Sec. 24.60.255. Administrative complaints.
(a) A person may file a written complaint alleging a violation of AS 24.60.200 – 24.60.260 has occurred or is occurring. (b) Complaints filed under (a) of this section must be filed within five years after the date of the alleged violation. (c) If a member of the Alaska Public Offices Commission files a complaint, […]
Sec. 24.65.105. Payment of restitution.
(a) Subject to appropriation, the office of victims’ rights is authorized to pay outstanding balances on orders of restitution under AS 12.55.045 or AS 47.12.120. The office of victims’ rights shall coordinate and make payments from the restorative justice account (AS 43.23.048) in accordance with the priority in (b) of this section. A crime victim […]
Sec. 24.60.260. Prohibited conduct relating to disclosures; penalties.
(a) A person required to make a disclosure under this chapter may not knowingly make a false or deliberately misleading or incomplete disclosure to the committee or to the Alaska Public Offices Commission. A person who files a disclosure after a deadline set by this chapter or by a regulation adopted by the Alaska Public […]
Sec. 24.65.110. Advocacy on behalf of crime victims; records.
(a) The victims’ advocate shall assist crime victims in obtaining the rights crime victims are guaranteed under the constitution and laws of the state with regard to the contacts crime victims have with justice agencies. (b) The victims’ advocate may make the statement a crime victim is authorized to make under art. I, sec. 24, […]
Sec. 24.60.970. Actions by the attorney general.
The attorney general may independently bring civil actions relating to violations under this chapter regardless of the outcome or settlement of a charge before the committee. This section does not prohibit the attorney general from bringing an action under another civil or criminal law.
Sec. 24.65.115. Authority to request return of property on behalf of certain persons.
(a) Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, the victims’ advocate may (1) file a request under AS 12.36.070 with a law enforcement agency for the return of property to a crime victim after having conducted an investigation and determining that the crime victim is entitled to the return of the property under the factors listed […]
Sec. 24.60.980. Cooperation by state agencies.
Each agency of the executive branch of state government shall, to the extent permitted by state or federal law, cooperate fully with the committee or a subcommittee by providing information and assistance, including disclosure of financial material and other records relating to a potential violation of this chapter.
Sec. 24.65.120. Investigations.
(a) The victims’ advocate may investigate complaints from crime victims that they have been denied the rights they are guaranteed under the constitution and laws of this state. (b) In an investigation, the victims’ advocate may (1) make inquiries and obtain information considered necessary; (2) hold private hearings; and (3) notwithstanding other provisions of law, […]
Sec. 24.60.990. Definitions.
(a) In this chapter, (1) “administrative action” means conduct related to the development, drafting, consideration, enactment, defeat, application, or interpretation of a rule, regulation, policy, or other action in a regulatory proceeding or a proceeding involving a license, permit, franchise, or entitlement for use; (2) “anything of value,” “benefit,” or “thing of value” includes all […]
Sec. 24.60.995. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the Legislative Ethics Act.