Sec. 18.80.240. Unlawful practices in the sale or rental of real property.
It is unlawful for the owner, lessee, manager, or other person having the right to sell, lease, or rent real property (1) to refuse to sell, lease, or rent the real property to a person because of sex, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, physical or mental disability, color, or national origin; […]
Sec. 18.80.250. Unlawful financing practice.
(a) It is unlawful for a financial institution or other commercial institution extending secured or unsecured credit, upon receiving an application for financial assistance or credit for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of a housing accommodation or other property or services, or the acquisition or improvement of unimproved property, or upon receiving an […]
Sec. 18.80.112. Dismissal of complaint without prejudice.
(a) If an investigation of a complaint under AS 18.80.110 fails to discover substantial evidence of an unlawful discriminatory practice under this chapter, the executive director shall issue an order dismissing the complaint without prejudice. (b) At any time before the issuance of an accusation under AS 18.80.120, the executive director may dismiss without prejudice […]
Sec. 18.80.115. Confidential information.
Except as provided in AS 18.80.105, the commission may not make public the name of a person initiating a complaint or a person alleged to have committed an act or practice declared unlawful in this chapter during an investigation conducted by the commission under AS 18.80.110. The records of investigation and information obtained by the […]
Sec. 18.80.120. Hearing.
(a) If no agreement is reached under AS 18.80.110 and the executive director determines to refer the complaint for hearing, the executive director shall issue an accusation based on the investigator’s determination of substantial evidence and serve the person charged in the accusation and the complainant with notice of the referral and a copy of […]
Sec. 18.80.130. Order; interest rate.
(a) At the completion of the hearing or after consideration of a petition for summary decision under AS 18.80.120(e), if the commission finds that a person charged in an accusation has engaged in the discriminatory practice alleged in the accusation, it shall order the person to refrain from engaging in the discriminatory practice. The order […]
Sec. 18.80.135. Judicial review and enforcement.
(a) A complainant, or person against whom a complaint is filed or other person aggrieved by an order of the commission, may obtain judicial review of the order in accordance with AS 44.62.560 – 44.62.570. (b) The commission may obtain a court order for the enforcement of any of its orders by filing a complaint […]
Sec. 18.80.140. Effect of compliance with order.
Immediate and continuing compliance with all the terms of a commission order is a bar to criminal prosecution for the particular instances of discriminatory practice described in the accusation issued under AS 18.80.120.
Sec. 18.80.020. Composition and appointment.
The commission consists of seven commissioners, appointed by the governor for staggered terms of five years, and confirmed by the legislature.
Sec. 18.80.145. Intervention by State Commission for Human Rights.
(a) When an action is brought under AS 22.10.020(i), the plaintiff shall serve a copy of the complaint on the commission. Upon timely application, the commission may intervene as a party to the action as a matter of right. If the commission certifies in writing to the court that it is presently investigating or actively […]