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 and that is designated by the notary public or applicant as confidential shall be kept confidential. However, a notary public shall provide a nonconfidential address and telephone number at which the […]
Sec. 44.50.072. Regulations.
(a) The lieutenant governor shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The regulations adopted by the lieutenant governor under this section must provide standards for (1) communication technology and identity proofing; and (2) sufficient forms of notarial certificates for notarial acts performed for remotely […]
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 under this chapter. The lieutenant governor shall, upon request, distribute the summary to each person who is commissioned a notary public under this chapter.
Sec. 44.50.075. Notarial act performed for remotely located individual.
(a) A remotely located individual may comply with AS 44.50.062(5)(A) by using communication technology to appear before a notary public. (b) A notary public located in this state may perform a notarial act using communication technology for a remotely located individual if (1) the notary public has (A) personal knowledge of the identity of the […]
Sec. 44.50.078. Journal.
(a) A notary public shall maintain a journal in which the notary public chronicles all notarial acts that the notary public performs under AS 44.50.075. The notary public shall retain the journal for 10 years after the performance of the last notarial act chronicled in the journal. (b) A notary public may create a journal […]
Sec. 44.50.145. Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record.
(a) A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies with which to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected. (b) Before a notary […]
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 same effect as the original, without further proof.
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 of the notary.
Sec. 44.50.165. Validity of notarial acts.
The failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this chapter does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under this chapter does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the […]
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 a notary public shall be signed by the postmaster, with a designation of the person’s title as postmaster, shall have the cancellation stamp of the post office affixed, and shall […]