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1. Definition: “‘[O]ath’ includes affirmation or declaration” (AS 01.10.060[6]).

2. Requirements: The Lieutenant Governor’s website (“Frequently Asked Questions”) recommends the following wording for oaths and affirmations associated with documents (see “Jurats,” below):

   1. Oath: “I do solemnly swear that the statements in this document are true, so help me God.”

   2. Affirmation: “I do solemnly affirm that the statements in this document are true.”

Jurats and Verifications

1. Jurats

   1. Definition: “A jurat is part of an affidavit in which the notary states that the affidavit was signed and sworn to before the notary. When a document contains a jurat, it must be signed in a notary’s presence, and the document signer must swear to the truthfulness of the statement in the document” (website, “Frequently Asked Questions”).

   2. Requirements: “A notary public may not … affix the notary public’s official seal to a document unless the person who is to sign the document … gives an oath or affirmation if required under law or if the notarial certificate states that the document was signed under oath or affirmation …” (AS 44.50.062[5][B]).

2. Verifications

   1. Requirements

      1. Oath or Affirmation: “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” (AS 09.63.040[a]).

      2. Signature Before Officer: “The person who

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      1. makes the verification shall sig n it before a person authorized by law to take the person's oath or affirmation” (AS 09.63.040[b]).

      2. Notary Public Requirements: “If the verification is sworn to or affirmed before a notary public of the state, the notary public shall
         ”(1) affix on the document the
         “(A) notary public s official signature and official seal; and
         “(B) date of expiration of the notary public s commission; and
         ”(2) comply with AS 44.50.060 44.50.065 and other applicable law” (AS 09.63.040[d]).

Copy Certifications

1. Paper Documents: Alaska Notaries Public do not have the authority to certify that a copy of a paper document is a true copy of the original. See “Unauthorized Acts,” below.

2. Tangible Copies of Electronic Records: “A notary public may … give a notarial certificate stating that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record” (AS 44.50.060[3]).

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