Sec. 18.80.075. Legal counsel.
(a) The attorney general is the legal counsel for the commission. The attorney general shall advise the commission in legal matters arising in the discharge of its duties, shall assist in the preparation and presentation of complaints to the commission, and shall represent the commission in legal actions to which it is a party. (b) […]
Sec. 18.80.100. Complaint; withdrawal.
(a) A person who is aggrieved by a discriminatory practice prohibited by this chapter may sign and file with the commission a written, verified complaint stating the name and address of the person alleged to have engaged in the discriminatory practice, and the particulars of the discrimination. A complainant may withdraw the complaint at any […]
Sec. 18.80.105. Temporary restraining order.
At any time after a complaint is filed under AS 18.80.100, alleging an unlawful discriminatory practice, the commission may file a petition in the superior court in the judicial district in which the subject of the complaint occurs, or in the judicial district in which a respondent resides or transacts business, seeking appropriate temporary relief […]
Sec. 18.80.110. Investigation and conciliation.
The executive director or a member of the commission’s staff designated by the executive director shall informally investigate the matters set out in a filed complaint, promptly and impartially. If the investigator determines that there is substantial evidence of an unlawful discriminatory practice under this chapter, the investigator shall immediately try to eliminate or remedy […]
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.