Alaska § 05.20.100 - Authority of political subdivisions to regulate devices.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 05.20.100 — Authority of political subdivisions to regulate devices., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 05.20.100. Authority of political subdivisions to regulate devices.
This chapter does not impair the authority or responsibility of a political subdivision with regard to the local enforcement of licensing, safety, or police regulations authorized by local ordinance or state law if the department determines that the standards employed by the political subdivision are at least equal to those adopted by the department. The authority of a political subdivision for the licensing, safety, or police regulation of devices extends to a point five miles outside the territorial limits of the political subdivision if no other political subdivision of the state is exercising similar authority over the same devices.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 05.20.100 ("Authority of political subdivisions to regulate devices.") 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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