Alaska § 10.55.606 - Filing duty of department.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 10.55.606 — Filing duty of department., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10.55.606. Filing duty of department.
(a) A document delivered to the department for filing that satisfies the requirements of AS 10.55.601 shall be filed by the department.
(b) The department files a document by recording it as filed on the date and time of receipt. After filing a document, the department shall deliver to the domestic or foreign entity or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing.
(c) If the department refuses to file a document, the department shall return the document to the domestic or foreign entity or its representative within 10 days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
(d) The duty of the department to file documents under this section is ministerial. The filing or refusal to file a document does not (1) affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part;
(2) relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or
(3) create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Alaska Statutes § 10.55.606 cover?
Section 10.55.606 ("Filing duty of department.") 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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