SB 109: "An Act relating to the recording of documents; relating to electronic documents; relating to notaries and notarizations; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 109 01 "An Act relating to the recording of documents; relating to electronic documents; 02 relating to notaries and notarizations; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 40.17.020(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) A conveyance that is eligible for recording under AS 40.17.030 and 06 40.17.110 may be offered for recording only in the recording district in which land 07 affected by the conveyance is located. If land affected by the conveyance is located in 08 more than one recording district, an original conveyance or an electronic document 09 of the conveyance may be offered for recording in the recording district in which part 10 of the land is located and an original, [OR] a certified copy, or an electronic 11 document of the conveyance may be offered for recording in each other recording 12 district in which part of the land is located. A certified copy or an electronic 13 document of the conveyance recorded has the same effect from the time it is 14 recorded as though it were the original conveyance.
01 * Sec. 2. AS 40.17.030(a) is amended to read: 02 (a) Except as provided in (b), (c), and (e) of this section and AS 40.17.200, to 03 be eligible for recording, a document must 04 (1) contain original signatures; 05 (2) be legible or capable of being converted into legible form by a 06 machine or device used in the recording office; 07 (3) be capable of being copied by the method used in the recording 08 office; 09 (4) contain a title reflecting the overall intent of the document; 10 (5) contain the information needed to index the document under 11 regulations of the department; 12 (6) contain a book and page reference or serial number reference if the 13 document amends, corrects, extends, modifies, assigns, or releases a document 14 previously recorded in this state; 15 (7) contain the name and address of a person to whom the document 16 may be returned after recording; 17 (8) if it is a deed, contain the mailing addresses of all persons named in 18 the document who grant or acquire an interest under the document; 19 (9) contain the name of the recording district in which it is to be 20 recorded; and 21 (10) be accompanied by the applicable recording fee set by regulation; 22 if the document is to be recorded for multiple purposes, it must be accompanied by the 23 applicable fee for each of the multiple purposes. 24 * Sec. 3. AS 40.17 is amended by adding new sections to read: 25 Article 2. Electronic Documents. 26 Sec. 40.17.200. Validity of documents. (a) If a law requires, as a condition for 27 recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or 28 be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document. 29 (b) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed or 30 contain an original signature, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature. 31 (c) A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document
01 be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the 02 electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other 03 information required to be included, are attached to or logically associated with the 04 document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal 05 need not accompany an electronic signature. 06 Sec. 40.17.210. Recording of electronic documents. (a) The recorder 07 (1) may receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic 08 documents; 09 (2) may provide for access to and search and retrieval of documents 10 and information by electronic means; 11 (3) who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to 12 accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both 13 types of documents in the same index under AS 40.17.040; 14 (4) may convert paper documents accepted for recording into 15 electronic form; 16 (5) may convert into electronic form information recorded before the 17 recorder began to record electronic documents; 18 (6) may accept electronically a recording fee that the recorder is 19 authorized to collect; and 20 (7) may agree with other officials of a state or a political subdivision of 21 a state or of the United States on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic 22 satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording. 23 (b) In this section, "paper document" means a document that is received by the 24 recorder in a form that is not electronic. 25 Sec. 40.17.220. Administration and standards. (a) The department shall 26 adopt standards in regulation to implement AS 40.17.200 - 40.17.240 consistent with 27 AS 44.37.025 and AS 40.17.200 - 40.17.240. 28 (b) To keep the standards, practices, and technology of the state compatible 29 with the standards, practices, and technology of recording offices in other jurisdictions 30 that enact provisions that are substantially similar to AS 40.17.200 - 40.17.240, the 31 department, in adopting, amending, and repealing standards, may consider
01 (1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions; 02 (2) the most recent standards adopted by national standard-setting 03 bodies; 04 (3) the views of interested persons and governmental officials and 05 entities; 06 (4) the needs of recording districts of varying size, population, and 07 resources; and 08 (5) standards requiring adequate information security protection to 09 ensure that electronic documents are accurate, authentic, adequately preserved, and 10 resistant to tampering. 11 Sec. 40.17.230. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and 12 construing AS 40.17.200 - 40.17.240, consideration must be given to the need to 13 promote uniformity of the law among states that enact those provisions. 14 Sec. 40.17.240. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National 15 Commerce Act. This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes 15 U.S.C. 7001 - 7031 16 (Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act) but does not modify, 17 limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C. 7001(c) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the 18 notices described in 15 U.S.C. 7003(b). 19 * Sec. 4. AS 40.17.900(5) is amended to read: 20 (5) "document" means a writing, plat, plan, or map, and includes 21 information in a form, such as electronic, mechanical, or magnetic storage; microfilm; 22 or electronic data transmission signals, that can be converted into a legible and 23 perceivable writing, plat, plan, or map form by a machine or device; 24 * Sec. 5. AS 40.17.900 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 25 (11) "electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, 26 digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities; 27 (12) "electronic document" means a document that is received by the 28 recorder in an electronic form; 29 (13) "electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or 30 process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted 31 by a person with the intent to sign the document.
