Sec. 33.05.080. - Definitions. - Alaska Statutes

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,

(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections or the designee of the commissioner;

(2) "probation," except as authorized under AS 12.55.086 , is a procedure under which a defendant, found guilty of a crime upon verdict or plea, is released by the superior court subject to conditions imposed by the court and subject to the supervision of the probation service as provided in this chapter.