Enrolled SB 119
LAWS OF ALASKA
2023
Source Chapter No.
SB 119 _______
AN ACT
Relating to state identifications and driver's licenses for persons in the custody of the
Department of Corrections; relating to state identifications issued by the Department of
Corrections; relating to the duties of the commissioner of corrections; relating to misconduct
involving confidential information; relating to voter identification; relating to identification
for fishing permits; relating to identification for debtor financing statements; and providing
for an effective date.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1
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AN ACT
Relating to state identifications and driver's licenses for persons in the custody of the 1
Department of Corrections; relating to state identifications issued by the Department of 2
Corrections; relating to the duties of the commissioner of corrections; relating to misconduct 3
involving confidential information; relating to voter identification; relating to identification 4
for fishing permits; relating to identification for debtor financing statements; and providing 5
for an effective date. 6
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* Section 1. AS 11.76.115(c) is amended to read: 8
(c) In this section, "confidential information" includes 9
(1) information that has been classified confidential by law; 10
(2) information encoded on an access device, identification card issued 11
under AS 18.65.310 or AS 33.30.105, or driver's license.
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* Sec. 2. AS 15.07.055(e) is amended to read: 13
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(e) The director shall enter into an agreement with the Department of 1
Administration, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Revenue to 2
match identifying information provided by a voter with existing identification records 3
(1) maintained by the administrative component of the Department of 4
Administration that administers motor vehicle and driver's license laws, by the 5
administrative component of the Department of Corrections that issues 6
identification cards, and by the administrative component of the Department of 7
Revenue that administers the permanent fund dividend laws; and 8
(2) bearing the same identifying number, name, and date of birth 9
provided on the registration. 10
* Sec. 3. AS 16.10.267(c) is amended to read: 11
(c) Examples of a suitable identification card required under (a)(2) and (d)(2) 12
of this section are a motor vehicle operator's license issued under AS 28.15.111, 13
[AND] an identification card issued under AS 18.65.310, and an identification card 14
issued under AS 33.30.105. 15
* Sec. 4. AS 33.30.011(a) is amended to read: 16
(a) The commissioner shall 17
(1) establish, maintain, operate, and control correctional facilities 18
suitable for the custody, care, and discipline of persons charged or convicted of 19
offenses against the state or held under authority of state law; each correctional facility 20
operated by the state shall be established, maintained, operated, and controlled in a 21
manner that is consistent with AS 33.30.015; 22
(2) classify prisoners; 23
(3) for persons committed to the custody of the commissioner, 24
establish programs, including furlough programs that are reasonably calculated to 25
(A) protect the public and the victims of crimes committed by 26
prisoners; 27
(B) maintain health; 28
(C) create or improve occupational skills; 29
(D) enhance educational qualifications; 30
(E) support court-ordered restitution; and 31
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(F) otherwise provide for the rehabilitation and reformation of 1
prisoners, facilitating their reintegration into society; 2
(4) provide necessary 3
(A) medical services for prisoners in correctional facilities or 4
who are committed by a court to the custody of the commissioner, including 5
examinations for communicable and infectious diseases; 6
(B) psychological or psychiatric treatment if a physician or 7
other health care provider, exercising ordinary skill and care at the time of 8
observation, concludes that 9
(i) a prisoner exhibits symptoms of a serious disease or 10
injury that is curable or may be substantially alleviated; and 11
(ii) the potential for harm to the prisoner by reason of 12
delay or denial of care is substantial; and 13
(C) assessment or screening of the risks and needs of offenders 14
who may be vulnerable to harm, exploitation, or recidivism as a result of fetal 15
alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or another brain-based 16
disorder; 17
(5) establish minimum standards for sex offender treatment programs 18
offered to persons who are committed to the custody of the commissioner; 19
(6) provide for fingerprinting in correctional facilities in accordance 20
with AS 12.80.060; 21
(7) establish a program to conduct assessments of the risks and needs 22
of offenders sentenced to serve a term of incarceration of 90 days or more; the 23
program must include a requirement for an assessment before a prisoner's release on 24
parole, furlough, or electronic monitoring from a correctional facility; 25
(8) establish a procedure that provides for each prisoner required to 26
serve an active term of imprisonment of 90 days or more a written case plan that 27
(A) takes effect and is provided to the prisoner within 90 days 28
after sentencing; 29
(B) is based on the results of the assessment of the prisoner's 30
risks and needs under (7) of this subsection; 31
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(C) includes a requirement to follow the rules of the institution; 1
(D) is modified when necessary for changes in classification, 2
housing status, medical or mental health, and resource availability; 3
(E) includes participation in programming that addresses the 4
needs identified in the assessment; 5
(9) establish a program to begin reentry planning with each prisoner 6
serving an active term of imprisonment of 90 days or more; reentry planning must 7
begin at least 90 days before release on furlough or probation or parole; the reentry 8
program must include 9
(A) a written reentry plan for each prisoner completed upon 10
release on furlough or probation or parole that includes information on the 11
prisoner's proposed 12
(i) residence; 13
(ii) employment or alternative means of support; 14
(iii) treatment options; 15
(iv) counseling services; 16
(v) education or job training services; 17
(B) any other requirements for successful transition back to the 18
community, including electronic monitoring or furlough for the period between 19
a scheduled parole hearing and parole eligibility; 20
(C) coordination with the Department of Labor and Workforce 21
Development to provide access, after release, to job training and employment 22
assistance; and 23
(D) coordination with community reentry coalitions or other 24
providers of reentry services if available; 25
(10) for offenders under electronic monitoring, establish 26
(A) minimum standards for electronic monitoring, which may 27
include the requirement of active, real-time monitoring using global 28
