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The fees specified in this rule shall be charged for the services designated herein:
(a) In the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals:
(1) Filing Fees:
(i) Upon filing a written notice of appeal or cross-appeal (Appellate Rule 204(b) or Rule 215(b)) $100.00
(ii) Upon filing a petition for review or cross-petition for review (Appellate Rule 403(a)), 100.00
(iii) Upon filing original proceedings (Appellate Rule 404) 100.00
(iv) Upon filing a petition for hearing (Appellate Rule 303) 100.00
(v) Upon filing a judicial bypass appeal (Appellate Rule 220) no fee
(2) Miscellaneous Fees:
(i) For preparation of case record for review by the Supreme Court of the United States 100.00
(ii) For copies of documents on file with the supreme court or the court of appeals, whether or not certified: Each page or fraction thereof .25
(iii) For copies of court opinions, per opinion 2.00
(iv) Subparagraphs (e)(2) and (e)(4) of this rule apply to certification and notary public services in the appellate courts(3) No person shall be charged a filing fee upon filing a written notice of appeal or a petition for review of a decision involving a claim for benefits under AS 23.20 (Employment Security Act).
(b) Filing Fees - Superior Court:
(1) Upon filing any civil case, including a petition for deposition before action 100.00
(2) For probate matters:
(i) Initial filing fee 100.00
(ii) For depositing a will with the court for safekeeping 25.00
(iii) For registration of a trust document 25.00
(iv) Upon filing a petition for court approval of a minor's settlement, when it involves opening a new file 50.00
(v) For filing a petition for appointment of a temporary property custodian under AS 22.15.110 (a)(3) no fee
(vi) For lodging a temporary property custodian affidavit and inventory no fee
(vii) For filing a petition to bypass parental consent to an abortion under Probate Rule 20 no fee(3) Upon filing of an adoption proceeding 50.00
If the petitioner seeks to adopt more than one child at the same time, only one filing fee will be charged even if a separate petition is filed for each child.
(4) Upon filing any guardianship, conservatorship or other protective proceedings to include all services 50.00
(5) Upon filing an appeal, including a sentence appeal, or petition for review from district court, except in forma pauperis cases 25.00
(6) Upon filing an action to enjoin or enforce orders of the Alaska Worker's Compensation Board 100.00
(7) Upon filing an action for review of a decision by the Department of Labor under AS 23.20 (Employment Security Act) no fee
(8) Upon filing an appeal or petition for review from an administrative order (AS 44.62.560) 100.00
(9) In cases arising under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, all ordinary fees shall be charged, subject to the waiver provisions of Supreme Court Order No. 19*
(10) Upon filing a complaint or comparable pleading under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act no fee
(11) Upon filing a petition for a domestic violence protective order no fee
(c) Filing Fees - District Court:
(1) Filing fees, district court jurisdiction 60.00
(2) Filing fees, small claims actions, claim for relief
(i) $2,500 or less 25.00
(ii) more than $2,500 50.00
No additional filing fee is due when a small claims case is removed to district or superior court.
(3) Filing fees, petitions for domestic violence protective order no fee
(4) There shall be no fee for filing a presumptive death petition.
(d) Transcript and Related Fees:
(1) Cassette transcripts, other than cassette transcripts of sentencing proceedings provided pursuant to Criminal Rule 32.2(f), each 90-minute tape 10.00
(2) For recording depositions with court recording equipment, per hour, or fraction thereof 25.00
(e) Miscellaneous Fees in the Superior Court and the District Court:
(1) Copying.
(i) For photocopying or making copies from microfiche or microfilm, the cost per page is, .25
(A "page" means one side of a sheet of paper.)
(ii) For duplicating a microfiche sheet (diazo) 5.00
(2) Certification.
A court can certify a copy of a document only if the original of the document is on file with or recorded with the court. The cost of photocopying the document is included in the certification costs given below. For certifying a copy of any document excluding a vital statistics record (birth, death, marriage certificate) the cost is:
(i) Each document 5.00
(ii) For each additional certified copy of the document requested at the same time 2.00
However, a party is entitled to receive one free certified copy of the final judgment or order in the party's case. The fee for certifying a copy of a vital statistics record (birth, death, marriage certificate) shall be the fee charged by the Bureau of Vital Statistics for this service.
(3) For issuing exemplifications 10.00
(4) For notary public services 3.00
This fee shall not apply to notary services on documents which are to be filed in a pending action or which are related to official court business.
