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## 7.100.090 Validation of signatures. | A. The clerk shall reject the signature of any person whose name does not appear on the most recent printed voter registration list available from the state elections office and is determined by the state elections office to be a person who is not registered on the day the clerk requests state verification of the voter... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.661621 | 0.599609 | 0.378906 | -0.264893 |
## 7.100.100 Residence address requirements. | A. A residence address for the purpose of initiative and referendum petition requirements is a locatable address where the person lives. A residence address is adequate only if it contains sufficient information to permit the person’s place of residence to be found by an ordinary person with no particular knowledge of ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.22583 | 0.501465 | 0.33374 | -0.714844 |
## 7.100.110 Protest. | If the clerk certifies that an initiative or referendum petition is insufficient, a signer of the petition may file a protest with the mayor within seven (7) days after the certification. The mayor shall present the protest at the next regular meeting of the city council. The city council shall hear and decide the prot... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.254639 | -1.668945 | -0.670898 | -0.743164 |
## 7.100.120 New petition. | Failure to secure sufficient signatures does not preclude the filing of a new initiative or referendum petition. However, a new petition on substantially the same matter may not be filed sooner than six (6) months after a petition is rejected as insufficient. [Ord. 11-13 § 2.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -1.111328 | -1.200195 | -0.323975 | -0.774902 |
## 7.100.130 Termination of suspension of ordinance effective date. | An ordinance or resolution which has been suspended by the filing of a referendum petition shall become effective five (5) business days after notice of insufficiency of the referendum petition has been delivered to the prime sponsor unless an appeal of the clerk’s decision is filed within that time. [Ord. 11-13 § 2.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -1.052734 | -0.414307 | -0.425049 | -0.541992 |
## 7.100.140 Initiative election. | A. Unless substantially the same matter is adopted, when a petition seeks an initiative vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular election or if already scheduled at a special election occurring no sooner than sixty (60) days after certification of the petition. If no election is schedul... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.803711 | 0.332031 | -0.873047 | -0.588867 |
## 7.100.150 Referendum election. | A. Unless the ordinance or resolution is repealed, when a petition seeks a referendum vote the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular election or if already scheduled at a special election occurring no sooner than sixty (60) days after certification of the petition. If no election is scheduled ... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.753418 | 0.240479 | -0.72998 | -0.184326 |
## 7.100.160 Effect. | A. The effect of an ordinance or resolution may not be modified or negated within two (2) years after its effective date if adopted in an initiative election or if adopted after a petition that contains substantially the same measure has been filed.
B. If an ordinance or resolution is repealed in a referendum election... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.990234 | -0.562988 | -0.30249 | -0.224854 |
## 7.100.170 Recall. | An official who is elected or appointed to an elective city office may be recalled as provided by AS Title 29. [Ord. 11-13 § 2.]
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed February 24, 2026. | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -1.072266 | -0.925781 | -0.723633 | -0.878906 |
### 8.04.010 Swimming prohibited. | No person shall swim, wade, soak or bathe in any public lake, slough or stream or areas within the city declared unsafe by health officials. This section shall not apply to such places as are designated as official city recreation areas. [Prior code § 10.04.010.] | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.808105 | -1.839844 | 2.433594 | 0.704102 |
### 8.04.020 Violation – Penalty. | Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) or be imprisoned for any period not to exceed ten (10) days, or both so fined and imprisoned. [Prior code § 10.04.020.] | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.228394 | -1.817383 | 0.253418 | 0.603516 |
### 8.06.010 Mask mandates. | The city of Bethel shall not enact any mandates requiring masks or face coverings. [10/4/22 Election, 2022.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -1.280273 | -1.727539 | 0.716797 | -0.227051 |
### 8.08.010 Purpose. | The purpose of this chapter is to prevent injury to persons, animals or vehicles. [Prior code § 9.18.010.] | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.727539 | -1.573242 | -0.380127 | 0.117065 |
### 8.08.020 Marking of obstructions. | Any person or persons who own or possess property shall post reflective devices on fences, guy wires, tree supports, chains or other possible obstructions. These obstructions must be marked in a manner that is visible during inclement weather and darkness. Each obstruction must have a sufficient number of reflective de... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.468018 | -1.097656 | 0.177124 | -0.021484 |
### 8.08.030 Marking of vehicles. | No person shall operate any snowmobile, bicycle, scooter or any other vehicle unless it is marked with a reflective device on the front and rear of the vehicle. The vehicle must be marked with a reflective device that is visible during inclement weather and darkness. [Prior code § 9.18.030.]
