{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-09.55.062","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 09.55.062","heading":"Death inquests.","body":"Upon petition by the state medical examiner or a state prosecutor, a judicial officer shall conduct proceedings under AS 09.55.062 — 09.55.069 to determine the cause and manner of a person's death. The prosecutor shall present the evidence in the death inquest and assist the court in instructing the jury and conducting the inquest only when the inquest is based on a petition filed by the prosecutor or when the prosecutor requests to participate in the proceedings.","path":["Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure.","Chapter 55. Special Actions and Proceedings.","Article 3. Death Inquests."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#09.55.062","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:32Z","sha256":"16feff591c90df1b570ef0abe37bcbc83cc86bf233c53b83cc54ee670fda014e","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-09.55.060","next":"us-ak/as-09.55.064"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}