00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 166(TRA)                                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to registration of a motor vehicle and suspension of a driver's                                        
02 license for failure to appear in court or failure to pay a fine."                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 12.25.200(b) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (b)  A citation issued under AS 12.25.180 must indicate the amount of bail or                                         
06 fine applicable to the offense, the procedure a person must follow in responding to the                                 
07 citation, [AND] that if the person fails to pay the bail or fine the person must appear                                 
08 in court, and that failure to pay the bail or fine or appear in court for an offense                                   
09 involving a moving motor vehicle may result in suspension of the person's driver's                                      
10 license.  In addition, a citation must indicate that the person has a right to                                         
11   (1)  a trial;                                                                                                        
12   (2)  engage counsel;                                                                                                 
13   (3)  confront and question witnesses;                                                                                
14   (4)  testify; and                                                                                                    

01   (5)  subpoena witnesses on the person's behalf.                                                                      
02    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.10.041 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
03  (d)  If an applicant has received actual notice of a required payment of a fine                                       
04 for a parking offense and has failed to pay the fine, the department shall refuse to                                    
05 register the applicant's vehicle until the applicant provides proof that the fine has been                              
06 paid.  An agency of the state or a municipality may report a person's failure to pay a                                  
07 fine to the department on a form prescribed by the department.  The department may                                      
08 require electronic reporting.                                                                                           
09    * Sec. 3.  AS 28.15.181 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
10  (h)  The court may suspend the driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege                                     
11 to obtain a license of a person who fails to appear in court as required by a citation                                  
12 for an offense involving a moving motor vehicle, or who fails to pay a fine as required                                 
13 by the court for an offense involving a moving motor vehicle.  If the court suspends                                    
14 a driver's license under this subsection, the court shall also provide notice of the                                    
15 suspension to the department.  Suspension imposed under this subsection shall remain                                    
16 in effect until the person appears in court as required by the citation, or pays the fine                               
17 as required by the court.  When the person appears in court or pays the required fine,                                  
18 the court shall terminate the suspension imposed under this subsection and provide the                                  
19 person with written notice of the termination.                                                                          
20    * Sec. 4.  AS 28.15.211(c) is amended to read:                                                                       
21  (c)  At the end of a period of suspension or limitation, when that limitation                                         
22 follows a suspension, the person whose license has been suspended or limited may                                        
23 apply to the department and, upon payment of the proper fees, including a                                               
24 reinstatement fee of $100, be issued a duplicate driver's license if the person is                                      
25 otherwise entitled to the license under this title.  The reinstatement fee required                                    
26 under this section is not required for a suspension imposed under AS 28.15.181(h).                                     
27    * Sec. 5.  AS 28.15.211(e) is amended to read:                                                                       
28  (e)  Except for a suspension under AS 28.15.181(h), at [AT] the end of a                                            
29 period of limitation, suspension, or revocation under this chapter, the department may                                  
30 not issue a driver's license or a duplicate driver's license to the licensee until the                                  
31 licensee has complied with AS 28.20 relating to proof of financial responsibility.