Alaska § 09.55.490 - Amount of judgment.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 09.55.490 — Amount of judgment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 09.55.490. Amount of judgment.
In an action upon an official undertaking or other security, if judgment has already been recovered against the surety therein other than by confession equal in the aggregate to the penalty or a part of the penalty of the undertaking or other security and if the recovery be established on the trial, judgment may not be given against the surety for an amount exceeding the penalty or such portion of the penalty as is not already recovered against the surety.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 09.55.490 ("Amount of judgment.") 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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