(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities announced Thursday that the Alaska Marine Highway System has updated its unaccompanied minors policy. The new policy goes into effect Nov. 20, 2014.

Under the new policy, all children under the age of 18 will now be permitted to travel only if accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or a person of at least 18 years of age who possesses notarized authorization from the child’s parent or legal guardian.

These restrictions exclude minors who are legally married, emancipated or traveling as part of a chaperoned youth group.

According to the Alaska Department of Transportation, this policy change is to ensure the safety of all minors traveling on the AMHS.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities oversees 254 airports, 11 ferries serving 35 communities, 5,619 miles of highway and 720 public facilities throughout the state of Alaska.

Edited by Mary Kauffman, SitNews

Source of News: 

Alaska Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.ak.us

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