The Bethel Municipal Code ... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.349609 | -1.420898 | 0.541992 | -0.196899 |
### 8.08.040 Violation – Penalty. | Any person or persons violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) or be sentenced to serve a term not to exceed five (5) days in the city jail, or both so fined and imprisoned. [Prior code § 9.18.040.] | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.611328 | -1.597656 | 0.677246 | 0.925781 |
### 8.10.010 Findings and purpose. | The city council does hereby find that:
Numerous studies have found that tobacco smoke is a major contributor to indoor air pollution, and that breathing secondhand smoke is a cause of disease, including lung cancer, in nonsmokers. At special risk are children, elderly people, individuals with cardiovascular disease, ... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.051758 | -0.437744 | 2.041016 | 2.478516 |
## 8.10.020 Definitions. | The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall be construed as defined in this section:
A. “Bar” means an area which is devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption by guests on the premises and in which the serving of food is only incidental to the consumption of such beverages... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.054688 | 0.432617 | 0.429443 | -0.595215 |
## 8.10.030 Application of chapter to city-owned facilities. | All enclosed areas owned or leased by the city are subject to the provisions of this chapter. [Ord. 98-07 § 2.] | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.861816 | -1.12793 | -0.81543 | -1.34082 |
## 8.10.040 Prohibition of smoking in public places. | A. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed public places within the city, including, but not limited to, the following enclosed places:
1. Elevators;
2. Restrooms, lobbies, reception areas, hallways and any other common-use areas;
3. Buses, taxicabs, and other means of public transit operating within the city, and tic... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.69043 | 0.290527 | 0.744629 | 1.165039 |
## 8.10.050 Prohibition of smoking in places of employment. | A. Smoking in a place of employment is prohibited.
B. An employer may not permit any person to smoke in a place of employment.
C. It shall be the responsibility of employers to provide a smoke-free workplace for all employees. In providing a smoke-free workplace, an employer is not required to incur any expense to ma... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.349609 | -0.831543 | 2.34375 | 1.443359 |
### 8.10.060 Smoking outside of buildings. | A. No person may smoke outside within fifty (50) feet of any entrance, open window, or ventilation system intake of any building area within which smoking is prohibited by this chapter.
B. No person may smoke outside within fifty (50) feet of any public handicap access ramp. [Ord. 18-19 § 2; Ord. 05-03 § 2.] | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.424805 | -1.486328 | 1.115234 | 0.751953 |
### 8.10.070 Where smoking not regulated. | A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the following areas shall not be subject to the smoking restrictions of this chapter:
1. Bars which meet the requirements of BMC 8.10.020(A);
2. Private residences when used as a child care, adult daycare, or health care facility or areas frequen... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.658203 | 0.89209 | 1.015625 | 0.55127 |
## 8.10.080 Posting of signs and removal of ashtrays. | The owner, operator, manager or other person having control of an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited under this chapter shall post conspicuously within the area and, except for vehicles, at each entrance to the area from unregulated space a sign clearly stating or showing that smoking is prohibited.
A. A sign i... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.398193 | -0.634277 | 1.492188 | 1.087891 |
## 8.10.090 Enforcement. | A. Enforcement of this chapter shall be implemented by the city manager or their designee.
B. Notice of the provisions set forth in this chapter shall be given to all applicants for a business license in the city.
C. Any citizen who desires to register a complaint under this chapter may file the complaint with the ci... | true | Enforcement | Business | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.921875 | -0.399414 | -0.427002 | -0.526367 |
## 8.10.100 Nonretaliation. | No person or employer may discharge, refuse to hire or in any manner retaliate or discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, or customer because such employee, applicant, or customer exercises any right to a smoke-free environment afforded by this chapter. [Ord. 98-07 § 2.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.145874 | -0.813477 | 0.629395 | 0.546387 |
## 8.10.110 Violations and penalties. | A. It is unlawful for any person who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls the use of any premises subject to regulation under this chapter to fail to comply with any of its provisions.