positioning systems; and 29
(B) procedures for oversight and approving electronic 30
monitoring programs and systems provided by private contractors; 31
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(11) ensure [ASSIST] a prisoner has [IN OBTAINING] a valid state 1
identification card upon the prisoner's release; if the prisoner does not have a valid 2
state identification card before the prisoner's release, [;] the department shall issue the 3
prisoner a valid state identification card under AS 33.30.105 and pay the 4
application fee for an [THE] identification card issued under AS 18.65.310; 5
(12) provide to the legislature, by electronic means, by January 10 6
preceding the first regular session of each legislature, a report summarizing the 7
findings and results of the program established under (7) of this subsection; the report 8
must include 9
(A) the number of prisoners who were provided with written 10
case plans under (8) of this subsection; 11
(B) the number of written case plans under (8) of this 12
subsection initiated within the preceding year; and 13
(C) the number of written case plans under (8) of this 14
subsection that were updated in the preceding year; and 15
(13) enter into an agreement with the Department of Family and 16
Community Services, consistent with the provisions of AS 47.12.105, for the 17
detention and care of a minor who is waived into adult court under AS 47.12.030 or 18
47.12.100. 19
* Sec. 5. AS 33.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 20
Sec. 33.30.105. Identification cards. (a) The department shall issue an 21
identification card identical to the motor vehicle operator's license provided for in 22
AS 28.15.111, except that the card must be a different color and shall state in bold 23
type letters on its face that it is for identification purposes only. The department may 24
only issue an identification card to a prisoner before the prisoner's release. The 25
identification card must display 26
(1) a distinguishing number assigned to the identification card; 27
(2) the prisoner's full name, date of birth, brief physical description, 28
and photograph; 29
(3) either a facsimile of the signature of the prisoner or a space on 30
which the prisoner shall write the prisoner's usual signature with pen and ink; 31
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(4) physical security features designed to prevent tampering, 1
counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes; 2
(5) for a qualified prisoner who is under 21 years of age, the words 3
"UNDER 21"; and 4
(6) a statement that the identification card is not a valid identification 5
card for the purpose of purchasing alcoholic beverages. 6
(b) An identification card may not display the prisoner's social security 7
number and is not valid until signed by the prisoner. If facilities are not available for 8
the taking of the photograph required under this section, the department shall endorse 9
on the identification card the words "valid without photograph." 10
(c) An identification card issued under this section expires 180 days after 11
issuance or, if issued to a person under 21 years of age, 90 days after the person 12
reaches 21 years of age, whichever occurs first. 13
(d) A person may not 14
(1) knowingly make a fraudulent written statement or application for 15
an identification card concerning age, race, sex, or other identifying characteristics as 16
required by the department; 17
(2) possess, use, produce, or manufacture a fraudulent identification 18
card; 19
(3) allow an identification card issued to that person to be used by 20
another person. 21
(e) A person who violates (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor 22
punishable by a fine of $500 or 60 days in jail, or both. 23
* Sec. 6. AS 45.29.503(a) is amended to read: 24
(a) A financing statement sufficiently provides the name of the debtor 25
(1) except as otherwise provided in (3) of this subsection, if the debtor 26
is a registered organization or the collateral is held in a trust that is a registered 27
organization, only if the financing statement provides the name that is stated to be the 28
registered organization's name on the public organic record most recently filed with or 29
issued or enacted by the registered organization's jurisdiction of organization that 30
purports to state, amend, or restate the registered organization's name; 31
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(2) subject to (f) of this section, if the collateral is being administered 1
by the personal representative of a decedent, only if the financing statement provides, 2
as the name of the debtor, the name of the decedent and, in a separate part of the 3
financing statement, indicates that the collateral is being administered by a personal 4
representative; 5
(3) if the collateral is held in a trust that is not a registered 6
organization, only if the financing statement 7
(A) provides, as the name of the debtor, 8
(i) if the organic record of the trust specifies a name for 9
the trust, the name specified; or 10
(ii) if the organic record of the trust does not specify a 11
name for the trust, the name of the settlor or testator; and 12
(B) in a separate part of the financing statement, 13
(i) if the name is provided in accordance with (A)(i) of 14
this paragraph, indicates that the collateral is held in a trust; or 15
(ii) if the name is provided in accordance with (A)(ii) of 16
this paragraph, provides additional information sufficient to distinguish 17
the trust from other trusts having one or more of the same settlors or the 18
same testator and indicates that the collateral is held in a trust, unless 19
the additional information so indicates; 20
(4) if the debtor is an individual, only if the financing statement 21
provides 22
(A) the individual name of the debtor; 23
(B) the surname and first personal name of the debtor; or 24
(C) subject to (g) of this section, the name of the individual that 25
is indicated on an unexpired driver's license that this state has issued to the 26
individual or on an unexpired identification card issued to the individual under 27
AS 18.65.310 or AS 33.30.105; and 28
(5) in other cases, if the debtor 29
(A) has a name, only if the financing statement provides the 30
organizational name of the debtor; and 31
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(B) does not have a name, only if the financing statement 1
provides the names of the partners, members, associates, or other persons of 2
which the debtor is composed, in a manner that each name provided would be 3
sufficient if the person named were the debtor. 4
* Sec. 7. AS 45.29.503(g) is amended to read: 5
(g) If this state has issued to an individual more than one driver's license, more 6
than one identification card under AS 18.65.310 or AS 33.30.105, or both an 7
identification card under AS 18.65.310 or AS 33.30.105 and a driver's license, the 8
driver's license or identification card that was issued the most recently is the one to 9
which (a)(4)(C) of this section refers. 10
* Sec. 8. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024. 11