Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.261 (2026)
Operation of low-speed vehicles
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Sec. 28.35.261. Operation of low-speed vehicles.
(a) The operator of a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the traffic and other laws applicable to operators of passenger vehicles.
(b) The operator of a low-speed vehicle may not operate that vehicle on a highway that has a maximum speed limit of more than 35 miles an hour. Notwithstanding this subsection, the operator of a low-speed vehicle may operate that vehicle
(1) on a highway with a maximum speed limit of 45 miles an hour if the highway is
(A) within a municipality that
(i) has a population of less than 35,000;
(ii) is not connected by road to Anchorage or Fairbanks; and
(iii) has passed an ordinance allowing for the operation of low-speed vehicles as provided for in this subparagraph; or
(B) within an area of the unorganized borough, outside of a city, that is not connected by road to Anchorage or Fairbanks;
(2) across an intersection with a highway that has a maximum speed limit greater than is permissible for low-speed vehicles under this subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding AS 28.01.010, a municipality may, by ordinance, further restrict the operation of low-speed vehicles within its jurisdiction.
(a) The operator of a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the traffic and other laws applicable to operators of passenger vehicles.
(b) The operator of a low-speed vehicle may not operate that vehicle on a highway that has a maximum speed limit of more than 35 miles an hour. Notwithstanding this subsection, the operator of a low-speed vehicle may operate that vehicle
(1) on a highway with a maximum speed limit of 45 miles an hour if the highway is
(A) within a municipality that
(i) has a population of less than 35,000;
(ii) is not connected by road to Anchorage or Fairbanks; and
(iii) has passed an ordinance allowing for the operation of low-speed vehicles as provided for in this subparagraph; or
(B) within an area of the unorganized borough, outside of a city, that is not connected by road to Anchorage or Fairbanks;
(2) across an intersection with a highway that has a maximum speed limit greater than is permissible for low-speed vehicles under this subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding AS 28.01.010, a municipality may, by ordinance, further restrict the operation of low-speed vehicles within its jurisdiction.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case: Vonder Haar v. State, Dept. of Admin., Div. of Motor Vehs., 349 P.3d 173 (Alaska 2015).
Vonder Haar v. State, Dept. of Admin., Div. of Motor Vehs., 349 P.3d 173 (Alaska 2015). “AS 28.35.261. 3 . AS 28.90.990(a)(16). At the time of the events in this case, low-speed vehicles were defined at AS 28.”
Dick v. City & Borough of Sitka (D. Alaska 2023). “AS §§ 28.35.261, 28.90.990. Again, these vehicles must be registered and insured, with certain limited exemptions, and comply with the equipment and safety requirements set by the Alaska Department of Public Safety.”
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