{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-29.05.080","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 29.05.080","heading":"Investigation.","body":"(a) If an incorporation petition contains the required information and signatures, the department shall investigate the proposal and shall hold at least one public informational meeting in the area proposed for incorporation. The department shall publish notice of the meeting.\n(b) The department may combine incorporation petitions from the same general area.\n(c) The department shall report its findings to the Local Boundary Commission with its recommendations regarding the incorporation.","path":["Title 29. Municipal Government.","Chapter 05. Incorporation.","Article 2. Procedure."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#29.05.080","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:16Z","sha256":"b56d4bdd1d7299d08e4ffaa8a6906db33d822961b626a7aecf12ade83fea8d06","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-29.05.070","next":"us-ak/as-29.05.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}