{"id":"DUT-AK-002","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Alaska","state":"AK","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Alaska State Legislature (Alaska Disaster Act; administered by the Department of Military and Veterans\u0027 Affairs, AS 26.23.220)","authority":"Alaska Statutes, Title 26, ch. 23 (Alaska Disaster Act), AS 26.23.010-26.23.220","instrument":"AS 26.23.020 and AS 26.23.025","title":"The governor and disaster emergencies; the legislature and disaster emergencies","dateIssued":"2026-09-28","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-28","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","DUTY","STAY","CLOSE"],"addressees":["persons generally; owners or persons in control of premises; all businesses within the disaster area"],"clause":"(b) The governor may issue orders, proclamations, and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and amend or rescind them. These orders, proclamations, and regulations have the force of law.... (g)... the governor may... (7) control ingress to and egress from a disaster area, the movement of persons within the area, and the occupancy of premises in it","enforcement":"The Disaster Act carries no general penalty section (AS 26.23.200, \u0027Limitations\u0027, read and holds none); the mandates pleaded prosecution for reckless endangerment under AS 11.41.250 (DUT-AK-003) with the class A misdemeanor sentences of AS 12.55.035 and 12.55.135 (DUT-AK-004), and an order to cease operations and a civil fine of up to $1,000 per violation (Ex. AK-021 sec. V; Ex. AK-085; Ex. AK-019)","functions":[],"notes":"Every order issued under the March 11, 2020 Declaration of Public Health Disaster Emergency (Ex. AK-001) and its renewals had \u0027the force of law\u0027, and the Governor held express power over the movement of persons and \u0027the occupancy of premises\u0027 in the disaster area, which was the whole State; the mandates closing premises, capping occupancy and confining persons to their residences were exercises of that statutory power, binding on every person and every occupant of premises. Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print\u0026secStart=26.23.020\u0026secEnd=26.23.025","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":73447,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-AK","url":"/library/DUT-AK-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-AK-002","citation":"Alaska State Legislature (Alaska Disaster Act; administered by the Department of Military and Veterans\u0027 Affairs, AS 26.23.220), AS 26.23.020 and AS 26.23.025 (standing) (Ex. DUT-AK-002)","stateName":"Alaska","related":["AK-001","AK-002","AK-028","DUT-AK-003","DUT-AK-004","AK-021","AK-085","AK-019"]}