Alaska Statutes 44.50.020 – Qualifications

To be commissioned as a notary public, a person

(1) shall submit an application under Alaska Stat. § 44.50.032;

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.50.020

action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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

(2) shall be at least 18 years of age;

(3) shall have established residency in this state under Alaska Stat. § 01.10.055;

(4) shall reside legally in the United States;

(5) may not, within 10 years before the commission takes effect, have been convicted of a felony or incarcerated in a correctional facility for a felony conviction;

(6) may not, within 10 years before the commission takes effect,

(A) have had the person‘s notary public commission revoked under Alaska Stat. § 44.50.068(a)(2) or (4) or under the notary public laws of another jurisdiction for a substantially similar reason;

(B) have had the person’s notary public commission revoked under Alaska Stat. § 44.50.068(a)(3), unless the person has reestablished residency in this state under Alaska Stat. § 01.10.055 before the person submits the application;

(C) have been disciplined under Alaska Stat. § 44.50.068 if, at the time the person applies for a notary public commission under this chapter, the disciplinary action prohibits the person from holding a notary public commission; or

(D) have been disciplined under the notary public laws of another jurisdiction if, at the time the person applies for a notary public commission under this chapter, the disciplinary action prohibits the person from holding a notary public commission; and

(7) shall meet the other requirements in this chapter to be commissioned as a notary public.

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