01 * Sec. 6. AS 40.17 is amended by adding a new section to read: 02 Sec. 40.17.995. Short title. AS 40.17.200 - 40.17.240 may be cited as the 03 Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act. 04 * Sec. 7. AS 44.50.035 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 44.50.035. Oath. The application required by the lieutenant governor 06 under AS 44.50.032 and 44.50.220 must contain an oath or affirmation, in the form 07 set out in AS 39.05.045, to be signed by the applicant. A signed oath or affirmation 08 submitted in an application under AS 44.50.032 takes effect on the date of the 09 applicant's commission as a notary public under this chapter. A signed oath or 10 affirmation on an application submitted under AS 44.50.220 takes effect on the 11 date of the applicant's authorization to perform remote online notarizations 12 under this chapter. 13 * Sec. 8. AS 44.50.062 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 44.50.062. Prohibited acts. A notary public may not 15 (1) violate state or federal law in the performance of acts authorized by 16 this chapter; 17 (2) influence a person to enter into or avoid a transaction involving a 18 notarial act by the notary public; 19 (3) affix the notary public's signature or seal on a notarial certificate 20 that is incomplete; 21 (4) charge a fee for a notarial act unless a fee schedule has been 22 provided to the signer before the performance of the notarial act; 23 (5) affix the notary public's official seal to a document unless the 24 person who is to sign the document 25 (A) except as provided by AS 44.50.250, appears and signs 26 the document before the notary public or, for an acknowledgment, appears and 27 indicates to the notary public that the person voluntarily affixed the person's 28 signature on the document for the purposes stated within the document; 29 (B) gives an oath or affirmation if required under law or if the 30 notarial certificate states that the document was signed under oath or 31 affirmation; [AND]
01 (C) in the case of a notarial act performed in the physical 02 presence of the notary public, is personally known to the notary public, 03 produces government-issued identification containing the photograph and 04 signature of the person signing, or produces 05 (i) government-issued identification containing the 06 signature of the person signing, but without a photograph; and 07 (ii) another valid identification containing the 08 photograph and signature of the person signing; and 09 (D) in the case of a notarial act performed for a remotely 10 located individual, satisfies the requirements of AS 44.50.250; 11 (6) perform a notarial act if the notary public 12 (A) is a signer of or named in the document that is to be 13 notarized; or 14 (B) will receive directly from a transaction connected with the 15 notarial act a commission, fee, advantage, right, title, interest, cash, property, 16 or other consideration exceeding in value the normal fee charged by the notary 17 for the notarial act. 18 * Sec. 9. AS 44.50.064 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 19 (f) If a notary public's seal is in an electronic form, to comply with (e) of this 20 section, the notary public shall destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, software, or 21 password that enables the notary public to attach or logically associate the notary 22 public's electronic seal to an electronic document. A notary public subject to the 23 provisions of this subsection shall certify compliance with this subsection to the 24 lieutenant governor. On the death or adjudication of incompetency of a notary public, 25 the notary public's personal representative or guardian shall comply with the 26 provisions of this subsection. 27 * Sec. 10. AS 44.50.072 is amended to read: 28 Sec. 44.50.072. Regulations. The lieutenant governor shall [MAY] adopt 29 regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes 30 of this chapter. 31 * Sec. 11. AS 44.50.072 is amended by adding new subsections to read:
01 (b) The regulations adopted by the lieutenant governor under (a) of this 02 section must provide standards for 03 (1) a notary public's use of an electronic signature and a seal in 04 electronic form on electronic documents notarized by the notary public; 05 (2) communication technology, credential analysis, and identity 06 proofing; and 07 (3) forms of notarial certificates sufficient for remote online 08 notarizations. 09 (c) In adopting regulations under this section, the lieutenant governor may 10 consider standards adopted by national standard-setting bodies, the standards and 11 practices of other jurisdictions that have laws substantially similar to this chapter, and 12 the views of government officials and other interested persons. 