§ 18.50.150 Form of certificate
§ 18.50.160 Birth registration
§ 18.50.162 Notification about hearing screening
§ 18.50.165 Acknowledgement of paternity; forms
§ 18.50.170 Foundling registration
§ 18.50.180 Delayed registration of birth
§ 18.50.190 Delayed registration of death or marriage
§ 18.50.200 Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth
§ 18.50.210 Court reports of adoption
§ 18.50.211 Certificate of birth for foreign-born adopted person
§ 18.50.220 New certificate of birth
§ 18.50.225 Birth certificates suitable for display
§ 18.50.230 Death registration; disclosure for child support purposes
§ 18.50.235 Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth
§ 18.50.240 Fetal death registration
§ 18.50.245 Report of induced termination of pregnancy
§ 18.50.250 Permits
§ 18.50.260 Extension of time
§ 18.50.270 Marriage registration
§ 18.50.272 Heirloom certificates of marriage suitable for display
§ 18.50.280 Court reports of divorce, dissolution, and annulment

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 50 > Article 3 - Registration Requirements, Procedures, and Certificates

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • 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
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • subscription: includes the mark of a person who cannot write, with the name of that person written near the mark by a witness who writes the witness's own name near the name of the person who cannot write. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060