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response to a public request for information, and, in any case, shall respond no later than five business days after a request for information is received. (d) The division may delay disclosure to the public under AS 47.12.315 if the department is in the process of petitioning the court to prohibit disclosure of information under AS 47.12.315(f) on the basis that the offense is an isolated incident and the juvenile does not present any further danger to the public. Decisions on whether to petition the court to prohibit disclosure must be made within 30 days after the department receives a police investigation report for an offense specified in AS 47.12.315. (Eff. 1/14/2000, Register 153) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.06.010 AS 47.12.315

AS 47.06.040 AS 47.14.010 Editor’s note: Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 7 AAC 54.400 to substitute references to AS 47.06.010 and 47.06.040 for the former references to AS 47.05.010 and 47.05.040. 7 AAC 54.410. Disclosure in hearings related to juvenile justice program. A division employee may voluntarily appear, and, if required by a court, shall appear, and testify in a hearing that is directly related to the operation of a juvenile justice program, regarding safeguarded information, including the following:

(1) in a children’s, mental commitment, guardianship, or conservatorship proceeding, if a recipient of services from the division is the subject of the proceeding;

(2) in a child support, custody, or divorce proceeding to testify concerning the minor children involved; or

(3) in a prosecution for illegal activity in the facility. (Eff. 1/14/2000, Register 153) Statutory Authority: