{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-38.09.020","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 38.09.020","heading":"Homestead entry permits.","body":"(a) A homestead entry permit entitles an applicant to enter land within an area designated under AS 38.09.010 and to survey, occupy, and improve the land in order to qualify for a patent under this chapter.\n(b) An applicant for a homestead entry permit shall personally stake the corners and flag the boundaries of the land entered under this chapter and shall personally file with the commissioner a description of the land entered. A homestead entry shall be described by aliquot parts unless otherwise permitted by the commissioner. The commissioner may require the applicant to establish a deposit for the costs of survey before issuing the homestead entry permit.","path":["Title 38. Public Land.","Chapter 09. Homestead Act."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#38.09.020","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:01Z","sha256":"42ca94a14b215fa687f7800f328c94b7c39e59df44d6d8dfc56e89a0ec631271","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-38.09.010","next":"us-ak/as-38.09.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}