Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 38.20.040 (2026)
Use of coordinate system
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Sec. 38.20.040. Use of coordinate system.
The plane coordinates of a point on the earth's surface, to be used in expressing the position or location of the point in the appropriate zone of this system, consist of two distances, expressed in U.S. survey feet and decimals of a U.S. survey foot when using the Alaska Coordinate System of 1927, expressed in meters and decimals of a meter when using the Alaska Coordinate System of 1983, and expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or international feet and decimals of an international foot when using the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022. One of these distances, known as the “x-coordinate,” gives the position in an east-and-west direction; the other, known as the “y-coordinate,” gives the position in a north-and-south direction. These coordinates shall be made to depend on and conform to the coordinates of the National Spatial Reference System as determined by the National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service.
The plane coordinates of a point on the earth's surface, to be used in expressing the position or location of the point in the appropriate zone of this system, consist of two distances, expressed in U.S. survey feet and decimals of a U.S. survey foot when using the Alaska Coordinate System of 1927, expressed in meters and decimals of a meter when using the Alaska Coordinate System of 1983, and expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or international feet and decimals of an international foot when using the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022. One of these distances, known as the “x-coordinate,” gives the position in an east-and-west direction; the other, known as the “y-coordinate,” gives the position in a north-and-south direction. These coordinates shall be made to depend on and conform to the coordinates of the National Spatial Reference System as determined by the National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2001–2013 · leading case: Hill v. State, 22 P.3d 24 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001).
Hill v. State, 22 P.3d 24 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001). “As explained above, AS 38.20.040 states that prisoners whose composite sentence exceeds 2 years are not released unconditionally; rather, they are released on mandatory parole.”
Luckart v. State, 314 P.3d 1226 (Alaska Ct. App. 2013). “(As a practical matter, any defendant who has served their composite term of imprisonment, less acerued good time credit, must be released-either on mandatory parole or unconditionally-pursuant to AS 38.20.040(a). Thus, the eligibility for discretionary parole granted by AS 83.”
— Alaska Stat. § 38.20.040(a) — 2 cases
Hill v. State, 22 P.3d 24 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001). “As explained above, AS 38.20.040 states that prisoners whose composite sentence exceeds 2 years are not released unconditionally; rather, they are released on mandatory parole.”
Luckart v. State, 314 P.3d 1226 (Alaska Ct. App. 2013). “(As a practical matter, any defendant who has served their composite term of imprisonment, less acerued good time credit, must be released-either on mandatory parole or unconditionally-pursuant to AS 38.20.040(a). Thus, the eligibility for discretionary parole granted by AS 83.”
— Alaska Stat. § 38.20.040(c) — 1 case
Hill v. State, 22 P.3d 24 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001). “As explained above, AS 38.20.040 states that prisoners whose composite sentence exceeds 2 years are not released unconditionally; rather, they are released on mandatory parole.”
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