Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 27.10.050 (2026)
Certificate of location to be recorded
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Sec. 27.10.050. Certificate of location to be recorded.
The locator of a lode claim or placer claim shall within 90 days after the date of posting the notice of location on the claim have the claim recorded by recording a certificate of location with the recorder of the recording district in which the claim is located. The certificate of location must contain
(1) the name or number of the claim;
(2) the number of feet in length and width of the claim;
(3) the date of discovering and of posting the notice of location;
(4) the name of the locator or locators;
(5) a description of the claim with such reference to some natural object or permanent monument so that an intelligent person with a knowledge of the prominent natural objects and permanent monuments in the vicinity can identify the claim.
The locator of a lode claim or placer claim shall within 90 days after the date of posting the notice of location on the claim have the claim recorded by recording a certificate of location with the recorder of the recording district in which the claim is located. The certificate of location must contain
(1) the name or number of the claim;
(2) the number of feet in length and width of the claim;
(3) the date of discovering and of posting the notice of location;
(4) the name of the locator or locators;
(5) a description of the claim with such reference to some natural object or permanent monument so that an intelligent person with a knowledge of the prominent natural objects and permanent monuments in the vicinity can identify the claim.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1983–1999 · leading case: Shope v. Sims, 658 P.2d 1336 (Alaska 1983).
Shope v. Sims, 658 P.2d 1336 (Alaska 1983). “The superior court found for the Sims on the ground that the descriptions on the recorded certificates of location for each of the plaintiffs’ claims were insufficient under AS 27.10.050. On appeal, the plaintiffs contend that the judgment should be reversed on two grounds: (1)…”
Moore v. State, Dep't of Nat. Resources, 992 P.2d 576 (Alaska 1999). “See AS 27.10.050; AS 38.05.195. 36 . See AS 27.”
Alaska Stat. § 27.10.050(5): 1 case
Shope v. Sims, 658 P.2d 1336 (Alaska 1983). “The superior court found for the Sims on the ground that the descriptions on the recorded certificates of location for each of the plaintiffs’ claims were insufficient under AS 27.10.050. On appeal, the plaintiffs contend that the judgment should be reversed on two grounds: (1)…”
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