B. It is unlawful for any person to smoke in any area where smoking is prohibited by the provisions of this chapter.
C. Any ... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.165039 | 0.079163 | 0.600586 | 0.952637 |
## 8.10.120 Public education. | The city manager or their designee shall engage in a continuing program to explain and clarify the purposes and requirements of this chapter to citizens affected by it, and to guide owners, operators and managers in their compliance with it. Such program may include publication of a brochure for affected businesses and... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.741211 | -0.907227 | -0.70752 | -0.738281 |
### 8.10.130 Other applicable laws. | This chapter shall not be interpreted or construed to permit smoking where it is otherwise restricted by other applicable laws. Where state law and the provisions of this chapter apply to the same area or activities, the more stringent provision shall apply. If the prohibitions of this chapter apply to a space or area ... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.589844 | -0.725586 | -0.019653 | -0.677246 |
### 8.10.140 Severability. | If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -1.524414 | -1.457031 | -0.979492 | -1.40332 |
### 8.12.010 Definitions. | “Affected retail establishment” means any commercial business facility that sells goods directly to the ultimate consumer including but not limited to grocery stores, pharmacies, and retail stores.
“ASTM standard” means meeting the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Standa... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.561035 | 0.705078 | 0.144775 | -0.256592 |
## 8.12.020 Nonbiodegradable plastic carry-out bags. | A. Affected retail establishments, food vendors and nonprofit vendors are prohibited from providing plastic carry-out bags to their customers at the point of sale to transport purchased items. Reusable bags, recyclable paper bags, and compostable bags are permissible alternatives. Due to environmental factors, biodegra... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.710449 | -1.353516 | 0.682617 | 0.601074 |
## 8.12.030 Polystyrene foam disposable food service ware. | A. Except as provided in BMC 8.12.040, food vendors are prohibited from providing prepared food to customers in disposable food service ware that uses polystyrene foam.
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed February 24, 2026.
B. All city facilities are prohibited from using polystyrene f... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.270752 | -0.749023 | 1.166016 | 0.648438 |
## 8.12.040 Exemptions. | A. Prepared food prepared or packaged outside the city of Bethel is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. Purveyors of food prepared or packaged outside the city of Bethel are encouraged to follow the provision of this chapter.
B. Polystyrene foam coolers and ice chests that are intended for reuse are exempt fro... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.042206 | -0.026321 | -0.324219 | 0.115417 |
### 8.15.010 Requirement that minors wear certified protective helmets. | A. It shall be unlawful for any person under eighteen (18) years of age to operate or ride upon in-line or roller skates, skateboards, scooters, coasters, toy motorized vehicles, bicycles, tricycles, unicycles, or any similar vehicles on any public property or private property that is open for public use within the cit... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.508789 | -0.282715 | 3.978516 | 1.295898 |
### 8.15.020 Fines schedule. | A. A nonemancipated minor under eighteen (18) years of age shall be jointly and severally liable with the parents or legal guardians for paying a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25), who violates BMC 8.15.010 by either not wearing a properly fitted certified protective helmet, or by not properly fastening the certified p... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.596191 | 0.312744 | 2.960938 | 1.106445 |
## 9.01.010 Minor offenses adopted. | A. The city adopts statutes and regulations of the state of Alaska relating to minor offenses as they presently exist and as they may be revised in the future along with the fine schedule existing at the time and as it may be revised in the future.
B. The city adopts the enforcement and processing mechanisms set out i... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.050995 | -0.035492 | -0.549316 | -0.567871 |
## 9.02.010 Disturbing official notices. | It is unlawful for any person in the city to interfere with, obstruct, mutilate, conceal or tear down any official notice or placard posted by any city officer without permission from the officer. Violation of this section is an infraction. [Ord. 14-11 § 2; prior code § 8.28.010, (2). Formerly 9.04.020.] | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.029297 | -1.632813 | -0.076111 | 0.87793 |
## 9.03.010 Obstructing fire station. | No person shall park any vehicle or otherwise cause any obstruction to be placed within twenty (20) feet of the entrance to any fire station or other place where fire apparatus is stored, or within ten (10) feet of any fire hydrant. Violation of this section is an infraction and is subject to a three hundred dollar ($3... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.491211 | -1.133789 | 0.200195 | 1.487305 |
### 9.04.010 Fireworks. | It is unlawful for any person in the city to sell or offer to sell dangerous fireworks for any purpose unless they are a licensed wholesaler and meet all of the requirements set out in AS 18.72 et seq. In addition, any licensed wholesaler desiring to sell fireworks within the city of Bethel must first obtain written co... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.275391 | -0.287598 | 1.169922 | 1.823242 |
### 9.05.010 Curfew – Definitions. | As used in this chapter:
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed February 24, 2026.
