# Alaska Stat. § 23.20.035: Duties and powers of director

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.035

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 23.20.035
- **Heading:** Duties and powers of director
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 23 / Chapter 23.20 / Section 23.20.035

## Text

(a) The director, in accordance with AS 23.20.020 and 23.20.030, shall employ persons, including a deputy director, make expenditures, require reports, make investigations, and take other action that the director considers necessary to carry out the authority of the office.

(b) The director may delegate powers and duties to a deputy director or to a responsible employee of the agency when the director is absent from the office. The deputy director shall assume the duties and powers of the director when that office is vacant.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.005 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.005.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.010 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.020 Maintenance and protection of fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.020.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.021 Certain appropriations to the fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.021.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.022 Actuarial studies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.022.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.030 Director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.030.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.035 Duties and powers of director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.035.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.040 Qualifications of director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.040.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.045 Regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.045.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.050 Publications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.055 Department records; admissibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.055.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.060 Oaths and witnesses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.060.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.065 Subpoenas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.065.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 23.20.070 Self-incrimination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T23_C23.20_S23.20.070.md)

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