Notarial Acts and Procedures Flashcards

Alaska authorizes remote online notarization (RON). What technology requirement must be met during a RON session?

Answer: Real-time two-way audio-visual communication that allows the notary to see and interact with the signer

Alaska's RON law requires real-time audio-visual technology that allows the notary and signer to see and communicate with each other simultaneously throughout the session.

For a remote online notarization in Alaska, how must the notary verify the identity of the remote signer?

Answer: Using knowledge-based authentication (KBA) and/or credential analysis of an ID presented via video

Alaska's RON rules require knowledge-based authentication (dynamic KBA quiz) and/or credential analysis technology to verify the remote signer's identity.

Under Alaska's RON framework, where is the notarial act considered to have occurred?

Answer: At the physical location of the notary in Alaska

The notarial act is deemed to occur at the physical location of the notary in Alaska, regardless of where the signer is located.

Although Alaska does not mandate a notary journal by statute, best practice recommends keeping one. What entry should be recorded for each notarial act?

Answer: Date, type of act, document type, signer's name, ID type used, and fee charged

Best-practice journal entries include the date and time, type of notarial act, document description, signer's name, identification method used, and the fee charged.

An Alaska notary's commission expires. What should the notary do with their notary seal and journal records?

Answer: Surrender the seal to the state and retain journal records as long as required by best practices

Upon expiration, the notary should destroy or deface the seal so it cannot be misused, and retain journal records — which may be needed as evidence in future disputes — for a recommended period of at least five to ten years.

In Alaska, when must an electronic notarial certificate be attached or logically associated with an electronic document?

Answer: For every electronic notarial act, to ensure the certificate cannot be separated from the document it certifies

An electronic notarial certificate must be attached to or logically associated with the electronic document for every electronic notarial act, preventing the certificate from being used with a different document.

An Alaska notary is commissioned and physically located in Anchorage but is asked to perform a RON act for a signer located in another state. Is this permissible?

Answer: Yes, an Alaska-commissioned notary may perform RON for signers located anywhere, as long as the notary is physically in Alaska

Alaska's RON law allows an Alaska-commissioned notary to serve signers anywhere in the world provided the notary is physically located in Alaska at the time of the act.