{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-44.17.050","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 44.17.050","heading":"Continuation of functions.","body":"Each department exercising the functions, powers, and duties of a former department or agency is, for the purpose of succession to all rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the former department or agency, considered a continuation of the former department or agency. If a former agency is referred to by law, contract, or document, the reference is considered to apply to the department now exercising the functions of the former agency.","path":["Title 44. State Government.","Chapter 17. Organization and Administration of Departments."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#44.17.050","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:34Z","sha256":"1b5977d51e338879f324abbd77369ac68dcde10244a83ee87abe44e493cc7eea","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-44.17.040","next":"us-ak/as-44.17.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}