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HOUSE BILL NO. 81
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVES NELSON, Gray
Introduced: 2/3/25
Referred: State Affairs, Judiciary
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act restricting the release of certain records of convictions; and providing for an 1
effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 12.62.160(b) is amended to read: 4
(b) Subject to the requirements of this section, and except as otherwise limited 5
or prohibited by other provision of law or court rule, criminal justice information 6
(1) may be provided to a person when, and only to the extent, 7
necessary to avoid imminent danger to life or extensive damage to property; 8
(2) may be provided to a person to the extent required by applicable 9
court rules or under an order of a court of this state, another state, or the United States; 10
(3) may be provided to a person if the information is commonly or 11
traditionally provided by criminal justice agencies in order to identify, locate, or 12
apprehend fugitives or wanted persons or to recover stolen property, or for public 13
reporting of recent arrests, charges, and other criminal justice activity; 14 34-LS0474\N
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(4) may be provided to a criminal justice agency for a criminal justice 1
activity; 2
(5) may be provided to a government agency when necessary for 3
enforcement of or for a purpose specifically authorized by state or federal law; 4
(6) may be provided to a person specifically authorized by a state or 5
federal law to receive that information; 6
(7) in aggregate form may be released to a qualified person, as 7
determined by the agency, for criminal justice research, subject to written conditions 8
that assure the security of the information and the privacy of individuals to whom the 9
information relates; 10
(8) may be provided to a person for any purpose, except that 11
information may not be released if the information is nonconviction information, [OR] 12
correctional treatment information, or criminal justice information as described in 13
(f) of this section; 14
(9) including information relating to a serious offense, may be 15
provided to an interested person if the information is requested for the purpose of 16
determining whether to grant a person supervisory or disciplinary power over a minor 17
or dependent adult; and 18
(10) may be provided to the person who is the subject of the 19
information. 20
* Sec. 2. AS 12.62.160 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 21
(f) An agency may not release criminal justice information of a criminal case 22
in which the defendant 23
(1) was convicted under AS 11.71.060, or a municipal ordinance with 24
similar elements, for possession of less than one ounce of a schedule VIA controlled 25
substance; 26
(2) was 21 years of age or older at the time of commission of the 27
offense; 28
(3) was not convicted of any other criminal charges in that case; and 29
(4) requests that the agency not release the records. 30
* Sec. 3. AS 12.62.160(f)(4) is repealed January 1, 2028. 31 34-LS0474\N
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* Sec. 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. 1