A. “Guardian” means a person who is legally responsible for a youth.
B. “Emergency” means an unforeseen combination of circumstances that call for immediate action including, but not necessarily limited to... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.158203 | -0.159668 | 3.169922 | 1.295898 |
## 9.05.020 Curfew – Hours designated. | No youth shall be upon the public streets, alleys, vacant lots, or in public buildings or places of amusement and entertainment or other unsupervised public places between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., Sunday evening through Friday morning, and 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m., Friday evening through Sunday mornin... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.220703 | -0.686035 | 2.191406 | 1.005859 |
## 9.05.030 Curfew – Exceptions. | It is an exception to a violation of BMC 9.05.020 if, during curfew hours, a youth is:
A. Accompanied by their parent or guardian.
B. On an errand at the direction of their parent or guardian, without any detour or stop.
C. Involved in an emergency.
D. Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning fro... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.647461 | -0.393555 | 2.703125 | 1.234375 |
## 9.05.040 Curfew – Parental responsibility. | A. No parent or guardian shall allow a youth to go at large or unaccompanied in the city upon any public street or other place mentioned in BMC 9.05.020 during the restricted hours set forth in BMC 9.05.020 unless the youth’s presence in public is excepted from the curfew under BMC 9.05.030.
B. A person who violates t... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.105469 | -0.621582 | 3.574219 | 1.408203 |
## 9.05.050 Motion picture admittance – Person defined. | “Person” is defined, within this section, as any individual, owner, employee, agent, corporate officer or manager who is working as or for an exhibitor of motion pictures. [Ord. 14-11 § 2; prior code § 8.40.030. Formerly 9.20.030.] | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.240601 | -1.06543 | -0.300293 | -1.042969 |
## 9.05.060 Motion picture admittance. | Any person working as or for an exhibitor of motion pictures shall enforce the recommended age restrictions of the rating standards established by the Motion Picture Association of America. [Ord. 14-11 § 2.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.118408 | -0.554688 | 1.425781 | -0.737793 |
## 9.06.010 Discharge of firearms within city limits. | Except as reasonably necessary to protect life or property, it is unlawful for any person in the city to:
A. Discharge any firearm in populated areas within the city limits except in designated shooting ranges.
B. For purposes of this chapter:
1. “Firearms” includes firearms, or any other element relating to firearm... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.036133 | -0.787598 | 0.609863 | 1.392578 |
### 9.10.010 Defacing public property prohibited. | It is unlawful for any person within the city to mar, injure, or deface any part of any public building, dumpster, or any other public property within the city. In this section, “deface” includes but is not limited to placing letters or symbols on public property that demean an ethnic, religious, or racial group, or th... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.695313 | -0.326416 | 0.513672 | 1.84375 |
### 9.15.010 Abuse of 911 system. | A. Any person who, after being warned that their use of the 911 system is improper, uses the 911 telephone system for any reason other than because of an emergency is guilty of an infraction.
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed February 24, 2026.
B. For purposes of this section, “emerg... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.167969 | -0.299561 | 0.819824 | 2.222656 |
### 9.28.010 Definitions. | “Place of public assembly” means facilities operated by private entities that fall under the following categories: dance hall, game room, pool hall, theater, restaurant or similar establishment. [Ord. 11-14 § 2.] | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.452393 | -1.074219 | -0.665527 | -1.063477 |
### 9.28.020 Closing hours. | A. No public assembly may serve or allow on the premises minor children under the age of eighteen (18) between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday evenings, and between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings, unless accompanied by parent or legal guardian.
