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Alaska LEOSA qualification

What the state requires, who can administer it, and how to stay current.

REVIEWED 19 OCT 2026 M. Alvarez, Sgt. (ret.) TCOLE-certified firearms instructor
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How qualification works in Alaska

Alaska's statewide police-certification regulations (13 AAC 85, administered by the Alaska Police Standards Council) set minimum hiring, academy, and certificate-level standards but were not confirmed, after a direct read of the relevant sections (13 AAC 85.010, .040), to establish a uniform annual firearms qualification standard applicable to every Alaska law enforcement agency. The Alaska Department of Public Safety (which includes the Alaska State Troopers) does run its own internal annual firearms qualification policy for its own officers (DPS Operating Procedures Manual Ch. 232), but that is an agency-level policy, not a statewide APSC regulation covering every agency's retirees.

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What to carry afterward

Agency photo ID From the agency you separated from.
Proficiency certificate Dated within the past 12 months.1
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Where LEOSA doesn't apply

Private property where the owner prohibits firearms.
State & local government property buildings, parks and installations that restrict firearms.
Federal facilities courthouses, federal buildings and military installations.
School zones under the Gun-Free School Zones Act, unless separately licensed by your state.
Commercial aircraft LEOSA does not change federal aviation rules.
SOURCES
  1. 18 U.S.C. § 926C(d), identification required to carry
  2. Alaska's primary source

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