(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.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.50.145

  • communication technology: means an electronic device or process that
    (A) allows a notary public and a remotely located individual to communicate with each other simultaneously by sight and sound. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • notarial act: means an act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that is identified as a notarial act under Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • notarial officer: means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • notary public: means a person commissioned to perform notarial acts under this chapter. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
(b) Before a notary public performs the notary public’s initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, a notary public shall notify the lieutenant governor that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the communication technology the notary public intends to use. If the lieutenant governor has established standards for approval of communication technology under Alaska Stat. § 44.50.072 or 44.50.075, the technology must conform to the standards. If the communication technology conforms to the standards, the lieutenant governor shall approve the use of the communication technology.
(c) A recorder may accept for recording a tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate as satisfying any requirement that a record accepted for recording be an original, if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
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