(a) In an
investigation initiated by the staff, or in response to a complaint, the staff
may inspect records that a person is required to keep and preserve under AS
15.13, AS 24.45,
AS
24.60.200-24.60.260, and AS 39.50, and other
relevant documents and information.
(b) The staff shall request access to inspect
records, documents, or other information by mailing or delivering a letter
identifying the requested records, documents, or other information with
reasonable specificity. The person requested to provide access shall make the
requested records, documents, or other information available to the staff at a
reasonably convenient time and place no later than 10 days after the letter
requesting access is mailed or delivered, unless the staff agrees to extend the
time for making the records available. If the person requested to provide the
records is subject to AS 15.13 or AS 24.45, and if the person does not comply
or provides an incomplete response, the commission may issue a subpoena
requiring production of the records.
(c) A person served with a subpoena may file
a written objection to producing any record, document, or other requested
information, and may request a hearing before the commission on the objection.
If the commission denies the objection, and the person fails or refuses to
makes the records available for staff inspection, the commission may seek
judicial enforcement of the subpoena as provided in
AS
15.13.045(d).
(d) A person authorized under
AS
15.13.111(c) to submit
records to the commission for preservation must submit the records with the
form that the commission prescribes for that purpose, and in the electronic
format that the commission requires. The commission may reject any records
submitted in a format that is not compatible with the commission's electronic
records system.