{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-26.05.655","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 26.05.655","heading":"Authority to administer oaths and act as notary public.","body":"(a) The following persons may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice:\n(1) a judge advocate;\n(2) a summary court-martial;\n(3) the adjutant general and assistant adjutant generals;\n(4) a commanding officer of the militia;\n(5) a person authorized by federal or state statute or regulation or by regulations of the armed forces of the United States or the state to administer oaths or act as a notary public.\n(b) The following persons may administer oaths necessary in the performance of their duties:\n(1) the president, military judge, and trial counsel for general and special courts-martial;\n(2) an officer designated to take a deposition;\n(3) a person detailed to conduct an investigation;\n(4) a recruiting officer;\n(5) a person authorized by federal or state statute or regulation or by regulations of the armed forces of the United States to administer oaths or act as a notary public.\n(c) The person's signature without seal, together with the title of the person's office, is prima facie evidence of the person's authority to administer oaths and act as a notary public under this section.","path":["Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace.","Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice.","Article 2. Military Justice."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#26.05.655","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:01Z","sha256":"5c17bcceecafd15c5350d15967b0912745aa7c5547985676e409a95a498b15c0","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-26.05.650","next":"us-ak/as-26.05.660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}