{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-19.25.260","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 19.25.260","heading":"Roadside memorials permitted.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding AS 19.25.090, 19.25.105, and 19.25.200, a person may, for a period of not more than two years, place in the right-of-way but outside of the traveled way of a state highway a temporary memorial for a decedent who died as a result of a traffic accident, or other incident in the right-of-way, at or reasonably near the site where the memorial is located.\n(b) A memorial must not interfere with the use of the highway, with other uses of the right-of-way, with the visibility of directional and other official signs and notices, or with highway safety, construction, or maintenance.\n(c) The person who places a memorial in the right-of-way of a state highway shall\n(1) post the person's contact information on the memorial;\n(2) inform the department of the location within seven days of placement of the memorial; and\n(3) provide the person's contact information to the department.\n(d) A person may not place a political or commercial message on a memorial.\n(e) A person may not place reflective material or another item on a memorial if that material or item would be distracting to drivers and other users of the right-of-way.\n(f) The state is not liable for damage to, or damage or injury resulting from the presence of, a memorial in the right-of-way of a state highway.\n(g) In this section, “memorial” means decorations, flags, flowers, and other lightweight objects or ornamentation commonly used at funerals or at gravesides as a tribute to a decedent.","path":["Title 19. Highways and Ferries.","Chapter 25. Utilities, Advertising, Encroachments, and Memorials.","Article 4. Roadside Memorials."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#19.25.260","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:21Z","sha256":"106510a5297ac6bbc43889fa6f72805a7695ccb2fb6bd7c03f4d80053f831f6b","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-19.25.250","next":"us-ak/as-19.25.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}