10.06.030 Fine schedule for local traffic offenses.
In accordance with AS 28.05.151(a), citations for the following offenses may be disposed of as provided in AS 12.25.195 through 12.25.230, without a court appearance, upon payment of the fine amounts listed below plus the state surcharge required by AS 12.55.039 and 29.25.074. Fines must be paid to the court. The Rules of Minor Offense Procedure in the Alaska Rules of Court apply to all offenses listed below. Citations charging these offenses must meet the requirements of Minor Offense Rule 3. If a person charged with one of these offenses appears in court and is found to have committed the offense, the penalty imposed for the offense may not exceed the fine amount for that offense listed below. These fines may not be judicially reduced. If an offense is not listed on the fine schedule, or if the citation indicates a court appearance is required, the defendant must appear in court to answer to the charges.
The fine amounts listed below are doubled for motor vehicle or traffic offenses committed in a highway work zone or traffic safety corridor, as those terms are defined in AS 28.90.990 and 13 AAC 40.010(b).
An offense listed in this schedule may not be disposed of without court appearance if the offense is in connection with a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of a person.
Code Section |
Offense Description |
Fine Amount |
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Starting parked vehicle – excessive acceleration |
15 |
|
Driving on sidewalks – vehicle |
20 |
|
Driving on sidewalk in CBD – bicycle |
20 |
|
Failure to yield – bicycle |
20 |
|
U-turn where prohibited |
30 |
|
Projections on wheels or tracks prohibited |
20 |
|
Projecting load on passenger vehicles |
20 |
|
Carrying animals on outside of vehicles |
125 |
|
Use of coaster, roller skates, or sleds on roadway |
25 |
|
Use of skateboard or human powered device in prohibited area |
25 |
|
Negligent operation of device |
25 |
|
Operating a snow machine or ATV in unauthorized location or after hours |
30 |
|
Operating a snow machine or ATV under 16 years of age |
30 |
|
Driver’s license required to operate snow machine or ATV |
30 |
|
Registration of snow machine or ATV required |
30 |
|
Proof of insurance |
30 |
|
30 |
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Speed in excess of 25 mph or other violation of traffic regulations |
30 |
|
Failure to signal turn |
30 |
|
ATV or snow machine on sidewalk or pedestrian way |
30 |
|
Failure to stop snow machine or ATV when directed to do so by a police officer |
30 |
|
Owner responsibility for violation |
30 |
|
Snow machine or ATV not equipped with functional headlight, taillight, and brake light |
30 |
|
Failure to maintain equipment in good working order |
30 |
|
Parental responsibility for violation |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: operator to obey rules of the road |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: parents responsible for actions/violations |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: obey signs/dismount and act as pedestrian |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: two or more on bike made for one |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: attaching to other vehicle/hooky-bobbing |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: minimum of one hand on handle bars |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: unicycle/coaster/roller skates on roadway prohibited |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: ride on right side of roadway |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: yield to vehicle upon audible signal |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: no more than two bikes abreast in one lane |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: must use shoulder when available |
30 |
|
Failure to give audible signal passing pedestrian |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: turn and signal requirements |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: ride in business district where prohibited |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: bike parking requirements |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: bike not to enter limited use areas |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: yield to traffic |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: headlight requirements |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: taillight requirements |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: reflector requirements |
30 |
|
Bicycle violations: brake requirements |
30 |
|
Parking during snow removal |
25 |
|
Prohibited 24-hour parking – impounding vehicles |
25 |
|
Time limit parking |
25 |
|
Standing or parking close to curb |
25 |
|
Signs or markings indicating angle parking |
25 |
|
Obedience to angle-parking signs or markings |
25 |
|
Violating permit for loading or unloading at an angle to the curb |
25 |
|
Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited – no signs required |
25 |
|
Moving the vehicle of another into unlawful parking area |
25 |
|
Parking not to obstruct traffic |
25 |
|
Parking in alleys |
25 |
|
Parking for certain purposes prohibited: displaying such vehicle for sale |
25 |
|
Parking for certain purposes prohibited: washing, greasing, or repairing |
25 |
|
Parking adjacent to schools |
25 |
|
Parking prohibited on narrow streets |
25 |
|
Standing or parking on one-way streets |
25 |
|
No stopping, standing, or parking near hazardous or congested places |
25 |
|
Abandonment of vehicle |
25 |
|
Exceeding time limit for parking in designated areas |
25 |
|
Unauthorized parking on private property |
25 |
|
Pedestrians must obey regulations |
25 |
|
Pedestrians not to enter limited use areas |
25 |
|
No pedestrian may walk into path of vehicle |
25 |
|
Pedestrian must cross at crosswalk |
25 |
|
Pedestrian must yield to vehicles |
25 |
|
Crossing roadway where prohibited |
25 |
|
25 |
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Must walk on left side/shoulder of roadway |
25 |
|
Pedestrian creates hazard/interferes with traffic |
25 |
|
Sleep/loiter/obstruct highway |
25 |
|
Solicit ride/distracts driver |
25 |
|
Nonblind pedestrian not to use cane/dog |
25 |
|
Pedestrian must yield to emergency vehicle |
25 |
|
Pedestrian not to cross against “don’t walk” signal |
25 |
(Ord. 16-09-443 § 7; Ord. 15-06-413 § 25)