B. O... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.521973 | -1.75 | 3.310547 | 0.359863 |
### 9.32.010 Definitions. | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as provided in this section:
A. “Minor” means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age.
B. “Laser pointer” means any device, including but not necessarily limited to, a pointer, pen, flashlight or similar device, which emits a laser beam. [Ord. 9... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.232666 | -1.413086 | 1.555664 | -0.647461 |
### 9.32.020 Possession of a laser pointer by a minor. | Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for a minor to possess a laser pointer outside of the presence of, and without the direct supervision of, the minor’s parent or legal guardian. [Ord. 99-07 § 2.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.97998 | -1.833984 | 4.703125 | 0.946777 |
### 9.32.030 Sale, transfer, or provision of a laser pointer to a minor. | Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for a person to sell, transfer to, or otherwise provide a minor with a laser pointer unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at the time of the purchase or transfer. [Ord. 99-07 § 2.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.178101 | -1.946289 | 4.386719 | 0.694824 |
### 9.32.040 Liability of parent or legal guardian. | The parent or legal guardian of a minor who resides with such parent or legal guardian shall not allow such a minor to possess a laser pointer as described in this chapter, outside of the presence of, and without the direct supervision of, the parent or legal guardian. [Ord. 99-07 § 2.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.567871 | -1.323242 | 3.384766 | 0.517578 |
### 9.32.050 Harassment with a laser pointer prohibited. | It is unlawful for any person to focus, point or shine a laser pointer directly or indirectly at or on another person or animal in such a manner as to harass or annoy said person or animal, or to direct the laser beam from a laser pointer into the eye or eyes of another person or an animal. [Ord. 99-07 § 2.] | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.711426 | -1.910156 | 0.768555 | 1.264648 |
### 9.32.060 Violation – Penalty. | Any person who violates any section or subsection of this chapter is guilty of a violation and subject to a fine not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300). [Ord. 99-07 § 2.]
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed February 24, 2026. | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.409668 | -1.470703 | 0.010933 | 0.240967 |
### 9.36.010 Purpose. | Various laws are directed towards the conduct of persons on private property, and are intended to ensure that neither the conduct of such persons, nor the physical condition of such properties, constitutes a nuisance to other residents in the vicinity of the properties or passersby on the public rights-of-way. These la... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | 2.007813 | 0.392334 | 0.630371 | 2.369141 |
## 9.36.020 Definitions. | The following words used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
A. “Abate” means to bring to a halt, eliminate, or where that is not possible or feasible, to suppress, reduce and minimize.
B. “Leasehold interest” means a lessor’s or lessee’s interest in a parc... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.084961 | 0.975586 | -0.093689 | 0.353027 |
## 9.36.030 Prevention and abatement of public nuisances. | A. No person having a legal or equitable interest in any parcel shall commit, conduct, promote, facilitate, permit, fail to prevent or otherwise let happen, any public nuisance. Such person shall abate and prevent any such public nuisance.
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed February 2... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.762695 | 0.010101 | 0.553711 | 1.625977 |
## 9.36.035 Enforcement and exceptions. | No property owner may threaten to or may take actual action against a tenant simply because they are a victim of a crime, domestic violence, illness or injury. [Ord. 17-27 § 2.] | true | Enforcement | Zoning | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.434082 | -1.37207 | 1.235352 | 0.912598 |
## 9.36.040 Notice and order. | A. The city manager may issue a notice and order by personal service or by certified mail service on the person with a legal or equitable interest in the parcel that is the subject of the notice and order. If the identity and address of the person with a legal or equitable interest in the parcel cannot be ascertained t... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.956055 | 0.266846 | -0.148682 | 0.752441 |
## 9.36.050 Hearing regarding notice and order – Decision – Appeal. | A. A person served with a notice and order may contest it by filing a written request with the city manager for review of the notice and order by the city council in accordance with the procedures provided for in this chapter.
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed February 24, 2026.
The ... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.031342 | 0.468018 | -0.569336 | 0.348145 |
## 9.36.060 Conduct of the hearing. | A. After the city council appoints a hearing officer, the city clerk shall inform the city manager and the person served with the notice and order of the appointment of the hearing officer. The hearing officer shall set a time and place for the hearing to be conducted within thirty (30) days of their appointment as the... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.03183 | 0.554688 | -0.337891 | 0.263916 |
## 9.36.070 Effect of abatement efforts – Defenses. | A. It shall be a defense to a notice and order that, before the service of the notice and order, the person served has:
1. Evicted, or attempted to evict by commencing and pursuing with due diligence appropriate court proceedings, all of the tenants and occupants of the parcel that committed each of the separate viola... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.70166 | 0.402832 | 0.532715 | 1.390625 |
## 9.36.080 Abatement orders. | A. Every abatement order issued under this chapter shall set forth the reasons for its issuance; shall be reasonably specific in its terms; shall describe in reasonable detail the acts and conditions authorized, required or prohibited; and shall be binding upon the parcel, the person issued the notice and order, all pe... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.15625 | 0.562988 | 1.080078 | 1.399414 |
## 9.36.090 Penalties and remedies. | A. A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of:
1. Three hundred dollars for the first (1st) violation;
2. Seven hundred dollars for the second (2nd) violation;
3. One thousand dollars for the third (3rd) and all subsequent violations.
B. An abatement order may be issu... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.999512 | 0.095337 | 0.418457 | 1.985352 |
## 9.36.100 Remedies under other laws unaffected. | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or otherwise prohibiting the city or any other person from pursuing any other remedies available at law or in equity, or requiring that evidence or property seized, confiscated, closed, forfeited or destroyed under other provisions of law be subjected to the specia... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.697754 | -0.333008 | -1.017578 | -0.692383 |
## 9.36.110 Effect of property conveyance. | When any legal or equitable interest to a parcel is conveyed from one (1) person to another, any separate violation existing at the time of the conveyance which could be used under this chapter to prove that a public nuisance exists with respect to such parcel, shall not be so used unless a reason for the conveyance wa... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.408936 | 0.385742 | -0.483154 | 0.563965 |
## 9.36.120 Nature of remedies. | The remedies provided in this chapter shall be civil and remedial in nature. [Ord. 02-06 § 2.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -1.483398 | -1.3125 | -0.19165 | -1.150391 |
## 9.36.130 Civil enforcement remedies. | A. The city may enforce any order or decision issued in accordance with this chapter that is not complied with by the person to whom the order or decision is issued by any method available in law, including but not limited to lien, foreclosure, sale of real and personal property or a civil action. In addition to seekin... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.713379 | -0.205566 | -0.65918 | 0.595703 |
## 9.36.140 Liens. | A. The fines, fees and other costs due and owing the city under this chapter constitute a lien in favor of the city upon the assets and property of all persons liable for the payment of the fines, fees and other costs.
B. The lien imposed by this section arises and attaches at the time that payment becomes delinquent ... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.097351 | 0.516113 | -0.304199 | 0.716309 |
### 10.01.010 Adoption of state traffic laws. | The city adopts all statutes and regulations of the state of Alaska, as they presently exist and as they may be revised in the future, relating to motor vehicles offenses, as the traffic code for the city. [Ord. 13-17 § 2.] | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.974121 | -0.712891 | -1.095703 | -1.178711 |
### 10.01.020 Adoption of state penalties. | The city adopts all applicable penalties, fines, bail and bail forfeiture schedules and procedures and other penalty related provisions of the statutes and regulations of the state of Alaska and the Alaska Rules of Court, as they presently exist and as they may be revised in the future, as the provisions applicable to ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.198853 | 0.802246 | -0.935547 | -0.090149 |
### 10.01.030 Violation – Infraction. | A violation of the traffic code of the city is an infraction within the terms of AS 28.40.050, and is punishable by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300). [Ord. 13-17 § 2.] | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.131836 | -1.494141 | -0.300781 | 0.008492 |
### 10.01.040 Police training surcharge. | The city adopts AS 12.55.039 which adds a surcharge of ten dollars ($10) to the fine or other penalty for all offenses cited by the city under this chapter. The surcharge is not part of the fine. It must be assessed separately, listed separately on the citation and on the judgment, and receipted using a separate accoun... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.154907 | -0.119141 | 0.720703 | 0.086548 |
### 10.01.050 Applicability of traffic regulations to public employees. | The provisions of this title shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, the state or any borough, town, district or any other political subdivision of the state, subject to the specific exemptions as are set forth in this title or the State Vehicle Code. [Ord. 13-17 § 2.]
