Sec. 18.80.270. Penalty.
A person, employer, labor organization, or employment agency, who or that wilfully engages in an unlawful discriminatory practice prohibited by this chapter, or wilfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes with the commission or any of its authorized representatives in the performance of duty under this chapter, or who or that wilfully violates an order of […]
Sec. 18.80.280. Acquittal bars other actions.
The acquittal of a person by the commission or a court of competent jurisdiction of any alleged violation of this chapter is a bar to any other action, civil or criminal, based on the same act or omission.
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 […]
Sec. 18.80.030. Chairman of commission.
The commission shall elect one of its members as chairman.
Sec. 18.80.150. Annual report.
The commission shall report annually to the governor on civil rights problems it has encountered in the preceding year, and may recommend legislative action. The commission shall provide the Legislative Affairs Agency with 40 copies of the report during the week preceding the convening of the annual legislative session for library distribution. The commission shall […]
Sec. 18.80.040. Commission meetings.
The commission shall hold a regular annual meeting and shall hold special meetings as necessitated by AS 18.80.120.
Sec. 18.80.160. Informative publications.
The commission may prepare and distribute pamphlets and press releases to inform the public of its constitutional and statutory civil rights. The commission shall submit proposed publications to the Department of Law for a review of legal accuracy.