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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 09.40.070

  • 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.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • peace officer: means
    (A) an officer of the state troopers. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

If any of the property attached is perishable, the peace officer shall sell the property in the manner in which property is sold on execution. The proceeds and other property attached shall be retained by the officer to answer a judgment that may be recovered in the action unless sooner subjected to execution upon another judgment recovered previous to the levy of attachment.