Can I report a dangerous driver in Alaska while they are still on the road?

Call 911. Interior & Western Alaska. (907) 451-5100. Mat-Su Valley & Copper Valley. (907) 352-5401. Kenai Peninsula & Southeast Alaska. (907) 262-4453. Alaska Department of Public Safety’s non-emergency lines.

It already happened — who takes the report?

The non-emergency line of your local Alaska police.

In danger right now? Call 911. Do not use this site or the app while you are driving.

Reporting a bad driver in Alaska

Checked 13 September 2026 · 3 sources · Jerk Alert LLC’s 51-location study

Active dangerCan I report a dangerous driver in Alaska while they are still on the road?: Call 911.
Interior & Western Alaska
(907) 451-5100
Mat-Su Valley & Copper Valley
(907) 352-5401
Kenai Peninsula & Southeast Alaska
(907) 262-4453
Alaska Department of Public Safety’s non-emergency lines.Details in section 1
Recent IncidentIt already happened — who takes the report?: The non-emergency line of your local Alaska police.Details in section 2
Licence reviewCan I report a dangerous driver to the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles?: Yes — citizens can report dangerous driversDetails in section 3

Look up an Alaska plate

See whether other drivers have filed reports against a plate.

A plate with no reports comes back clean — that is the common result, and it is not an error.

Avoidance & safety rules

Do not follow or pursue the vehicle, under any circumstances.
Do not try to read or photograph the plate if doing so means getting closer or driving unsafely.
Do not engage. No gestures, no eye contact, no reply to an aggressive driver.
Keep your distance and let them pass. Pull over somewhere public before you make a call, or have a passenger call.
Note details only if it is safe: make, model and colour, full or partial plate, direction of travel, and the exact location or mile marker.

Does a Jerk Alert report reach the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles? No — Jerk Alert filings are community records between drivers. They never reach the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles, any other government body, or law enforcement, and they do not replace the calls in sections 1 and 2. If you are in danger, call 911. The Terms prohibit following, approaching, or identifying another driver on any Jerk Alert platform.

Alaska bad driver reporting & safety guide

1. If it is happening now immediate danger

Emergency hotlines

911 — for a driver who is an active danger to other people right now. That is a police matter, and no app is a substitute for the call.
(907) 451-5100 — Interior & Western Alaska
(907) 352-5401 — Mat-Su Valley & Copper Valley
(907) 262-4453 — Kenai Peninsula & Southeast Alaska

The Alaska Department of Public Safety publishes these non-emergency dispatch numbers for Alaska — they are not for a driver who is a danger right now; for that, call 911. Alaska has no star code. The Department of Public Safety lists 911 for all life-threatening emergencies alongside these three regional numbers.

2. Reporting to Alaska law enforcement after the fact

Neither the hotlines above nor anything in this section is the licence-review route in section 3, and nothing filed on Jerk Alert reaches any of them.

Who takes the report in Alaska

The non-emergency line of the Alaska municipal or borough police department, or the Alaska State Troopers where there is no local force with jurisdiction where it happened takes reports of dangerous driving that has already happened.
Bring: the plate (full or partial) and state, the vehicle’s make, model and colour, the location, the date and time, the direction of travel, and what you saw.
Expect a record rather than a ticket. An officer who did not witness the driving usually cannot cite for it, and what each agency acts on varies.

3. State DMV & licensing agency review

Public reporting accessYes — citizens can report dangerous drivers

A named form a member of the public can file with the licensing agency.

Who can file: Anyone. Under 2 AAC 90.450 the DMV names courts, physicians, law enforcement, friends and relatives, and Form 411's relationship boxes add DMV employee, insurance company, police and state trooper.

Administrative fitness process

Agency: Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles
Unit: Anchorage Driver Services
Form: Form 411 — Recommendation for Re-Examination (Rev. 09/2023)
Where to send: Division of Motor Vehicles, Anchorage Driver Services, 4001 Ingra Street, Suite 101, Anchorage AK 99503
Contact: doa.dmv.ads@alaska.gov

What information do I need to report a driver?

You will be asked to state your relationship to the driver.
All information must be firsthand knowledge or observation; the DMV will not accept secondhand information.
Requests must be made in writing and must be signed, and cannot be anonymous — the form states that anonymous requests will not be considered.
The request must state that the driver cannot safely operate a motor vehicle because of a physical or mental condition, and explain the need for a re-evaluation by describing the specific observations, events and incidents that made you question the driver's qualifications.
You must give the driver's name, date of birth, driver licence number and street address, and your own printed name, telephone number, mailing address and signature.
The driver's age is not a consideration, and the form states that requests based only on age and/or general health will not be considered.
You tick the examinations you are asking for — written test, road test or vision test, or a physician's examination of visual acuity, physical impairment, neurological evaluation, cognitive and reflective abilities, overall health or mental condition — and explain why you chose them. The DMV keeps sole discretion over which tests, if any, it requires.
Submit the completed form to any DMV office, or email or mail it to Anchorage Driver Services at the address above.

Will the driver find out who reported them?

Form 411 carries a box to request that your name be kept confidential — that is distinct from anonymity, which is not permitted. Beside that box the form warns that if the person requests a hearing or files a lawsuit against DMV, the DMV may be unable to keep your request confidential. The DMV page says the same in its own words: if requested, information will be kept confidential, but if an administrative hearing is requested it may be necessary to release information.

What can the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles do after a report?

The DMV reviews the information to decide whether action is required. If a re-examination is needed it mails the driver a notice describing the requirements, which may include examination by a physician confirming they are safe to drive, a vision test, a written test, or a road test with a DMV examiner.
In most cases the driver has 30 days to comply; failing to comply may result in the licence being cancelled or suspended, and notice of a cancellation is sent by mail.
Where there is an immediate public safety risk the licence may be cancelled immediately, and the driver is notified by letter explaining the steps to clear the cancellation (AS 28.15.031 and AS 28.15.161).
Once a cancellation action has been initiated the driver may request an administrative hearing and appeal the DMV's decision.

Statutory authority: AS 28.15.091 and 2 AAC 90.450 — the DMV may require re-examination only where there is good cause to believe the driver is incompetent or not qualified to be licensed.

What this route can and cannot do

A fitness-to-drive referral, not a bad-driving complaint: it is built around a medical, cognitive or physical condition and asks for the driver’s name and date of birth, which a plate number does not give you.