Alaska § 38.20.100 - Use of public land survey descriptions.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 38.20.100 — Use of public land survey descriptions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38.20.100. Use of public land survey descriptions.
When coordinates based on the Alaska Coordinate System of 1927, the Alaska Coordinate System of 1983, or the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022 are used to describe a tract of land, which in the same document is also described by reference to a subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public land surveys, the description by coordinates shall be construed as supplemental to the basic description of the subdivision, line, or corner contained in the official plats and field notes recorded, and, in the event of a conflict, the description by reference to the subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public land surveys prevails over the description by coordinates.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38.20.100 ("Use of public land survey descriptions.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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