ALASKA DMV QUESTIONS ANSWERS

ALASKA DMV QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Minimum liability insurance coverage for bodily injury or death - ANSWER

$50,000/$100,00

Minimum liability insurance coverage for property damage - ANSWER $25,000 must provide proof if damage is over $501 or more within 15 days of crash Failure to provide proof of insurance - ANSWER results in traffic citation or impounding of vehicle Uninsured drivers - ANSWER if you cannot provide proof of insurance within 15 days, your drivers license is suspended for 90 days on first occurrence and 1 year for a second occurrence Big game highway collision - ANSWER If you kill or injure a big game animal, you must notify a state trooper or a Fish & Wildlife Officer as they are property of the state What to do in case of a crash - ANSWER stop or move vehicle out of the way of traffic put emergency lights on If it's within a city limit, contact local police; if outside, contact the state troopers Points System - ANSWER convictions for traffic violations are assigned point values from 2-10 accumulate 12 points in 12 months or 18 points in 24 months automatically suspends/revokes license You can take a defensive drivers course to lower points Suspensions occur when - ANSWER - car is uninsured and involved in a crash repeated violations/accumulation of points -driver in violation of license restrictions Revocations occur when - ANSWER Several court convictions like, reckless driving, failure to stop/aid when someone is involved in personal injury, perjury, felony involving manslaughter

• other reasons include breath test of .08 or higher, minors driving or operating a vehicle

under the influence or trying to obtain alcohol Implied Consent - ANSWER When driving in Alaska, you automatically consent to a chemical test of your breath to determine concentration of alcohol. refusal is an infraction

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