Alaska Statutes Title 40. Public Records and Recorders § 40.17.030. Formal requisites for recording

(1) contain original signatures; original signatures may be provided in electronic form;

(2) be legible or capable of being converted into legible form by a machine or device used in the recording office;

(3) be capable of being copied by the method used in the recording office;

(4) contain a title reflecting the overall intent of the document;

(5) contain the information needed to index the document under regulations of the department;

(6) contain a book and page reference or serial number reference if the document amends, corrects, extends, modifies, assigns, or releases a document previously recorded in this state;

(7) contain the name and address of a person to whom the document may be returned after recording;

(8) if it is a deed, contain the mailing addresses of all persons named in the document who grant or acquire an interest under the document;

(9) contain the name of the recording district in which it is to be recorded; and

(10) be accompanied by the applicable recording fee set by regulation; if the document is to be recorded for multiple purposes, it must be accompanied by the applicable fee for each of the multiple purposes.

(1) the exact or fully conformed copy was received by the person in the course of the transaction;

(2) the original is not in the person's possession; and

(3) the instrument offered for recordation is an exact or fully conformed copy.