In this chapter,

(1) “Alaska permanent fund” means the fund established by art. IX, Sec. 15 of the state constitution;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 43.23.295

  • 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
(2) “disabled” means physically or mentally unable to complete and sign an application due to a serious emotional disturbance, visual, orthopedic, or other health impairment, or developmental disability that is attributable to intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or other cause; “disabled” does not mean “incompetent”;
(3) “dividend fund” means the fund established by Alaska Stat. § 43.23.045;
(4) “individual” means a natural person;
(5) “permanent fund dividend” means a right to receive a payment from the dividend fund;
(6) “qualifying year” means the year immediately preceding January 1 of the current dividend year;
(7) “state resident” means an individual who is physically present in the state with the intent to remain indefinitely in the state under the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 01.10.055 or, if the individual is not physically present in the state, intends to return to the state and remain indefinitely in the state under the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 01.10.055;
(8) “year” means a calendar year.