{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-28.35.235","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 28.35.235","heading":"Unauthorized use of parking reserved for persons with disabilities; penalties.","body":"(a) A person may not park a motor vehicle in a parking place reserved for a person with a disability unless\n(1) the person operating the vehicle has a special permit issued by the department under AS 28.10.495;\n(2) the person operating the vehicle has parked the vehicle for the purpose of transporting a person who has a special permit issued by the department under AS 28.10.495 and the person who has the special permit actually exits or enters the vehicle;\n(3) the motor vehicle displays a special license plate issued to a person with a disability under AS 28.10.181(d) and is operated by or used for the purpose of transporting a person with a disability; or\n(4) the motor vehicle displays a special license plate or permit issued to persons with disabilities by another state, province, territory, or country and is being operated by or used for the purpose of transporting a person with a disability.\n(b) A municipality may enact ordinances necessary to enforce this section.\n(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction. Upon conviction, the court shall impose a fine of not less than $125, or, if the person has been previously convicted under this section, the court shall impose a fine of not less than $250. However, a person who violates this section and who was, at the time of the violation, operating a vehicle displaying a special license plate issued under AS 28.10.181(d) or a special permit issued under AS 28.10.495(a) shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of $250 or, if the person has been previously convicted under this section, pay a fine of $500.","path":["Title 28. Motor Vehicles.","Chapter 35. Offenses and Accidents.","Article 3. Miscellaneous Offenses."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#28.35.235","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:11Z","sha256":"61059d9babe23d1a08ce9323a35a65e7fb9e33d35491d9bafb7483270c34e745","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-28.35.230","next":"us-ak/as-28.35.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}