In this chapter,

(1) “control” means the authority to control disposition;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.75.190

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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
(2) “directions” means

(A) instructions for the disposition of a person‘s remains;
(B) the appointment of an agent to handle the disposition of a person’s remains; or
(C) both (A) and (B) of this paragraph;
(3) “disposition” means disposition of a decedent‘s remains, including cremation, but does not include an anatomical gift; in this paragraph, “anatomical gift” has the meaning given in AS 13.52.390;
(4) “disposition document” means a disposition document authorized by AS 13.75.010

(A) in which a person provides directions regarding the disposition of the person’s remains; and
(B) that complies with AS 13.75.030;
(5) “disposition organization” means

(A) a cemetery association formed under AS 10.30.010;
(B) a nonprofit cemetery corporation authorized by AS 10.30.055;
(C) a person operating a crematory;
(D) a person operating a columbarium;
(E) a funeral home or other type of funeral establishment;
(F) a funeral director or an embalmer.
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