Alaska Stat. § 10.55.601
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Requirements for documents.
Official statutory text
(a) To be entitled to filing by the department under this chapter, a document must satisfy the following requirements and the requirements of any other provision of this chapter that adds to or varies these requirements: (1) this chapter must require or permit filing the document with the department;
(2) the document must contain the information required by this chapter and may contain other information;
(3) the document must be in a record;
(4) the document must be in the English language; however, the name of an entity need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals;
(5) the document must be signed (A) by an officer of a domestic or foreign corporation;
(B) by a person authorized by a domestic or foreign entity that is not a corporation; or
(C) if the entity is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary;
(6) the document must state the name and capacity of the person that signed it; the document may contain a corporate seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification; and
(7) the document must be delivered to the department for filing; delivery may be made by electronic transmission if and to the extent permitted by the department; if a document is filed in typewritten or printed form and not transmitted electronically, the department may require one exact or conformed copy to be delivered with the document.
(b) When a document is delivered to the department for filing, the correct filing fee and any franchise tax, license fee, or penalty required to be paid for the filing by this chapter or other law must be paid or provision for payment made in a manner permitted by the department.
(2) the document must contain the information required by this chapter and may contain other information;
(3) the document must be in a record;
(4) the document must be in the English language; however, the name of an entity need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals;
(5) the document must be signed (A) by an officer of a domestic or foreign corporation;
(B) by a person authorized by a domestic or foreign entity that is not a corporation; or
(C) if the entity is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary;
(6) the document must state the name and capacity of the person that signed it; the document may contain a corporate seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification; and
(7) the document must be delivered to the department for filing; delivery may be made by electronic transmission if and to the extent permitted by the department; if a document is filed in typewritten or printed form and not transmitted electronically, the department may require one exact or conformed copy to be delivered with the document.
(b) When a document is delivered to the department for filing, the correct filing fee and any franchise tax, license fee, or penalty required to be paid for the filing by this chapter or other law must be paid or provision for payment made in a manner permitted by the department.
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