Alaska Rules of Court

2009 - 2010 Alaska Rules of Court

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About the Alaska Rules of Court

The Alaska Rules of Court are the rules for the administration of all courts in the state and for practice and procedure in civil and criminal cases established by the supreme court under the authority of the Alaska Constitution. The supreme court has also adopted rules for the practice of law in Alaska and procedural rules for children's matters, probate, and appeals.

The current Rules are available above, and the print version is available at all Alaska Court System law libraries and some public libraries. The official publisher of the Alaska Rules of Court is Tower Publishing. Their toll-free number is 1-800-969-8693.

Most Alaska rules are enacted and amended by supreme court order (SCO), which the court issues on a periodic basis. Print versions of all SCOs are available at the Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks law libraries. The Alaska Legislature may also change the court's procedural rules by passing an act expressing its intent to do so by a two-thirds majority of both houses. The Alaska Legislature website provides information about pending legislation.

Rule Changes

Rule Changes since October 15, 2009 (date of publication of the 2009-2010 main edition of the Alaska Rules of Court):

Note: If you are not able to access the PDF files listed below, please contact Court Rules at 907-264-8231 for assistance.

RULE CHANGED	SUPREME COURT ORDER	EFFECTIVE DATE
Administrative Rule 19.2	amended by SCO 1722	effective January 1, 2010
Appellate Rule 303(c)	amended by SCO 1718	effective April 15, 2010
Appellate Rule 403(c)	amended by SCO 1718	effective April 15, 2010
Appellate Rule 404(c)	amended by SCO 1718	effective April 15, 2010
Appellate Rule 513.5(e)	amended by SCO 1720	effective April 15, 2010
Appellate Rule 514	amended by SCO 1720	effective April 15, 2010
CINA Rule 18(d)	amended by SCO 1721	effective April 15, 2010

Request for Comments

The Alaska Supreme Court seeks comments on the following proposals to amend the Alaska Rules of Court.
Comments are due by Monday, November 30, 2009

All Proposals (8 pages)

PLEASE NOTE: Proposals marked with an asterisk (*) were not recommended by the committee, but comments on these proposals are still welcome.

The proposals are Adobe Acrobat PDF documents.

Civil Rules & District Court Civil Rules Proposals

• Civil Rule 4(e) - Service by Publication on Court Website
• Civil Rule 68(b) - Non-hourly Fee Agreements as Basis of Award
• District Court Civil Rule 16 - Discretion in Admitting Evidence

Criminal Rules Proposals

• * Criminal Rule 36 - Requirements for Correcting Clerical Mistakes

Appellate Rules Proposals

• Appellate Rule 514(d) - Limited entries of Appearance in Appeals
• * Appellate Rule 519 - Requirements for Correcting Clerical Mistakes

Rev. 16 November 2009 © Alaska Court System www.state.ak.us/courts webmaster@courts.state.ak.us

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