ALASKA NOTARY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do I become an Alaska Notary Public? Here is some helpful information:

Requirements to become an Alaska Notary Public:

- 18 Years or older
- Resident in the State of Alaska
- Must be a legal resident or US Citizen
- Cannot be convicted of a felony or be incarcerated for a felony within Ten years of making an application to become a notary
- If you have had your notary license revoked in Alaska or any other jurisdiction, you must contact the Alaska Lt. Governor’s Office BEFORE applying

How to become a Notary Public in Alaska:

- To become a licensed Notary Public in Alaska, you must apply with the Lt. Governor’s Office or apply here online: https://aws.state.ak.us/NotaryDirectory
- You must purchase a $2,500 notary bond
- Pay the $40.00 application fee
- The $40.00 fee is waived for State of Alaska employees applying for Limited Governmental commissions
- For a step-by-step description of the Alaska Notary application process, please click on Alaska’s notary page here: https://ltgov.alaska.gov/notaries-public/#application-process
- Purchase your Alaska Notary Supplies

How long is my Notary Term in Alaska

- Alaska Notaries are commissioned for a 4-year term

Which Notary Supplies are required to be an Alaska Notary Public

- Alaska notaries are required to have a Notary Stamp or Notary Seal. Alaska recommends using a notary stamp so the impression is photographically reproducible
- A Notary Record book is required for remotely located individuals
- Although not required for all Alaska notaries, we recommend a Notary Record book to document transactions

Alaska Notary Website https://ltgov.alaska.gov/notaries-public/notary-supplies/

To return to the Alaska Notary Supply Page, click here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/alaska-notary-public-supplies

How to Order Affordable Notary Supplies for Alaska

One of the best ways to save money on AK Notary Stamps & AK Notary Seals is to purchase Notary kits also known as Notary Bundles or Notary Packages. These notary kits are arranged with the most commonly ordered, Alaska State-Approved Notary Products, packaged together and then discounted. These discounted Alaska Notary Kits can be found here, https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/alaska-notary-supplies-kits In this article we will examine each Alaska notary kit and the products they contain.

The cheapest Notary Supply option for Alaska notaries is the Basic Notary Kit for Alaska, found here at our Alaska Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-supplies-alaska  This AK Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking Alabama Notary Expiration Stamp, Alaska Notary Seal, and a small notary supply bag. The purpose of this notary kit is to create the lowest-cost option for Alaska notaries while maintaining the minimum required items to notarize properly. If you think you may not notarize very often and you’re looking to keep your costs down, this is the notary package for you.

The Notary Supply option with best value is the Value Notary Kit for Alaska, found here at our Alaska Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alaska-notary-supplies-seal-stamp-package-2 This AK Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking Alaska Notary Expiration Stamp, Alaska Notary Seal, Notary Record Book, Notary affidavit stamp, and a Large Notary Zippered Supply Bag. This notary kit includes all the items of the AK Notary Basic Kit with three additions, the notary affidavit stamp, the notary record book, and the Large Notary Supply Bag. The Notary affidavit stamp is a very useful item as it documents the date of a swearing of an oath. The Large Notary Supply Bag is a sturdy supply bag that holds all the items of the Alaska Notary Value Kit and makes it easy for the notary to organize all their notary supplies. The Large supply bag measures 10 inches high x 14 inches wide and allows the notary to use a combination lock (sold separately) for extra security. The notary combination lock can be found here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/Combination-Lock-for-Notary-Supplies-Bag 

The Highest Quality Alaska Notary kit is the Deluxe Notary Kit for Alaska, found here at our Alaska Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/Alaska-notary-supplies-seal-stamp-package-3  This AK Notary Package includes: The Pre-Inked Alaska Notary Expiration Stamp, Alaska Notary Seal, Notary Record Book, Pre-Inked Notary affidavit stamp, Large Notary Supply Bag, and a Deluxe Leatherette Notary Seal Pouch.  This notary kit has the highest quality notary stamps that simply kiss the paper when stamping. These Max-Light notary stamps by Trodat feature an oil-based ink which is much less likely to dry. For the notary that wants the best and expects to use the notary supplies a lot, this is the notary kit for you!

We hope this article has helped you decide which Alaska Notary Kits to order. All our AK Notary supplies include many notary stamp variations with multiple notary stamp colors and notary seal upgrades. As always you can purchase your Alaska Notary Supplies here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/alaska-notary-public-supplies  Anchorstamp.com proudly ships Alaska notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.

Which Alaska Notary stamp should I purchase?

When you purchase your AK Notary Stamp it’s important to know your options. AnchorStamp.com offers a wide variety of Notary Stamps for Alaska. The first thing a notary needs to know is that the AK notary stamps are made in accordance with Alaska notary guidelines. An Alaska notary will then want to know how much do Alaska notary stamps cost? At Anchor Stamp, we offer AK notary stamps for all budgets, beginning with a Wood-handle notary stamp to self-inking AK notary stamps, to the highest quality, Pre-Inked AK notary stamps. Anchor Stamp offers Shiny and Trodat brands which reflect our commitment to creating quality Alaska notary stamps. Need your notary stamp in a hurry? No worries, Anchor Stamp ships Alaska Notary Supply orders the next business day and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more. You can purchase your Alaska notary stamps right here at our Alaska notary store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-stamps-supplies-alaska Let’s look at some of AK notary stamps in detail.