13 * Sec. 12. AS 44.50 is amended by adding new sections to read: 14 Sec. 44.50.210. Validity of notarial acts. (a) Except as otherwise provided in 15 (c) of this section, the failure of a notary public to perform a duty or meet a 16 requirement specified in this chapter does not invalidate a notarial act, including a 17 remote online notarial act, performed by the notary public. The validity of a notarial 18 act, including a remote online notarial act, under this chapter does not prevent an 19 aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the document or transaction that is the 20 subject of the notarial act or remote online notarial act or from seeking other remedies 21 based on a law of this state other than this chapter, or a law of the United States. 22 (b) This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an 23 individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts. This section does 24 not validate a purported remote online notarial act performed by an individual who 25 does not have the authority to perform remote online notarial acts. 26 (c) A notarial act or a remote online notarial act performed in violation of 27 AS 44.50.062(6) is voidable. 28 Sec. 44.50.220. Registration to perform remote online notarizations. (a) A 29 notary public commissioned under AS 44.50.010(a) may perform remote online 30 notarizations under this chapter if the lieutenant governor authorizes the notary public 31 to perform remote online notarizations. Before a notary public performs the notary
01 public's initial remote online notarization, the notary public shall register with the 02 lieutenant governor under (c) of this section and receive written authorization from the 03 lieutenant governor under (d) of this section. 04 (b) Unless the applicant is a commissioned limited governmental notary public 05 under AS 44.50.010(a)(2) and employed by the state, a notary public applying to 06 register to perform remote online notarizations shall pay a nonrefundable application 07 fee of $40. However, the lieutenant governor may not require an applicant who is a 08 commissioned limited governmental notary public under AS 44.50.010(a)(2) 09 employed by the state to pay an application fee to register to perform remote online 10 notarizations while acting in the capacity of a limited governmental notary public. 11 (c) A notary public registering to perform remote online notarizations under 12 this section shall submit a completed application using the forms or format required by 13 the lieutenant governor. The application must include 14 (1) the applicant's full name as it appears on the applicant's notarial 15 commission under AS 44.50.010(a); 16 (2) a description of the communication technology the applicant 17 intends to use in performing remote online notarizations; 18 (3) an affirmation that the applicant will comply with the standards 19 established by the lieutenant governor in regulation under AS 44.50.072; 20 (4) information concerning a denial, suspension, revocation, or 21 restriction of the applicant's commission as a notary public in this state or another 22 jurisdiction, which must include 23 (A) the identification of the jurisdiction where the denial, 24 suspension, revocation, or restriction was incurred; 25 (B) the date the jurisdiction issued the denial, suspension, 26 revocation, or restriction; 27 (C) the reasons for the denial, suspension, revocation, or 28 restriction; and 29 (D) information concerning the final resolution of the denial, 30 suspension, revocation, or restriction; 31 (5) an oath or affirmation signed by the applicant;
01 (6) the fee required under (b) of this section; and 02 (7) any other information the lieutenant governor may require. 03 (d) Unless the lieutenant governor denies an application under (e) of this 04 section, if the communication technology identified by the notary public conforms to 05 the standards established under AS 44.50.072 and the notary public has satisfied the 06 requirements of this section, the lieutenant governor shall approve the use of the 07 communication technology and issue to the notary public written authorization to 08 perform remote online notarizations during the term of the notary public's 09 commission. 10 (e) The lieutenant governor shall deny a notary public's application for 11 registration under this section 12 (1) for a reason listed under AS 44.50.036 for denying an application 13 for a notary public commission; 14 (2) for a violation of the standards established under AS 44.50.072; 15 (3) if the communication technology identified by the notary public 16 does not conform to the standards established under AS 44.50.072; or 17 (4) if the application is not complete or contains a material 18 misstatement or omission of fact related to the requirements for registration under this 19 section. 