{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-13.75.190","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 13.75.190","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this chapter,\n(1) “control” means the authority to control disposition;\n(2) “directions” means\n(A) instructions for the disposition of a person's remains;\n(B) the appointment of an agent to handle the disposition of a person's remains; or\n(C) both (A) and (B) of this paragraph;\n(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;\n(4) “disposition document” means a disposition document authorized by AS 13.75.010\n(A) in which a person provides directions regarding the disposition of the person's remains; and\n(B) that complies with AS 13.75.030;\n(5) “disposition organization” means\n(A) a cemetery association formed under AS 10.30.010;\n(B) a nonprofit cemetery corporation authorized by AS 10.30.055;\n(C) a person operating a crematory;\n(D) a person operating a columbarium;\n(E) a funeral home or other type of funeral establishment;\n(F) a funeral director or an embalmer.","path":["Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions.","Chapter 75. Disposition of Human Remains."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#13.75.190","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:54Z","sha256":"2c7b6f2c063160412037374b3c35aa790eb20f31cd0ceeada3dbf8d4132772ab","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-13.75.120","next":"us-ak/as-13.75.195"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}