Alaska e-signature and notarization law

Alaska's electronic signature law: the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Alaska Stat. §§ 09.80.010 to 09.80.195). Electronic signatures are also valid under the federal ESIGN Act for most transactions. Some documents are excluded, such as wills, divorce and adoption documents, court orders and certain official notices.

The fuller federal list is in our guide to e-signing in the United States.

What Alaska's e-signature law does not cover

Under AS 09.80.010, the Act does not apply to:

• Transactions governed by a law on the creation and execution of wills, codicils or testamentary trusts.
• The Uniform Commercial Code, other than AS 45.01.306, AS 45.02, AS 45.12 and, to the extent AS 45.07.113(c) allows, AS 45.07.
• Notices governed by a law requiring them to be furnished, such as notice of the cancellation or termination of utility services, including water, heat and power.
• Documents that must accompany any transportation or handling of hazardous materials, pesticides or other toxic or dangerous materials.

So a will, most Uniform Commercial Code matters and those listed notices sit outside Alaska's Act.

Remote online notarization in Alaska

Remote online notarization: allowed in Alaska.

Alaska's notary law, AS 44.50.075, says a notary public located in Alaska may perform a notarial act using communication technology for a remotely located individual. The technology has to let the notary and that individual communicate with each other simultaneously by sight and sound.

Alaska handles this with a notice rather than a separate commission. Before acting this way, the notary must notify the lieutenant governor that the notary will be performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals, and identify the communication technologies the notary intends to use.

SignAndGo doesn't notarize documents. A commissioned notary does that, using a remote notarization platform where the state allows it.

Where to read Alaska's law

• Electronic signatures: Alaska Stat. §§ 09.80.010 to 09.80.195, exclusions at AS 09.80.010.
• Remote notarization: AS 44.50.075.

Checked against Alaska's published law on November 2, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice.