Alaska Move-Over Law

What Alaska requires

Move over for stopped emergency vehicles, police, tow trucks, and road crews with lights flashing. On a multilane road, clear the lane next to them if it's safe; otherwise slow to a reasonable speed. A first offense is a $150 infraction (AS 28.35.185). Hurt someone and it jumps to a class A misdemeanor.

Who you move over for, and the fallback

• Move over for: Stationary emergency vehicles, fire vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, a tow truck actively picking up a vehicle, a vehicle performing maintenance or road service, and animal control vehicles on official duty, all displaying flashing emergency lights. An ordinary disabled vehicle with hazards is not covered.
• If you can't move over: On a road with two or more lanes your direction, vacate the lane closest to the vehicle if traffic and conditions allow. If that's unsafe, or on a narrower road, slow to a reasonable and prudent speed for the traffic, road, and weather.
• Covers listed responder, tow, maintenance, and animal-control vehicles only - not a random disabled car. The $150 figure is from the Alaska Court System Uniform Minor Offense Table (bail schedule) for the infraction; the class A misdemeanor bump applies when personal injury results.

What a violation costs

$150 for a first offense as an infraction (AS 28.35.185; court bail schedule). Cause personal injury by failing to move over or slow down and it becomes a class A misdemeanor.

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