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Title 13 . Public Safety
Chapter 96 . Village Public Safety Officer Program
Section 40. Administration by corporations and villages

13 AAC 96.040. Administration by corporations and villages

(a) A nonprofit regional corporation that receives a grant under this chapter shall provide

(1) a village public safety officer to a village only if the village provides the officer

(A) office space;

(B) a telephone with long distance service; and

(C) a place to temporarily hold individuals under arrest; and

(2) no more than one village public safety officer to a village, unless an

(A) additional position is provided for a period of 30 days or less for training, orientation, or a special circumstance as authorized by the department; or

(B) application as set out in 13 AAC 96.020 for a full-time second position has been submitted to and approved by the department.

(b) A nonprofit regional corporation that receives a grant under this chapter, or a village participating in the village public safety officer program,

(1) shall keep financial, personnel, and other records relating to village public safety officers and, upon request, shall provide that information to the department;

(2) shall provide, for the department's review, annual financial audits that satisfy the requirements of 2 AAC 45.010, regardless of whether the amount of the grant is below the minimum for which 2 AAC 45.010 requires an audit;

(3) shall help the department conduct periodic and unannounced site visits to monitor

(A) the performance of a village public safety officer; and

(B) compliance with this chapter or with an agreement made under this chapter;

(4) shall promptly notify the department if the corporation or village fails to comply with

(A) this chapter or with state or federal law; or

(B) an agreement relating to the village public safety officer program between the

(i) department and the corporation; or

(ii) corporation and a village;

(5) shall promptly notify the department if a village public safety officer resigns or vacates a position;

(6) shall promptly notify the department and submit a written report about an incident in which a village public safety officer carries a handgun or fires any firearm while on duty;

(7) may not, directly or indirectly, allocate grant money to

(A) the purchase or lease of firearms equipment; or

(B) lobbying activity before a federal, state, or local government body; and

(8) may not, except in an emergency, permit a village public safety officer to

(A) carry a handgun in the performance of the officer's duties; or

(B) supervise or direct an individual who carries a handgun.

History: Eff. 8/18/95, Register 135

Authority: AS 18.65.670


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