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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 41. Department of Public Safety › Sec. 44.41.060. Missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plans.

(a) The Department of Public Safety, in cooperation with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, shall, using statewide and local radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, and other communications media,
(1) develop and implement missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plans for use by law enforcement agencies, groups, and persons to locate a vulnerable adult who is missing; and
(2) coordinate the use of those plans.
(b) The plans required by (a) of this section must at least include standards for
(1) determining when and where to implement a plan; standards developed under this paragraph must at least address
(A) when a vulnerable adult will be considered missing; and
(B) the format, contents, and distribution of reports prepared by participating law enforcement agencies and others searching for a missing vulnerable adult; and
(2) voluntary participation in the plan by radio and television broadcasters, newspaper publishers, and owners and operators of other communications media.
(c) Notwithstanding another provision of law,
(1) a law enforcement agency, an officer or employee of the law enforcement agency, a person, or a group is not civilly liable for
(A) failing to participate in a missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plan;
(B) failing to implement a missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plan; or
(C) activating a missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plan if implementation is undertaken in good faith;
(2) a radio or television broadcaster, a newspaper publisher, or an owner or operator of other communications media is not civilly liable for participating in a missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plan or for participating in the actual implementation of a plan if the broadcaster, publisher, or owner or operator has verified the authenticity of the plan's implementation with the law enforcement agency.
(d) In this section, “vulnerable adult” means a person 18 years of age or older who, because of physical or mental impairment, is unable to meet the person's own needs or to seek help without assistance.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 41. Department of Public Safety › Sec. 44.41.065. Sexual assault examination kits.

(a) [See delayed amendment note.] When a law enforcement agency collects a sexual assault examination kit under AS 18.68.010, the agency shall
(1) within 30 days after the agency collects the sexual assault examination kit, send the sexual assault examination kit to an accredited laboratory in coordination with the Department of Public Safety or a laboratory operated by the Department of Public Safety;
(2) ensure that the laboratory to which the sexual assault examination kit is sent under (1) of this subsection conducts a serological or DNA test on the sexual assault examination kit within one year after the laboratory receives the sexual assault examination kit; and
(3) within two weeks after the laboratory that receives the sexual assault examination kit under (1) of this subsection completes serological or DNA testing, make a reasonable effort to notify the victim from whom the sexual assault examination kit was collected that the sexual assault examination kit has been tested.
(b) A criminal action may not be dismissed nor the evidence deemed nonadmissible for failure to be tested within the times established in (a)(1) and (2) of this section.
(c) If a case is resolved before a sexual assault examination kit is tested, a law enforcement agency is not required to meet the time limits established in (a) of this section.
(d) In this section,
(1) “law enforcement agency” and “agency” have the meaning given to “law enforcement agency” in AS 12.36.090;
(2) “victim” has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 41. Department of Public Safety › Sec. 44.41.070. Report on untested sexual assault examination kits.

(a) By September 1 of each year, each law enforcement agency and state department charged with the maintenance, storage, and preservation of sexual assault examination kits shall conduct an inventory of untested sexual assault examination kits and report, in writing, to the Department of Public Safety the number of untested sexual assault examination kits in the possession of the agency or department, the number of sexual assault examination kits that the law enforcement agency or state department has determined are ineligible for testing under (e) of this section, with the reason or reasons the untested sexual assault examination kits were determined to be ineligible for testing, and the date on which each untested sexual assault examination kit was collected.
(b) By November 1 of each year, the Department of Public Safety shall prepare and transmit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that contains
(1) the number of untested sexual assault examination kits stored by each law enforcement agency or department and the number of sexual assault examination kits that the law enforcement agency or state department has determined are ineligible for testing under (e) of this section, with the reason or reasons the untested sexual assault examination kits were determined to be ineligible for testing;
(2) the date each untested sexual assault examination kit was collected; and
(3) a plan for addressing the backlog and prevention of a backlog of untested sexual assault examination kits.
(c) The Department of Public Safety shall deliver a copy of the report prepared under (b) of this section to the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the report is available.
(d) In this section, “untested sexual assault examination kit” means a sexual assault examination kit with evidence that
(1) has been collected but that has not been submitted to a laboratory operated or approved by the Department of Public Safety for either a serological or DNA test; or
(2) has been collected and submitted to a laboratory operated or approved by the Department of Public Safety but that has not had a serological or DNA test conducted on the evidence.
(e) A sexual assault examination kit is ineligible for testing if the law enforcement agency or state department finds that the sexual assault examination kit
(1) is scientifically unviable;
(2) does not meet eligibility requirements for inclusion in the Combined DNA Index System database; or
(3) was collected from a person who reported a sexual assault anonymously.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 1. Department Organization and Functions. › Sec. 44.42.040. Departmental organization.

