Alaska Statutes Title 38. Public Land § 38.09.030. Qualification for homestead entry

(1) submit proof acceptable to the commissioner that the applicant is at least 18 years of age and has been a resident of the state for not less than one year immediately before the date of application;

(2) pay a fee of $5 per acre according to the description provided by the applicant if the entry is on land classified agricultural, or $10 per acre if the entry is on land not classified agricultural;

(3) agree to comply with the requirements of AS 38.09.050;

(4) certify that the corners of the land entered have been staked and the boundaries have been flagged;

(5) assume full responsibility for the accuracy of the description of the land filed with the commissioner under AS 38.09.020(b).

(1) by testate or intestate succession;

(2) to a spouse during marriage;

(3) by order of a court as part of a divorce settlement;

(4) to either a member of the immediate family or a grantee of the applicant in the case of an extreme emergency or illness which disables the applicant; or

(5) after the approval of the commissioner, by an exchange between parties in the same homestead area.