Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.13.390 (2026)
Civil penalty; late filing of required reports
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Sec. 15.13.390. Civil penalty; late filing of required reports.
(a) A person who
(1) fails to register when required by AS 15.13.050(a) or who fails to file a properly completed and certified report within the time required by AS 15.13.040, 15.13.060(b) — (d), 15.13.110(a)(1), (3), or (4), (e), or (f) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $50 a day for each day the delinquency continues as determined by the commission subject to right of appeal to the superior court. A person who fails to file a properly completed and certified report within the time required by AS 15.13.110(a)(2) or 15.13.110(b) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 a day for each day the delinquency continues as determined by the commission subject to right of appeal to the superior court;
(2) whether as a contributor or intermediary, delays in reporting a contribution as required by AS 15.13.040(r) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 a day for each day the delinquency continues as determined by the commission subject to right of appeal to the superior court;
(3) whether as a contributor or intermediary, misreports or fails to disclose the true source of a contribution in violation of AS 15.13.040(r) or 15.13.074(b) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than the amount of the contribution that is the subject of the misreporting or failure to disclose; upon a showing that the violation was intentional, a civil penalty of not more than three times the amount of the contribution in violation may be imposed; these penalties as determined by the commission are subject to right of appeal to the superior court;
(4) violates a provision of this chapter, except as otherwise specified in this section, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $50 a day for each day the violation continues as determined by the commission, subject to right of appeal to the superior court; and
(5) is assessed a civil penalty may submit to the commission an affidavit stating facts in mitigation; however, the imposition of the penalties prescribed in this section or in AS 15.13.380 does not excuse that person from registering or filing reports required by this chapter.
(b) When an administrative complaint has been filed under AS 15.13.380, the commission shall give the respondent due notice and an opportunity to be heard. If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the commission determines that the respondent engaged in the alleged violation, the commission shall assess
(1) civil penalties under (a) of this section;
(2) the commission's costs of investigation and adjudication; and
(3) reasonable attorney fees.
(c) The commission's determination under (b) of this section may be appealed to the superior court under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
(d) When an action has been filed in the superior court under AS 15.13.380, upon proof of the violation, the court shall enter a judgment in the amount of the civil penalty authorized to be collected by (a) of this section.
(e) If the commission or superior court finds that the violation was not a repeat violation or was not part of a series or pattern of violations, was inadvertent, was quickly corrected, and had no adverse effect on the campaign of another, the commission or the court may
(1) suspend imposition of the penalties; and
(2) order the penalties set aside if the person does not engage in a similar violation for a period of one year.
(f) A party who has filed a civil action under AS 15.13.380
(1) is not entitled to trial by jury on the civil action;
(2) is not entitled to be represented by legal counsel at public expense.
(a) A person who
(1) fails to register when required by AS 15.13.050(a) or who fails to file a properly completed and certified report within the time required by AS 15.13.040, 15.13.060(b) — (d), 15.13.110(a)(1), (3), or (4), (e), or (f) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $50 a day for each day the delinquency continues as determined by the commission subject to right of appeal to the superior court. A person who fails to file a properly completed and certified report within the time required by AS 15.13.110(a)(2) or 15.13.110(b) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 a day for each day the delinquency continues as determined by the commission subject to right of appeal to the superior court;
(2) whether as a contributor or intermediary, delays in reporting a contribution as required by AS 15.13.040(r) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 a day for each day the delinquency continues as determined by the commission subject to right of appeal to the superior court;
(3) whether as a contributor or intermediary, misreports or fails to disclose the true source of a contribution in violation of AS 15.13.040(r) or 15.13.074(b) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than the amount of the contribution that is the subject of the misreporting or failure to disclose; upon a showing that the violation was intentional, a civil penalty of not more than three times the amount of the contribution in violation may be imposed; these penalties as determined by the commission are subject to right of appeal to the superior court;
(4) violates a provision of this chapter, except as otherwise specified in this section, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $50 a day for each day the violation continues as determined by the commission, subject to right of appeal to the superior court; and
(5) is assessed a civil penalty may submit to the commission an affidavit stating facts in mitigation; however, the imposition of the penalties prescribed in this section or in AS 15.13.380 does not excuse that person from registering or filing reports required by this chapter.
