{"id":368,"date":"2016-06-10T14:19:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T18:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sexoffenderonestopresource.com\/alaska\/?page_id=368"},"modified":"2016-06-10T14:19:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T18:19:53","slug":"restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sexoffenderonestopresource.com\/alaska\/legal\/restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Restoration of Rights, Pardon, Expungement &#038; Sealing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"page-title\">Alaska<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry clearfix\">\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\">\n<p class=\"toc_title\">Topics<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#I_Restoration_of_Civil_RightsFirearms_Privileges\">I. \u00a0Restoration of Civil Rights\/Firearms Privileges<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#A_Civil_Rights\">A. \u00a0Civil Rights<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#VoteJury\">Vote\/Jury<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#Office\">Office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#B_Firearms\">B. \u00a0Firearms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#C_Licensing\">C. \u00a0Licensing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#D_Other_collateral_consequences\">D. Other collateral consequences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#E_State_Policy_on_Rehabilitation\">E. \u00a0State Policy on Rehabilitation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#II_Discretionary_Restoration_Mechanisms\">II. \u00a0Discretionary Restoration Mechanisms<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#A_Pardon\">A. \u00a0Pardon<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#Authority\">Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#Eligibility\">Eligibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#Effect\">Effect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#Process\">Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#Restructuring_of_the_Clemency_Process\">Restructuring of the Clemency Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#Frequency_of_Grants\">Frequency of Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#Contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#B_Judicial_sealing_or_expungement\">B. \u00a0Judicial sealing or expungement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#III_Nondiscrimination_in_occupational_licensing_and_employment\">III. \u00a0Nondiscrimination in occupational licensing and employment<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#Alaska_Prisoner_Reentry_Task_Force\">Alaska Prisoner Reentry Task Force<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 This document prepared by <a href=\"http:\/\/pardonlaw.com\/\">Margaret Love<\/a> for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacdl.org\/rightsrestoration\/\">NACDL Restoration of Rights Project<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Last updated:\u00a0June 27, 2015<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"I_Restoration_of_Civil_RightsFirearms_Privileges\"><strong>I. \u00a0Restoration of Civil Rights\/Firearms Privileges<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"A_Civil_Rights\">A. \u00a0Civil Rights<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span id=\"VoteJury\"><em>Vote\/Jury<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The rights to vote and to serve on a jury are lost upon conviction of a felony and automatically restored upon completion of sentence (\u201cunconditional discharge\u201d).\u00a0 Alaska Stat. \u00a7\u00a7 09.20.020; 15.05.030(a); 33.30.241. \u00a0<em>See also<\/em> 12.55.185.18 (defining unconditional discharge as release \u201cfrom all disability arising under a sentence, including probation and parole\u201d). The commissioner of corrections must establish procedures for notifying those unconditionally discharged about the voter registration requirements and procedures.\u00a0 \u00a7\u00a015.05.030(b).<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"Office\"><em>Office<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Restoration of vote also restores right to hold office.\u00a0 Alaska law contains several general prohibitions against holding public office by a person who is not a qualified voter:\u00a0 Alaska Stat. \u00a7\u00a7 15.25.030(10) (candidacy for public office); \u00a7 39.05.100 (appointment to a board or commission of state government must be \u201cregistered voter\u201d).\u00a0 See the more specific provisions relating to service on school board (\u00a7 14.08.045(a)(4) (conviction of felony involving moral turpitude or offense involving violation of oath of office) and as judge (\u00a7 22.30.070(b) (on recommendation of commission, supreme court may reprimand, censure, or suspend judge convicted of crime punishable as a felony under state or federal law, or of crime involving moral turpitude).