(a) A municipality or entity may maintain and operate a temporary secure juvenile holding area , and a municipality or a nonprofit corporation may maintain and operate a juvenile detention facility or juvenile treatment facility .

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.14.040

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • juvenile detention facility: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
  • juvenile treatment facility: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. 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
  • temporary secure juvenile holding area: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
(b) The municipality or nonprofit corporation may receive grants-in-aid from the state for costs of operation of the temporary secure juvenile holding area or facility maintained and operated under (a) of this section.