Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.281 (2026)
Unlawful use of license; permitting unauthorized person to drive
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Sec. 28.15.281. Unlawful use of license; permitting unauthorized person to drive.
(a) A person may not
(1) display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person's possession a canceled, suspended, revoked, fictitious, or unlawfully altered driver's license;
(2) display or represent as the person's own a driver's license not issued to the person;
(3) display or present a driver's license other than an Alaska driver's license to a peace officer or to the department when that person has been licensed under this chapter; or
(4) lend the person's driver's license to another person or knowingly permit the use of the license by another.
(b) A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by the person or under the control of the person to be driven in this state by a person who is not validly licensed.
(a) A person may not
(1) display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person's possession a canceled, suspended, revoked, fictitious, or unlawfully altered driver's license;
(2) display or represent as the person's own a driver's license not issued to the person;
(3) display or present a driver's license other than an Alaska driver's license to a peace officer or to the department when that person has been licensed under this chapter; or
(4) lend the person's driver's license to another person or knowingly permit the use of the license by another.
(b) A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by the person or under the control of the person to be driven in this state by a person who is not validly licensed.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1999–2003 · leading case: Crosby v. Hummell, 63 P.3d 1022 (Alaska 2003).
Crosby v. Hummell, 63 P.3d 1022 (Alaska 2003). “Crosby alleged that her son’s friend committed negligence per se by permitting an unlicensed person to drive in violation of AS 28.15.281(b). Crosby argues that the trial court erred by instructing the jury to consider all the elements needed to establish a violation of AS 28.”
Ardinger v. Hummell, 982 P.2d 727 (Alaska 1999). “23 Ardinger argues that the superior court should have found Normandy negligent per se because she allowed an unlicensed driver to operate a car under her control in violation of AS 28.15.281(b), which provides: A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle…”
— Alaska Stat. § 28.15.281(b) — 2 cases
Crosby v. Hummell, 63 P.3d 1022 (Alaska 2003). “Crosby alleged that her son’s friend committed negligence per se by permitting an unlicensed person to drive in violation of AS 28.15.281(b). Crosby argues that the trial court erred by instructing the jury to consider all the elements needed to establish a violation of AS 28.”
Ardinger v. Hummell, 982 P.2d 727 (Alaska 1999). “23 Ardinger argues that the superior court should have found Normandy negligent per se because she allowed an unlicensed driver to operate a car under her control in violation of AS 28.15.281(b), which provides: A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle…”
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