Alaska Statutes Title 23, Chapter 23.15, Article 03 - Employment Agencies

• Sec. 23.15.330 Exemptions.
  AS 23.15.330 - 23.15.520 do not apply to an educational, religious, charitable, fraternal, or benevolent organization that does not charge for services, or to...
• Sec. 23.15.340 Permit.
  In order to operate an employment agency, a person shall obtain a permit from the department. The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous...
• Sec. 23.15.350 Application.
  To obtain a permit to operate an employment agency a person shall apply to the department on forms prescribed by the department. The application...
• Sec. 23.15.360 Bond.
  The department may not issue a permit until the applicant furnishes a bond to the department in the amount and with surety that the...
• Sec. 23.15.370 Investigation of Applicant.
  Upon application for a permit, the department may make an investigation as to the character and responsibility of the applicant and the premises where...
• Sec. 23.15.380 Refusal of Permit.
  The department may, after notice and hearing, refuse to grant a permit where there is reasonable ground to believe that the applicant is of...
• Sec. 23.15.390 Term of Permit; Fees.
  The fee for filing an application for a permit is $10. A permit is valid for a term of two years. The biennial fee...
• Sec. 23.15.400 Renewal of Permit.
  Thirty days before the expiration of a permit the holder must apply for renewal of the permit in order to renew the permit. The...
• Sec. 23.15.410 Revocation or Suspension of Permit.
  (a) The department may revoke or suspend a permit if(1) the permittee or an agent of the permittee has violated or failed to comply...
• Sec. 23.15.420 Limitations on Conduct of Employment Agencies.
  The department may not issue a permit to conduct an employment agency(1) in rooms used for living purposes;(2) in connection with a pool hall,...
• Sec. 23.15.430 Agency to Maintain Register.
  An employment agency shall keep a register containing the name and address of each applicant, the date registered, and the amount of fee received.
• Sec. 23.15.440 Records Open to Inspection.
  All registers, books, records, and other papers kept under AS 23.15.330 - 23.15.520 shall be open to the inspection of the department at all...
• Sec. 23.15.450 Applicant's Receipt.
  An agency shall give to an applicant for employment from whom a fee is to be received a receipt. The receipt must contain(1) the...
• Sec. 23.15.460 Schedule of Fees.
  A person conducting an employment agency shall file a schedule of its fees with the department. The agency may change the fee schedule, but...
• Sec. 23.15.470 Maximum Fees.
  After notice and hearing the department shall set a maximum schedule of fees. The department may review the schedule every two years after giving...
• Sec. 23.15.480 Return of Fees.
  If the applicant paying a cash fee fails to obtain employment, the agency shall, upon demand, return the amount of the fee to the...
• Sec. 23.15.490 Prohibited Acts.
  An employment agency may not(1) send out an applicant for employment without having a bona fide request from an employer;(2) send a person to...
• Sec. 23.15.500 Department May Adopt Regulations.
  The department may adopt regulations consistent with AS 23.15.330 - 23.15.520.
• Sec. 23.15.510 Violations.
  A person who wilfully violates any provision of AS 23.15.330 - 23.15.520 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a...
• Sec. 23.15.520 Definitions.
  In AS 23.15.330 - 23.15.520,(1) "employment agency" or "agency" means a person engaged in the business of furnishing employment or help, or giving information...

Last modified: November 15, 2016