Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 18.60.083 (2026)
Right of entry and inspection
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Sec. 18.60.083. Right of entry and inspection.
(a) A representative of the department, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may
(1) enter without delay and at reasonable times a factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other area, work place, or environment where work is performed by an employee of an employer; and
(2) inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and with reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, a place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, devices, equipment, and materials, and question privately an employer, owner, operator, agent, or employee.
(b) In making inspections and investigations under (a) of this section, the department may issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and records. Witnesses shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the state. If a person fails to grant a right of entry and inspection, the department may seek an order from the superior court compelling the person to submit to entry and inspection. If a person fails to comply with a subpoena or a witness refuses to testify to a matter regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, a superior court may compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify before it.
(a) A representative of the department, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may
(1) enter without delay and at reasonable times a factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other area, work place, or environment where work is performed by an employee of an employer; and
(2) inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and with reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, a place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, devices, equipment, and materials, and question privately an employer, owner, operator, agent, or employee.
(b) In making inspections and investigations under (a) of this section, the department may issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and records. Witnesses shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the state. If a person fails to grant a right of entry and inspection, the department may seek an order from the superior court compelling the person to submit to entry and inspection. If a person fails to comply with a subpoena or a witness refuses to testify to a matter regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, a superior court may compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify before it.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1976–1978 · leading case: Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Labor, 565 P.2d 138 (Alaska 1977).
Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Labor, 565 P.2d 138 (Alaska 1977). “AS 18.60.083. [15] The inspector relied upon § 503 of the San Francisco Housing Code, which provided that: Authorized employees of the City departments or City agencies, so far as may be necessary for the performance of their duties, shall, upon presentation of proper…”
Wallace v. State, 557 P.2d 1120 (Alaska 1976). “[16] AS 18.60.083(a)(2) provides: (2) inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and with reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, a place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, devices, equipment and…”
Howard v. State, 583 P.2d 827 (Alaska 1978). “l (Alaska 1977), this court distinguished private business premises not open to the general public from those areas which are open to public entry in holding unconstitutional a state statute, AS 18.”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.60.083(a) — 2 cases
Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Labor, 565 P.2d 138 (Alaska 1977). “AS 18.60.083. [15] The inspector relied upon § 503 of the San Francisco Housing Code, which provided that: Authorized employees of the City departments or City agencies, so far as may be necessary for the performance of their duties, shall, upon presentation of proper…”
Howard v. State, 583 P.2d 827 (Alaska 1978). “l (Alaska 1977), this court distinguished private business premises not open to the general public from those areas which are open to public entry in holding unconstitutional a state statute, AS 18.”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.60.083(a)(1) — 1 case
Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Labor, 565 P.2d 138 (Alaska 1977). “AS 18.60.083. [15] The inspector relied upon § 503 of the San Francisco Housing Code, which provided that: Authorized employees of the City departments or City agencies, so far as may be necessary for the performance of their duties, shall, upon presentation of proper…”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.60.083(a)(2) — 2 cases
Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Labor, 565 P.2d 138 (Alaska 1977). “AS 18.60.083. [15] The inspector relied upon § 503 of the San Francisco Housing Code, which provided that: Authorized employees of the City departments or City agencies, so far as may be necessary for the performance of their duties, shall, upon presentation of proper…”
Wallace v. State, 557 P.2d 1120 (Alaska 1976). “[16] AS 18.60.083(a)(2) provides: (2) inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and with reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, a place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, devices, equipment and…”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.60.083(b) — 1 case
Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Labor, 565 P.2d 138 (Alaska 1977). “AS 18.60.083. [15] The inspector relied upon § 503 of the San Francisco Housing Code, which provided that: Authorized employees of the City departments or City agencies, so far as may be necessary for the performance of their duties, shall, upon presentation of proper…”
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