Alaska Statutes Title 40, Chapter 40.17 - Recording of Documents

• Sec. 40.17.010 Place of Recording and Access to Records.
  (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall provide at each public office designated by the department(1) the documents and indices or alternative document retrieval...
• Sec. 40.17.020 Recording Conveyances.
  (a) A conveyance that is eligible for recording under AS 40.17.030 and 40.17.110 may be offered for recording only in the recording district in...
• Sec. 40.17.030 Formal Requisites for Recording.
  (a) Except as provided in (b), (c), and (e) of this section, to be eligible for recording, a document must(1) contain original signatures;(2) be...
• Sec. 40.17.035 Recording Criteria.
  When determining whether a document may be recorded, the recorder may not(1) consider whether the contents of the document are legally sufficient to achieve...
• Sec. 40.17.040 Indexing.
  (a) The recorder shall maintain an index system for recorded documents in the manner prescribed by regulations adopted by the department. The system shall...
• Sec. 40.17.050 Incorporation of Master Form.
  A recorded master form, or a numbered paragraph of it, may be incorporated by reference in a recorded document by referring to the form...
• Sec. 40.17.060 Documents Executed Under Former Law.
  If a document was executed in accordance with the law in effect at the time the document was executed, the document remains recordable regardless...
• Sec. 40.17.070 Duties of Recorder; Time Recording is Effective.
  (a) The recorder shall promptly record all documents presented that are recordable under AS 40.17.030 and 40.17.110.(b) The recorder shall maintain in the central...
• Sec. 40.17.075 Account.
  Under AS 37.05.146 (c), fees for services of the recorder collected under this chapter shall be accounted for separately, and appropriations from the account...
• Sec. 40.17.080 Effect of Recording on Title and Rights; Constructive Notice.
  (a) Subject to (c) and (d) of this section, from the time a document is recorded in the records of the recording district in...
• Sec. 40.17.090 Conveyances and Recorded Documents As Evidence.
  (a) A conveyance that is acknowledged, proven, or certified under AS 34.15.150 - 34.15.250 is admissible as evidence of the conveyance without further proof.(b)...
• Sec. 40.17.100 Recording a Reconveyance.
  When the parties to a recorded conveyance absolute in its terms intend it to serve only as security for repayment of a debt, the...
• Sec. 40.17.110 Documents Eligible for Recording.
  (a) Subject to (b) - (d) of this section, a document that meets the requisites for recording under AS 40.17.030 may be recorded.(b) If...
• Sec. 40.17.120 Recording Memorandum of Lease.
  (a) Recording a memorandum of lease substantially complying with (b) of this section has the same effect as recording the lease.(b) A memorandum of...
• Sec. 40.17.125 Recording Affidavits Related to Manufactured Homes.
  (a) A recorder shall record an affixation affidavit and a severance affidavit if the affidavit meets the requirements for recording under AS 40.17.030 and...
• Sec. 40.17.130 Action Against Recorder and State.
  If the recorder fails to record and index a document properly, the recorder may be compelled to record and index the document properly by...
• Sec. 40.17.900 Definitions.
  In this chapter,(1) "acceptance" means the determination by the recorder that a document is recordable under this chapter accompanied by marking an identifying code...

Last modified: November 15, 2016