20 (f) The term of a notary public's authorization to perform remote online 21 notarizations begins on the authorization date set by the lieutenant governor and 22 continues as long as the notary public's commission remains valid. 23 (g) This section does not prohibit a notary public from receiving, installing, or 24 utilizing a hardware or software update to the communication technology that the 25 notary public identified under this section if the hardware or software update does not 26 result in a technology that is materially different than the technology the notary public 27 identified under this section. 28 Sec. 44.50.230. Authority to perform remote online notarizations. A notary 29 public physically located in this state and authorized to perform remote online 30 notarizations under AS 44.50.220 may perform a notarial act by means of 31 communication technology for a remotely located individual who is physically located
01 (1) in this state; 02 (2) outside this state but not outside the United States; or 03 (3) outside the United States, if 04 (A) the electronic document 05 (i) is to be filed with or relates to a matter before a 06 court, governmental entity, public official, or other entity subject to the 07 jurisdiction of the United States; or 08 (ii) involves property located in the territorial 09 jurisdiction of the United States or involves a transaction substantially 10 connected with the United States; and 11 (B) the notary public has no actual knowledge that the act of 12 making the statement or signing the electronic document is prohibited by the 13 foreign state in which the remotely located individual is located; in this 14 subparagraph, "foreign state" means a jurisdiction other than the United States, 15 a state, or a federally recognized Indian tribe. 16 Sec. 44.50.240. Electronic record of remote online notarizations. (a) A 17 notary public shall maintain a journal in a permanent, tamper-evident electronic 18 format complying with regulations adopted by the lieutenant governor under 19 AS 44.50.072 in which the notary public chronicles all remote online notarial acts that 20 the notary public performs. A notary public shall make an entry in a journal 21 contemporaneously with the performance of the remote online notarial act, and the 22 entry shall contain the following information: 23 (1) the date and time of the remote online notarial act; 24 (2) a description of the document, if any, and type of notarial act; 25 (3) the full name and address of each principal for whom the notarial 26 act is performed; 27 (4) if the identity of the principal is based on personal knowledge, a 28 statement to that effect; 29 (5) if the identity of the principal is based on credential analysis and 30 identity proofing, a brief description of the results of the identity verification process 31 and the identification credential remotely presented, including the date of issuance and
01 expiration of the identification credential; 02 (6) if the identity of the principal is based on oath or affirmation of a 03 credible witness, the information identified in (4) or (5) of this subsection, as 04 applicable, that provided a basis for the notary public's identification of the credible 05 witness, a statement of the basis by which the credible witness claims personal 06 knowledge of the principal, the location of the credible witness, and the full name and 07 address of the credible witness; and 08 (7) the fee, if any, charged by the notary public. 09 (b) A notary public, or a person acting on behalf of the notary public, shall 10 create an audio and visual recording of the performance of each remote online notarial 11 act. 12 (c) A notary public shall take reasonable steps to 13 (1) ensure the integrity, security, and authenticity of remote online 14 notarizations; 15 (2) maintain a backup of the journal and the audio and visual 16 recording; and 17 (3) protect the backup from unauthorized use. 18 (d) A notary public, a guardian, conservator, or agent of the notary public, or 19 an executor of a deceased notary public shall retain the journal and the audio and 20 visual recording required by this section or cause the journal and the recording 21 required by this section to be retained by a depository designated by or on behalf of 22 the person required to retain the journal and the recording. The audio and visual 23 recording shall be retained for at least 10 years from the date of the remote online 24 notarial act. The journal shall be retained for at least 10 years after the performance of 25 the last remote online notarial act chronicled in the journal. 26 Sec. 44.50.250. Remote online notarization procedures. (a) Before 27 performing a remote online notarization, a notary public shall 28 (1) reasonably identify the electronic document before the notary 29 public as the same electronic document in which the principal made a statement or on 30 which the principal executed or adopted an electronic signature; and 31 (2) take reasonable steps to ensure that the communication technology
