Alaska Statutes Title 44, Chapter 44.50 - Notaries Public

• Sec. 44.50.010 Notary Public Commission; Term.
  (a) The lieutenant governor may commission for the state(1) notaries public without limitation, who are authorized to use the notary seal for all legal...
• Sec. 44.50.020 Qualifications.
  To be commissioned as a notary public, a person(1) shall submit an application under AS 44.50.032 ;(2) shall be at least 18 years of...
• Sec. 44.50.030 Term of Office. [Repealed, Sec. 14 Ch 60 Sla 2005].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 44.50.032 Application.
  (a) A person applying for a commission as a notary public shall submit a completed application as required by this section, using the forms...
• Sec. 44.50.033 Application Fee.
  A person applying for a commission as a notary public shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $40. However, an applicant for a limited...
• Sec. 44.50.034 Bond.
  (a) A person applying for a commission as a notary public without limitation under AS 44.50.010 (a)(1) shall execute an official bond of $1,000...
• Sec. 44.50.035 Oath.
  The application required by the lieutenant governor under AS 44.50.032 must contain an oath or affirmation, in the form set out in AS 39.05.045...
• Sec. 44.50.036 Denial of Applications.
  The lieutenant governor shall deny an application for a notary public commission if the(1) applicant does not meet the requirements of this chapter;(2) application...
• Sec. 44.50.037 Certificate of Commission.
  Upon commission of a notary public under this chapter, the lieutenant governor shall provide to the notary public a certificate of commission indicating the...
• Sec. 44.50.038 Subsequent Commissions.
  A notary public whose term of commission is ending may apply for a new notary public commission by submitting a new application under AS...
• Sec. 44.50.039 Limited Governmental Notaries Public.
  A state, municipal, or federal employee commissioned as a notary public under AS 44.50.010 (a)(2)(1) is designated a limited governmental notary public;(2) may perform...
• Sec. 44.50.040 Fees. [Repealed, Sec. 14 Ch 60 Sla 2005].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 44.50.050 [Renumbered As As 44.50.180 (D)].
  
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 44.50.060 Duties.
  A notary public may(1) administer oaths and affirmations;(2) take the acknowledgment of or proof of execution of instruments in writing, and give a notarial...
• Sec. 44.50.061 Unauthorized Practice.
  (a) A notary public who is not an attorney may complete but may not select notarial certificates, and may not assist another person in...
• Sec. 44.50.062 Prohibited Acts.
  A notary public may not(1) violate state or federal law in the performance of acts authorized by this chapter;(2) influence a person to enter...
• Sec. 44.50.063 Official Signature.
  (a) When performing a notarization, a notary public shall(1) sign in the notary public's own handwriting, on the notarial certificate, exactly and only the...
• Sec. 44.50.064 Official Seal.
  (a) A notary public shall keep an official seal, which is the exclusive property of the notary public, and shall ensure that another person...
• Sec. 44.50.065 Seal Impression or Depiction.
  (a) With regard to each paper document being notarized, a sharp, legible, photographically reproducible impression or depiction of a notary public's official seal shall...
• Sec. 44.50.066 Notary Public's Status Notification.
  (a) Within 30 days after change of a notary public's name, mailing address, or physical address, the notary public shall, on a form provided...
• Sec. 44.50.067 Resignation.
  (a) To resign a commission, a notary public shall notify the lieutenant governor in writing of the resignation and the date that it is...
• Sec. 44.50.068 Disciplinary Action; Complaint; Appeal; Hearing; Delegation.
  (a) The lieutenant governor may suspend or revoke a notary public's commission or reprimand a notary public for good cause shown, including(1) a ground...
• Sec. 44.50.070 Presence and Identification Required. [Repealed, Sec. 14 Ch 60 Sla 2005].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 44.50.071 Confidentiality.
  (a) An address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of a notary public or an applicant that is submitted under AS 44.50.032 or 44.50.038...
• Sec. 44.50.072 Regulations.
  The lieutenant governor may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
• Sec. 44.50.073 Published Summary.
  The lieutenant governor may publish by electronic means for commissioned notaries public a summary of the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted...
• Sec. 44.50.080 - 44.50.140. Seal; Protest of Bill or Note; Return of Papers to Lieutenant Governor; Application of Administrative Procedure Act to Revocation of Notary Commission; Bond; Filing Oath and Bond; Disposition of Bond. [Repealed, Sec. 14 Ch 60 Sla 2005].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 44.50.150 Copy of Bond As Evidence.
  A certified copy of the record of the official bond with all affidavits, acknowledgments, endorsements, and attachments may be read in evidence with the...
• Sec. 44.50.160 Misconduct or Neglect.
  A notary and the sureties on the official bond are liable to persons injured for the damages sustained on account of misconduct or neglect...
• Sec. 44.50.170 State Employees As Notaries. [Repealed, Sec. 14 Ch 60 Sla 2005].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 44.50.180 Postmasters As Notaries.
  (a) Each postmaster in the state may perform the functions of a notary public in the state.(b) Each official act of a postmaster as...
• Sec. 44.50.190 Savings Clause. [Repealed, Sec. 14 Ch 60 Sla 2005].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 44.50.200 Definitions.
  In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,(1) "convicted" or "conviction" means that the person has entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally...

Last modified: November 15, 2016