Title 40 — Public Records and Recorders
9 chapters · 82 sections in this title.
AS 40.15.010 Approval, filing, and recording of subdivisions.
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Before the lots or tracts of any subdivision or dedication may be sold or offered for sale, the subdivision or dedication shall be approved by the authority having jurisdiction, as prescribed in this chapter and shall be filed and recorded in the office of the recorder. The recor…
AS 40.15.020 Plats to be acknowledged and contain certificate that taxes and assessments are paid.
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Every plat shall be acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds. A certificate of acknowledgment shall be endorsed on or annexed to the plat and recorded with it. A person filing and recording a plat, map, subdivision, or replat of property, or vacat…
AS 40.15.030 Dedication of streets, alleys, and thoroughfares.
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When an area is subdivided and a plat of the subdivision is approved, filed, and recorded, all streets, alleys, thoroughfares, parks and other public areas shown on the plat are considered to be dedicated to public use.
AS 40.15.040 Certified copy of plat as evidence.
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A copy of a plat certified by the recorder of the recording district in which it is filed or recorded as a true and complete copy of the original filed or recorded in the recording office for the district is admissible in evidence in all courts in the state with the same effect a…
AS 40.15.050 Plats legalized.
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All plats filed or recorded with the recorder before March 30, 1953, whether executed and acknowledged in accordance with this chapter or not, are validated and all streets, alleys, or public thoroughfares shown on these plats are considered to be dedicated to public use. The las…
AS 40.15.060 Missing plats.
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Article 2. Control of Plats, Subdivisions, and Dedications. When a filed or recorded plat is missing and a present record is not available except by reference to the missing plat, a counterpart copy approved by the platting authority may be filed and recorded as of the original d…
AS 40.15.070 Platting authority.
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(a) If land proposed to be subdivided or dedicated is situated within a municipality that has the power of land use regulation and that is exercising platting authority, the proposed subdivision or dedication shall be submitted to the municipal platting authority for approval. A …
AS 40.15.075 Authority in the unorganized borough and third class boroughs. [Repealed, § 12 ch 40 SLA 1998.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 40.15.080 Secs. 40.15.080 , 40.15.090. Procedure on plats; waiver. [Repealed, § 69 ch 69 SLA 1970.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 40.15.100 Secs. 40.15.100 — 40.15.180. Information required; penalties; vacation and change of plats and streets. [Repealed, § 1 ch 118 SLA 1972.]
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Article 3. Applicability.
AS 40.15.190 [Renumbered as AS 40.15.290.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 40.15.200 Application to state and political subdivisions.
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All subdivisions of land made by the state, its agencies, instrumentalities, and political subdivisions are subject to the provisions of AS 40.15.010 — 40.15.200 and AS 29.40.070 — 29.40.160, or home rule ordinances or regulations governing subdivisions, and shall comply with ord…
AS 40.15.290 Definitions. [Repealed, § 12 ch 40 SLA 1998.]
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Article 4. Platting in Areas Outside Certain Municipalities.
AS 40.15.300 Purposes of AS 40.15.300 — 40.15.380.
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The purposes of AS 40.15.300 — 40.15.380 are to provide the public with an improved mechanism for the recording of plats for subdivisions in areas of the state identified in AS 40.15.305(a) and to ensure that provision has been made for access to those subdivisions. AS 40.15.300 …
AS 40.15.305 Examination of plats before recording.
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(a) The commissioner shall exercise the platting authority for the state except within a municipality that has the power of land use regulation and that is exercising platting authority. (b) The commissioner shall review and approve each plat under AS 40.15.300 — 40.15.380 before…
AS 40.15.310 Requirements for plat approval.
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(a) Each plat must show on its face a certificate of ownership, with the names and addresses of each owner listed. Each owner of record shall sign the certificate, and the signatures shall be acknowledged. (b) The surveyor preparing the plat shall sign and affix the seal of the s…
AS 40.15.320 Monuments.
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(a) In a subdivision with five or fewer lots, the existence of at least a 5/8 inch by 24 inch rebar and cap monument at controlling exterior corners of the subdivision shall be established by the surveyor. (b) In a subdivision of more than five lots, each interior corner shall be…
AS 40.15.330 Plat standards.
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The commissioner shall establish plat standards by regulation.
AS 40.15.340 Engineering standards.
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Except for subdivisions of state land, the commissioner may not establish engineering standards for subdivisions.
AS 40.15.350 Certified copy of plat as evidence.
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A copy of a plat certified by the recorder of the recording district in which it is filed or recorded as a true and complete copy of the original filed or recorded in the recording office for the district is admissible in evidence in all courts in the state with the same effect a…
AS 40.15.360 Applicability.
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The provisions of AS 40.15.300 — 40.15.380 do not apply to maps, site plans, or other graphic representations prepared for (1) the purpose of transferring a leasehold interest; the extraction of natural resources; or solely for the issuance of licenses or permits; or (2) disposin…
AS 40.15.370 Regulations.
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The commissioner may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of AS 40.15.300 — 40.15.380, but only those that are necessary and that are in accordance with the purposes stated in AS 40.15.300.
AS 40.15.380 Applicability to governmental bodies; right-of-way acquisition plats.
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Article 5. General Provisions. (a) Except as provided in this section and AS 40.15.305(g), AS 40.15.300 — 40.15.380 apply to the state, its agencies, instrumentalities, and political subdivisions in the same manner and to the same extent that they apply to other landowners. (b) A…
AS 40.15.900 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of natural resources; (2) “monument” means a fixed physical object marking a point on the surface of the earth used to commence or control a survey or to establish a lot corner; (3) “plat” means a map or delineated repres…