Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.060 (2026)
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Sec. 44.62.060. Preparation and filing.
(a) Every state agency that by statute possesses regulation-making authority shall work with the Department of Law, under AS 44.62.125, in the preparation and revision of its regulations and shall adhere to the drafting manual for administrative regulations prepared by the Department of Law under AS 44.62.050.
(b) In the performance of duties under AS 44.62.125, the Department of Law shall advise the agencies on legal matters relevant to the adoption of regulations and may advise the agencies on the need for and the policy involved in particular regulations. In addition, the department shall prepare a written statement of approval or disapproval after each regulation has been reviewed in order to determine
(1) its legality, constitutionality, and consistency with other regulations;
(2) the existence of statutory authority and the correctness of the required citation of statutory authority following each section;
(3) its clarity, simplicity of expression, and absence of possibility of misapplication;
(4) compliance with the drafting manual for administrative regulations.
(c) The lieutenant governor may not accept for filing a regulation, amendment, or order of repeal required by AS 44.62.040 unless it is accompanied by the written statement specified in (b) of this section and the statement approves the regulation, amendment, or order of repeal.
(a) Every state agency that by statute possesses regulation-making authority shall work with the Department of Law, under AS 44.62.125, in the preparation and revision of its regulations and shall adhere to the drafting manual for administrative regulations prepared by the Department of Law under AS 44.62.050.
(b) In the performance of duties under AS 44.62.125, the Department of Law shall advise the agencies on legal matters relevant to the adoption of regulations and may advise the agencies on the need for and the policy involved in particular regulations. In addition, the department shall prepare a written statement of approval or disapproval after each regulation has been reviewed in order to determine
(1) its legality, constitutionality, and consistency with other regulations;
(2) the existence of statutory authority and the correctness of the required citation of statutory authority following each section;
(3) its clarity, simplicity of expression, and absence of possibility of misapplication;
(4) compliance with the drafting manual for administrative regulations.
(c) The lieutenant governor may not accept for filing a regulation, amendment, or order of repeal required by AS 44.62.040 unless it is accompanied by the written statement specified in (b) of this section and the statement approves the regulation, amendment, or order of repeal.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2023 · leading case: State of Alaska, Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs. v. Jennifer D. White & John P. Shannon, D.C., 529 P.3d 534 (Alaska 2023).
State of Alaska, Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs. v. Jennifer D. White & John P. Shannon, D.C., 529 P.3d 534 (Alaska 2023). “125 (setting out role of regulations attorney); AS 44.62.060(c) (requiring Department of Law approval before lieutenant governor may accept regulation for filing).”
Turpin v. North Slope Borough, 879 P.2d 1009 (Alaska 1994). “010-070 restricted access to the Dalton Highway and that it was probable that those regulations could be repealed only in accordance with the procedures set forth in AS 44.62.060, 44.62.180 and 44.62.210. Judge Ripley further found that the State had not observed procedures…”
— Alaska Stat. § 44.62.060(c) — 1 case
State of Alaska, Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs. v. Jennifer D. White & John P. Shannon, D.C., 529 P.3d 534 (Alaska 2023). “125 (setting out role of regulations attorney); AS 44.62.060(c) (requiring Department of Law approval before lieutenant governor may accept regulation for filing).”
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