Rules and Regulations Pertaining To
Motor Vehicle
Certificates of Ownership
(The following is published for the instruction of those who must secure certificates of ownership for motor vehicles. The certificates
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may be secured in Kodiak from the auto license agent, U. S. Commissioner’s office.)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Chapter 61, Session
Laws of Alaska, 1945, and to implement said law by establishing
regulations and procedures governing the issuance of certificates
of ownership of [,motor vehicles in Alaska, the following rules and
regulations are hereby adopted and promulgated:
1. Applications for certificates of ownership shall be under oath
and submitted to the Treasurer, or any of his authorized agents,
fully answered on form provided.
2. If satisfied from the application that applicant is the legal
owner of the vehicle described in the application, the Treasurer or
authorized agent, with whom the application is filed, shall with
out charge,(except for Notary fee) issue a certificate of ownership,
3. Applications may be sworn to before any Notary Public or
other person authorized to administer oaths. Where the notariz
ing is done by any out of the authorized agents of the irea&urer,
a notary fee ©f fifty cents is hereby authorized, except when the
agent happens to be a U. S. Commissioner whose fee schedule re
quires 75 cents for such service, the charge shall be 75 cents.
4. Applications for certificates of ownership shall be executed
and filed as single originals.
5. If an application is acted upou affirmatively the certificates
shall be made out in triplicate, as indicated by the eeitificate
books. The original shall go to the applicant; the first duplicate
copy shall be affixed to the application for final lodgement in the
Treasurer’s office, and the second duplicate shall be retained by
the agent for his record and for reference by local law enforcement
officers.
6. When a person holding a certificate of ownership hereunder
transfers title to the vehicle covered by said certificate, he shall
fully execute the transfer form on the back of the certificate, nam
ing the particular transferee.
7. Such transferee shall then be obliged to, in turn, apply for
his own certificate of ownership in the regular manner prescribed,
provided, however, he shall attach to his application the transfer
red certificate obtained from the previous owner, which transfer
red certificate shall remain attached to such new owner’s applica
tion as part of the permanent files and records.
8. In the event an agent makes a negative decision on an appli
cation, the applicant may give the agent oral notice of appeal, up
on which the agent shall promptly send the application, together
with his repoit on the case and its circumstances, to the Treasurer
at Juneau, for final decision. The applicant in such case may like
wise send his contention, in writing, to the Treasurer for consider
ation. The Treasurer will wait 10 days after receiving a denial ap
plication and report from his agent, to allow applicant to make his
supplemental showing in writing, before he considers the merits
and gives a ruling. After ruling, the Treasurer shall notify the ap
plicant accordingly. If the ruling favors the applicant the Treasur
er will himself issue, or cause to be issued, the resultant certificate
of ownership.
9. If the holder of a certificate loses same, or if it is destroyed,
he shall apply direct to the Treasurer at Juneau, for reissuance of
a substitute eertificate. Such application may be in the form of a
letter, supported by an affidavit or affidavits, showing destruction
or loss, and agreement that if the original certificates be later found
it will be forthwith surrendered to the Treasurer. In such event the
owner shall continue to hold and rely upon the substitute certifi
cate.
10. A person chosen by the Treasurer for appointment as agent,
upon his agreeing thereto, shall receive from the 1 reasurer a letter
so appointing him, together with the necessary forms to carry out
the work. An agent’s notarizing fee shall be retained by him in
each case as his sole compensation in the premises. Such appoint
ment shall be effective until terminated by either party.
11. Each agent shall at the end of each calendar quarter send
all applications with attached documents, to the Treasurer at
Juneau, Alaska. If, however, an agent hereunder terminates dur
ing a quarter, he shall transmit such applications, etc., immed
iately.
12. Upon termination the retiring agent shall also be charged
with safekeeping of the supplies and records on hand, pending the
appointment of his successor, ta whom he shall deliver same upon
request. If, in such case, the Treasurer decides not to appoint any
one to succeed the withdrawing agent, the supplies and records
shall be sent to the Treasurer, at Juneau, Alaska upon his request.
13. Should any of these regulations be declared invalid, the re
maining ones shall continue in full force and effect.
Done at Juneau, Alaska, this 26th day of May, 1945.
OSCAR G. OLSON,
Territorial Treasurer.
(SEAL)
appendix
Chapter 61, Session Laws of Alaska, 1945, as the Enabling Act
upon which the forgoing regulations are based, is as follows:
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
JUNEAU, ALASKA
CHAPTER 61
AN ACT
(H. B. 53)
To provide for the issuance of motor vehicle certificates of owner
ship, for other purposes, and to declare an emergency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska;
Section 1. The purpose of this Act is to require owners of mot
or vehicles in the Territory to secure certificates of ownership of
such vehicles in order to deter traffic in stolen motor vehicles.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person (a) to operate
any vehicle in the Territoiy under a Territorial license without se
curing and maintaining in full force and effect a certificate of own
ership therefor, or (b) to sell or transfer any vehicle without com
plying with all the provisions of this Act and rules and regulations
issued by the Treasurer pursuant thereto. Any person entitled
thereto shall be issued a certificate of ownership upon a vehicle
without securing license plates, when, in the judgment of the
Treasurer it is proper to do so.
Section 3. No vehicle license plates shall be issued by the
Treasurer unless the applicant at the same time shall make satis
factory application for, or previously shall have secured, a certific
ate of ownership. The Treasurer shall prescribe rules, regulations
and procedures governing (a) applications for, and issuance of, cer
tificates of ownership and duplicates thereof, and (b) transfers of
ownersip or interests therein by sale or otherwise. Certificates of
ownership shall not be required to be renewed annually, or at any
other time.
Section 4. The Treasurer, if satisfied from the application that
the applicant is the legal owner of the vehicle or otherwise entitled
to have the certificate of ownership in his name, shall issue a cer
tificate of ownership over his signature authenticated by his seal in
such form and containing such information as he shall prescribe.
Section 5. An emergency is hereby declared to exist and this
Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
Approved March 24, 1945.