Alaska § 13.75.190 - Definitions.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 13.75.190 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13.75.190. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “control” means the authority to control disposition;
(2) “directions” means (A) instructions for the disposition of a person's remains;
(B) the appointment of an agent to handle the disposition of a person's remains; or
(C) both (A) and (B) of this paragraph;
(3) “disposition” means disposition of a decedent's remains, including cremation, but does not include an anatomical gift; in this paragraph, “anatomical gift” has the meaning given in AS 13.52.390 ;
(4) “disposition document” means a disposition document authorized by AS 13.75.010 (A) in which a person provides directions regarding the disposition of the person's remains; and
(B) that complies with AS 13.75.030 ;
(5) “disposition organization” means (A) a cemetery association formed under AS 10.30.010 ;
(B) a nonprofit cemetery corporation authorized by AS 10.30.055 ;
(C) a person operating a crematory;
(D) a person operating a columbarium;
(E) a funeral home or other type of funeral establishment;
(F) a funeral director or an embalmer.
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