Brief Description
The Department of Law proposes to change regulations on representation by the Department of Law in a complaint alleging a violation of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act by the governor, lieutenant governor, or attorney general.

The Department of Law proposes to adopt regulation changes in 9 AAC 52 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with representation of the governor, lieutenant governor, or attorney general in a complaint alleging a violation of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act (AS 39.52).

You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Stacie Kraly at P.O. Box 110300, Juneau, AK 99811-0300. Additionally, the Department of Law will accept comments by electronic mail at ethics.regulation.public.comments@alaska.gov. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System, by accessing this notice on the system and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on September 11, 2023.

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Stacie Kraly at P.O. Box 110300, Juneau, AK 99811-0300.  The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Department of Law will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Stacie Kraly at (907) 465-3600 or at

ethics.regulation.public.comments@alaska.gov not later than August 28, 2023 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Stacie Kraly at (907) 465.3600 and at ethics.regulation.public.comments@alaska.gov.

After the public comment period ends, the Department of Law will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.

Statutory authority: AS 39.52.950

Statutes being implemented, interpreted, or made specific: AS 39.52.310; AS 39.52.320; AS 39.52.330; AS 39.52.350; AS 39.52.950

Fiscal information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.

The Department of Law keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all of the Department of Law notices of proposed regulation changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to the Department of Law at ethics.regulation.public.comments@alaska.gov, giving your name, and either your e-mail address or mailing address, as you prefer for receiving notices.

Individuals can also signup to receive automated notifications of all State of Alaska notices, including public notice for regulation changes, by subscribing to the Alaska Online Public Notices System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx.

Date: August 2, 2023

/s/Treg Taylor
Attorney General