Title 09, Code of Civil Procedure

In AS 09.60.200 — 09.60.230, (1) “annuity issuer” means an insurer that has issued an annuity contract to be used to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement; (2) “dependents” means a payee's spouse and minor children and all other family members and other persons for…

The following persons may take an oath, affirmation, or acknowledgment in the state: (1) a justice, judge, or magistrate of a court of the State of Alaska or of the United States; (2) a clerk or deputy clerk of a court of the State of Alaska or of the United States; (3) a notary …

(a) A matter required or authorized to be supported, evidenced, established, or proven by the sworn statement, declaration, verification, certificate, oath, or affidavit, in writing of the person making it (other than a deposition, an acknowledgment, an oath of office, or an oath…

(a) When a document is required by law to be notarized, the person who executes the document shall sign and swear to or affirm it before an officer authorized by law to take the person's oath or affirmation and the officer shall certify on the document that it was signed and swor…

(a) When a document is required by law to be verified, the person required to verify it shall certify under oath or affirmation that the person has read the document and believes its content to be true. (b) The person who makes the verification shall sign it before a person autho…

Notarial acts may be performed outside the state for use in the state with the same effect as if performed by a notary public of the state by (1) a notary public authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed; (2) a justice, judge, magistrate, cler…

(a) If the notarial act is performed by a person described in AS 09.63.050(1) — (4) other than a person authorized to perform notarial acts by the laws or regulations of a foreign country, the signature, rank or title and, if appropriate, the serial number of the person are suffi…

The person taking an acknowledgment shall certify that (1) the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment and acknowledged that the person executed the instrument; and (2) the person acknowledging was known to the person taking the acknowledgment or…

The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under AS 09.63.010 or 09.63.050 shall be accepted in the state if (1) the certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of the state; (2) the certificate is in a form presc…

The words “acknowledged before me” mean that (1) the person acknowledging (A) appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment; (B) acknowledged that the person executed the instrument; (C) in the case of (i) a natural person, acknowledged that the person executed the instrum…

(a) The forms of acknowledgment set out in this subsection may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes under a law of the state. The authorization of the forms in this section does not preclude the use of other forms. (1) For an individual acting in the individua…

AS 09.63.050 — 09.63.130 shall be interpreted as to make uniform the laws of those states which enact them.

In AS 09.63.010 — 09.63.130, “notarial acts” means acts that the laws and regulations of the state authorize notaries public of the state to perform, including the administering of oaths and affirmations, taking proof of execution and acknowledgment of instruments, and attesting …

AS 09.63.050 — 09.63.130 may be cited as the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act.

(a) Except as provided in this section, an action may be maintained against a municipality in its corporate character and within the scope of its authority. (b) A municipality may not require a person to post bond as a condition to bringing a cause of action against it. (c) An ac…

An action may be maintained by an incorporated borough, city, or other public corporation of like character in its corporate name, and upon a cause of action accruing to it in its corporate character (1) upon a contract made with the public corporation; (2) upon a liability presc…

(a) An action for tort or breach of a contractual duty based on the act or omission of an employee or member of a nonprofit or university fire department in the execution of a function for which the department is established may not be maintained against an employee or member of …

(a) A utility offering electrical service to the public for compensation under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the former Alaska Public Utilities Commission or the Regulatory Commission of Alaska under AS 42.05.221 may not be held strictly liable for p…

(a) A person who uses or attempts to use an automated external defibrillator device on a victim of a perceived medical emergency is not liable for civil damages resulting from the use or attempted use of the device. This subsection does not apply to civil damages resulting from a…

(a) A person at a hospital or any other location who renders emergency care or emergency counseling to an injured, ill, or emotionally distraught person who reasonably appears to the person rendering the aid to be in immediate need of emergency aid in order to avoid serious harm …

(a) A person who provides equipment or services on the request of a police agency, fire department, rescue or emergency squad, or other governmental agency during a state of emergency declared by an authorized representative of the state or local government is not liable for the …

An aircraft or power plant technician or mechanic certified by the Federal Aviation Administration who participates without compensation in a voluntary aircraft safety inspection program is not liable for civil damage resulting from an act or omission arising out of an aircraft s…

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person who without compensation owns, operates, constructs, maintains, or repairs an aircraft runway, airfield, or landing area may not be held civilly liable, except for an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or reck…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person other than a manufacturer of child safety seats or an agent or employee of a manufacturer of child safety seats is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission that occurs in the inspection, installation, o…

