Alaska Statutes > Title 24 > Chapter 60 > Article 1 – Purpose and Applicability
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| § 24.60.010 | Legislative findings and purpose |
| § 24.60.020 | Applicability; relationship to common law and other laws |
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 24 > Chapter 60 > Article 1 - Purpose and Applicability
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- 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
- 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