13 AAC 04.006. When inspection required; roadside inspection

(a) A police officer or other person authorized by the department, having reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe, not equipped as required in this chapter or in AS 28, or that its equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair, may require the driver of the vehicle to stop and submit the vehicle to an inspection and tests as may be appropriate.

(b) A driver of a vehicle shall stop and submit the vehicle to a roadside inspection when a member of the Alaska State Troopers, uniformed police officer, or a person otherwise authorized by the department is conducting tests and inspections of vehicles and when a sign is displayed requiring a stop, or when a uniformed officer is present and signals the driver to stop. The signs requiring a stop for inspection may specify the particular class or type of vehicle required to stop and, when so designated, a driver of another class or type of vehicle need not stop.

(c) The owner or driver of a vehicle may not refuse to submit a vehicle to an inspection or test authorized or required under this chapter.

History: Eff. 6/28/79, Register 70

Authority: AS 28.05.011

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