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SB49

Workplace Violence Protective Orders

Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill allows employers to ask courts for orders protecting workplaces from violence or threats, makes breaking these orders a crime requiring police arrest, and stops judges from charging fees against people asking for protection.

What it does

  • Allows an employer to file a petition in court if they believe someone committed violence at the workplace or made a threat that could be carried out there.
  • Lets courts issue temporary emergency orders without first notifying the accused person if recent violence occurred and immediate protection is needed.
  • Updates state law so that breaking these new workplace protective orders becomes a crime, requiring police to arrest violators with probable cause.
  • Requires peace officers receiving these orders from courts to enter them into a central computer registry within 24 hours.
  • Stops judges from ordering people who ask for these protections to pay the other side's lawyer fees.

Who it affects

  • Employers in Alaska
  • Employees working at those workplaces
  • District and superior court judges
  • Police officers and law enforcement agencies

Limits and unknowns

  • A standard protective order lasts for six months unless a judge ends it sooner.
  • An emergency temporary order expires after 20 days if not extended by the court.
  • The official text provided does not state when this law will officially start.

Plain language

Terms to know

Protective order
A legal rule from a judge that tells someone they cannot contact, threaten, or go near the workplace.
Ex parte order
An emergency court order given quickly without the accused person being present at first because of immediate danger.
Petitioner
The employer who asks the court for protection against violence or threats.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS An Act relating to workplace violence protective orders; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE1199
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  8. (S) NR: DUNBAR1065
  9. (S) DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON1065
  10. (S) L&C RPT CS(STA) 2DP 1NR1065
  11. (S) Minutes (SL&C)Min
  12. (S) Moved CSSB 49(STA) Out of CommitteeText
  13. (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
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  15. (S) Heard & HeldText
  16. (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
  17. (S) L&C REFERRAL ADDED861
  18. (S) JUD REFERRAL REMOVED861
  19. (S) FN5: ZERO(AJS)853
  20. (S) FN4: (DPS)853