The commissioner shall establish regions within the state. The functions of the department within each region shall be performed, to the maximum extent feasible, through a regional office. Each regional office shall be directed by a regional transportation and public facilities director appointed by the commissioner.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 1. Department Organization and Functions. › Sec. 44.42.050. State transportation plan.

(a) The commissioner shall develop a comprehensive, intermodal, long-range transportation plan for the state. The commissioner shall incorporate the comprehensive long-range plan prepared under AS 19.65.011 into the plan developed under this section. The plan may be developed in multiple documents that address logical components, including geographic areas, modes of transportation, transportation corridors, systems, and other distinct subjects relevant to transportation planning. The components of the plan shall be revised as the commissioner determines appropriate. In developing and revising the state plan, the commissioner shall conform to the requirements for the eligibility and use of federal and other funds, as applicable. Upon approval of each component of the plan by the commissioner, the commissioner shall transmit notice of the approval of that component to the governor and to the legislature.
(b) In developing and revising the plan, the commissioner shall seek public review and evaluation by any reasonable means and may
(1) consult and cooperate with officials and representatives of the federal government, other governments, interstate commissions and authorities, local agencies and authorities, interested corporations and other organizations concerning problems affecting transportation in the state; and
(2) request from an agency or other unit of the state government or of a political subdivision of it, or from a public authority, the assistance and data that may be necessary to enable the commissioner to carry out responsibilities under this section; every such entity shall provide the assistance and data requested.
(c) Copies of the plan, as revised, shall be kept on file as a public document in the office of the commissioner and at each regional office of the department.
(d) The commissioner shall develop a list of projects scheduled for design, construction, or other necessary activities for a period of not less than two years that is consistent with the plan developed under (a) of this section. The list of projects is in addition to the long-range plan required by (a) of this section. The list of projects must include an estimate of federal, state, and other funds anticipated to be received to fund the projects and a description, location, and itemization of the estimated cost for each project and the total cost of all projects.
(e) In evaluating new highways, airports, terminals, ferries, and other major components for inclusion in the plan, the commissioner shall prepare a cost-effectiveness analysis using a consistent methodology. A cost-effectiveness analysis is not required for a project that involves the rehabilitation and maintenance of an existing transportation system or that primarily serves local transportation needs.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 1. Department Organization and Functions. › Sec. 44.42.060. Gifts, donations, and grants to the department.

(a) The commissioner may apply for and accept, on behalf of the state, grants from the federal government or an agency of it, or from another state, a foundation, or any person, for any of the functions or purposes of the department.
(b) The department may accept gifts, donations, and grants from a person or agency for the purpose of providing signage for an asset under the control of the department. All gifts, donations, and grants shall be used in accordance with a memorandum of understanding agreed on by the donor and the department. Any signage created under this subsection is subject to the necessary funds being collected from the donor. State funds may not be expended for signage under this subsection until the necessary funds have been collected from the donor.
(c) Nothing in this section prevents the state from using state funds to provide signage for an asset under the control of the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 1. Department Organization and Functions. › Sec. 44.42.065. Conservation of energy in public buildings.

