IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                          ORDER NO. 1352

                                   Amending Administrative Rule 43.1 (the
                                   traffic bail forfeiture schedule) to conform the
                                   rule to recent legislative changes.

IT IS ORDERED:

     1.   Administrative Rule 43.1 is amended to read as follows:

          Pursuant to AS 28.05.151, the following vehicle and traffic offenses
are amenable to disposition without court appearance upon payment and forfeiture of the bail
amounts listed. If a person charged with one of these offenses appears in court and is found guilty,
the penalty imposed for the offense may not exceed the bail amount for that offense listed below. An
offense for which a bail forfeiture amount has been established shall be charged on a citation which
meets the requirements of District Court Criminal Rule 8(c) and shall not be filed, numbered or
processed as a criminal case.

          Effective April 30, 1999, the bail amounts listed below are doubled for
violations of AS 28 and regulations adopted under AS 28 committed within a highway work zone,
as that term is defined in AS 28.40.100(a)(25).

          Pursuant to AS 28.15.131 and 13 AAC 04.008, a citation for an
offense listed as "Corr" must be dismissed (or voided) if proof of correction is presented to an
inspection official within the time allowed.  If the required repair is not made, the offense may be
disposed of without court appearance upon payment and forfeiture of the bail amount listed.

          Effective August 27, 1998, as a condition of the disposition of an
offense without appearance, the defendant shall pay the surcharge           prescribed in AS 12.55.039 in addition to the bail forfeiture amount
listed below.  A court may allow a defendant who is unable to pay the surcharge to perform
community work under AS 12.55.055(c) in lieu of the surcharge.  The surcharge must be deposited
into the general fund in a separate account designated for such surcharges.
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     2.   This order is made for the sole reason that the legislature has mandated the
amendment.

     3.   The following note is added at the end of Administrative Rule 43.1:

          Note to SCO 1352:  The requirement that the bail amount for offenses
committed within a highway work zone be doubled was added by sec.sec. 1 and 2, ch. 64 SLA 1998,
adopting AS 28.05.151(d) and AS 28.40.070.  This order is made for the sole reason that the legislature
has mandated the amendment.


DATED:                                     February 18, 1999                   

EFFECTIVE DATE:       April 30, 1999    


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                                   Chief Justice Matthews

                                   
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                                   Justice Eastaugh


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                                   Justice Fabe
     

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                                   Justice Bryner


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                                   Justice Carpeneti