Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 28.10.081 (2026)
Issuance of certificate of registration; certificate to be signed, carried, and displayed
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Sec. 28.10.081. Issuance of certificate of registration; certificate to be signed, carried, and displayed.
(a) The department shall mail or deliver the certificate of registration to the owner. The certificate of registration must contain the assigned registration number, the name, the residence and mailing addresses of the owner, the vehicle identification number, the fees paid, and as much of the vehicle description appearing on the title as the commissioner considers necessary.
(b) Every certificate of registration shall, except when used to apply for renewal of registration or to transfer the registration, be carried in the vehicle to which it refers. The driver of a vehicle shall display the original certificate of registration or a legible photocopy if the original is on file at the address shown on the certificate of registration to a peace officer or an officer or employee of the department acting in an official capacity upon the request of that officer or employee.
(a) The department shall mail or deliver the certificate of registration to the owner. The certificate of registration must contain the assigned registration number, the name, the residence and mailing addresses of the owner, the vehicle identification number, the fees paid, and as much of the vehicle description appearing on the title as the commissioner considers necessary.
(b) Every certificate of registration shall, except when used to apply for renewal of registration or to transfer the registration, be carried in the vehicle to which it refers. The driver of a vehicle shall display the original certificate of registration or a legible photocopy if the original is on file at the address shown on the certificate of registration to a peace officer or an officer or employee of the department acting in an official capacity upon the request of that officer or employee.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2021 · leading case: Resecker v. State, 721 P.2d 650 (Alaska Ct. App. 1986).
Resecker v. State, 721 P.2d 650 (Alaska Ct. App. 1986). “131, which requires a licensed driver to carry his license with him and exhibit the license upon request of a peace officer, and AS 28.10.081, which requires that the certificate of vehicle registration be carried in the vehicle and displayed upon request.”
James Henry Perozzo v. State of Alaska, 493 P.3d 233 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021). “131(a) (requiring a licensee to carry a driver’s license while driving a motor vehicle and to present the license to a peace officer upon demand); AS 28.10.081(b) (requiring the same with respect to vehicle registration); AS 28.”
— Alaska Stat. § 28.10.081(b) — 1 case
James Henry Perozzo v. State of Alaska, 493 P.3d 233 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021). “131(a) (requiring a licensee to carry a driver’s license while driving a motor vehicle and to present the license to a peace officer upon demand); AS 28.10.081(b) (requiring the same with respect to vehicle registration); AS 28.”
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