A judicial officer may

(1) preserve and enforce order in the immediate presence of the court and in the proceedings before the court, when engaged in the performance of a duty imposed by law on the judicial officer;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 22.20.030

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
(2) compel obedience to the lawful orders of the court, as provided by law;
(3) compel the attendance of persons to testify in a pending proceeding in the cases and manner provided by law;
(4) administer oaths in a proceeding pending before the court and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the judicial officer;
(5) take and certify the proof and acknowledgment of a conveyance of real property, or any other written instrument authorized or required to be proved or acknowledged;
(6) take and certify the acknowledgment of satisfaction of a judgment in any court;
(7) take and certify an affidavit or deposition to be used in any court of justice or other tribunal of the state.
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