Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 47 > Chapter 14 > Article 1 - Juvenile Institutions

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• department: means the Department of Family and Community Services. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
• 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.
• 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
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• minor: 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
• 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
• property: includes real and personal property. 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
• treatment institution: means a hospital, clinic, institution, center, or other health care facility that has been designated by the department for the treatment of juveniles. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990