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AS 13.28.010

Validity of substitute decision-making document

Known as the Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act

The act spans §§ 13–13 (9 sections).

(a) A substitute decision-making document for property executed outside this state is valid in this state if, when the document was executed, the execution complied with the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the document or, if jurisdiction is not indicated, the law of the jurisdiction in which the document was executed.

(b) Except as provided in AS 13.52.010 and 13.52.247, a substitute decision- making document for health care or personal care executed outside this state is valid in this state if, when the document was executed, the execution complied with (1) the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the document or, if jurisdiction is not indicated, the law of the jurisdiction in which the document was executed; or

(2) the laws of this state other than this chapter.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by a law of this state other than this chapter, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original substitute decision-making document has the same effect as the original.

Official source: Alaska State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Alaska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.