Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 19 > Chapter 27 - Junk Yards

• action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• articles: means articles of incorporation. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• board: means board of directors. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• cooperative: means a cooperative corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• member: means a person who has been qualified and accepted for membership in a cooperative. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• membership stock: means a class of stock, continuous ownership of which is required for membership in a cooperative. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• subscription: includes the mark of a person who cannot write, with the name of that person written near the mark by a witness who writes the witness's own name near the name of the person who cannot write. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060