Power of attorney guide
Power of Attorney in Alaska
A Alaska power of attorney must be acknowledged before a notary; no witnesses are required. Alaska publishes a statutory form (AS 13.26.645). An online notarization performed under another state's law is recognized in Alaska.
Alaska power of attorney at a glance
Notary
Required
Witnesses
None required
Online notarization
Accepted
Statutory form
AS 13.26.645
Financial (property) power of attorney under AS 13.26.600–13.26.695. Health-care documents follow their own rule — see below. Checked 2026-10-17.
The Alaska statutory form
Alaska statutory form power of attorney — AS 13.26.645. Must be executed on the statutory form or one substantially the same.
The statutory form is the one banks and recorders in Alaska see most often, and the one the statute requires third parties to accept when it is properly signed. A lawyer-drafted power of attorney is equally valid if it is executed the same way.
How to sign a power of attorney in Alaska
The statutory form must be acknowledged before a notary public (AS 13.26.600).
No witnesses are required.
Online notarization in Alaska
Alaska has its own remote-notarization statute (AS 44.50.075) and follows the uniform rule that an acknowledgment taken under another state's law is valid in Alaska.
Rush Notary’s notaries are commissioned online notaries public in Florida and notarize for Alaska signers over live video under Florida’s remote online notarization law. The certificate they complete is a Florida certificate; Alaska honors it under the recognition rule above. Details for this state are on the Alaska online notarization requirements page.
Using it for real estate
To sign a deed the power of attorney must be acknowledged and recorded in the recording district where the property is located.
Title companies also ask the agent to sign an affidavit at closing that the principal is alive and the power has not been revoked, and lenders review the document before closing. See the real estate power of attorney page.
Medical power of attorney in Alaska
An Alaska advance health care directive (AS 13.52.010) must be signed before two witnesses or acknowledged before a notary. The agent, the health-care provider and facility employees may not witness; one witness must be unrelated.
What a health-care agent can decide, and how the document differs from a living will, is on the medical power of attorney page.
Revoking a Alaska power of attorney
Revoke by a signed writing delivered to the agent; record it if the original was recorded. Death or a court-appointed guardian's action also ends it.
Alaska power of attorney forms we index
Government forms in Alaska that are powers of attorney — limited powers for permits, zoning and tax matters, and state-agency forms — each with the issuing office, the notary requirement and the PDF.
State agency forms
Form 847 Limited Vehicle Power of Attorney · Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles
Use Form 847 to appoint someone to sign vehicle documents for an owner, including purchase, sale, title, registration, or ownership-transfer documents.
Alaska power of attorney questions
- Does a power of attorney need to be notarized in Alaska?
- The statutory form must be acknowledged before a notary public (AS 13.26.600).
- Does a Alaska power of attorney need witnesses?
- No witnesses are required.
- Can a Alaska power of attorney be notarized online?
- Alaska has its own remote-notarization statute (AS 44.50.075) and follows the uniform rule that an acknowledgment taken under another state's law is valid in Alaska.
- Is there an official Alaska power of attorney form?
- Yes — the Alaska statutory form power of attorney (AS 13.26.645). Must be executed on the statutory form or one substantially the same.
- Does a power of attorney have to be recorded in Alaska?
- Only when it is used to sign a deed, mortgage or other recorded instrument. To sign a deed the power of attorney must be acknowledged and recorded in the recording district where the property is located.
- How is a medical power of attorney signed in Alaska?
- An Alaska advance health care directive (AS 13.52.010) must be signed before two witnesses or acknowledged before a notary. The agent, the health-care provider and facility employees may not witness; one witness must be unrelated.
Types of power of attorney
Durable power of attorney
Stays in force if you later lose capacity. The standard choice for long-term planning.
Medical power of attorney
Names someone to make health care decisions when you cannot. Witness rules vary by state.
Limited power of attorney
Authority for one task or one period — a closing, a permit, a vehicle sale, a trip abroad.
Financial power of attorney
Banking, bills, investments, taxes and property. Usually durable; usually on the state's statutory form.
Springing power of attorney
Takes effect only when a stated event happens — usually a doctor's finding of incapacity.
Vehicle power of attorney
Lets someone title, register or sell a car for you. Most DMVs publish their own notarized form.
Real estate power of attorney
To buy, sell, mortgage or manage property. Must be notarized and is recorded with the deed.
Power of attorney for a minor child
Lets a grandparent, relative or friend care for your child and deal with schools and doctors while you are away.
Power of attorney for vital records
Lets an agent request a birth, death or marriage certificate for you where the state allows it.
Other states
- Texas
- California
- Florida
- New York
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
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- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington, D.C.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
General information about how powers of attorney are signed, not legal advice. Execution rules are set by each state’s statute and change; the sources on each state page link to the current text. Whether a particular bank, recorder, agency or title company accepts a document is its own decision — confirm with the receiving party before signing. Rush Notary’s notaries are commissioned online notaries public in Florida who notarize for signers in every state under Florida’s remote online notarization law; see the online notarization requirements for your state.