(a) The Department of Administration shall file, maintain, and appropriately index records of
(1) vehicle registrations under AS 28.10.071 (a) - (c);
(2) stolen, converted, recovered, and unclaimed vehicles under AS 28.10.071(d);
(3) titles and documents creating and evidencing liens or encumbrances under AS 28.10.381 ;
(4) abandoned vehicles under AS 28.11.030 (c);
(5) driver's license and driving records under AS 28.15.151 ;
(6) applications under AS 28.10.262 for cancellation of a manufacturer's certificate of origin for a manufactured home;
(7) applications under AS 28.10.263 for cancellation of a certificate of title to a manufactured home;
(8) applications under AS 28.10.264 for confirmation of the nonapplication of AS 28.10 to a manufactured home;
(9) applications under AS 28.10.265 for a certificate of title to a severed manufactured home;
(10) manufacturer's certificates of origin accepted for cancellation by the department under AS 28.10.262 for a manufactured home; and
(11) certificates of title accepted for cancellation by the department under AS 28.10.263 for a manufactured home.
(b) The Department of Administration and the Department of Public Safety each may file and maintain any other records considered necessary for the respective department's administration of this title and regulations adopted by that department under it.
(c) Records maintained by the Department of Administration or the Department of Public Safety under this title or regulations adopted under this title may be stored in any reasonable manner, including electronic data storage. The commissioner of each of those departments and officers and employees of those departments designated by the respective commissioner shall, upon request, prepare under the seal of the respective department and deliver, unless otherwise prohibited by law, a certified copy of any record of that department maintained under this title or regulations adopted under this title, charging a fee for each certified copy. A certified copy of the record stored under this section is admissible in an administrative proceeding or in a court in the same manner as the original document.
(d) If a copy of a motor vehicle record prepared or maintained by the Department of Administration is requested by the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 , or the child support enforcement agency of another state, the department shall provide the requesting agency with a certified copy of the record. If information is prepared or maintained by the department in an electronic data base, the department may give the requesting agency a copy of the electronic record and a statement certifying its contents. The agency receiving information under this subsection may use the information only for child support purposes authorized under law.
(e) For cancelled manufacturer's certificates of origin, cancelled certificates of title, or applications for confirmation filed under (a)(8), (10), or (11) of this section, the department's record must state
(1) the name of each owner of the manufactured home;
(2) the date the manufacturer's certificate of origin or the certificate of title was accepted for cancellation if the certificate was cancelled under (a)(10) or (11) of this section; and
(3) the recording information for the affixation affidavit required by AS 28.10.266 .
(f) For applications for certificates of title under (a)(9) of this section, the department's record must state the name of each owner of the manufactured home and the recording information for the severance affidavit recorded under AS 40.17.125 .
(g) In this section, "recording information" means the district where the affidavit was recorded and the date and serial numbers of the affidavit's recording in the recording district.
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