In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
(1) "convicted" or "conviction" means that the person has entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere, or has been found guilty or guilty but mentally ill by a court or jury;
(2) "notarial act" means an act that is identified as a notarial act under AS 09.63.120 and an act that a notary public is directed to perform under AS 44.50.060 ;
(3) "notary public" means a person commissioned to perform notarial acts under this chapter.