What Do I Need to Sign My Power of Attorney in Alaska?

Yes, notarization is required for a financial poa to be valid in Alaska.AS 13.26.600, AS 13.26.605, AS 13.26.610, AS 13.26.615, AS 13.26.620, AS 13.26.625, AS 13.26.645, AS 13.26.650, AS 13.26.660, AS 13.26.665, AS 13.26.670, AS 13.26.675, AS 13.26.680, AS 13.26.695; AS 40.17.080, AS 40.17.090, AS 40.17.110 (recording); AS 13.28.010-095 (interstate recognition)Verified Jul 14, 2026

Alaska allows Remote Online Notarization (RON) for financial powers of attorney.AS 13.26.600, AS 13.26.605, AS 13.26.610, AS 13.26.615, AS 13.26.620, AS 13.26.625, AS 13.26.645, AS 13.26.650, AS 13.26.660, AS 13.26.665, AS 13.26.670, AS 13.26.675, AS 13.26.680, AS 13.26.695; AS 40.17.080, AS 40.17.090, AS 40.17.110 (recording); AS 13.28.010-095 (interstate recognition)Verified Jul 14, 2026 The notarization can be completed via secure video call with an approved RON provider. The state also accepts out-of-state RON.

To execute a financial poa in Alaska: Schedule a notary appointment (in-person or online via RON). Have your agent sign to acknowledge acceptance. Provide copies to financial institutions. Remote notarization is available; whether the document itself may be signed electronically is unresolved

Yes. Alaska recognizes out-of-state powers of attorney under its Uniform Power of Attorney Act validity provisionAS 13.28.010, AS 13.28.020, AS 13.28.040 (Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act)Verified Jul 14, 2026: a foreign POA is valid in Alaska if it was validly executed under the law of the place of execution. Alaska enacted AS 13.28 (Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act) alongside the 2016 POA rewrite; it is the interstate-recognition framework for out-of-state POAs. AS 13.28.010(a): a substitute decision-making document for property executed outside Alaska is valid here if its execution complied with the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the document, or, absent an indication, the law of the jurisdiction where it was executed. AS 13.28.020 gives meaning and effect the same choice-of-law rule. AS 13.26.615(d)(1) requires third parties to accept an acknowledged POA within 5 business days of presentation; AS 13.26.615(d)(2) requires acceptance within 3 business days after receipt of any requested certification, translation, or opinion of counsel. The document portability tool shows recognition by document type.