00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39(TRA)                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to registration of motor vehicles; relating to treatment required upon                                 
02 conviction for operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while intoxicated;                                    
03 relating to duties of the division of alcoholism and drug abuse regarding driving-while-                                
04 intoxicated offenses; and providing for an effective date."                                                             
05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
06    * Section 1.  AS 28.10.041 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
07            (d)  The department shall refuse to register a vehicle if the applicant fails to                             
08       provide evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant has motor vehicle                              
09       insurance as required by AS 28.22.                                                                                
10    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.35.030(h) is amended to read:                                                                   
11            (h)  The court shall order a person convicted under this section to satisfy the                              
12       screening, evaluation, referral, and program requirements of an alcohol safety action                             
13       program if such a program is available in the community where the person resides, or                              
14       a private or public treatment facility approved by the division of alcoholism and drug                            

01       abuse, of the Department of Health and Social Services, under AS 47.37 to make                                    
02       referrals for rehabilitative treatment or to provide rehabilitative treatment.  If a person                       
03       is convicted under (n) of this section, the court shall order the person to be evaluated                          
04       as required by this subsection before the court imposes sentence for the offense.                                 
05       Treatment required under this subsection shall occur, as much as possible, while                              
06       the person is incarcerated.                                                                                   
07    * Sec. 3.  AS 47.37.040(14) is amended to read:                                                                    
08                 (14)  cooperate with the public, the Department of Public Safety, and                           
09       the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities in establishing and conducting                             
10       programs designed to deal with the problem of persons operating motor vehicles while                              
11       intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; facilitate, coordinate, and monitor data                         
12       between public groups interested in deterring driving-while-intoxicated offenses;                             
13       [,] and develop and approve alcohol information courses required to be taken by                                   
14       drivers under AS 28.15 or made available to drivers to reduce points assessed for                                 
15       violation of traffic laws;                                                                                        
16    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2001.