(a) The department shall, at least once every seven years, perform an energy audit of each public building.
(b) The department shall include in each energy audit required by (a) of this section recommendations for corrective measures to improve the energy efficiency and to minimize the life-cycle cost of the public building surveyed. These measures may include (1) energy conservation measures, (2) measures involving solar technology and other alternative energy systems, (3) energy management, and (4) maintenance and operating procedures and energy-related modifications. In recommending the corrective measures, the department shall give priority to changes in maintenance and operating procedures over measures requiring substantial structural modification or installation of equipment.
(c) In this section, “energy audit” means a determination of
(1) the energy consumption characteristics of a building, including the size, type, and rate of energy consumption of major energy-consuming systems of the building and the climate characterizing the region where the building is located; and
(2) a determination of the energy conservation and cost savings likely to result from appropriate energy-conserving maintenance and operating procedures and modifications, including the purchase and installation of energy-related fixtures.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 1. Department Organization and Functions. › Sec. 44.42.067. Retrofits and new construction for energy efficiency; energy efficiency report.

(a) Not later than January 1, 2020, the department shall work with other state agencies to retrofit at least 25 percent of all public facilities, starting with those it determines are the least energy efficient, if the department determines that retrofitting the public facilities will result in a net savings in energy costs to the state within 15 years after completion of the retrofits for a public facility and if funding for the retrofits is available.
(b) A retrofit or deferred maintenance of a public facility performed under this section, to the extent feasible, shall meet or exceed the most recently published edition of the ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except for Low-Rise Residential Buildings, as published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
(c) New construction of a public facility under this section shall meet or exceed the most recently published edition of the ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except for Low-Rise Residential Buildings, as published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
(d) Not later than January 1 of each year, the department, in consultation with the Department of Administration, shall submit a report to the legislature detailing the department's progress in meeting the requirements of this section to reduce state energy consumption and costs and carrying out the duties listed in AS 44.42.020 as they relate to energy use. The department shall include in the report an analysis of the consumption and expense data recorded by the office of management and budget under AS 37.07.040, comparing energy consumption levels in each year with past years to determine if reductions are being achieved.
(e) In this section, “public facility” means a facility owned and controlled by the state for government or public use that is 10,000 square feet or more and is not a legislative building or court building.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 1. Department Organization and Functions. › Sec. 44.42.085. Comprehensive long-range community and public transportation plan.

(a) The commissioner shall
(1) prepare a comprehensive long-range plan for the development and improvement of coordinated community and public transportation; and
(2) revise and update the plan at intervals determined by the commissioner.
(b) The department shall submit the comprehensive long-range plan and revisions and updates of the plan to the governor and the legislature.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board. › Sec. 44.42.210. Purpose of the board.

(a) The purpose of the board is to advise and provide recommendations to the commissioner on public policy related to the department's exercise of its aviation functions assigned by law.
(b) Before filling, on a permanent basis, the position of chief administrative officer of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport or the Fairbanks International Airport, the commissioner shall consult with the board concerning candidates to fill the position.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board. › Sec. 44.42.220. Meetings; hearings; records.

(a) The board shall meet at least once each year as requested by the commissioner, or more frequently as determined appropriate by the chair of the board, to carry out its advisory functions. The board may hold public hearings and use other means to solicit information from the public and other interested persons necessary to carry out its advisory functions. Meetings of the board are subject to AS AS 44.62.310 - 44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act).
(b) Records of the board are subject to AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.120.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board. › Sec. 44.42.230. Composition of the board.

(a) The Aviation Advisory Board consists of the following 11 members, who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor:
(1) a member who represents a statewide trade association of air carriers doing business in diverse regions of the state and serving both rural and international airports;
(2) a member who represents a statewide membership organization of pilots, aircraft owners, and other aviation supporters, organized to promote noncommercial aviation in the state;
(3) a member who represents air carriers signatory to the Alaska international airport system operating agreement;
(4) a member who owns or is employed by a regional air carrier in the state;
(5) a member who is a community leader residing in the unorganized borough of the state;
(6) a member who represents the mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage;
(7) a member who jointly represents the mayors of the City of Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough;
(8) a member who represents the tenants of the Alaska international airport system, but does not represent an air carrier;
(9) a member who represents an air carrier engaged exclusively in the air cargo business in the state; and
(10) two members who represent other interests that the governor determines appropriate to advise on aviation activities in the state.
(b) To provide geographic balance on the board, the governor shall appoint at least one member from each of the four judicial districts of the state.
(c) The governor shall designate a member of the board to serve as chair of the board, or, at the governor's request, the board shall elect a chair from among its members who are not state officers or employees.
(d) Members of the board are appointed for staggered three-year terms and serve until a successor is appointed. A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the board serves for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is being filled.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board. › Sec. 44.42.240. Compensation, transportation expenses, and per diem.