<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"B_Firearms\">B. \u00a0Firearms<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>A felony offender may not possess a concealable weapon for 10 years following discharge (privilege is lost permanently if offense is one against the person), unless conviction set aside or pardoned. Alaska Stat. \u00a711.61.200(a)(1),(b)(1).\u00a0 During the period of disability a convicted person may not live in a building where concealable firearms are kept without permission of court or law enforcement. \u00a7 11.61.200(a)(10). Once 10-year period has expired, state offender is relieved of federal firearms bar since all civil rights restored. <em>See<\/em> 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 921(a)(20).<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"C_Licensing\">C. \u00a0Licensing<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>A professional license may be denied or revoked upon conviction.\u00a0 <em>See, e.g.,<\/em> \u00a7 21.27.410(a)(7)(insurance agent); \u00a7 08.04.450(5), (6)(accountant); \u00a7 08.68.270(2)(nurse); \u00a7 08.88.171(a)(real estate broker).\u00a0<em>See also <\/em>Deborah Periman, The Hidden Impact of a Criminal Conviction: A Brief Overview of Collateral Consequences in Alaska\u00a06 \u2013 27 (Dec 2007),<a href=\"http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/occasionalpapers\/op01.collateral.pdf\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/occasionalpapers\/op01.collateral.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"D_Other_collateral_consequences\">D. Other collateral consequences<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>For a review of collateral consequences in Alaska, see Alaska Prisoner Reentry Task Force, \u201cAlaska\u2019s 5-Year Prisoner Reentry Strategic Plan, 2011\u20132016,\u201d<a href=\"http:\/\/www.correct.state.ak.us\/TskForce\/documents\/Five-Year%20Prisoner%20Reentry%20Plan.pdf\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/www.correct.state.ak.us\/TskForce\/documents\/Five-Year%20Prisoner%20Reentry%20Plan.pdf<\/a>, discussed in Part III,<em> \u00a0See also <\/em>Periman, The Hidden Impact of a Criminal Conviction: A Brief Overview of Collateral Consequences in Alaska\u00a06 (Dec 2007), <a href=\"http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/occasionalpapers\/op01.collateral.pdf\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/occasionalpapers\/op01.collateral.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"E_State_Policy_on_Rehabilitation\">E. \u00a0State Policy on Rehabilitation<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Rehabilitation and reintegration of the convicted have been components of public policy in Alaska since statehood; the principle of reformation is one of the five considerations on which the Alaska Constitution requires that administration of the criminal justice system be based. (The others are public safety, community condemnation of the offender, rights of victims, and restitution from the offender. <em>See<\/em> Alaska Constitution art. I, \u00a7 12.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"II_Discretionary_Restoration_Mechanisms\"><strong>II. \u00a0Discretionary Restoration Mechanisms<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"A_Pardon\">A. \u00a0Pardon<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span id=\"Authority\"><em>Authority<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The pardon power, except in cases of impeachment, is vested in the Governor alone, \u201csubject to procedure prescribed by law.\u201d\u00a0 Alaska Const. art. III, \u00a7 21; Alaska Stat. \u00a7 33.20.070.\u00a0 By statute, the governor \u201cmay not grant executive clemency to a person\u201d unless the case has first been referred for investigation to the Board of Parole and at least 120 days have passed.\u00a0 \u00a7 33.20.080(a).\u00a0 The Board is required to investigate each case so referred and report to governor within 120 days.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Id<\/em>.\u00a0 It must also, within five days of receipt of notice from governor, notify the Department of Law, the office of victim\u2019s rights, and the victim if a crime of violence or arson. \u00a7 33.20.080(b).<strong><span id=\"easy-footnote-1\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span><span class=\"easy-footnote\"><a style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #b11623; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1\" data-hasqtip=\"0\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 Non-statutory Governor\u2019s Executive Clemency Advisory Committee (\u201cECAC\u201d) (composed of a member of the governor\u2019s staff, a representative from the Department of Law, and a public member) reviews investigative reports and advises the governor.