Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 24 > Chapter 5 > Article 2 - Composition and Members

• action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• oath: includes affirmation or declaration. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• 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
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• 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
• writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060