(a) There is established a child safety device loan program in the highway safety planning agency in the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
(b) The director of the highway safety planning agency shall design the child safety device loan program to work in conjunction with private and federal programs operating in the state and shall
(1) provide to every hospital and birthing center in the state, subject to the availability of funds, child safety devices for infants and children to be loaned to the public at nominal fees;
(2) disseminate materials, printed advertisements, and radio and television messages to educate the public about the risks of injury to and death of unrestrained infants and children in motor vehicles and to explain to the public the provisions of AS 28.05.095.
(c) A peace officer who stops a driver for an alleged violation of AS 28.05.095 shall inform the driver about the loan program.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 19. Highways and Ferries
Article 1. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
Sec. 19.05.010. Department to supervise highway system.
Sec. 19.05.030. Duties of department.
Sec. 19.05.040. Powers of department.
Sec. 19.05.043. Child safety device loan program.
Sec. 19.05.050. Roads in tourist and trailer camps.
Sec. 19.05.060. Sale of obsolete equipment and material.
Sec. 19.05.070. Vacating and disposing of land and rights in land.