(a) Each postmaster in the state may perform the functions of a notary public in the state.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.50.180

  • 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
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(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 state the name of the post office and the date on which the act was done.
(c)[Repealed, Sec. 14 ch 60 SLA 2005].
(d) Nothing in this chapter requires a postmaster to post a bond or to have a commission.
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