Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 21.78.190

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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

During the pendency of delinquency proceedings in this or a reciprocal state, an action or proceeding in the nature of an attachment, garnishment, or execution may not be commenced or maintained in the courts of this state against the delinquent insurer or its assets. A lien obtained for the action or proceeding within four months before the commencement of the delinquency proceeding or at any time thereafter shall be void as against any rights arising in the delinquency proceeding.