If a statute or regulation designates a state department, agency, board, commission, or public officer as a necessary or proper party to prosecute or defend an action in a court of the state,

(1) the state is also a proper party to the action;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.80.010

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) it is not necessary to name a department, agency, board, commission, or public officer as an additional party to the action; and
(3) the Department of Law may bring, prosecute, or defend the action in any court in the name of the state.