00CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 104(HES)                                                                   
01 "An Act relating to disclosures of information about certain minors."                                                   
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 09.25.120(a) is amended to read:                                                                    
04  (a)  Every person has a right to inspect a public record in the state, including                                      
05 public records in recorders' offices, except                                                                            
06   (1)  records of vital statistics and adoption proceedings that [WHICH]                                             
07 shall be treated in the manner required by AS 18.50;                                                                    
08   (2)  records pertaining to juveniles; however,                                                                      
09   (A)  notwithstanding AS 47.10.093(a), when a juvenile has                                                           
10 been arrested by a peace officer for commission of an offense that would                                                
11 have been a felony if committed by an adult, the following information                                                  
12 about the juvenile may be disclosed by the entity employing the peace                                                   
13 officer:                                                                                                                
14   (i)  the juvenile's name;                                                                                          

01   (ii)  the date and place of the offense; and                                                                       
02   (iii)  a description of the nature of the offense; and                                                             
03   (B)  records pertaining to juveniles may be disclosed if                                                           
04 [UNLESS] disclosure is otherwise authorized by law;                                                                   
05   (3)  medical and related public health records;                                                                      
06   (4)  records required to be kept confidential by a federal law or                                                    
07 regulation or by state law;                                                                                             
08   (5)  to the extent the records are required to be kept confidential under                                            
09 20 U.S.C. 1232g and the regulations adopted under 20 U.S.C. 1232g in order to secure                                    
10 or retain federal assistance;                                                                                           
11   (6)  records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but                                               
12 only to the extent that the production of the law enforcement records or information                                    
13   (A)  could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement                                                     
14 proceedings;                                                                                                            
15   (B)  would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an                                                        
16 impartial adjudication;                                                                                                 
17   (C)  could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted                                                      
18 invasion of the personal privacy of a suspect, defendant, victim, or witness;                                           
19   (D)  could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a                                                     
20 confidential source;                                                                                                    
21   (E)  would disclose confidential techniques and procedures for                                                      
22 law enforcement investigations or prosecutions;                                                                         
23   (F)  would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations                                                   
24 or prosecutions if the disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk                                                  
25 circumvention of the law; or                                                                                            
26   (G)  could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or                                                           
27 physical safety of an individual.