Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 44.03.010 (2026)
Offshore water and land
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Sec. 44.03.010. Offshore water and land.
The jurisdiction of the state extends to water offshore from the coast of the state as follows:
(1) the marginal sea to its outermost limits as those limits are from time to time defined or recognized by the United States of America by international treaty or otherwise;
(2) the high seas to the extent that jurisdiction is claimed by the United States of America, or to the extent recognized by the usages and customs of international law or by agreement to which the United States of America or the state is a party;
(3) submerged land including the subsurface of submerged land, lying under the water mentioned in this section.
The jurisdiction of the state extends to water offshore from the coast of the state as follows:
(1) the marginal sea to its outermost limits as those limits are from time to time defined or recognized by the United States of America by international treaty or otherwise;
(2) the high seas to the extent that jurisdiction is claimed by the United States of America, or to the extent recognized by the usages and customs of international law or by agreement to which the United States of America or the state is a party;
(3) submerged land including the subsurface of submerged land, lying under the water mentioned in this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1974–2005 · leading case: State v. Jack, 67 P.3d 673 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003).
State v. Jack, 67 P.3d 673 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “The State claims it has this power under AS 44.03.010. Alaska Statute 44.03.010 provides: The jurisdiction of the state extends to water offshore from the coast of the state as follows: (1) the marginal sea to its outermost limits as those limits are from time to time defined or…”
State v. Jack, 125 P.3d 311 (Alaska 2005). “These sections provide: AS 44.03.010: The jurisdiction of the state extends to water offshore from the coast of the state as follows: .”
Hjelle v. Brooks, 377 F. Supp. 430 (D. Alaska 1974). “§ 44.03.010. That statute provides in part: The jurisdiction of the state extends to waters offshore from the coast of the state as follows: .”
Beverly Nygaard, as Adm'x of the Est. of Michael Clyde Sullivan, Deceased v. Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc., 701 F.2d 77 (9th Cir. 1983). “Appellant argues that recovery for loss of society can be based alternatively on Alaska’s wrongful death statute, which appellant asserts applies on the high seas where Sullivan’s death occurred.”
Corbin v. State, 672 P.2d 156 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “AS 44.03.010 reads as follows: Offshore waters and lands.”
— Alaska Stat. § 44.03.010(1) — 1 case
State v. Jack, 67 P.3d 673 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “The State claims it has this power under AS 44.03.010. Alaska Statute 44.03.010 provides: The jurisdiction of the state extends to water offshore from the coast of the state as follows: (1) the marginal sea to its outermost limits as those limits are from time to time defined or…”
— Alaska Stat. § 44.03.010(2) — 2 cases
State v. Jack, 125 P.3d 311 (Alaska 2005). “These sections provide: AS 44.03.010: The jurisdiction of the state extends to water offshore from the coast of the state as follows: .”
State v. Jack, 67 P.3d 673 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “The State claims it has this power under AS 44.03.010. Alaska Statute 44.03.010 provides: The jurisdiction of the state extends to water offshore from the coast of the state as follows: (1) the marginal sea to its outermost limits as those limits are from time to time defined or…”
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