Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 4 > Article 4 - Relationship Between Payor Bank and Its Customer

• account: means a deposit or credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft, or like account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit. See Alaska Statutes 45.04.104
• action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• customer: means a person having an account with a bank or for whom a bank has agreed to collect items, including a bank that maintains an account at another bank. See Alaska Statutes 45.04.104
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• item: means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. See Alaska Statutes 45.04.104
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• 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
• writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060