\u00a0 The governor is not bound by the Committee\u2019s advice.<\/p>\n<p>For a thorough review of the history and practice of pardoning in Alaska, <em>see <\/em>Ronald S. Everett &amp; Deborah Periman, \u201c<em>The Governor\u2019s Court of Last Resort:\u201d An Introduction to Executive Clemency in Alaska, <\/em>28 Alaska L. Rev. 58 (2011). The records of the Parole Board indicate that there have been only 188 grants of clemency since statehood in 1959, of which more than half (96) were granted between 1959 and 1966 by Alaska\u2019s first governor.\u00a0 There have been no grants at all since 2006.\u00a0 <em>See id<\/em>. at 83.<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"Eligibility\"><em>Eligibility<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>A person may not apply for pardon unless and until he or she has been found eligible to apply by Parole Board staff.\u00a0 The application process begins with filing an Eligibility Determination form.\u00a0 See<a href=\"http:\/\/www.correct.state.ak.us\/Parole\/documents\/Clemency%20Eligibility%20Determination%20Form.pdf\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/www.correct.state.ak.us\/Parole\/documents\/Clemency%20Eligibility%20Determination%20Form.pdf<\/a>.\u00a0 The Parole Board website states that the clemency process is presently undergoing review, so that the previously applicable handbook describing standards for pardon has been withdrawn.\u00a0\u00a0 Persons convicted under federal law or convicted under the law of another state are ineligible for a Governor\u2019s pardon.<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"Effect\"><em>Effect<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Pardon is the only way to regain lost rights and remove disabilities under Alaska law.\u00a0 Pardon has the effect of \u201csetting aside\u201d the conviction, so that individual is deemed not to have been convicted (though conviction remains on the record).\u00a0 A pardoned conviction may not be taken into account in subsequent sentencing, or by licensing board, though conduct underlying the conviction may be.\u00a0 Conviction is no longer a bar, but offense conduct may be considered in context of determining good moral character.\u00a0 A pardon will restore gun rights. Alaska Stat. \u00a7 11.61.200(b) &amp; (g).<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"Process\"><em>Process<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Aside from the notice requirements described above, no formal regulations govern process.\u00a0 Alaska Stat. \u00a7 33.20.080(b).\u00a0\u00a0 Applicants are warned on Parole Board website that \u201cThe clemency policies of the State of Alaska are very strict, the process is lengthy, and clemency is rarely granted.\u201d <em>See<\/em> Alaska Board of Parole, Executive Clemency Eligibility Determination,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.correct.state.ak.us\/corrections\/Parole\/documents\/Clemency%20Eligibility%20Determination%20Form.doc\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/www.correct.state.ak.us\/corrections\/Parole\/documents\/Clemency%20Eligibility%20Determination%20Form.doc<\/a>.\u00a0 Initial determination of eligibility takes 30 days. Applicants for clemency are informed that \u201cvirtually their entire history is considered,\u201d and they are required to sign waivers permitting an investigation of their employment and personal history.\u00a0 Applications are investigated by staff of the Board of Parole, including comments from DA and sentencing court and victim if relevant, and a summary of the case with recommendation is prepared and submitted to the Governor\u2019s Executive Clemency Advisory Committee (\u201cECAC\u201d), which meets as often as necessary to review pending applications.<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"Restructuring_of_the_Clemency_Process\"><em>Restructuring of the Clemency Process<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>In 2009, concerned about the paucity and irregularity of grants in 2005 and 2006, a process was put in place by the then-Lieutenant Governor to completely restructure the Alaska clemency process, and to make formal the criteria for clemency. All applications for clemency were put on hold at that time.\u00a0 In June 2011, the Executive Secretary of the ECAC sent specific recommendations to the Governor. \u00a0\u00a0Four years later, in April 2015, there had been no movement on the restructuring of the program, although Parole Board staff indicated that it was still accepting applications.\u00a0Source: Parole Board Staff.<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"Frequency_of_Grants\"><em>Frequency of Grants<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>In recent years, Executive Clemency Advisory Committee has met on the average two or three times a year.