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Alaska Stat. § 29.35.400 (2026)

General construction

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Sec. 29.35.400. General construction.
A liberal construction shall be given to all powers and functions of a municipality conferred in this title.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2021 · leading case: Stanek v. Kenai Peninsula Borough, 81 P.3d 268 (Alaska 2003).
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Stanek v. Kenai Peninsula Borough, 81 P.3d 268 (Alaska 2003). · cites it 2× “21 The themes of liberal construction and broad local powers are also expressed statutorily in AS 29.35.400 and 410. 22 We *274 have also observed that tax exemptions should be narrowly construed to the end that "disturb[ances] to .”
McCormick v. City of Dillingham, 16 P.3d 735 (Alaska 2001). “260(a); see AS 29.35.400 ("A liberal construction shall be given to all powers and functions of a municipality conferred in this title.”
Cabana v. Kenai Peninsula Borough, 50 P.3d 798 (Alaska 2002). “AS 29.35.400. 19 . McCormick v. City of Dillingham, 16 P.”
Keven Windel & Marlene Windel v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 496 P.3d 392 (Alaska 2021). “36 AS 29.35.400; see also AS 29.04.030 (identifying “first class boroughs” as one class of “[g]eneral law municipalities”).”
Cutler v. Kodiak Island Borough, 290 P.3d 415 (Alaska 2012). “AS 29.35.400 ("A liberal construction shall be given to all powers and functions of a municipality conferred in this title.”
Tweedy v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough Bd. of Adjustment & Appeals, 332 P.3d 12 (Alaska 2014). “X, § 1; AS 29.35.400. [30] 30. Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, Ordinance 81-068 (June 18, 1981) (codified as former MSBC 16.”
Kenai Peninsula Borough v. Associated Grocers, Inc., 889 P.2d 604 (Alaska 1995). “130(B), supra, at 605. Application of the ordinance in this case would effectively eliminate AGI’s AS 29.”
Tweedy v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough Bd. of Adjustment & Appeals (Alaska 2014). “X, § 1; AS 29.35.400. 30 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, Ordinance 81-068 (June 18, 1981) (codified as former MSBC 16.”
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