{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-28.35.261","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 28.35.261","heading":"Operation of low-speed vehicles.","body":"(a) The operator of a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the traffic and other laws applicable to operators of passenger vehicles.\n(b) The operator of a low-speed vehicle may not operate that vehicle on a highway that has a maximum speed limit of more than 35 miles an hour. Notwithstanding this subsection, the operator of a low-speed vehicle may operate that vehicle\n(1) on a highway with a maximum speed limit of 45 miles an hour if the highway is\n(A) within a municipality that\n(i) has a population of less than 35,000;\n(ii) is not connected by road to Anchorage or Fairbanks; and\n(iii) has passed an ordinance allowing for the operation of low-speed vehicles as provided for in this subparagraph; or\n(B) within an area of the unorganized borough, outside of a city, that is not connected by road to Anchorage or Fairbanks;\n(2) across an intersection with a highway that has a maximum speed limit greater than is permissible for low-speed vehicles under this subsection.\n(c) Notwithstanding AS 28.01.010, a municipality may, by ordinance, further restrict the operation of low-speed vehicles within its jurisdiction.","path":["Title 28. Motor Vehicles.","Chapter 35. Offenses and Accidents.","Article 3. Miscellaneous Offenses."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#28.35.261","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:11Z","sha256":"42ec6181def1051d6299778ae2283615ee25476b3b53240874d57ef68c4a44e9","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-28.35.260","next":"us-ak/as-28.35.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}