\u00a0 There are few pardon applications, and there have been only three pardon grants since 1995.\u00a0 Source: Alaska Parole Board.<strong><span id=\"easy-footnote-2\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span><span class=\"easy-footnote\"><a style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #b11623; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#easy-footnote-bottom-2\" data-hasqtip=\"1\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"Contact\"><em>Contact<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Carrie Belden<br \/>\nParole Board<br \/>\n907-269-4642<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:carrie.belden@alaska.gov\">belden@alaska.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"B_Judicial_sealing_or_expungement\">B. \u00a0Judicial sealing or expungement<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Set-aside after deferred imposition of sentence<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Court may suspend imposition of sentence and, after successful completion of a period of probation, \u201cset aside the conviction and issue to the person a certificate to that effect.\u201d \u00a0Alaska Stat. \u00a7 12.55.085(e).\u00a0 Serious violent offenses, stalking, removing a child from the state, human trafficking, sex offenses, and offenses involving use of firearm do not qualify. <em>\u00a0Id<\/em>. at (f).\u00a0 \u00a0No affirmative showing or finding of rehabilitation need be made before a set-aside is granted; rather, a set-aside should be granted as a matter of right unless some specific reason for denial is established. <em>Wickham v. State,<\/em> 770 P.2d 757 (Alaska Ct. App. 1989).\u00a0 Before a sentencing court may refuse to set aside a conviction under subsection (e), the defendant must be given notice that there is reason to believe a set-aside should not be granted, with a precise statement of the reason or reasons, and must be afforded an opportunity for a hearing on the set-aside issue. <em>Mekiana v. State<\/em>, 707 P.2d 918, 921-22 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985), <em>rev\u2019d on other grounds<\/em>, 726 P.2d 189 (Alaska 1986):<\/p>\n<p><em>By enacting the set-aside language of subsection (e), the legislature clearly intended to provide probationers who received a suspended imposition of sentence with the prospect of a clean slate and the promise of a new beginning upon successful completion of probation; a sentencing court cannot thwart this legislative goal \u2014 or, for that matter, hinder appellate review \u2014 by denying such relief without explanation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>See also<\/em> <em>Wickham<\/em>, <em>supra<\/em> at 1143:<\/p>\n<p><em>[Statute] does not abandon the requirement of showing rehabilitation as a prerequisite to a set-aside; rather, the statute merely shifts the burden of proof on the issue. In practical effect, the statute deems successful completion of probation to be the equivalent of a prima facie showing of rehabilitation. This implicit showing of rehabilitation imposes on the state the duty of rebuttal, that is, the burden of presenting the court with evidence showing \u201cgood cause\u201d to deny set-aside, despite the offender\u2019s apparent rehabilitation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A conviction that has been set aside may not be relied on for impeachment purposes, and does not qualify as \u201ca \u2018conviction\u2019 in situations in which a sentence is increased or a crime is defined by a prior conviction.\u201d\u00a0 <em>See Doe v. State, Dep\u2019t of Pub. Safety<\/em>, 92 P. 3d 398, 406 (Alaska 2004).\u00a0 <em>See also<\/em> <em>Larson v. State, <\/em>688 P.2d 592, 597 (Alaska 1984) (set-aside conviction not counted in determining status as repeat offender).\u00a0 \u201cIn other words, the act of setting a conviction aside creates \u2018a settled expectation that the state [will] not subsequently use the conviction \u2026 as a basis for imposing brand-new affirmative burdens on [the defendant].\u2019\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<em>Alaska Board of Nursing v. Platt,<\/em> 169 P.3d 595, 599 (Alaska 2007) (citing <em>Doe<\/em>, supra, at 408).\u00a0 \u00a0For example, it is an affirmative defense to a felon-in possession prosecution under \u00a7 11.61.200 that the person has had her conviction set aside pursuant to \u00a7 12.55.085. \u00a0<em>See <\/em>Alaska Stat. \u00a7 11.61.200(b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(B), (g)(1)(B).\u00a0 On the other hand, set-aside does not eradicate the fact of conviction, and a defendant\u2019s prior criminal history of repeated instances of assaultive behavior or cruelty to animals may be considered as an aggravating sentencing factor, <em>see<\/em> Alaska Stat. \u00a7 12.55.155(c)(8). \u00a0<em>Larson<\/em>, <em>supra<\/em>, at 597-98; <em>Krasovich v. State<\/em>, 731 P.2d 598 (Alaska 1987), or used to deny licensure where convicted conduct is substantially related to opportunity.