Alaska Statutes.
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, and Trusts.
Chapter 70. Disclaimer of Property Interests
Section 190. Definitions.
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AS 13.75.190. Definitions.

In this chapter,
        (1) “control” means the authority to control disposition;
        (2) “directions” means
             (A) instructions for the disposition of a person's remains;
             (B) the appointment of an agent to handle the disposition of a person's remains; or
             (C) both (A) and (B) of this paragraph;
        (3) “disposition” means disposition of a decedent's remains, including cremation, but does not include an anatomical gift; in this paragraph, “anatomical gift” has the meaning given in AS 13.52.390;
        (4) “disposition document” means a disposition document authorized by AS 13.75.010
             (A) in which a person provides directions regarding the disposition of the person's remains; and
             (B) that complies with AS 13.75.030;
        (5) “disposition organization” means
             (A) a cemetery association formed under AS 10.30.010;
             (B) a nonprofit cemetery corporation authorized by AS 10.30.055;
             (C) a person operating a crematory;
             (D) a person operating a columbarium;
             (E) a funeral home or other type of funeral establishment;
             (F) a funeral director or an embalmer.

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