Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 09.40.130

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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

The defendant may be arrested in an action for debt when the defendant is about to remove from the state with intent to defraud creditors or is absconding.