- (a) Unless considered confidential by law, a certified or uncertified copy of a record made within the scope of duty of an employee or representative of the department, will be available during regular business hours upon request and payment of a reasonable fee equal to the cost to the department of copying the record. For the purposes of this subsection, "regular business hours" means 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for state holidays.
- (b) A record of an application for title and registration and records of the denial, suspension, or revocation of the title and registration, will be retained by the department for a period of 15 years following the final entry in the title history or registration file for a vehicle. After the 15-year period, the department may destroy under AS 40.21 a record with no further activity.
(c) A copy of an individual vehicle record or a vehicle registration list may be obtained upon request and payment of fees as follows:
- (1) single vehicle record . . . . . $10;
- (2) electronic record . . . . . $5;
- (3) vehicle registration list . . . . . $50 minimum
fee for first 1,000 records, and an additional five cents for each record after the first 1,000 records.
- (d) The department may provide a vehicle record or vehicle registration list at no charge to a municipal, state, or federal administrative or judicial agency.
(Eff. 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 1/1/2011, Register 196; am 10/10/2014, Register 212)
Authority: AS 28.10.011, AS 28.10.071, AS 40.25.110, AS 40.25.120