Alaska § 28.15.253 - Driver improvement or alcohol information courses.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 28.15.253 — Driver improvement or alcohol information courses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28.15.253. Driver improvement or alcohol information courses.
Upon conviction of a violation of a traffic law that results in a driver accumulating six or more points from offenses committed during any consecutive 12-month period or nine or more points from offenses committed during any 24-month period, (1) on request of the department, the court may, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law, require the driver to successfully complete a driver improvement course approved by the department or an alcohol information course approved by the Department of Health within a period of time prescribed by the court; and (2) the department shall require a person licensed under a provisional license to complete a driver improvement course approved by the department within a time period prescribed by the department. A driver improvement course approved under this section for a person who is under 21 years of age must be a course that is designed to benefit persons under 21 years of age and must be certified by a national organization. The department may suspend, revoke, or deny the driver's license of a person who fails to successfully complete the driver improvement course or the alcohol information course required by the court under this section within the prescribed time period.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Alaska § 28.15.253
What does Alaska Statutes § 28.15.253 cover?
Section 28.15.253 ("Driver improvement or alcohol information courses.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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