Sec. 28.35.140. Unlawful obstruction or blocking of traffic; duty to yield to following traffic.
(a) A person may not purposely obstruct or block traffic on any roadway by any means. However, a service vehicle such as a bus, garbage truck, tow truck, or ambulance may make brief stops on a roadway, which stops on the roadway are necessary in the performance of its services. (b) A person operating a […]
Sec. 28.35.145. Overtaking and passing school bus.
(a) The driver of a vehicle that approaches from any direction a school bus stopped on a highway or vehicular way or area shall stop not less than 30 feet from the school bus before reaching it when there are in operation on the school bus flashing red lights as required by regulation. The driver […]
Sec. 28.35.035. Administration of chemical tests without consent.
(a) If a person is under arrest for an offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance, and that arrest results from an accident that causes death or physical injury […]
Sec. 28.35.155. Operation of vehicle with certain tires prohibited.
(a) It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with studded tires or tires with chains attached on a paved highway or road from May 1 through September 15, inclusive, north of 60 North Latitude and from April 15 through September 30, inclusive, south of 60 North Latitude, except that at any latitude on a […]
Sec. 28.33.033. Presumptions and chemical analysis of breath or blood.
(a) Upon the trial of a civil or criminal action or proceedings arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by a person operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage in violation of AS 28.33.030, the following rules apply with regard to the amount of alcohol in the […]
Sec. 28.33.100. License to drive commercial motor vehicle.
(a) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle until the person applies for and is issued a license for that purpose under AS 28.15.041. The department may not issue a license to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the applicant (1) is at least 18 years of age, to operate in intrastate commerce, […]
Sec. 28.33.110. Notification requirements for drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
(a) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a commercial driver’s license issued by the state who is convicted of violating a federal or state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in this or another state, or a federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal law relating to motor vehicle traffic control […]
Sec. 28.33.120. Responsibilities of employers of commercial motor vehicle driver.
An employer of a commercial motor vehicle driver (1) shall require an applicant for employment to provide the information required under AS 28.33.110(c); (2) may not knowingly allow, require, permit, assign, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during a period in which (A) the driver’s license is suspended, revoked, or canceled […]
Sec. 28.33.130. Out-of-service orders.
(a) A person may not operate a commercial motor vehicle or be on duty (1) if, within the preceding four hours, the person (A) consumed or was under the influence of (i) an alcoholic beverage; (ii) a controlled substance not prescribed by a physician; or (iii) a controlled substance prescribed by a physician that might […]
Sec. 28.33.140. Conviction resulting in disqualification from driving commercial vehicle.
(a) In addition to any court action or administrative action in this or any other jurisdiction, conviction of a person who holds or is required to have a commercial driver’s license or commercial instruction permit of any of the following offenses is grounds for immediate disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle for the periods […]