00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 275                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to penalties for motor vehicle violations."                                                            
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 28.11.010(c) is amended to read:                                                                   
04 (c)  In addition to a criminal penalty under AS 28.90.010(b), a [A] person                                          
05 who abandons a vehicle in a place specified in (a) or (b) of this section is considered                                 
06 responsible for the abandonment of the vehicle and is liable for the cost of its removal                                
07       and disposition.                                                                                                  
08    * Sec. 2. AS 28.90.010(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
09            (b)  A person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of a provision of this                              
10 title for which another penalty is not specifically provided is punishable by a fine of                                 
11 not more than $1,000 [$500], or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by                                    
12 both. In addition, the privilege to drive or the registration of vehicles may be                                        
13       suspended or revoked.                                                                                             
14    * Sec. 3. AS 28.90.010(c) is amended to read:                                                                      
15            (c)  Unless otherwise specified by law, a person convicted of a violation of a                           

01       regulation adopted under this title, or a municipal ordinance regulating vehicles or                              
02       traffic when the municipal ordinance does not correspond to a provision of this title, is                         
03       guilty of an infraction and is punishable by a fine not to exceed $800 [$300].                                
04    * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
05 read:                                                                                                                   
06       APPLICABILITY. AS 28.90.010(b), as amended by sec. 2 of this Act, and                                             
07 AS 28.90.010(c), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, apply to offenses committed on or after                              
08 the effective date of this Act.