Alaska Statutes 09.40.270 – Undertaking
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 09.40.270
- action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- peace officer: means
(A) an officer of the state troopers. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060 - Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
A peace officer may not take personal property into custody until the plaintiff delivers to the peace officer the affidavit and undertaking of sufficient sureties to the effect that they are bound in double the value of the property for the prosecution of the action and the return of the property to the defendant, if return be adjudged, and for the payment to the defendant of any sum that may be recovered against the plaintiff.