\u00a0 <em>See Platt<\/em>, supra at 599.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sealing and Expungement<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Courts have no authority to order the criminal record expunged after set-aside, <em>Journey v. State<\/em>, 895 P.2d 955, 962 (Alaska 1995). \u00a0Moreover, a conviction that has been set aside remains a conviction for purposes of denying a license.\u00a0 <em>See Board of Nursing v. Platt, supra<\/em>. \u00a0<em>See also<\/em> <em>Spenard Action Comm. v. Lot 3, Block 1, Evergreen Subdiv., <\/em>\u00a0902 P.2d 766, 779 (1995) (explaining that a conviction that has been set aside is nevertheless evidence that a crime occurred;\u201c[T]he dismissal of a charge following the period of stayed imposition of sentence is in the nature of a pardon, not a declaration of innocence.\u201d) (quoting <em>City of St. Paul v. Froysland,<\/em> 310 Minn. 268, 246 N.W.2d 435, 438 (1976)).<\/p>\n<p>Alaska courts can limit access to otherwise public court records on request if a \u201clegitimate interest in confidentiality\u201d outweighs other interests, <em>see <\/em>Rules Gov. Administration of All Courts 37.6.\u00a0 Court may grant access to these records upon petition.\u00a0 Rule 37.7.\u00a0 In general, in Alaska there exists \u201ca clear preference for public records to remain accessible.\u201d <em>Johnson v. State<\/em>, 50 P.3d 404, 406 (Alaska App. 2002).\u00a0 Alaska court system provides court records online. See<a href=\"http:\/\/orca.courts.state.ak.us\/names\/\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/orca.courts.state.ak.us\/names\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Non-conviction records<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sealing is authorized only in the case of adult criminal history information only in case of mistaken identity or false accusation, if proved beyond a reasonable doubt to the head of the criminal justice agency responsible for maintaining the records. Alaska Stat. \u00a7 12.62.180(b).<strong><span id=\"easy-footnote-3\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span><span class=\"easy-footnote\"><a style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #b11623; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#easy-footnote-bottom-3\" data-hasqtip=\"2\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 On appeal, the defendant must show that the decision below was \u201cclearly mistaken.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a7 12.62.180(c).\u00a0 After sealing, the person may deny the existence of the information and of an arrest, charge, conviction, or sentence shown in the information.\u00a0 Alaska Stat. \u00a7 12.62.180(d). \u00a0Under this authority, access is permitted by government agencies and employers who work with minor or dependent adults. \u00a7 12.62.160(b)(9).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Juvenile records<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The court shall seal most juvenile records (except for traffic offenses, class A &amp; B felonies against the person or first degree arson, Alaska Stat. \u00a7 47.12.030) within 30 days of a minor\u2019s 18th birthday or within 30 days of the court\u2019s release of jurisdiction, whichever is later. If a juvenile was charged as an adult, most juvenile records (except for traffic offenses and certain serious felonies) may be sealed five years after completion of the sentence or five years after the records are made public. \u00a7\u00a7 47.12.300(d) and (f).\u00a0 \u201cA person may not use these sealed records for any purpose except that the court may order their use for good cause shown or may order their use by an officer of the court in making a presentencing report for the court.\u201d <em>Id<\/em>.<strong><span id=\"easy-footnote-4\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span><span class=\"easy-footnote\"><a style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #b11623; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing\/#easy-footnote-bottom-4\" data-hasqtip=\"3\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"III_Nondiscrimination_in_occupational_licensing_and_employment\"><strong>III. \u00a0Nondiscrimination in occupational licensing and employment<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Alaska has no general law regulating consideration of conviction in employment or licensure.\u00a0 It does apply a direct relationship test in connection with disciplinary action for medical and nursing licensees.