00                            SENATE BILL NO. 265                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to drivers' licenses and identification cards issued to sex offenders and                              
02 child kidnappers."                                                                                                      
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 18.65.310 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05            (k)  Notwithstanding another provision of this section, the department may not                               
06       issue an identification card to a person who is required to register as a sex offender or                         
07       child kidnapper under AS 12.63 if the person has not registered or has not completed                              
08       the required periodic verifications or notices. An identification card issued to a person                         
09       who is required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper under AS 12.63 expires                           
10       on the person's birthday in the first year following issuance of the card.                                        
11    * Sec. 2. AS 28.15.031(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
12            (b)  The department may not issue an original or duplicate driver's license to,                              
13       nor renew or reinstate the driver's license of, a person                                                          
14                 (1)  whose license is suspended, revoked, canceled, or withdrawn in                                     

01       this or any other jurisdiction except as otherwise provided in this chapter;                                      
02                 (2)  who fails to appear in court for the adjudication of a certain                                     
03       vehicle, driver, or traffic offense when the person's appearance is required by statute,                          
04       regulation, or court rule;                                                                                        
05                 (3)  who is an habitual user of alcohol or another drug to such a degree                                
06       that the person is incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;                                                   
07                 (4)  when the department, based upon medical evidence, has                                              
08       determined that because of the person's physical or mental disability the person is not                           
09       able to drive a motor vehicle safely;                                                                             
10                 (5)  who is unable to understand official traffic control devices as                                    
11       displayed in this state or who does not have a fair knowledge of traffic laws and                                 
12       regulations, as demonstrated by an examination;                                                                   
13                 (6)  who has knowingly made a false statement in the person's                                           
14       application for a license or has committed fraud in connection with the person's                                  
15       application for, or in obtaining or attempting to obtain, a license, or who has not                               
16       applied under oath on the form provided for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to                             
17       obtain a license or permit; [OR]                                                                                  
18                 (7)  who is required under AS 28.20 to furnish proof of financial                                       
19       responsibility and who has not done so; or                                                                    
20                 (8)  who is required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper                               
21       under AS 12.63 and the person has not registered or has not completed the                                     
22       required periodic verifications or notices.                                                                   
23    * Sec. 3. AS 28.15 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
24            Sec. 28.15.065. Restrictions on driver's license issued to a sex offender or                               
25       child kidnapper. (a) Notwithstanding AS 28.15.101, a person who is required to                                  
26       register as a sex offender or child kidnapper may not be issued a driver's license and                            
27       may not have a driver's license renewed unless the person has registered as required by                           
28       AS 12.63 and has provided all periodic written notices and verifications required                                 
29       under that chapter.                                                                                               
30            (b)  Notwithstanding AS 28.15.101, a driver's license issued to a person                                     
31       required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper under AS 12.63                                          

01                 (1)  expires on the licensee's birthday, in the first year following                                    
02       issuance of the license;                                                                                          
03                 (2)  may be renewed, and a renewed license expires on the licensee's                                    
04       birthday in the year following the renewal.