01 used in the remote online notarization is secure from unauthorized interception. 02 (b) In performing a remote online notarization, a notary shall reasonably 03 verify the identity of the principal by 04 (1) the notary public's personal knowledge of the principal; 05 (2) satisfying each of the following: 06 (A) receiving a remote presentation by the principal of a 07 current government-issued identification credential containing the photograph 08 and signature of the principal; in this subparagraph, "remote presentation" 09 means transmission to a notary public through communication technology of 10 an image of a remotely located individual's identification card or document 11 that is of sufficient quality to enable the notary public to reasonably identify 12 the remotely located individual and to perform credential analysis; 13 (B) performing or obtaining a credential analysis of the 14 identification credential; and 15 (C) obtaining an identity proofing of the principal; or 16 (3) oath or affirmation of a credible witness who personally knows the 17 principal if 18 (A) the credible witness is personally known to the notary 19 public; or 20 (B) the notary public has reasonably verified the identity of the 21 credible witness under (2) of this subsection. 22 (c) A notary public may 23 (1) require a principal or credible witness to provide additional 24 information necessary to assure the notary public of the identity of the principal or 25 credible witness; and 26 (2) refuse to perform a remote online notarization if the remote online 27 notary public is not satisfied as to the identity of a principal. 28 (d) A credible witness under (b) of this section who is physically present with 29 a principal at the time of a remote online notarization may be a remotely located 30 individual if the credible witness and notary public communicate by means of 31 communication technology.
01 (e) A credible witness under (b) of this section who is physically present with 02 a notary public at the time of a remote online notarization may be outside the physical 03 presence of a principal if the credible witness and principal communicate by means of 04 communication technology. 05 (f) The notarial certificate for a remote online notarization must indicate that 06 the notarial act occurred through a remote online notarization performed by means of 07 communication technology. A notarial certificate is sufficient to satisfy the 08 requirement of this subsection if it 09 (1) complies with standards under AS 44.50.072; or 10 (2) is in a form otherwise sufficient under the laws of this state and 11 contains a statement that reads substantially as follows: "This remote online 12 notarization involved the use of communication technology." 13 Sec. 44.50.260. Legal recognition of remote online notarizations. (a) A 14 remote online notarization performed under this chapter satisfies a requirement of law 15 of this state that a principal appear before, appear personally before, or be in the 16 physical presence of a notary public at the time of the performance of the notarial act. 17 (b) A notary public's verification of a principal's identity under 18 AS 44.50.250(b) constitutes satisfactory evidence of identity of the principal and 19 satisfies a requirement of law of this state that the notary public obtain satisfactory 20 evidence of identity of the principal. 21 Sec. 44.50.270. Applicable law; conflict of laws. (a) The validity of a remote 22 online notarization performed under this chapter is determined by applying the laws of 23 this state, regardless of the physical location of the principal at the time of the remote 24 online notarization. 25 (b) In the event of a conflict between a provision of AS 44.50.210 - 44.50.280 26 and another provision of this chapter or another law of this state, the provisions of 27 AS 44.50.210 - 44.50.280 control. 28 Sec. 44.50.280. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National 29 Commerce Act. This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes 15 U.S.C. 7001 - 7031 30 (Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act) but does not modify, 31 limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C. 7001(c) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the