Board members receive no compensation as members of the board. Board members who are not state officers or employees are entitled to transportation expenses and per diem as provided in AS 39.20.180 for members of state boards and commissions.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board. › Sec. 44.42.290. Definitions.

In AS 44.42.200 - 44.42.290,
(1) “Alaska international airport system” means the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and the Fairbanks International Airport;
(2) “board” means the Aviation Advisory Board established in AS 44.42.200.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 3. Certain Federal Highway Programs. › Sec. 44.42.300. Participation in certain federal highway programs.

(a) The department may
(1) assume responsibilities under 23 U.S.C. 325 - 327, including
(A) the filing of applications with the United States Department of Transportation under 23 U.S.C. 325(c)(1) and 23 U.S.C. 327(b)(2); and
(B) taking those actions necessary to meet the application requirements established under 23 U.S.C. 325(c)(3) and 23 U.S.C. 327(b)(4);
(2) enter one or more memoranda of understanding with the United States Department of Transportation related to federal highway programs as provided in 23 U.S.C. 325 - 327;
(3) accept, receive, and administer grants, other money, or gifts from public and private agencies, including the federal government, for the purpose of carrying out the programs authorized under this section; and
(4) cooperate with the federal government in implementing this section and any memorandum of understanding entered into under this section.
(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, in implementing a program under this section that is approved by the United States Department of Transportation, the department is authorized to
(1) perform or conduct any of the activities described in any memorandum entered into under 23 U.S.C. 325, 23 U.S.C. 326, or 23 U.S.C. 327;
(2) take actions necessary to implement the program; and
(3) adopt relevant federal environmental standards as the standards for this state for the programs described in (a) of this section.
(c) The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out this section.
(d) Except for actions alleging independent negligence by the state or its employees, an action may not be brought against the state or employees of the state for a claim arising out of design, operations, maintenance, or construction activities performed by, or under the management of, federally recognized tribes in Alaska acting in furtherance of the Indian Reservation Roads Program under 25 C.F.R. 170 or the Indian Reservation Roads Bridge Program under 23 U.S.C. 202, and the program or relevant state-tribal agreement requires compliance with all applicable federal and state standards. In this subsection, “independent negligence” means negligence that is not due to the state's selection, supervision, administration, monitoring, or controlling of the activities of the tribe, the tribe's agents, employees, or contractors, or the state's approving or accepting any of the work performed under programs listed in this subsection.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 4. Use of Materials Containing Naturally Occurring Asbestos. › Sec. 44.42.430. Definitions.

In AS 44.42.400 - 44.42.430,
(1) “contractor” means the principal construction contractor or, in the absence of an identified principal construction contractor, the person having legal authority for the design and construction of the project;
(2) “naturally occurring asbestos” means chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, fibrous tremolite, fibrous anthophyllite, and fibrous actinolite asbestos-containing material that has not been processed in an asbestos mill and that, when tested using a bulk method prescribed by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by regulation, is determined to have a content equal to or greater than 0.25 percent naturally occurring asbestos by mass.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities › Article 5. General Provisions. › Sec. 44.42.900. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of transportation and public facilities;
(2) “department” means the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities;
(3) “transportation” or “transportation mode” includes, but is not limited to, the following means of conveyance or travel, including their related or auxiliary structures, facilities, or services: air, rail, water, highway and pipeline.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 46. Department of Environmental Conservation › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.46.020. Duties of department.

