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Search Alaska UCC filings

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Written byRegistryWise Editorial TeamFact-checked against the Alaska Department of Natural Resources · How we research

The short answer

Alaska UCC financing statements are filed with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Recorder's Office (UCC Central File). You can search them online for free, with no account needed, by the debtor's name.

On this page
  1. How to search
  2. Fees
  3. Reading the results
  4. Questions
  5. Sources

How to search Alaska UCC records

  1. Open the UCC Central File Name Search Menu.
  2. Enter the name. For a person, use the format SMITH JOHN A JR.
  3. Choose a sort order and click "Name Search".
  4. For each initial financing statement you find, run a Document Number search and open the Associated Document link to see related filings.

Good to know in Alaska: UCC filings are kept by the Department of Natural Resources, not the Division of Corporations. The office warns that a name search may not retrieve every record filed after July 1, 2001.

Alaska UCC fees

Online search
Free
Official or certified search: $15. Official request for information, per name searched. With copies it's $25 per name.
File a UCC-1
$20
Same fee online, in person, by fax, or by mail.

Reading the results

Each result is a financing statement: a lender (the secured party) telling the public it has a claim on some of a business's property (the debtor's collateral). Open a filing to see who the lender is, when it was filed, when it lapses, and what property it covers. Later filings on the same record, such as amendments, continuations and terminations, show whether the claim is still live.

A filing usually lasts five years unless the lender continues it. A termination means the lender has released its claim. For more on what these filings mean, see what a UCC filing is and our UCC search guide.

Checking the business itself? Our Alaska business search guide shows how to confirm its exact legal name and status first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Alaska UCC search free?

Yes. Searching Alaska UCC records online is free. An official or certified search costs $15.

How much does it cost to file a UCC-1 in Alaska?

$20. Same fee online, in person, by fax, or by mail.

What name should I search?

Search the debtor's exact legal name as it appears on its state business record, including "LLC" or "Inc." if your search needs it. Lenders file under that name, so a nickname or brand name can miss the filing. Check the name on our Alaska business search guide first.

How long does a UCC filing last?

A financing statement generally lasts five years from the date it was filed. The lender can extend it by filing a continuation in the six months before it lapses.

Sources

We take every fee, deadline and rule on this page from these pages and nowhere else. Rules change, so open the source before you pay anything.

  1. 1.Alaska Department of Natural Resources: UCC searchChecked November 8, 2026
  2. 2.Alaska Department of Natural Resources: UCC-1 filing feeChecked November 8, 2026

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