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Alaska Stat. § 18.65.220 (2026)
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Sec. 18.65.220. Powers.
The council has the power to
(1) adopt regulations for the administration of AS 18.65.130 — 18.65.290;
(2) establish minimum standards for employment as a police officer, probation officer, parole officer, municipal correctional officer, and correctional officer in a permanent or probationary position and certify persons to be qualified as police officers, probation officers, parole officers, municipal correctional officers, and correctional officers under AS 18.65.130 — 18.65.290;
(3) establish minimum criminal justice curriculum requirements for basic, specialized, and in-service courses and programs for schools operated by or for the state or a political subdivision of the state for the specific purpose of training police recruits, police officers, probation officers, parole officers, municipal correctional officers, and correctional officers; the curriculum requirements established under this paragraph must include training in
(A) recognizing persons with disabilities;
(B) appropriate interactions with persons with disabilities;
(C) resources available to persons with disabilities and to those interacting with persons with disabilities; and
(D) the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 12131 — 12165 (Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990);
(4) consult and cooperate with municipalities, agencies of the state, other governmental agencies, universities, colleges, and other institutions concerning the development of police officer, probation officer, parole officer, municipal correctional officer, and correctional officer training schools and programs of criminal justice instruction;
(5) employ an administrator and other persons necessary to carry out its duties under AS 18.65.130 — 18.65.290;
(6) investigate when there is reason to believe that a police officer, probation officer, parole officer, municipal correctional officer, or correctional officer does not meet the minimum standards for employment; in connection with the investigation the council may subpoena persons, books, records, or documents related to the investigation and require answers in writing under oath to questions asked by the council or the administrator;
(7) charge and collect a fee of $50 for processing applications for certification of police, probation, parole, municipal correctional, and correctional officers;
(8) require a state and national criminal history record check for an applicant to a training program established in AS 18.65.230 and for a person to be certified as a police officer under AS 18.65.240 if that person's prospective employer does not have access to a criminal justice information system.
The council has the power to
(1) adopt regulations for the administration of AS 18.65.130 — 18.65.290;
(2) establish minimum standards for employment as a police officer, probation officer, parole officer, municipal correctional officer, and correctional officer in a permanent or probationary position and certify persons to be qualified as police officers, probation officers, parole officers, municipal correctional officers, and correctional officers under AS 18.65.130 — 18.65.290;
(3) establish minimum criminal justice curriculum requirements for basic, specialized, and in-service courses and programs for schools operated by or for the state or a political subdivision of the state for the specific purpose of training police recruits, police officers, probation officers, parole officers, municipal correctional officers, and correctional officers; the curriculum requirements established under this paragraph must include training in
(A) recognizing persons with disabilities;
(B) appropriate interactions with persons with disabilities;
(C) resources available to persons with disabilities and to those interacting with persons with disabilities; and
(D) the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 12131 — 12165 (Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990);
(4) consult and cooperate with municipalities, agencies of the state, other governmental agencies, universities, colleges, and other institutions concerning the development of police officer, probation officer, parole officer, municipal correctional officer, and correctional officer training schools and programs of criminal justice instruction;
(5) employ an administrator and other persons necessary to carry out its duties under AS 18.65.130 — 18.65.290;
(6) investigate when there is reason to believe that a police officer, probation officer, parole officer, municipal correctional officer, or correctional officer does not meet the minimum standards for employment; in connection with the investigation the council may subpoena persons, books, records, or documents related to the investigation and require answers in writing under oath to questions asked by the council or the administrator;
(7) charge and collect a fee of $50 for processing applications for certification of police, probation, parole, municipal correctional, and correctional officers;
(8) require a state and national criminal history record check for an applicant to a training program established in AS 18.65.230 and for a person to be certified as a police officer under AS 18.65.240 if that person's prospective employer does not have access to a criminal justice information system.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Arlene Tripp & Jack Tripp v. City & Borough of Juneau, Derek Bos, & Juneau Police Dep't, 563 P.3d 17 (Alaska 2025).
Arlene Tripp & Jack Tripp v. City & Borough of Juneau, Derek Bos, & Juneau Police Dep't, 563 P.3d 17 (Alaska 2025). “150 (detailing composition of council); AS 18.65.220 (detailing powers of council); AS 18.”
State v. Pub. Saf. Employees Ass'n, 257 P.3d 151 (Alaska 2011). “AS 18.65.220. 51 . AS 18.65.240(a). 52 . Id.”
Alaska Police Standards Council v. Parcell, 348 P.3d 882 (Alaska 2015). “AS 18.65.220. 20 . AS 18.65.240(a) (emphasis added).”
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council v. State, 110 P.3d 947 (Alaska 2005). “AS 18.65.220. 2 . AS 18.65.240(b). AS 18.”
State v. Pub. Saf. Employees Ass'n, 323 P.3d 670 (Alaska 2014). “130; AS 18.65.220; AS 18.65.240; see generally D EPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY , History, A LASKA POLICE STANDARDS COUNCIL, http://dps.”
Sapp v. State, 379 P.3d 1000 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “Because we are remanding Sapp’s case to the superior court for re-sentencing on Sapp’s conviction for leaving the scene of a non-injury accident, we decline to reach Sapp’s argument, that the superior court erred in finding him a “worst offender” for purposes of his reckless…”
Alaska Police Standards Council v. Valent Maxwell, 465 P.3d 467 (Alaska 2020). “-13- 7458 professional requirements for police officers and “the means of presenting evidence of fulfillment of [those] requirements.”23 The Council issues certificates showing that officers have the necessary qualifications.”
Wilson v. State, 967 P.2d 98 (Alaska Ct. App. 1998). “See AS 18.65.220, AS 18.65.242-245, and 18.65.”
Sapp v. State (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “But in an informal Attorney General Opinion rendered in 1977 to the executive director of the Police Standards Council (the arm of state government that sets standards for, and certifies, police officers, probation officers, parole officers, and corrections officers), 2 the…”
Sapp v. State (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “But in an informal Attorney General Opinion rendered in 1977 to the executive director of the Police Standards Council (the arm of state government that sets standards for, and certifies, police officers, probation officers, parole officers, and corrections officers), 2 the…”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.65.220(2) — 1 case
Alaska Police Standards Council v. Valent Maxwell, 465 P.3d 467 (Alaska 2020). “-13- 7458 professional requirements for police officers and “the means of presenting evidence of fulfillment of [those] requirements.”23 The Council issues certificates showing that officers have the necessary qualifications.”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.65.220(3) — 1 case
Arlene Tripp & Jack Tripp v. City & Borough of Juneau, Derek Bos, & Juneau Police Dep't, 563 P.3d 17 (Alaska 2025). “150 (detailing composition of council); AS 18.65.220 (detailing powers of council); AS 18.”
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