(b) When an administrative complaint has been filed under AS 15.13.380, the commission shall give the respondent due notice and an opportunity to be heard. If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the commission determines that the respondent engaged in the alleged violation, the commission shall assess
(1) civil penalties under (a) of this section;
(2) the commission's costs of investigation and adjudication; and
(3) reasonable attorney fees.
(c) The commission's determination under (b) of this section may be appealed to the superior court under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
(d) When an action has been filed in the superior court under AS 15.13.380, upon proof of the violation, the court shall enter a judgment in the amount of the civil penalty authorized to be collected by (a) of this section.
(e) If the commission or superior court finds that the violation was not a repeat violation or was not part of a series or pattern of violations, was inadvertent, was quickly corrected, and had no adverse effect on the campaign of another, the commission or the court may
(1) suspend imposition of the penalties; and
(2) order the penalties set aside if the person does not engage in a similar violation for a period of one year.
(f) A party who has filed a civil action under AS 15.13.380
(1) is not entitled to trial by jury on the civil action;
(2) is not entitled to be represented by legal counsel at public expense.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2003–2024 · leading case: Eberhart v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n, 426 P.3d 890 (Alaska 2018).
Eberhart v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n, 426 P.3d 890 (Alaska 2018). “42 See AS 15.13.390. 43 77 P.3d at 432 -33 . 44 The criteria for no significant harm to the public established in the standing order are: The error creates no significant harm to the public when there are no aggravating factors and: 1.”
Doug Smith v. Anne Helzer, 95 F.4th 1207 (9th Cir. 2024). “See Alaska Stat. § 15.13.390 (a); see also Gertz v.”
Jacobus v. Alaska, 338 F.3d 1095 (9th Cir. 2003). “, Alaska Stat. § 15.13.390 (2003) (imposing civil penalties and fines for violation of the Act); Alaska Stat.”
Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n v. Not Tammie & Citizens for Clean Air - No On Proposition 1, 482 P.3d 386 (Alaska 2021). “This matter arises from APOC’s enforcement of campaign contribution reporting requirements codified at AS 15.13.390(a) and AS 15.13.110. as the hearing officer (although it had been harmless error given the chairperson’s rulings) and that APOC must use a qualified hearing…”
Smith v. Helzer (D. Alaska 2022). “9 In conjunction with Section 7, Section 15 of the Measure amends Alaska Statute § 15.13.390(a) to establish new civil penalties for contributors who fail to comply with Section 7.”
Repub. Governors Ass'n v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n & Walker Mallot for Alaska, 485 P.3d 545 (Alaska 2021). “7 We apply the substantial evidence standard to questions of fact, affirming the agency’s findings where there is “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.”
RBG Bush Planes, LLC v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n, 361 P.3d 886 (Alaska 2015). “AS 15.13.390(a). Despite each candidate participating in two separate itineraries, the Commission based the fine on a single violation for each candidate and calculated the number of days since the violation until the violation was remedied as 255 days.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.390(a) — 5 cases
Eberhart v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n, 426 P.3d 890 (Alaska 2018). “42 See AS 15.13.390. 43 77 P.3d at 432 -33 . 44 The criteria for no significant harm to the public established in the standing order are: The error creates no significant harm to the public when there are no aggravating factors and: 1.”
Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n v. Not Tammie & Citizens for Clean Air - No On Proposition 1, 482 P.3d 386 (Alaska 2021). “This matter arises from APOC’s enforcement of campaign contribution reporting requirements codified at AS 15.13.390(a) and AS 15.13.110. as the hearing officer (although it had been harmless error given the chairperson’s rulings) and that APOC must use a qualified hearing…”
Smith v. Helzer (D. Alaska 2022). “9 In conjunction with Section 7, Section 15 of the Measure amends Alaska Statute § 15.13.390(a) to establish new civil penalties for contributors who fail to comply with Section 7.”
Repub. Governors Ass'n v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n & Walker Mallot for Alaska, 485 P.3d 545 (Alaska 2021). “7 We apply the substantial evidence standard to questions of fact, affirming the agency’s findings where there is “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.”
RBG Bush Planes, LLC v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n, 361 P.3d 886 (Alaska 2015). “AS 15.13.390(a). Despite each candidate participating in two separate itineraries, the Commission based the fine on a single violation for each candidate and calculated the number of days since the violation until the violation was remedied as 255 days.”
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