(a) When the Department of Natural Resources is informed or has reason to believe that real property has escheated to the state, the department shall bring an action in superior court to establish whether the property has escheated to the state.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 38.95.210

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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
(b) The department may maintain an action to recover the possession of escheated property, or for the enforcement of the state’s right to the property.
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