00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 194(JUD) 01 "An Act relating to penalties and civil damages for certain alcohol violations." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03  * Section 1. AS 04.16.047(b) is amended to read: 04 (b) A licensee may bring a civil action against a person who violates this 05 section if the violation occurs on the premises of that licensee. If judgment is entered 06 in favor of the licensee, the court shall award civil damages in the amount of $1,500 07 [$1,000] and award reasonable costs and reasonable attorney fees allowed under the 08 Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.  09  * Sec. 2. AS 04.16.049(e) is amended to read: 10 (e) A licensee may bring a civil action against a person who violates this 11 section if the violation occurs on the premises of that licensee. If judgment is entered 12 in favor of the licensee, the court shall award civil damages in the amount of $1,500 13 [$1,000] and award reasonable costs and reasonable attorney fees allowed under the 14 Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure. 15  * Sec. 3. AS 04.16.065(a) is amended to read: 01 (a) A person who has attained 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, who 02 violates AS 04.16.060 is, in addition to any criminal penalty provided by law, liable in 03 a civil action to the licensee for a penalty of $1,500 [$1,000] plus costs and reasonable 04 attorney fees. 05  * Sec. 4. AS 04.16.180 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 06 (e) In addition to other penalties provided in this chapter, the court may 07 require a person convicted of an offense under this chapter who was less than 21 years 08 of age at the time the person committed the offense to pay for and enroll in a juvenile 09 alcohol safety action program if one is available. 10  * Sec. 5. AS 04.21.080 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 11 (18) "juvenile alcohol safety action program" means 12 (A) a juvenile alcohol safety action program developed and 13 implemented or approved by the Department of Health and Social Services 14 under AS 47.37; 15 (B) any other alcohol education or treatment program approved 16 by the Department of Health and Social Services under AS 47.37 if a program 17 described in (A) of this paragraph is not available in the community in which 18 the person resides; or 19 (C) a program or counseling approved by the court if a program 20 or treatment described in (A) of this paragraph is not available in the 21 community where the person resides. 22  * Sec. 6. AS 28.15.183(g) is amended to read: 23 (g) Except as provided under (h) of this section, the department may not issue 24 a new license or reissue a license to a person whose driver's license, permit, or 25 privilege to drive has been revoked under this section unless the person, if required to 26 participate in a juvenile alcohol safety action program, as defined in AS 04.21.080 27 [AS 04.16.050], has successfully completed any education or treatment recommended. 28  * Sec. 7. AS 28.15.211(g) is amended to read: 29 (g) Except as provided under AS 28.15.183(h), the department may not issue a 30 new license or reissue a license to a person whose driver's license has been revoked 31 under AS 04.16.050, AS 28.15.183, or 28.15.185 unless the person, if required to 01 participate in a juvenile alcohol safety action program, has successfully completed any 02 education or treatment recommended. In this subsection, "juvenile alcohol safety 03 action program" has the meaning given in AS 04.21.080 [AS 04.16.050]. 04  * Sec. 8. AS 04.16.050(l)(2) is repealed.