Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 47 > Chapter 14 > Article 6 - General Provisions

• 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.
• court: means the superior court of the state. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
• 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.
• minor: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.14.990
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• 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