(a) Out of a recovery in an action under Alaska Stat. § 23.05.220 there shall be paid first, court costs advanced by the department which shall be returned to the department’s appropriation for this purpose and second, the wage claim involved.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 23.05.260

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
(b) When an action is lost by the department, it shall pay costs out of money appropriated for that purpose.