(a) The Department of Environmental Conservation shall
(1) have primary responsibility for coordination and development of policies, programs, and planning related to the environment of the state and of the various regions of the state;
(2) have primary responsibility for the adoption and enforcement of regulations setting standards for the prevention and abatement of all water, land, subsurface land, and air pollution, and other sources or potential sources of pollution of the environment, including by way of example only, petroleum and natural gas pipelines;
(3) promote and develop programs for the protection and control of the environment of the state;
(4) take actions that are necessary and proper to further the policy declared in AS 46.03.010;
(5) adopt regulations for
(A) the prevention and control of public health nuisances;
(B) the regulation of sanitation and sanitary practices in the interest of public health;
(C) standards of cleanliness and sanitation in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of a camp, cannery, food handling establishment, food manufacturing plant, mattress manufacturing establishment, industrial plant, school, barbershop, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, body piercing, or ear piercing establishment, soft drink establishment, beer and wine dispensaries, and for other similar establishments in which lack of sanitation may create a condition that causes disease;
(D) the regulation of quality and purity of commercially compressed air sold for human respiration.
(b) The department's regulations for tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring shops, and body piercing shops must include requirements that
(1) the shop be equipped with appropriate sterilizing equipment, with availability of hot and cold running water, and with an appropriate waste receptacle;
(2) the owner of the shop is responsible for ensuring that case history cards are kept for each client for a period of three years after the client's most recent tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing;
(3) a practitioner in the shop may use only instruments for tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing that have been sterilized in accordance with methods approved by the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 46. Department of Environmental Conservation › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.46.025. Fees for services.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 37.10.050 - 37.10.056, the Department of Environmental Conservation may adopt regulations that prescribe reasonable fees, and establish procedures for the collection of those fees, to cover the applicable direct costs, not including travel except in the case of a designated regulatory service, as that term is defined in AS 37.10.058, of inspections, permit preparation and administration, plan review and approval, and other services provided by the department relating to
(1) animals and animal products under AS 03.05; food, drugs, and cosmetics under AS 17.20; and public accommodations and facilities under AS 18.35;
(2) certificates of inspection for motor vehicles under AS 46.14.400 or 46.14.510;
(3) drinking water systems under AS 46.03.720;
(4) water and wastewater operator training under AS 46.30;
(5) waste management and disposal authorizations under AS 46.03.100;
(6) certification of laboratories conducting environmental analyses of public drinking water systems or of oil or hazardous substances, or conducting other analyses required by the department;
(7) certification of federal permits or authorizations under 33 U.S.C. 1341 (sec. 401, Clean Water Act);
(8) regulation of point source discharges of pollutants under the program authorized by AS 46.03.020(12);
(9) regulation of pesticides and broadcast chemicals registered under AS 46.03.320(a)(4), with a reasonable fee not to exceed $120;
(10) licensing of pesticide applicators under AS 46.03.320(b), with a reasonable fee not to exceed $25.
(b) The department may not charge a fee for a service that is provided by a municipality under a delegation by the department to the municipality.
(c) The department may adopt regulations that prescribe reasonable fees to cover the direct and indirect costs of air quality permit programs under AS 46.14 and may establish procedures for the collection of those fees.
(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may not charge a fee for inspection, permit preparation and administration, plan review and approval, or other services provided by the department under AS 03.05 or AS 44.46.020(a)(5) to a school. In this subsection, “school” means a public school or private school for children of school age, as defined in AS 14.03.070, or a head start center that receives federal financial assistance under 42 U.S.C. 9835.
(e) In (a)(9) and (10) of this section, “reasonable fee” means a fee that does not unduly interfere in the conduct of commerce in the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 46. Department of Environmental Conservation › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.46.028. Flow-through hot springs.

