In Alaska Stat. § 12.50.010 – 12.50.080,

(1) “state” means a state, territory of the United States, and the District of Columbia;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 12.50.070

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2) “subpoena” includes a summons in a state where a summons is used in lieu of subpoena, order, or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness; the word subpoena also includes a subpoena duces tecum;
(3) “witness” includes a person whose testimony is desired in a proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution, or proceeding.
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