Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 23.30.160 (2026)
Assignment and exemption of claims
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Sec. 23.30.160. Assignment and exemption of claims.
(a) An assignment, release, or commutation of compensation or benefits due or payable under this chapter, except as provided by this chapter, is not valid.
(b) Benefits payable under this chapter are exempt from levy to enforce the collection of a debt as provided in AS 09.38 (exemptions). This exemption may not be waived.
(a) An assignment, release, or commutation of compensation or benefits due or payable under this chapter, except as provided by this chapter, is not valid.
(b) Benefits payable under this chapter are exempt from levy to enforce the collection of a debt as provided in AS 09.38 (exemptions). This exemption may not be waived.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1979–2008 · leading case: Seybert v. Cominco Alaska Expl., 182 P.3d 1079 (Alaska 2008).
Seybert v. Cominco Alaska Expl., 182 P.3d 1079 (Alaska 2008). “AS 23.30.160 prohibits commutations of compensation or benefits except as provided in the worker's compensation act.”
Blanas v. Brower Co., 938 P.2d 1056 (Alaska 1997). “130, AS 23.30.160, and AS 23.30.245. Those sections do not discuss fraud, and they and AS 23.”
Gutterman v. First Nat'l Bank of Anchorage, 597 P.2d 969 (Alaska 1979). “-405 (unemployment compensation benefits); AS 23.30.160 (workmen’s compensation benefits); AS 47.”
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