1) The highest quality Alaska notary stamps are the Alaska Pre-Inked notary stamps. This Alaska notary stamp product line uses the Max-Light brand by Trodat. The Max-Lights by Trodat feature a superior oil-based ink, a smooth stamping mechanism and a protective cover. Pre-Inked AK notary stamps can be re-inked, just be sure to use the proper Pre-Ink refill ink.

The most popular Alaska Pre-Inked notary stamp is the Pre-Inked AK notary expiration stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alaska-notary-pre-inked-expiration-stamp This compact notary stamp includes a standard border to properly frame the state-approved notary information. This AK notary stamp makes a sharp, crisp notary stamp impression every time. The Pre-Inked AK notary stamp is also available in a popular pink frame.

The Pre-Inked AK Round notary stamp is the highest quality round stamp on the market today. This AK notary stamp is used where a photographically reproducible notary impression is needed. Some other applications include scanning, copying and faxing notary documents that a notary embossed image may not apply. We also find that some notaries with arthritis or other disabilities find this round notary stamp to be easier to use than squeezing an Alaska notary seal. This fantastic AK notary stamp can be purchased at our AK notary store here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alaska-notary-pre-inked-round-stamp

Anchorstamp.com also offers Alaska notaries useful Pre-Inked notary stamps such as the Pre-Inked notary affidavit stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alaska-notary-pre-inked-affidavit-stamp , the Pre-Inked Notary Acknowledgement stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-acknowledgement-stamp- , the Pre-Inked Notary Jurat Stamp, found here  https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-jurat-stamp , and the Pre-Inked Notary Certified True Copy stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/certified-true-copy-stamp .

2) Our next high-quality line of Alaska notary stamps are Self-Inking notary stamps using the Shiny brand. The Alaska Self-inking notary stamps by Shiny feature a high-quality stamp that is also re-inkable. Another very popular notary stamp is the Self-Inking Alaska notary expiration stamp. These notary stamps include the state-approved AK notary stamp format with a standard border and the notary’s name and expiration date. This notary product also features various stamp frame colors including Black, Pink, USA Flag, Blue, Red and Lilac. You can purchase this great AK notary stamp here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alaska-notary-stamp-self-inking   

Anchorstamp.com offers another fine AK notary stamp, the Self-Inking Round Alaska Notary Stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alaska-notary-self-inking-round-stamp  This high-quality AK Round notary stamp includes a cover that products the notary die from dust and debris. Anchor Stamp offers the stamp frame available in Black, Red, Pink, and Blue.

Anchor Stamp also offers high-quality, useful Self-Inking Notary affidavit stamps, Self-Inking Acknowledgement Stamps and Self-Inking Jurat stamps on our Alaska notary stamp supply page https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-stamps-supplies-alaska  

3) The remaining line of AK notary stamps are the Traditional wood-handle notary stamps, the Alaska notary traditional expiration stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alaska-notary-traditional-expiration-stamp  and notary affidavit stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-traditional-affidavit-stamp . This is the least expensive, old-school, wood handle notary stamp. This product must be used with a notary stamp pad, sold separately.

We hope this informative article has helped you purchase your AK notary stamps. All Alaska notary supplies can be purchased here on our Alaska notary store, https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/alaska-notary-public-supplies Anchorstamp.com proudly ships Alaska notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.

Which Alaska notary seal should I purchase?

Experienced Alaska notaries know that there is nothing quite like a raised or embossed notary impression. Many clients will expect to see the raised notary seal as it makes them feel like the transaction is authentic and official. In some cases where documents go out of state, a notary seal is required. When notarizing in Alaska, we recommend purchasing an Alaska notary seal. Anchorstamp.com offers AK notary seals in most of our AK notary kits. It is important to purchase your Alaska notary seal from a company like Anchorstamp.com that manufacturers the seals on site. This will ensure quality and reduce the cost and delivery time of these important notary tools. Anchor Stamp uses the Shiny brand to create our line of quality Alaska notary embossers. Our Alaska notary seals are made of steel and built to last. Each Alaska notary embosser is engraved with pride and tested to meet the highest quality standards. All our Alaska notary seals can be purchased right here on our Alaska notary Store https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-seal-alaska  

Anchor Stamp offers three kinds of Alaska notary seals. The first, and most popular is the AK notary pocket seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-seal-alaska-pocket The pocket seal is named so as it could fit right in your pocket and is preferred by notaries on the go. All our notary pocket seals include a free vinyl storage pouch. Anchorstamp.com offers a wide variety of notary seal upgrades and various color options including Black, Pink, Blue, and Red.

The next Alaska notary seal option is the Alaska notary desk seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-seal-alaska-desk This notary desk seal features four rubber gripped feet for the seal to rest on top of your desk without slipping. The Alaska notary desk seal is great for higher volume embossing and made for the notary to leverage his/her weight as they seal.

The finest Alaska notary seal is the Alaska Notary Designer Desk Seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alaska-notary-designer-desk-seal . The Alaska Designer notary desk seal is the most attractive and distinguished looking item an Alaska notary can purchase. This revolutionary design is tested and proven to reduce pressure by 30%. The steel-frame construction makes this Alaska notary embosser built to stand the test of time. Anchorstamp.com offers this beautiful seal in Black, Silver, and Gold.

We hope this article about Alaska notary seals has helped you purchase your AK notary seals. All Alaska notary supplies can be purchased here on our Alaska notary store, https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/alaska-notary-public-supplies Anchorstamp.com proudly ships Alaska notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.