2020 Alaska Statutes
Title 28. Motor Vehicles
Chapter 15. Drivers' Licenses
Article 1. Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses.
Sec. 28.15.111. Licenses issued to drivers; anatomical gift and living will document.
(a) Upon successful completion of the application and all required examinations, and upon payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to every qualified applicant a driver's license indicating the type or general class of vehicles that the licensee may drive. The license must (1) display a distinguishing number assigned to the license; (2) display the licensee's full name, address, date of birth, brief physical description, and photograph; (3) display either a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a space upon which the licensee must write the licensee's usual signature with pen and ink; (4) display physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes; (5) display, for a qualified applicant who is under 21 years of age, the words “UNDER 21”; and (6) to the extent the department is able, be designed to allow the electronic reading and electronic display of the information described under (2) of this subsection and the electronic reading and display and a physical display on the license that the person is restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages under AS 04.16.160. A license may not display the licensee's social security number and is not valid until signed by the licensee. If facilities are not available for the taking of the photograph required under this section, the department shall endorse on the license, the words “valid without photograph.”
(b) The department shall provide a method, at the time that an operator's license is issued, by which the owner of a license may make an anatomical gift under AS 13.52. The method must provide a means by which the owner may cancel the anatomical gift. The department shall inform each applicant in writing that, if the applicant executes a gift under AS 13.52 and if the gift is made with the license, the department will transmit the information on the license to a donor registry created under AS 13.50.110. The department shall also direct the applicant to notify a procurement organization or the department under AS 13.50.140 if the license is destroyed or mutilated or the gift is revoked under AS 13.52.183. The department shall carry out the requirements of AS 13.50.100 - 13.50.190.
(c) At the request of an applicant, the department shall provide a veteran designation and United States flag replica on a license identifying the driver as a retired veteran, a veteran of the armed forces of the United States discharged under honorable conditions, or a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran who served in military operations in support of the United States in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975. The department may not charge a fee solely for the designation. To receive a veteran designation, the driver shall make available proof of veteran status that shows that the person is retired, was discharged under honorable conditions, or is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. The department shall consult with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to determine the proof necessary to show that a person is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. With the approval of the applicant, the department shall make available to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the name and address of a driver receiving a veteran designation under this subsection. The department may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a valid driver's license with a new license with a veteran designation. A replacement license with a veteran designation issued for $5 under this subsection shall retain the expiration date of the license it replaces.
(d) The department shall provide a method, at the time that a driver's license is issued, by which the owner of a license may voluntarily designate on the license that the owner has a disability, including a cognitive, mental, neurological, or physical disability, or a combination of those disabilities. The department shall create a discreet symbol to place on the driver's license of a person requesting the designation. The method must provide a means by which the owner may cancel the designation. The department may not charge a fee solely for the designation. To receive the designation, the person shall provide proof of the disability from a person licensed as a physician or physician assistant under AS 08.64, as a naturopath under AS 08.45, as an advanced practice nurse under AS 08.68, or as a licensed psychologist under AS 08.86. The department may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a valid driver's license with a new driver's license with a disability designation and may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a driver's license with a disability designation with a new driver's license without a disability designation.
(e) The department may not engage in bulk sharing of facial images captured as a result of an application for a driver's license with a database, other than a database established by the state, regardless of whether the applicant applied for a driver's license that is federally compliant or a driver's license that is not federally compliant. The prohibition in this subsection does not apply to a commercial driver's license.
(f) A commercial driver's license must be federally compliant.
