Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 38.09.020 (2026)
Homestead entry permits
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Sec. 38.09.020. Homestead entry permits.
(a) A homestead entry permit entitles an applicant to enter land within an area designated under AS 38.09.010 and to survey, occupy, and improve the land in order to qualify for a patent under this chapter.
(b) An applicant for a homestead entry permit shall personally stake the corners and flag the boundaries of the land entered under this chapter and shall personally file with the commissioner a description of the land entered. A homestead entry shall be described by aliquot parts unless otherwise permitted by the commissioner. The commissioner may require the applicant to establish a deposit for the costs of survey before issuing the homestead entry permit.
(a) A homestead entry permit entitles an applicant to enter land within an area designated under AS 38.09.010 and to survey, occupy, and improve the land in order to qualify for a patent under this chapter.
(b) An applicant for a homestead entry permit shall personally stake the corners and flag the boundaries of the land entered under this chapter and shall personally file with the commissioner a description of the land entered. A homestead entry shall be described by aliquot parts unless otherwise permitted by the commissioner. The commissioner may require the applicant to establish a deposit for the costs of survey before issuing the homestead entry permit.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1990–1990 · leading case: Olson v. State, Dep't of Nat. Resources, 799 P.2d 289 (Alaska 1990).
Olson v. State, Dep't of Nat. Resources, 799 P.2d 289 (Alaska 1990). “AS 38.09.020(b) provides that ‘‘[a]n applicant for a homestead entry permit shall personally stake the corners and flag the boundaries of the land entered under this chapter and shall personally file with the commissioner a description of the land entered.”
Alaska Stat. § 38.09.020(b): 1 case
Olson v. State, Dep't of Nat. Resources, 799 P.2d 289 (Alaska 1990). “AS 38.09.020(b) provides that ‘‘[a]n applicant for a homestead entry permit shall personally stake the corners and flag the boundaries of the land entered under this chapter and shall personally file with the commissioner a description of the land entered.”
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