{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-45.56.540","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 45.56.540","heading":"Evidentiary burden.","body":"(a) In a civil action or administrative proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden to prove the applicability of the claim.\n(b) In a criminal proceeding under this chapter, an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion claimed by the defendant is an affirmative defense. In this subsection, “affirmative defense” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.","path":["Title 45. Trade and Commerce.","Chapter 56. Alaska Securities Act.","Article 3. Fraud and Liabilities."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#45.56.540","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"1b43c3c7620e5e01216787b83d5cdfb3bd945be11953e77a766ca8619685ce54","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-45.56.530","next":"us-ak/as-45.56.550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}