Alaska § 40.15.020 - Plats to be acknowledged and contain certificate that taxes and assessments are paid.
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§ 40.15.020. Plats to be acknowledged and contain certificate that taxes and assessments are paid.
Every plat shall be acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds. A certificate of acknowledgment shall be endorsed on or annexed to the plat and recorded with it. A person filing and recording a plat, map, subdivision, or replat of property, or vacating the whole or any portion of an existing plat, map, subdivision, or replat shall file and record with it a certificate from the tax-collecting official or officials of the area in which the land is located that all taxes levied against the property at that date are paid.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Alaska Statutes § 40.15.020 cover?
Section 40.15.020 ("Plats to be acknowledged and contain certificate that taxes and assessments are paid.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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