{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.35.340","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.35.340","heading":"Civil complaints; penalties.","body":"(a) The commissioner shall develop and maintain a procedure for processing reports of violations of AS 18.35.301, 18.35.306, 18.35.311, and 18.35.326.\n(b) If, after investigating a report made under this section, the commissioner determines that a violation has occurred, (1) the commissioner may file a civil complaint in the district court to enforce the provisions of AS 18.35.301 — 18.35.399; or (2) an employee of the department designated by the commissioner to enforce the provisions of AS 18.35.301 — 18.35.399 may issue a citation under AS 18.35.341(b). If an employee of the department issues a citation, the violation shall be processed and disposed of under AS 18.35.341.\n(c) A person who violates AS 18.35.301 and against whom the commissioner has filed a civil complaint under this section is punishable by a civil fine of $50. A person who violates AS 18.35.306 or 18.35.311 and against whom the commissioner has filed a civil complaint under this section is punishable by a civil fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300. Each day a violation of AS 18.35.306 or 18.35.311 continues after a civil complaint for the violation has been filed and served on the defendant constitutes a separate violation. A person who violates AS 18.35.326 and against whom the commissioner has filed a civil complaint under this section is punishable by a civil fine of not more than $500.\n(d) The department may provide for the payment of civil fines under this section by mail.","path":["Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.","Chapter 35. Public Accommodations and Facilities.","Article 3. Prohibition of Smoking."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.35.340","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"6ce91d510f605c3b20a174845230842241f92fc3e458ca307cc3fb97c0e7d3ae","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.35.331","next":"us-ak/as-18.35.341"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}