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Title 47. Welfare, Social Services and Institutions

Chapter 12. Delinquent Minors

Section 315. Public Disclosure of Information in Agency Records Relating to Certain Minors.

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AS 47.12.315. Public Disclosure of Information in Agency Records Relating to Certain Minors.

(a) Notwithstanding AS 47.12.310 , when an agency takes action under AS 47.12.040(a)(1) to adjust a matter, or when under AS 47.12.040 (a)(2) the court directs the agency to adjust the matter, the agency

(1) shall, for a minor who is at least 13 years of age at the time of commission of the offense, disclose to the public the name of the minor, the name or names of the parent, parents, or guardian of the minor, the action required by the agency to be taken by the minor under AS 47.12.060 to adjust the matter, and information about the offense exclusive of information that identifies the victim of the offense, if the minor was, under AS 47.12.020 , previously alleged to be a delinquent minor on the basis of the minor's commission of at least one offense and, on the basis of that allegation, a state agency has, under AS 47.12.040 (a), been asked to make a preliminary inquiry to determine if any action on that matter is appropriate, and, if the minor is alleged to be a delinquent minor on the basis of the minor's commission of another offense, exercise of agency jurisdiction is based on the minor's alleged commission of that other offense, and that other offense is one of the following:

(A) a crime against a person that is punishable as a felony;

(B) a crime in which the minor employed a deadly weapon, as that term is defined in AS 11.81.900 (b), in committing the crime;

(C) arson under AS 11.46.400 - 11.46.410;

(D) burglary under AS 11.46.300 ;

(E) distribution of child pornography under AS 11.61.125 ;

(F) promoting prostitution in the first degree under AS 11.66.110 ; or

(G) misconduct involving a controlled substance under AS 11.71 involving the delivery of a controlled substance or the possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, other than an offense under AS 11.71.040 or 11.71.050; and

(2) may, for a minor who is at least 13 years of age at the time of commission of the offense, disclose to the public the name of the minor, the name or names of the parent, parents, or guardian of the minor, the action required by the agency to be taken by the minor under AS 47.12.060 to adjust the matter, and information about the offense exclusive of information that identifies the victim of the offense if the minor has knowingly failed to comply with all terms and conditions required of the minor by the agency to adjust the matter under AS 47.12.060(b).

(b) The department shall publicly disclose the name of a minor, the name or names of the minor's parent, parents, or guardian, and the alleged offense exclusive of information that identifies the victim of the offense, and, when available, the outcome of proceedings before the court if, under AS 47.12.040 (a)(1)(B) or AS 47.12.040 (a)(2), the department files with the court a petition seeking adjudication of the minor as a delinquent based on

(1) the minor's alleged commission of an offense, the minor was at least 13 years of age at the time of commission of the offense, and the minor has knowingly failed to comply with all the terms and conditions required of the minor by the department or imposed on the minor in a court order entered under AS 47.12.040 (a)(2) or 47.12.120;

(2) the minor's alleged commission of an offense set out in this paragraph and the minor was at least 13 years of age at the time of commission of the offense; the provisions of this paragraph apply to the minor's commission of

(A) a crime against a person that is punishable as a felony;

(B) a crime in which the minor employed a deadly weapon, as that term is defined in AS 11.81.900 (b), in committing the crime;

(C) arson under AS 11.46.400 - 11.46.410;

(D) burglary under AS 11.46.300 ;

(E) distribution of child pornography under AS 11.61.125 ;

(F) promoting prostitution in the first degree under AS 11.66.110 ; or

(G) misconduct involving a controlled substance under AS 11.71 involving the delivery of a controlled substance or the possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, other than an offense under AS 11.71.040 or 11.71.050; or

(3) the minor's alleged commission of a felony and the minor was 16 years of age or older at the time of commission of the offense when the minor has previously been convicted or adjudicated a delinquent minor based on the minor's commission of an offense that is a felony.

(c) If, under AS 47.12.060 (a), the agency determines that a matter should be dismissed or if, under AS 47.12.120 (c), the court finds that a minor is not delinquent and dismisses the case against the minor, the minor may request the department to disclose information about the matter or the case to the public. If the minor makes a request under this subsection, the department shall disclose to the public information about the disposition of the matter or case under AS 47.12.060(a) or 47.12.120(c), as appropriate, exclusive of information that identifies the victim of the alleged offense.

(d) When required by this section to disclose information,

(1) the department or other agency may not disclose the name of an out-of-home care provider with whom the minor was living at the time the minor was alleged to have committed the offense if the minor had been placed in out-of-home care with that provider on other than a permanent or long-term basis; in this paragraph, "out-of-home care provider" means an agency or person, other than the child's legal parents, with whom a child who is in the custody of the state under AS 47.10.080(c)(1) or (3), 47.10.142, or AS 47.14.100 (c) is currently placed; "agency or person" includes a foster parent, a relative other than a parent, a person who has petitioned for adoption of the child, and a residential child care facility;

(2) if the department or other agency maintains the information to be disclosed by electronic means that can be recovered from a computer data base, the department or agency may disclose the information in that medium.

(e) The department or an agency may not release information about a minor under this section if the offense allegedly committed by the minor on which the information is based occurred before January 1, 1998. The authority to release information under this section is limited to five years from the date the department or other agency is first required or authorized to make the disclosure. However, the limitation of this section does not apply if the department or other agency determines that during the five-year period the minor

(1) has knowingly failed to make all restitution payments required of the minor by AS 47.12.060 (b) or 47.12.120(b)(4); or

(2) has committed a crime punishable as a felony.

(f) When disclosure is required under this section, the department may petition the court for an order prohibiting the disclosure. The court may grant the petition if, on the basis of information presented in the petition or at an in camera hearing held on the petition, the court finds that

(1) the crime was an isolated incident and the minor does not present any further danger to the public; or

(2) the victim agrees that disclosure is inappropriate.

(g) In this section, when disclosure of information is dependent on the minor's previous conviction or adjudication as a deliquent, or on the minor's failure to comply with all terms and conditions required of or imposed on the minor, the department or other agency required to make the disclosure shall consider the minor's previous conviction or delinquency adjudication, or a term or condition required or imposed on the minor, that occurred before September 2, 1997, but may not consider a conviction or adjudication that occurred or a term or condition that was required or imposed earlier than five years before September 2, 1997.