(a) In a civil action or administrative proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden to prove the applicability of the claim.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.56.540

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust in which the interests of the beneficiaries are evidenced by a security, an unincorporated organization, a government, or a political subdivision of a government. See Alaska Statutes 45.56.900
(b) In a criminal proceeding under this chapter, an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion claimed by the defendant is an affirmative defense. In this subsection, “affirmative defense” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900.
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