Alaska Public Offices Commission v. Stevens

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) imposed a civil penalty against Alaska State Senator Ben Stevens for failing to report certain income on his 2006 Legislative Financial Disclosure Statement (LFD) for calendar year 2005. Stevens appealed to the superior court, which reversed APOC’s decision. APOC now appeals the superior court’s decision. Because APOC’s reporting requirements were ambiguous and must be strictly construed in favor of Stevens, we affirm the superior court’s decision that APOC may not impose a civil penalty against Stevens.

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