{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-44.12.010","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 44.12.010","heading":"Legal holidays.","body":"(a) The following days are legal holidays:\n(1) the first of January, known as New Year's Day;\n(2) the third Monday of January, known as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday as provided in (b) of this section;\n(3) the third Monday in February, known as Presidents' Day;\n(4) the last Monday of March, known as Seward's Day;\n(5) the last Monday in May, known as Memorial Day;\n(6) the 19th of June, known as Juneteenth Day;\n(7) the fourth of July, known as Independence Day;\n(8) the first Monday in September, known as Labor Day;\n(9) the 18th of October, known as Alaska Day;\n(10) the 11th of November, known as Veterans' Day;\n(11) the fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving Day;\n(12) the 25th of December, known as Christmas Day;\n(13) every Sunday;\n(14) every day designated by public proclamation by the President of the United States or the governor of the state as a legal holiday.\n(b) For employment purposes, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday is a legal holiday for state employees who\n(1) are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement; or\n(2) are covered by a collective bargaining agreement whose terms\n(A) include by name Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday; or\n(B) have been amended to substitute a holiday on the third Monday of January for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday in place of another paid holiday.","path":["Title 44. State Government.","Chapter 12. Holidays, Agency Office Hours, and Official Language.","Article 1. Legal Holidays."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#44.12.010","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:34Z","sha256":"1ec3920284144d504cd85c1fa504393dba0da35dd76e8836db83e3b0c05cb0e7","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-44.09.150","next":"us-ak/as-44.12.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}