(a) A flow-through hot springs, whether natural or modified, when used for perceived medicinal or esthetic purposes, is exempt from further water quality regulation by the Department of Environmental Conservation while the fecal coliform count is maintained at 100 colonies or less per 100 milliliters and the body of water is free from dangerous levels of disease-causing pathogens or chemicals.
(b) In this section, “flow-through hot springs” means a body of water in which naturally occurring geothermal water enters the body of water to replace an equal amount of water constantly being drained from the body of water.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 46. Department of Environmental Conservation › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.46.029. Dental radiological equipment. [See delayed amendment note.]

This chapter does not authorize the department to register, inspect, test, or otherwise regulate dental radiological equipment or records relating to dental radiological equipment regulated by the Board of Dental Examiners under AS 08.36.075.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 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 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 notary public commission is four years, except that the term of a limited governmental notary public commission coincides with the term of government employment.
(c) A person who is a state, municipal, or federal employee commissioned as a limited governmental notary public may also be commissioned as a notary public without limitation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 effect, have been convicted of a felony or incarcerated in a correctional facility for a felony conviction;
(6) may not, within 10 years before the commission takes effect,
(A) have had the person's notary public commission revoked under AS 44.50.068(a)(2) or (4) or under the notary public laws of another jurisdiction for a substantially similar reason;
(B) have had the person's notary public commission revoked under AS 44.50.068(a)(3), unless the person has reestablished residency in this state under AS 01.10.055 before the person submits the application;
(C) have been disciplined under AS 44.50.068 if, at the time the person applies for a notary public commission under this chapter, the disciplinary action prohibits the person from holding a notary public commission; or
(D) have been disciplined under the notary public laws of another jurisdiction if, at the time the person applies for a notary public commission under this chapter, the disciplinary action prohibits the person from holding a notary public commission; and
(7) shall meet the other requirements in this chapter to be commissioned as a notary public.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 AS 44.50.020(2) - (6);
(2) the applicant's mailing and physical addresses; the applicant's telephone number, if any; the applicant's employer or business; the physical address and telephone number of the applicant's employer or business at the location where the applicant works; and an electronic mailing address, if any, where the applicant can be contacted;
(3) information concerning any denial, suspension, revocation, or restriction of the applicant's commission as a notary public in this state or another jurisdiction; that information must include
(A) identification of the jurisdiction;
(B) the date the jurisdiction issued the denial, suspension, revocation, or restriction;
(C) the reasons for the denial, suspension, revocation, or restriction; and
(D) information concerning final resolution of the matter;
(4) the applicant's notarized signature on the portion of the application that contains the oath or affirmation required by AS 44.50.035;
(5) the fee required by AS 44.50.033; and
(6) the bond required by AS 44.50.034.
(c) A completed application for a commission under AS 44.50.010(a)(2) must include
(1) a signed statement by the applicant's government employer that the commission is needed for the purpose of conducting official government business;
(2) the applicant's mailing and physical addresses; the applicant's telephone number, if any; the applicant's employer; the name, address, and telephone number for the employer where the applicant works; and an electronic mailing address, if any, where the applicant can be contacted;
(3) the affirmation, information, and signature required by (b)(1), (3), and (4) of this section; and
(4) the fee required by AS 44.50.033.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › Sec. 44.50.033. Application fee.

