Haywood v. State

I write separately to clarify our analysis of the statute at issue in this case, the pre-2007 version of AS 28.33.140.

Under subsection (a) of that statute, if the holder of a commercial driver's license was convicted of one of eight types of traffic offenses, the sentencing court was obliged to impose an "immediate disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle".

Of the eight types of traffic offenses listed in subsection (a), the first, fifth, seventh, and eighth types-i.e., those listed in subsections (a2)(1), (a)(5), (a)(7), and (a)(8) of statute-expressly referred to offenses…