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Current Rules of Court

Complete unannotated 2016 - 2017
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.

  • Note: The District Court Rules of Criminal Procedure were rescinded or renumbered in 2013.

See also Recent Rule Changes and Supreme Court Orders (SCOs)

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.

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Recent Rule Changes

Rule changes since the October publication of the 2016-2017 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.

Administrative Rule 6 amended by SCO 1896 effective October 15, 2016
Administrative Rule 9(e)(10), (f)(1) amended by SCO 1909 effective June 21, 2017
Administrative Rule 40 amended by SCO 1899 effective January 1, 2017
Adoption Rule 1(f) added by SCO 1897 effective December 12, 2016
Adoption Rule 5 amended & note added by SCO 1886 effective January 1, 2017
Adoption Rule 5 amended by SCO 1898 effective January 1, 2017
Adoption Rule 6 amended & note added by SCO 1886 effective January 1, 2017
Appellate Rule 204(a)(2), (4), (5), c(1) amended by SCO 1911 effective October 16, 2017
Appellate Rule 511 amended & note added by SCO 1908 effective nunc pro tunc May 11, 2017
Bar Rule 16(c) revised by SCO 1903 effective October 15, 2017
Bar Rule 26(b) revised by SCO 1904 effective October 15, 2017
Bar Rule 43.1 revised by SCO 1901 effective April 15, 2017
Bar Rule 43.4 added by SCO 1881 effective October 15, 2017
Bar Rule 44 revised by SCO 1902 effective May 1, 2017
Bar Rule 44 3(c)(4) amended by SCO 1909 effective June 21, 2017
CINA Rule 1(f) added by SCO 1897 effective December 12, 2016
CINA Rule 4 (b)(4), (f)(3) amended by SCO 1912 effective October 16, 2017
CINA Rule 17.3 adopted & note added by SCO 1886 effective January 1, 2017
Civil Rule 41 amended & note added by SCO 1908 effective nunc pro tunc May 11, 2017
Criminal Rule 5(a)(1) amended by SCO 1898 effective January 1, 2017
Criminal Rule 32.6 amended by SCO 1907 effective January 1, 2017
Criminal Rule 32.6(i) amended by SCO 1913 effective nunc pro tunc June 20, 2017
Criminal Rule 37(e) amended by SCO 1900 effective April 15, 2017
Criminal Rule 38 rescinded & readopted by SCO 1914 effective October 16, 2017
Criminal Rule 41 note added by SCO 1913 effective January 1, 2018
Delinquency Rule 23.2 amended by SCO 1907 effective April 5, 2017
Minor Offense Rule 1 amended by SCO 1895 effective November 1, 2016
Minor Offense Rule 3(g)(1) amended by SCO 1909 effective June 21, 2017
Minor Offense Rule 3-13 amended by SCO 1895 effective November 1, 2016
Minor Offense Rule 5.1 adopted by SCO 1895 effective November 1, 2016
Minor Offense Rule 7.1 adopted by SCO 1895 effective November 1, 2016
Minor Offense Rule 17-18 amended by SCO 1895 effective November 1, 2016
Minor Offense Rule 23 adopted by SCO 1895 effective November 1, 2016
Probate Rule 2(b) & (d) amended by SCO 1906 effective February 22, 2017
Probate Rule 2(b)2.B. amended by SCO 1910 effective October 16, 2017
Probate Rule 15(e) added by SCO 1897 effective December 12, 2016
Professional Conduct Rule 1.1 comments revised & added by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 1.6 rule revised & comments added by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 1.17 comment revised by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 1.18(a) & (b) rule & comment revised by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 4.4 revised by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 5.3 rule & comment revised by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 5.5 revised by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 7.1 comment revised by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 7.2 comment revised by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 7.3 rule & comment revised by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017
Professional Conduct Rule 9.1 rule & comment revised by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017

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