The Be... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.486084 | -0.830078 | -0.84668 | -1.000977 |
### A. Optional Court Appearance. | 1. A defendant charged with a minor offense for which a bail forfeiture amount has been established must within thirty (30) days after the citation was issued:
a. Appear for arraignment at the time and place indicated on the citation. Arraignment must be conducted in accordance with District Court Criminal Rule 1; ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.319824 | 0.49707 | 0.898438 | 0.095764 |
### B. Mandatory Court Appearance. | A defendant charged with a minor offense for which no bail forfeiture amount has been established must:
1. Appear for arraignment at the time and place indicated on the citation or summons. Arraignment must be conducted in accordance with District Court Criminal Rule 1; or
2. Provide proof of compliance to a law enfo... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.149292 | -0.318604 | 1.148438 | -0.112671 |
### A. Failure to Respond to Citation. | 1. Default Judgment. If a defendant fails to respond as provided in BMC 10.01.060, the court may, without finding probable cause to believe the defendant committed the offense, enter a default judgment of conviction as provided in BMC 10.01.080.
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed Febr... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.041107 | 0.700684 | 0.626465 | 0.393311 |
### 10.01.080 Judgment, costs, fees, and relief from default judgment. | A. **Fine.** A judgment of conviction must order payment of the fine as follows:
1. **After Plea or Trial.**
a. Pursuant to AS 12.25.230(c), the fine may not exceed the amount listed on the bail forfeiture or fine schedule.
b. The city prohibits a reduction from the scheduled fine amount absent the city’s expr... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.479492 | 0.14502 | 0.650879 | 0.481201 |
### 10.01.090 Defendant under eighteen (18). | A defendant under eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the offense must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or legal custodian at any court appearance for a minor offense until the defendant reaches age eighteen (18). [Ord. 13-17 § 2.]
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed Februar... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.46167 | -1.270508 | 3.207031 | -0.244263 |
## 10.01.100 Forfeiture. | A. A default judgment or a judgment entered on a no contest plea must order forfeiture of any seized items listed on the citation or other charging document.
1. All other judgments of conviction must order forfeiture of:
a. Any seized items listed on the citation or other charging document if a statute or ordinanc... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.454102 | -0.027374 | 0.375 | 0.493408 |
## 10.03.010 Definitions. | A. “All-terrain vehicle” (ATV) means a vehicle with three (3) or more low-pressure, flotation-type tires, as designed by the manufacturer or altered, to be used as an off-road recreational vehicle (AS 45.27.390).
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed February 24, 2026.
B. “Low-speed vehi... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.68457 | -0.333496 | 0.19043 | -0.512207 |
## 10.03.020 Operation of low-speed vehicles. | A. Low-speed vehicles are authorized within the city of Bethel, subject to the provisions of all state and municipal laws and ordinances.
B. Low-speed vehicles that operate or cross a city street or state highway may not be modified to have a maximum speed greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
C. Low-speed ve... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.077515 | -0.250488 | 0.184326 | -0.17749 |
## 10.03.030 Operation of snow machines. | A. Snow machines are permitted to operate on city streets subject to the following rules and regulations:
1. Snow machines must comply with all city of Bethel and state of Alaska traffic laws and ordinances.
2. Snow machines must be registered through the Division of Motor Vehicles and proof of registration must be d... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.258057 | -0.851563 | 0.498291 | 0.125366 |
## 10.03.040 Operation of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). | A. ATVs are permitted to operate on a public roadway within city limits under the following conditions:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, ATVs must comply with all city of Bethel and state of Alaska traffic laws and ordinances.
2. ATVs must be registered through the Division of Motor Vehicles and proof... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.102661 | -0.881836 | 0.984375 | 0.592285 |
## 10.03.050 Snow machine and ATV minor operators and passengers. | Operators of ATVs and snow machines on city roads must be eighteen (18) years of age or older unless:
A. The minor operator has a valid driver’s license; or
B. The minor operator is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or other person at least twenty-one (21) years of age who possesses a valid Alaska driver’s lice... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.139771 | -0.82959 | 3.210938 | 0.567871 |
## 10.03.060 Penalties. | Violation of any portion of this chapter is an infraction. Whenever a specific monetary penalty is not specified in Alaska Statutes, the penalty for these infractions is:
