# Alaska Stat. § 09.40.080: Liability on undertaking

> Alaska · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.080

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 09.40.080
- **Heading:** Liability on undertaking
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 9 / Chapter 09.40 / Section 09.40.080

## Text

In a proceeding brought against the principal or the sureties upon an undertaking given to secure the release of attached property, it is a defense that the property for which the undertaking was given did not, at the execution of the writ of attachment, belong to the defendant against whom it was issued.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.010 Actions in which attachment is authorized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.020 Undertaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.020.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.025 Appointment of person to serve attachment process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.025.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.030 Property subject to attachment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.030.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.040 Third party liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.040.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.050 Lien on real estate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.060 Third party indebted to defendant or possessing property of defendant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.060.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.070 Sale of perishable property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.070.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.080 Liability on undertaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.080.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.090 Disposition of property after judgment in plaintiff's favor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.090.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.100 Return of property upon judgment for defendant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.100.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.110 Delivery of property to defendant and redelivery bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.110.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.120 Arrest and bail in civil actions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.120.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 09.40.130 Grounds for arrest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.40_S09.40.130.md)

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