{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-28.37.150","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 28.37.150","heading":"Grounds requiring refusal to issue license.","body":"Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made may not issue a license to drive to the applicant if\n(1) the applicant has held a license, but the license has been suspended, revoked, or canceled, or the applicant has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation, and the suspension period has not terminated;\n(2) the applicant has held a license, but the license has been revoked by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation, and the revocation has not terminated; except that after the expiration of one year from the date the license was revoked, the person may make application for a new license if permitted by law; the licensing authority may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if, after investigation, the licensing authority determines that it will not be safe to grant to the person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways;\n(3) the applicant is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state and currently in force, unless the applicant surrenders the license;\n(4) the applicant has held a license, but has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation, and the disqualification has not terminated; however, a person may make an application for a noncommercial driver's license if permitted by other law.","path":["Title 28. Motor Vehicles.","Chapter 37. Driver License Compact.","Article 2. Compact Terms."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#28.37.150","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:11Z","sha256":"11197e1dbedfd9d0ca0bca9b5db0415f357910a500f0fd4620b5e710667a9588","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-28.37.140","next":"us-ak/as-28.37.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}