(a) A civil or criminal action arising out of battery may not be brought against a health care provider for the act of taking a blood sample if the sample is taken (1) at the request of a police officer under the circumstances specified in AS 28.35.035 or when the arresting offic…

(a) A hospital is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission by an emergency room physician who is not an employee or actual agent of the hospital if the hospital provides notice that the emergency room physician is an independent contractor and the emergency …

(a) A veterinarian licensed in this or another licensing jurisdiction, or a person working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian, who renders emergency care to an injured or ill animal that reasonably appears to the veterinarian or supervised person to be in imm…

(a) An owner or operator of an aircraft or watercraft is not liable for the civil damages of a person being transported in the owner's or operator's aircraft or watercraft if the aircraft or watercraft is not being used for commercial purposes. (b) This section does not apply to …

(a) Livestock are unpredictable and inherently dangerous. All persons who knowingly place themselves in proximity to livestock for any reason involving an activity that includes livestock subject themselves to serious injury or death and are considered a participant in livestock …

(a) The driver of a vehicle approaching a physically disabled pedestrian who is carrying a white or metallic-colored cane, or using special equipment for mobility, or using a service animal, shall take precautions necessary to avoid injury to the pedestrian or the service animal.…

A civil action to recover damages or to seek injunctive relief may not be brought against a person who manufactures or sells firearms or ammunition if the action is based on the lawful sale, manufacture, or design of firearms or ammunition. However, this section does not prohibit…

An employer who discloses information about the job performance of an employee or former employee to a prospective employer of the employee or former employee at the request of the prospective employer or the employee or former employee is presumed to be acting in good faith and,…

A person who reports health care data required to be reported under AS 18.05 and regulations adopted under that chapter for conditions or diseases of public health importance may not be held liable for the disclosure to the Department of Health or for the use of the data by the d…

(a) Unless the act or omission constituted gross negligence, a person may not recover tort damages for personal injury, death, or damage to property for an act or omission to act in the course and scope of official duties, from one of the following: (1) a member of the board of d…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who owns or operates a zoo is strictly liable for injury to a person or property if the injury is caused by an animal owned by or in the custody of the zoo. (b) A person who owns or operates a zoo is not strictly liable as p…

(a) An owner of unimproved land is not liable in tort, except for an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct, for damages for the injury to or death of a person who enters onto or remains on the unimproved portion of land if (1) the…

(a) A landowner that allows a recreational activity on the landowner's land without charge does not, by allowing that activity, (1) owe a duty of care to maintain the land safe for entry or use for a recreational activity or to eliminate, alter, or control the inherent risks of a…

(a) A person who sells or barters a controlled substance in violation of AS 11.71 is strictly liable (1) to the recipient or another person for civil damages if, while under the influence of the controlled substance, the person receiving the controlled substance engages in conduc…

A person who suffers personal injury or death or the person's personal representative under AS 09.55.570 or 09.55.580 may not recover damages for the personal injury or death if the injury or death occurred while the person was (1) engaged in the commission of a felony, the perso…

(a) A peace officer who intercepts an oral communication by use of an electronic, mechanical, or other eavesdropping device that is concealed on or carried on the person of the peace officer and that transmits that oral communication by means of radio to a receiving unit that is …

The owner of an interest in real property, the owner's agent, and the agent of the transferee of the interest are not liable to the transferee for the owner or agent's failure to disclose information on the real property to the transferee, if the disclosure would constitute discr…

The agent of a transferor or transferee is not liable for an innocent misrepresentation in information provided to the transferor or transferee in the transfer of an interest in real property if the agent does not have personal knowledge of the error, inaccuracy, or omission that…

A civil action for damages or costs may not be brought against a negotiated regulation making committee established under AS 44.62.710 — 44.62.800 or any of its members for an act or omission occurring in the course and scope of the official duties of the committee under AS 44.62…

(a) Notwithstanding AS 46.03.822(a), neither the state nor a regional educational attendance area established under AS 14.08, nor an agent or employee of the state or a regional educational attendance area acting within the scope of that agency or employment, is subject to liabil…

(a) Notwithstanding AS 09.50.250, a civil action or claim for damages or costs alleging a death, injury, illness, disability, property damage, or any other damages resulting from the use of gravel or other aggregate material that contains naturally occurring asbestos may not be b…

A person, including the state and its subdivisions, agencies, officers, and employees, may not be held liable for good faith (1) compliance with a subpoena of this or another state that requests information, including the social security number and employment history of a person,…