Alaska Statutes 06.05.090 – Certification of checks

(a) The check of a depositor may not be certified unless the amount of the check actually stands to the credit of the drawer.

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bank: means a person doing a banking business, including persons subject to the law of this or another jurisdiction. See Alaska Statutes 06.05.990
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

(b) Any check certified is a valid obligation against the bank when held by an innocent holder.

(c)[Repealed, Sec. 102 ch 26 SLA 1993].