2 AAC 90.220 - License and identification card restrictions

(a) The department may restrict a driver's license suitable to the licensee's driving ability. A license or identification card may be restricted by order of the court or the parole board. Restrictions include

(1) automatic transmission;

(2) corrective lens;

(3) daylight driving;

(4) habitual users of drugs or alcohol as described in 2 AAC 90.440(j);

(5) helmet required;

(6) ignition interlock device;

(7) limited license;

(8) off-highway - Class D driver's license;

(9) off-highway - commercial driver's license;

(10) outside rearview mirrors;

(11) provisional driver's license;

(12) special equipment;

(13) intrastate - valid in this state only;

(14) valid only in a specific location, community, or geographical area in this state;

(15) alcohol purchase prohibited.

(16) medical variance;

(17) valid all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or snowmobile only;

(18) empty tank vehicle only;

(19) no-passenger.

(b) The department will only waive the road test and issue an off-highway restricted noncommercial driver's license to an applicant who resides and operates a motor vehicle in an area of the state without land-connected road access to a location where a road test is conducted at least once every 12 months. The applicant must submit proof of residence address as required under 2 AAC 90.420(e) before issuance of a license under this subsection. A driver issued an off-highway restricted noncommercial driver's license only qualifies for the registration and insurance exemptions in AS 28.10.011(10) and AS 28.22.011(a)(1) where the average daily traffic volume is 499 or less and may not operate a motor vehicle outside this state.

(c) The department may waive the commercial motor vehicle road testing requirement for commercial motor vehicle drivers who reside in this state and only operate as set out under 49 C.F.R. 383.3(e), revised as of October 1, 2013 and adopted by reference. To obtain an off-highway restricted commercial driver's license, an applicant must have held a valid driver's license for at least one year in any state. The applicant must submit proof of residence address as required under 2 AAC 90.420(e) before issuance of a license under this subsection. A driver issued an off-highway restricted commercial driver's license may not operate a commercial motor vehicle outside this state. An off-highway restricted license is a valid driver's license only in this state.

(d) A driver issued an off-highway restricted driver's license may only operate a vehicle in this state on roads not connected by land highway or vehicular way to the land-connected state highway system unless accompanied by a licensed driver who meets the requirements of AS 28.15.051(a) and who has a driver's license not restricted to off-highway use.

(e) A driver issued an off-highway restricted commercial driver's license may only operate a commercial motor vehicle on roads in this state that are

(1) not connected by land highway or vehicular way to the land-connected state highway system; and

(2) not connected to a highway or vehicular way with an annual average daily traffic volume greater than 499 as determined by a traffic count conducted by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

Notes

2 AAC 90.220

Eff. 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 1/1/2010, Register 196; am 10/10/2014, Register 212, January 2015; am 4/8/2021, Register 238, July 2021

Authority:AS 28.05.011

AS 28.10.011

AS 28.15.051

AS 28.15.121