A. A fine of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the first (1st) violation;
B. A fine of fifty dollars ($50) for the second (2nd) violation; or
C. A fin... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.166382 | -1.369141 | 0.104248 | 0.737305 |
### 10.07.010 Definitions. | A. “City” means the city of Bethel.
B. The city adopts by reference all definitions in 13 AAC 40.010.
C. In Chapters 10.02, 10.04 and 10.06 BMC, all references to sections and subsections of 13 AAC 02, 13 AAC 04 or 13 AAC 06 are to sections and subsections of Chapter 2, Chapter 4 or Chapter 6 of Title 13 of the Alask... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | -1.442383 | 1.030273 | -1.227539 | -1.477539 |
### 10.07.020 Violations – Penalty. | A person who violates any section or subsection in Chapter 10.02, 10.04 or 10.06 BMC is guilty of a violation and subject to a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300). [Ord. 93-07 § 5.] | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.26001 | -1.054688 | 0.18335 | 0.426758 |
### 10.07.030 Violations – Bail forfeiture schedule. | A. The city adopts the bail forfeiture schedule promulgated by the Alaska Supreme Court and set forth as Administrative Rule 43.1 of the Alaska Rules of Court as the bail forfeiture and fine schedule for violations of any section or subsection of Chapter 10.02, 10.04 or 10.06 BMC.
B. For violations of sections or subs... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | -0.230103 | 0.469727 | 0.262695 | -0.270264 |
### 10.07.040 Violations – Disposition of citation. | A. A person charged with a traffic violation for which a bail forfeiture amount has been established under Administrative Rule 43.1 of the Alaska Rules of Court may, within seven (7) days of the date stated on the citation, mail or deliver to the district court in Bethel the amount of the bail or fine indicated on the ... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.435547 | 1.232422 | 0.730469 | 0.828125 |
### 10.15.010 Definitions. | Unless otherwise expressly stated in this chapter:
The Bethel Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 26-03, passed February 24, 2026.
A. “Abandoned vehicle” means a motor vehicle left unattended in violation of BMC 10.15.020.
B. “Highway” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way that is pub... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.512207 | 0.267578 | 0.341797 | -0.00668 |
## 10.15.020 Presumption of abandonment. | A. It shall be unlawful for a person to leave unattended a motor vehicle on the traveled portion or within ten (10) feet of the traveled portion of a highway in excess of forty-eight (48) hours.
B. It is unlawful for a person to leave unattended a motor vehicle on private property in excess of twenty-four (24) hours o... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.989746 | -1.178711 | 1.47168 | 1.0625 |
## 10.15.030 Removal of abandoned vehicles. | A. A police officer of the Bethel police department or representative of the Bethel police department may remove or have removed to a place of storage a vehicle presumed to be abandoned under BMC 10.15.020.
B. Removal of a motor vehicle left unattended on private property in violation of BMC 10.15.020 shall be upon th... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.961914 | -0.418213 | 0.07959 | 0.80957 |
## 10.15.040 Removal of junk vehicles. | A. It is unlawful to store, keep or maintain any junk vehicle upon public or private property such that it creates a public nuisance or public health or safety hazard.
B. Any junk vehicle stored, left or maintained in violation of subsection A of this section may be subject to removal by the Bethel police department. ... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | cities | ak | bethel | null | 1.750977 | -1.077148 | 0.189087 | 1.698242 |
## 10.15.050 Notice to be given to owner. | A. When a motor vehicle is removed pursuant to BMC 10.15.030, notice shall be provided to the registered owner of record, lien holders of record and any party known to have an ownership interest in the motor vehicle within ten (10) days from the date the motor vehicle was removed.
B. When a junk vehicle is to be remov... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.522461 | 0.918457 | -0.032257 | 0.116089 |
## 10.15.060 Disposition of junk vehicles and motor vehicles removed under this chapter. | A. If a motor vehicle or junk vehicle removed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is not redeemed within the thirty- (30-) day period set forth in BMC 10.15.050, the chief of police of the Bethel police department may publish in a newspaper of general circulation notice of public auction for disposal of the remo... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.971191 | 0.513184 | -0.518555 | 0.517578 |
## 10.15.070 Recovery of costs and forfeiture. | A. All proceeds from the sale of removed vehicles shall be forwarded to the city. All costs of removing, storing, selling and destroying removed vehicles, including court costs, may be charged or assessed by the city against the vehicle, the registered owner of the vehicle, and any person who has acquired an ownership ... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | bethel | null | 0.01107 | 0.524414 | -0.269775 | 0.349121 |
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