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 fee.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 $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 bond submitted under this section for two years after the end of the term of the commission for which the bond was issued. Disposition of the bond after the end of the commission does not affect the time for commencing an action on the bond.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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, 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 under this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 the commission is to take effect, been convicted of a felony or incarcerated in a correctional facility for a felony conviction; or
(4) applicant's commission as a notary public has been revoked, within 10 years before the commission is to take effect, in
(A) this state for a reason stated in
(i) AS 44.50.068(a)(2) or (4);
(ii) AS 44.50.068(a)(3), unless the person has reestablished residency in this state under AS 01.10.055 before the person submits the application; or
(B) another jurisdiction for a reason substantially similar to AS 44.50.068(a)(2) or (4).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 applicant's existing commission under that paragraph.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 or by electronic means as authorized by regulations adopted by the lieutenant governor;
(3) give a notarial certificate stating that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 practice, a particular profession from giving advice relating to matters in that professional field.
(c) A notary public may not make representations to have powers, qualifications, rights, or privileges that the office of notary public does not have.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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) charge a fee for a notarial act unless a fee schedule has been provided to the signer before the performance of the notarial act;
(5) affix the notary public's official seal to a document unless the person who is to sign the document
(A) except as provided by AS 44.50.075, appears and signs the document before the notary public or, for an acknowledgment, appears and indicates to the notary public that the person voluntarily affixed the person's signature on the document for the purposes stated within the document;
(B) gives an oath or affirmation if required under law or if the notarial certificate states that the document was signed under oath or affirmation;
(C) in the case of a notarial act performed in the physical presence of the notary public, is personally known to the notary public, produces government-issued identification containing the photograph and signature of the person signing, or produces
(i) government-issued identification containing the signature of the person signing, but without a photograph; and
(ii) another valid identification containing the photograph and signature of the person signing; and
(D) in the case of a notarial act performed for a remotely located individual, satisfies the requirements of AS 44.50.075;
(6) perform a notarial act if the notary public
(A) is a signer of or named in the document that is to be notarized; or
(B) will receive directly from a transaction connected with the notarial act a commission, fee, advantage, right, title, interest, cash, property, or other consideration exceeding in value the normal fee charged by the notary for the notarial act.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 signature only at the time the notarial act is performed.
(b) A notary public shall comply in a timely manner with a request by the lieutenant governor to supply a current sample of the notary public's official handwritten signature and information regarding the notary public's electronic signature.
(c) Within 10 days after the security of a notary public's electronic signature has been compromised, the notary public shall provide the lieutenant governor with written notification that the signature has been compromised. After the notary public has provided the lieutenant governor with the notification, the notary public shall provide the lieutenant governor with any additional information that the lieutenant governor requests about the compromise of the signature.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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;
(B) the words “Notary Public” and “State of Alaska”; and
(2) may be a circular form not over two inches in diameter, may be a rectangular form not more than one inch in width by two and one-half inches in length, or may be an electronic form as authorized by regulations adopted by the lieutenant governor.
(c) When not in use, a notary public's official seal shall be kept secure and under the exclusive control of the notary public.
(d) Within 10 days after a notary public's official seal is stolen or lost, or the security of the notary public's official electronic seal is compromised, the notary public shall provide the lieutenant governor with written notification of the theft, loss, or compromised security. After the notary public has provided the lieutenant governor with the notification, the notary public shall provide the lieutenant governor with any additional information that the lieutenant governor requests about the compromise of the seal.
(e) In order to avoid misuse, a notary public's official seal shall be destroyed or defaced
(1) upon the notary public's resignation or death;
(2) upon the revocation or termination by the lieutenant governor of the notary public's commission; or
(3) when the notary public's term of commission ends if the notary public has not received a new commission under this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 information within a seal impression or depiction may be typed or printed legibly by the notary public adjacent to, but not within, the impression or depiction.
(c) An embossed seal impression that is not photographically reproducible may be used in addition to, but not in place of, the seal impression or depiction required by (a) of this section.
(d) A notary public may use a seal in electronic form on electronic documents notarized by the notary public as authorized by regulations adopted by the lieutenant governor. The seal shall be affixed only at the time the notarial act is performed.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 departmental or agency employers to submit written notification of the change on a form provided by the lieutenant governor.
(c) A notary public commissioned under AS 44.50.010(a)(1) reporting a name change shall submit to the lieutenant governor payment of the fee under AS 44.19.024 for the issuance of a replacement certificate of commission.
(d) A notary public reporting a name change under (a) and (c) of this section shall use the person's former name for the performance of notarial acts until the person has
(1) provided written notification of the name change to the surety for any bond required under AS 44.50.034;
(2) received a replacement certificate of commission reflecting the name change from the lieutenant governor; and
(3) obtained a new seal reflecting the name change.
(e) The lieutenant governor may require a notary public to update the information required under AS 44.50.032, including the notary public's current notarized signature and information regarding the notary public's electronic signature.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 50. Notaries Public › 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 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 the commission.