from an entity.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.32.180
action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
(b) With the exception of information that identifies a complainant or a recipient of services from an entity, a copy of a department’s report of investigation or inspection under Alaska Stat. § 47.32.120, an entity’s written response to the report, and information regarding a department’s imposition of an enforcement action under Alaska Stat. § 47.32.130 or 47.32.140 are public records under Alaska Stat. § 40.25.100 – 40.25.295. The departments shall make this information available to the public for inspection and copying within time frames specified in Alaska Stat. § 40.25.100 – 40.25.295 or regulations adopted under Alaska Stat. § 40.25.100–40.25.295 after the
(1) entity receives its copy of the report of investigation under Alaska Stat. § 47.32.120, if the applicable department has determined that an enforcement action under Alaska Stat. § 47.32.130 or 47.32.140 will not be taken regarding the entity;(2) applicable department’s notice of enforcement action under Alaska Stat. § 47.32.130 or 47.32.140 becomes a final administrative order without a hearing under Alaska Stat. § 47.32.130 (c) or 47.32.140 (i); or(3) issuance of a decision following a hearing under Alaska Stat. § 47.32.150.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a department conducting a licensing investigation under this chapter may, upon request, share information obtained during the investigation with a law enforcement agency that is investigating a crime that is the subject of the licensing investigation .
