{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-09.55.250","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 09.55.250","heading":"Classification of estates and land subject to be taken.","body":"The following is a classification of the estates and rights in land subject to be taken for public use:\n(1) a fee simple, when taken for public buildings or grounds, or for permanent buildings, for reservoirs and dams and permanent flooding occasioned by them, or for an outlet for a flow, or a place for the deposit of debris or tailings of a mine, or when, in the judgment of the Department of Natural Resources, or the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, a fee simple is necessary for any of the purposes for which the department, on behalf of the state, is authorized by law to acquire real property by condemnation;\n(2) an easement when taken for any other use;\n(3) the right of entry upon an occupation of land, and the right to take from the land earth, gravel, stones, trees, and timber as may be necessary for a public use.","path":["Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure.","Chapter 55. Special Actions and Proceedings.","Article 4. Eminent Domain."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#09.55.250","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:32Z","sha256":"ea47a7ec97f99c4dfff3e9c56d45b1909606242e4ef51cc8fffb81bccc2de4a4","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-09.55.240","next":"us-ak/as-09.55.260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}