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.
Complete unannotated 2017 - 2018
Alaska Rules of Court
Including any currently effective, recent rule changes adopted after the print edition's publication deadline.
All Court Rules are provided as PDFs with bookmarks. Please see these instructions to copy content from the PDFs.
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See also Recent Rule Changes and Supreme Court Orders (SCOs)
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Rule changes since the October publication of the 2017-2018 main edition of the Alaska Rules of Court.
Note: If you are not able to access the PDF files listed below, please contact the Court Rules Office at 907-264-8231 for assistance.
Rule | Action | Effective Date |
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Administrative Rule 9 | amended by SCO 1918 | effective January 1, 2018 |
Administrative Rule 9(f) | amended by SCO 1921 | effective March 21, 2018 |
Administrative Rule 23(d) | amended by SCO 1917 | effective December 1, 2017 |
Administrative Rule 41 | amended by SCO 1916 | effective January 1, 2018 |
Administrative Rule 43.10 | amended by SCO 1920 | effective April 16, 2018 |
Civil Rule 90.3(a)(1) & (c)(2); attached Commentary |
amended by SCO 1919 | effective April 16, 2018 |
Criminal Rule 6(b) [Table] | amended by SCO 1916 | effective January 1, 2018 |
Criminal Rule 18 [Community Chart] | amended by SCO 1916 | effective January 1, 2018 |
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Venue means place of trial.
Criminal Rule 18 explains how to use the court system's venue map (4.03 MB) to determine the place where a defendant's trial will be held.
The venue map includes a chart (also available separately) that shows the presumptive trial site for each community
In addition to the presumptive trial sites shown on the venue map and community chart, there is also a list of approved additional trial sites in Administrative Bulletin 27. As explained in Criminal Rule 18(e), a defendant may ask the court to transfer the trial to one of those sites if it is:
Judicial district lines are also shown on the venue map.
*Please be advised that the posted venue map is current through July 1, 2015. The supreme court has since approved additional changes to the venue map but the revised map is not yet available. The revised venue map:
Note: The separately posted community chart is up-to-date.
Because it is a very large file, it takes about 45 seconds to open.
Hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and hit 1 to enlarge the map to its full (100%) size. (If you want to enlarge it more or less, click on the down arrow next to the percent field near the center of the tool bar above the map and select the size you want.)
Click on the hand icon on the tool bar to turn the cursor into a hand. Use the hand cursor to drag the map left or up until you see the area of the state you want to look at.
Click on the magnifying glass icon to zoom in or zoom out on a specific area.
View the venue map (4.03 MB)
Once you have downloaded the map you may print it on any printer or plotter you have access to. You may also take the PDF file to a commercial printer and have them print it at your expense.