Court says revoked Alaska driver’s licenses stay invalid until a driver reactivates them with DMV

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: March 7, 2026

Words: 433

Last Updated: 3 days, 18 hours ago

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In Alaska, a suspended driver’s license will stay suspended unless a driver takes steps to reactivate it, the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled this week.

In an opinion published Friday, the court upheld the conviction of a Southcentral Alaska woman for driving with a revoked license.

Attorneys representing Kasey Malay had argued that under the plain language of state law, a license revocation lasts only for the time prescribed by courts or the Alaska …

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