\u00a0 <em>See <\/em>Alaska Stat. \u00a7 08.68.270 (\u201cThe board [of nursing] may [discipline] a person who . . . (2) has been convicted of a felony or other crime if the felony or other crime is substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of the licensee\u201d); \u00a7 08.64.326 (board of medical licensing may impose a disciplinary sanction on a licensee who has been convicted of a Class A felony, or a class B or C felony \u201cthat is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the licensee,\u201d or of a crime involving the unlawful procurement, sale, prescription, or dispensing of drugs).<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Alaska_Prisoner_Reentry_Task_Force\"><strong>Alaska Prisoner Reentry Task Force<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In 2007, then-Chief Justice Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court established the Criminal Justice Working Group, an organization comprising representatives from justice agencies across the state as well as representatives of the legislature. \u00a0See<a href=\"http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/a-z\/c\/criminal_justice_working_group.html\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/a-z\/c\/criminal_justice_working_group.html<\/a>.\u00a0 One of the group\u2019s key objectives is reducing recidivism. \u00a0One of its subcommittees is the Alaska Prisoner Reentry Task Force. \u00a0\u00a0The subcommittee on employment restrictions is working to \u201cidentify laws that are barriers to housing, employment, and other needs of persons with felony convictions,\u201d and to \u201cconsider what changes might be possible, in the context of public safety, and rehabilitation of the offender.\u201d \u00a0<em>See<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/forum\/27\/1spring2010\/d_reentry.html\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/forum\/27\/1spring2010\/d_reentry.html<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 In February 2011 the Task Force released \u201cAlaska\u2019s 5-Year Prisoner Reentry Strategic Plan, 2011\u20132016,\u201d which includes a lengthy chapter on collateral consequences and recommendations to address this issue.\u00a0 <em>See <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.correct.state.ak.us\/TskForce\/documents\/Five-Year%20Prisoner%20Reentry%20Plan.pdf\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/www.correct.state.ak.us\/TskForce\/documents\/Five-Year%20Prisoner%20Reentry%20Plan.pdf<\/a><em>.\u00a0 See also<\/em> Alaska Prisoner Reentry Task Force Update, <a href=\"http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/forum\/29\/3-4fall2012winter2013\/e_reentry.html\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/justice.uaa.alaska.edu\/forum\/29\/3-4fall2012winter2013\/e_reentry.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol class=\"easy-footnotes-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"easy-footnote-single\"><span id=\"easy-footnote-bottom-1\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span> The Governor\u2019s clemency authority was made subject to these limits by a statute passed in February 2007, in response to public outcry over a pardon granted by outgoing Governor Frank Murkowski to a construction company held criminally liable for the death of one of its employees in a landslide.<em>\u00a0 See<\/em> Pat Forgey, \u201cGovernor Signs Bill Restricting Executive Clemency,\u201d Juneau Empire, February 21, 2007, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/stories\/022107\/loc_20070221002.shtml\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/stories\/022107\/loc_20070221002.shtml<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"easy-footnote-single\"><span id=\"easy-footnote-bottom-2\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span> <em>See<\/em> note 1 for a controversial grant in 2007 at the end of Governor Murkowski\u2019s term.<\/li>\n<li class=\"easy-footnote-single\"><span id=\"easy-footnote-bottom-3\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span> In August 2014 Governor Parnell vetoed SB 108, which would have permitted the sealing of records of criminal cases in which a person was acquitted or had charges dismissed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"easy-footnote-single\"><span id=\"easy-footnote-bottom-4\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span> Certain records (petitions for declaration of delinquency, to revoke or modify probation, to find a child not amenable to treatment, and court orders disposing of these petitions) are available to those with a \u201clegitimate interest,\u201d defined to include (but not limited) to foster parents and victims of a crime seeking to support a civil action against the minor or his\/her guardians. \u00a0Alaska Stat. \u00a7\u00a7 47.12.300(e).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alaska Topics I. \u00a0Restoration of Civil Rights\/Firearms Privileges A. \u00a0Civil Rights Vote\/Jury Office B. \u00a0Firearms C. \u00a0Licensing D. 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