Alaska Statutes.
Title 28. Motor Vehicles
Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration, Liens, and Title
Section 51. Department May Suspend or Revoke Registration.
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AS 28.10.051. Department May Suspend or Revoke Registration.

(a) The department may suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle, the certificate of registration or registration plates for a vehicle, or a special permit when

(1) the department determines that the registration or certificate, plate, or permit was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued;

(2) the department determines that a registered vehicle is mechanically unsafe to be driven or moved on a highway, vehicular way or area, or other public property in this state and the vehicle has been seized or impounded under AS 28.05.091 ;

(3) a registered vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed beyond repair;

(4) the department determines that a required fee or tax has not been paid and the fee or tax is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;

(5) a registration plate, permit, or certificate is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the vehicle for which issued;

(6) the department determines that the owner of a vehicle has committed an offense under this chapter involving the registration or the certificate, plate, or permit to be suspended or revoked;

(7) the vehicle has been reported to the department as stolen or unlawfully converted;

(8) the department is otherwise required to do so under the laws of this state;

(9) the department determines that the vehicle owner has violated the requirements of AS 28.10.146 or 28.10.147;

(10) the department determines that a repair to a commercial motor vehicle, ordered by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or the Department of Public Safety under regulations adopted under AS 19, was not completed after the owner or operator represented to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, the Department of Public Safety, or the Department of Administration that the repair had been completed; or

(11) the owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle has placed a commercial motor vehicle back in service after it has been placed out of service by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or the Department of Public Safety without having it reinspected as required under regulations adopted under AS 19.

(b) Unless the owner qualifies as a self-insurer under AS 28.20.400 , or is exempted from obtaining liability insurance under AS 28.22.011 , the department may suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle that is not insured by a motor vehicle liability policy that complies with AS 28.22.101 .

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