01 notices described in 15 U.S.C. 7003(b). 02 * Sec. 13. AS 44.50 is amended by adding a new section to read: 03 Sec. 44.50.900. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise 04 requires, 05 (1) "communication technology" means an electronic device or process 06 that allows a notary public and a remotely located individual to communicate with 07 each other by sight and sound; 08 (2) "convicted" or "conviction" means that the person has entered a 09 plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere, or has been found guilty or 10 guilty but mentally ill by a court or jury; 11 (3) "credential analysis" means a process or service that meets the 12 standards adopted under AS 44.50.072 through which a third person affirms the 13 validity of an identification credential through review of public or private data 14 sources; 15 (4) "document" means information that is inscribed on a tangible 16 medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in 17 perceivable form; 18 (5) "electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, 19 magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities; 20 (6) "electronic document" means a document created, generated, sent, 21 communicated, received, or stored by electronic means; 22 (7) "electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or 23 process attached to or logically associated with an electronic document and executed 24 or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the electronic document; 25 (8) "identity proofing" means a process or service that meets the 26 standards adopted under AS 44.50.072 through which a third person provides a notary 27 public with a means to verify the identity of a remotely located individual by a review 28 of personal information from public or private data sources; 29 (9) "notarial act" means an act that is identified as a notarial act under 30 AS 09.63.120 and an act that a notary public is directed to perform under 31 AS 44.50.060;
01 (10) "notary public" means a person commissioned to perform notarial 02 acts under this chapter; 03 (11) "outside the United States" means a location outside the 04 geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 05 Islands, and any territory, insular possession, or other location subject to the 06 jurisdiction of the United States; 07 (12) "personal knowledge" or "personally known" means known to the 08 notary public through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the 09 individual has the identity claimed; 10 (13) "principal" means a remotely located individual whose electronic 11 signature is notarized in a remote online notarization, whether in an individual or 12 representative capacity, or who makes an oath, affirmation, or acknowledgment in a 13 remote online notarization, other than in the capacity of a witness; 14 (14) "remote online notarization" or "remote online notarial act" means 15 a notarial act performed by means of communication technology under this chapter; 16 (15) "remotely located individual" means an individual who is not in 17 the physical presence of the notary public who performs a remote online notarization; 18 (16) "state" means a state of the United States, the District of 19 Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular 20 possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 21 * Sec. 14. AS 44.50.200 is repealed. 22 * Sec. 15. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 23 read: 24 APPLICABILITY. (a) Sections 1 - 6 of this Act apply to a document offered for 25 recording or recorded on or after the effective date of secs. 1 - 6 of this Act. 26 (b) Sections 7 - 14 of this Act apply to a notarial act performed on or after the 27 effective date of secs. 7 - 14 of this Act. 28 (c) In this section, 29 (1) "document" has the meaning given in AS 40.17.900, as amended by sec. 4 30 of this Act; 31 (2) "notarial act" has the meaning given in AS 44.50.900, added by sec. 13 of
01 this Act. 02 * Sec. 16. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 03 read: 04 TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The Department of Natural Resources may adopt 05 regulations necessary to implement the changes made by secs. 1 - 6 of this Act. The lieutenant 06 governor may adopt regulations necessary to implement the changes made by secs. 7 - 14 of 07 this Act. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not 08 before the effective date of secs. 1 - 14 of this Act. 09 * Sec. 17. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 10 read: 11 SAVING CLAUSE. (a) Sections 1 - 6 of this Act do not affect the validity or effect of 12 a document recorded before the effective date of secs. 1 - 6 of this Act. 13 (b) Sections 7 - 14 of this Act do not affect the validity or effect of a notarial act 14 performed before the effective date of secs. 7 - 14 of this Act. 15 (c) In this section, 16 (1) "document" has the meaning given in AS 40.17.200, as amended by sec. 4 17 of this Act; 18 (2) "notarial act" has the meaning given in AS 44.50.900, added by sec. 13 of 19 this Act. 20 * Sec. 18. Section 16 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 21 * Sec. 19. Except as provided in sec. 18 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2020.