00HOUSE BILL NO. 438                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to the indexing of documents recorded in the state recorder's                                          
02 offices; and providing for an effective date."                                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 40.17.040(a) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (a)  The recorder shall maintain an index system for recorded documents in the                                        
06 manner prescribed by regulations adopted by the department. The system shall be                                         
07 designed so the public may find documents by location and by names of grantors and                                    
08 grantees, and the system may include other means for locating the documents.                                            
09    * Sec. 2.  This Act applies to documents received by the state recorder on or after the                              
10 effective date of this Act.                                                                                             
11    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).