{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-45.45.790","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 45.45.790","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In AS 45.45.700 — 45.45.790,\n(1) “dealer” means a person who enters into a distributorship agreement and who, under the agreement, receives merchandise or services from a distributor;\n(2) “distributor” means a person who enters into a distributorship agreement and who, under the agreement, provides merchandise or services to a dealer; the term includes\n(A) a wholesaler;\n(B) a manufacturer;\n(C) a person that is a parent corporation or an affiliated corporation of a person identified in (A) or (B) of this paragraph; and\n(D) a field representative, an officer, an agent, or another direct or indirect representative of a person identified in (A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph;\n(3) “distributorship agreement” means an agreement, whether express, implied, oral, or written, between two or more persons\n(A) by which a person receives the right to\n(i) sell or lease merchandise or services at retail or wholesale; or\n(ii) use a trade name, trademark, service mark, logotype, advertising, or other commercial symbol; and\n(B) in which the parties to the agreement have a joint interest, whether equal or unequal, in the offering, selling, or leasing of the merchandise or services;\n(4) “merchandise” includes parts and accessories;\n(5) “terminate” includes failing to renew.","path":["Title 45. Trade and Commerce.","Chapter 45. Trade Practices.","Article 11. Distributorships."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#45.45.790","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"7b8566888a5289a4798f5db25a02f43f323086cd626be7b96a23cdf7afc8259c","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-45.45.770","next":"us-ak/as-45.45.792"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}