Alaska Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 1 > Article 1 – Short Title, Construction, Application, and Subject Matter of Act


§ 45.01.111	Short titles
§ 45.01.112	Scope of chapter
§ 45.01.113	Construction of code to promote its purposes and policies; applicability of supplemental principles of law
§ 45.01.114	Construction against implied repeal
§ 45.01.115	Severability
§ 45.01.116	Use of singular and plural; gender
§ 45.01.117	Section captions
§ 45.01.118	Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
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
Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}