AS 45.25.020: Jurisdiction; venue.

(a) The courts of this state have jurisdiction over a legal dispute between a manufacturer located in or outside this state and a new motor vehicle dealer located in this state, and the dispute is governed by and interpreted and adjudicated under the law of this state.

(b) Venue for a dispute under (a) of this section is in the judicial district of this state where the new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business is located.