Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 34.15.150 (2026)
Execution of conveyances
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Sec. 34.15.150. Execution of conveyances.
(a) A conveyance executed in the state of land or an interest in land in the state shall be acknowledged before a person authorized to take acknowledgments in AS 09.63.010 or proved in accordance with AS 34.15.210 or 34.15.220. The officer taking an acknowledgment shall endorse on it a certificate of the acknowledgment of the conveyance and the date of making the acknowledgment.
(b) A conveyance executed before March 12, 1953, in due form but without two witnesses is validated, shall be received in evidence in all courts of the state, and is evidence of the title to the land or interest in land against the grantor and the heirs and assigns of the grantor.
(a) A conveyance executed in the state of land or an interest in land in the state shall be acknowledged before a person authorized to take acknowledgments in AS 09.63.010 or proved in accordance with AS 34.15.210 or 34.15.220. The officer taking an acknowledgment shall endorse on it a certificate of the acknowledgment of the conveyance and the date of making the acknowledgment.
(b) A conveyance executed before March 12, 1953, in due form but without two witnesses is validated, shall be received in evidence in all courts of the state, and is evidence of the title to the land or interest in land against the grantor and the heirs and assigns of the grantor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1972–2020 · leading case: Smalley v. Juneau Clinic Bldg. Corp., 493 P.2d 1296 (Alaska 1972).
Smalley v. Juneau Clinic Bldg. Corp., 493 P.2d 1296 (Alaska 1972). “The trial court's decision was based on an interpretation of AS 34.15.150(a) which provides in part: A conveyance executed in the state of land or an interest in land in the state shall be acknowledged before a judge, clerk of the superior court, notary public, postmaster, or…”
H.A.M.S. Co. v. Elec. Contractors of Alaska, Inc., 563 P.2d 258 (Alaska 1977). “We therefore conclude that failure to comply with the mandatory acknowledgment requirement of AS 34.15.150(a), while affecting recordation and admissibility, does not have the effect of making the conveyance void as between the parties.”
Gwitchyaa Zhee Corp. v. Alexander (D. Alaska 2020). “AS 34.15.150(a) provides that [a] conveyance executed in the state of land or an interest in land in the state shall be acknowledged before a person autho- rized to take acknowledgments in AS 09.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.15.150(a) — 3 cases
Smalley v. Juneau Clinic Bldg. Corp., 493 P.2d 1296 (Alaska 1972). “The trial court's decision was based on an interpretation of AS 34.15.150(a) which provides in part: A conveyance executed in the state of land or an interest in land in the state shall be acknowledged before a judge, clerk of the superior court, notary public, postmaster, or…”
H.A.M.S. Co. v. Elec. Contractors of Alaska, Inc., 563 P.2d 258 (Alaska 1977). “We therefore conclude that failure to comply with the mandatory acknowledgment requirement of AS 34.15.150(a), while affecting recordation and admissibility, does not have the effect of making the conveyance void as between the parties.”
Gwitchyaa Zhee Corp. v. Alexander (D. Alaska 2020). “AS 34.15.150(a) provides that [a] conveyance executed in the state of land or an interest in land in the state shall be acknowledged before a person autho- rized to take acknowledgments in AS 09.”
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