Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 09.50.390

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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

A complaint or pleading naming the State of Alaska as a defendant must set out, with such particularity as reasonably available information will permit, the nature of the interest or lien of the state. In actions or suits involving liens of the state, the complaint or pleading must include the name and address, if known, of the person whose liability created the lien and, if a notice of the lien was recorded, the amount shown on the lien, the department of the state government involved, the recording district, and the book and page on which the lien was recorded or the serial number assigned to the lien by the recorder.