00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 316(FIN)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the release of certain records of convictions; and providing for an                                 
02 effective date."                                                                                                        
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 12.62.160 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05            (f)  Notwithstanding (b)(8) of this section, the department may not release                                  
06       records of a criminal case if the defendant                                                                       
07                 (1)  applies to the department on a form provided by the department;                                    
08                 (2)  was convicted under AS 11.71.060, or a municipal ordinance with                                    
09       similar elements, for possession of less than one ounce of a schedule VIA controlled                              
10       substance;                                                                                                        
11                 (3)  was 21 years of age or older at the time of commission of the                                      
12       offense; and                                                                                                      
13                 (4)  was not convicted of any other charges in that case.                                               
14    * Sec. 2. AS 22.35 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     

01            Sec. 22.35.040. Records concerning criminal cases for marijuana                                            
02       possession. The Alaska Court System may not publish on a publicly available website                             
03       the court records of a defendant who                                                                              
04                 (1)  was convicted under AS 11.71.060, or a municipal ordinance with                                    
05       similar elements, for possession of less than one ounce of a schedule VIA controlled                              
06       substance;                                                                                                        
07                 (2)  was 21 years of age or older at the time of commission of the                                      
08       offense; and                                                                                                      
09                 (3)  was not convicted of any other charges in that case.                                               
10    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect 120 days after becoming law.