In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,

(1) “acknowledgment” means a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.50.200

  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • electronic signature: means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the record. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in a representative capacity: means acting as
    (A) an authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative for a person other than an individual. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • 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
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • 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
  • remotely located individual: means an individual who is not in the physical presence of a notary public who performs a notarial act under Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • sign: means , with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to
    (A) execute or adopt a tangible symbol. See Alaska Statutes 44.50.200
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) “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; and
(B) when necessary and consistent with other applicable law, facilitates communication with a remotely located individual who has a visual, hearing, or speech impairment;
(3) “convicted” or “conviction” means that the person has entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere, or has been found guilty or guilty but mentally ill by a court or jury;
(4) “electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;
(5) “electronic signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the record;
(6) “identity proofing” means a process or service by which a third person provides a notary public with a means to verify the identity of a remotely located individual by a review of personal information from public or private data sources;
(7) “in a representative capacity” means acting as

(A) an authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative for a person other than an individual;
(B) a public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other representative in the capacity stated in a record;
(C) an agent or attorney-in-fact for a principal; or
(D) an authorized representative of another in any other capacity;
(8) “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. § 09.63.120 and an act that a notary public is directed to perform under Alaska Stat. § 44.50.060;
(9) “notarial officer” means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act;
(10) “notary public” means a person commissioned to perform notarial acts under this chapter;
(11) “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;
(12) “remotely located individual” means an individual who is not in the physical presence of a notary public who performs a notarial act under Alaska Stat. § 44.50.075;
(13) “sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to

(A) execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
(B) attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process;
(14) “signature” means a tangible symbol or an electronic signature that evidences the signing of a record.
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