(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 purposes; and (2) limited governmental notaries public, who are state, municipal, or federal employees authorized to use the notary seal only for official government business. (b) The term of a […]
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 age; (3) shall have established residency in this state under AS 01.10.055; (4) shall reside legally in the United States; (5) may not, within 10 years before the commission takes […]
(a) A person applying for a commission as a notary public shall submit a completed application as required by this section, using the forms or format required by the lieutenant governor. (b) A completed application for a commission under AS 44.50.010(a)(1) must include (1) an affirmation that the applicant meets the qualifications set out in […]
A person applying for a commission as a notary public shall pay a nonrefundable application fee. The lieutenant governor shall set the amount of the fee by regulation. However, an applicant for a limited governmental notary public commission under AS 44.50.010(a)(2) who is employed by the state may not be required to pay an application […]
(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 $2,500 and submit the bond with the application under AS 44.50.032. The bond must be for a term of four years from the date of commission. (b) The lieutenant governor shall keep a […]
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, to be signed by the applicant. A signed oath or affirmation submitted in an application under AS 44.50.032 takes effect on the date of the applicant’s commission as a notary public […]
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 is not complete or contains a material misstatement or omission of fact relating to the requirements for a commission under this chapter; (3) applicant has, within 10 years before […]
Upon commission of a notary public under this chapter, the lieutenant governor shall provide to the notary public a certificate of commission indicating the commission and the dates of the term of the commission.
A notary public whose term of commission is ending may apply for a new notary public commission by submitting a new application under AS 44.50.032 and complying with the requirements of this chapter. The lieutenant governor’s approval of a new application for a commission for a notary public without limitation under AS 44.50.010(a)(1) terminates an […]
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 notarial acts only in the conduct of official government business; and (3) may not charge or receive a fee or other consideration for notarial services provided under this chapter.
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 certificate of the proof or acknowledgment, included in or attached to the instrument; the notarial certificate shall be signed by the notary public in the notary public’s own handwriting […]
(a) A notary public who is not an attorney may complete but may not select notarial certificates, and may not assist another person in drafting, completing, selecting, or understanding a document or transaction requiring a notarial act. (b) This section does not prohibit a notary public who is qualified in and, if required, licensed to […]
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 into or avoid a transaction involving a notarial act by the notary public; (3) affix the notary public’s signature or seal on a notarial certificate that is incomplete; (4) […]
(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 name indicated on the notary public’s commission certificate, or sign an electronic document by electronic means as authorized by regulations adopted by the lieutenant governor; and (2) affix the official […]
(a) A notary public shall keep an official seal, which is the exclusive property of the notary public, and shall ensure that another person does not possess or use the official seal. (b) A notary public’s official seal (1) must contain (A) the notary public’s name exactly as indicated on the notary public’s commission certificate; […]
(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 be affixed (1) on the notarial certificate near the notary public’s official signature; and (2) only at the time the notarial act is performed. (b) For a notarized paper document, illegible […]
(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 by the lieutenant governor, submit written notification of the change, signed by the notary public. (b) The lieutenant governor may require limited governmental notaries public commissioned under AS 44.50.010(a)(2) who change […]
(a) To resign a commission, a notary public shall notify the lieutenant governor in writing of the resignation and the date that it is effective. The notary public shall sign the notification. (b) A notary public who does not any longer meet the requirements of this chapter to be a notary public shall immediately resign […]
(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 on which an application for a commission may be denied; (2) failure to comply with this chapter; (3) failure to maintain residency in this state under AS 01.10.055; and (4) […]
(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 […]