(5) For providing in writing requested information from search of records, per hour or fraction thereof 15.00
(6) For service of process by the court:
(i) By certified mail (postage provided by party) 4.00
(ii) By registered mail (postage provided by party) 10.00
A party requesting service of process by certified or registered mail must supply an addressed envelope, adequate postage, and appropriate postal forms.
(7) For issuing marriage license 25.00
(8) For performing marriage ceremony 25.00
(f) General Provisions:
(1) No filing, certifying, or copying fee will be charged to any person determined to be indigent under Administrative Rule 10. No filing or certifying fees will be charged to any agency of the state of Alaska. State agencies will not be charged copying fees except for copies of law library materials.
(2) Notarization required in an action by a person represented in such action by an attorney furnished to the person by an organization authorized to provide legal services to indigents is exempted from notary public fees provided under this schedule.
(3) Before accepting any civil action or proceeding for filing, a filing fee in the amount prescribed in this rule shall be collected. Further or additional fees or charges shall be made by the clerk or magistrate with respect to such action or proceeding only for additional services as specified in this rule.
(4) The fee received by a marriage commissioner for issuance of a marriage license shall be remitted to the appropriate recording magistrate or judicial employee. The fee for performance of a marriage ceremony shall be retained by the marriage commissioner as compensation for that service. A judicial officer or employee acting as marriage commissioner shall deposit such fee in accordance with Administrative Rule 5(b).
(5) No fee of any kind will be charged to a minor in a proceeding to bypass parental consent to an abortion under Probate Rule 20 or Appellate Rule 220.
(Adopted by SCO 412 effective July 1, 1980; amended by SCO 423 effective September 1, 1980; by SCO 424 effective July 1, 1980; by SCO 443 effective November 13, 1980; by SCO 464 effective July 1, 1981; by SCO 472 effective June 1, 1981; by SCO 475 effective August 17, 1981; by SCO 482 ef-fective September 1, 1981; by SCO 485 effective October 5, 1981; by SCO 490 effective January 4, 1982; by SCO 524 effective September 1, 1982; by SCO 525 effective September 1, 1982; by SCO 560 effective May 2, 1983; by SCO 648 effective July 1, 1985; by SCO 657 effective December 15, 1985; by SCO 692 effective July 1, 1986; by SCO 747 effective December 15, 1986; by SCO 749 effective December 15, 1986; by SCO 756 effective December 15, 1986; by SCO 779 effective March 15, 1987; by SCO 785 effective March 15, 1987; by SCO 843 effective June 24, 1987; by SCO 887 effective July 15, 1988; by SCO 888 effective July 15, 1988; by SCO 940 effective January 15, 1989; by SCO 947 effective October 17, 1988; by SCO 986 effective August 1, 1989; by SCO 1001 effective January 15, 1990; by SCO 1002 effective January 15, 1990; by SCO 1031 effective July 15, 1990; by SCO 1056 effective July 15, 1991; by SCO 1059 effective July 15, 1991; by SCO 1111 effective nunc pro tunc July 27, 1992; by SCO 1129 effective July 15, 1993; by SCO 1133 effective July 15, 1993; by SCO 1140 effective July 1, 1993; by SCO 1153 effective July 15, 1994; by SCO 1164 effective July 15, 1994; by SCO 1201 effective July 15, 1995; by SCO 1214 effective July 15, 1995; by SCO 1261 effective September 26, 1996; by SCO 1268, 1269 and 1275 effective July 15, 1997; by SCO 1279 effective July 31, 1997; by SCO 1292 effective January 15, 1998; and by SCO 1300 effective October 29, 1997)
Editor's Note: Supreme Court Order 19 provides as follows:
"In the processing of all cases arising under the provisions of the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (Ch. 31 SLA 1953, as amended, Ch. 19 SLA 1960), either as an initiating state or as a responding state, prepayment of filing fees, the cost of serving summons, procuring the presence of the defendant in court, and other costs as may be allowed by the superior court, shall be waived upon the filing in the case of a pauper's affidavit in suitable form.
"Where prepayment of fees or costs has been waived, any order of the superior court requiring the payment of money by the defendant shall specifically provide that the defendant reimburse the clerk of court for all waived fees and costs. The order of the court shall specify the amount of any fee or cost item and shall designate which state agency shall be reimbursed for such fee or cost. Upon collection of said fees and costs, the clerk shall deposit the same as reimbursement to the appropriate state agencies or departments pursuant to said order of court." (Supreme Court Order 19; amended by Supreme Court Order 59 effective January 1, 1964).
Note: In 1996, the legislature enacted AS 18.66.160(c), which prohibits anyone from charging a fee for service of process in a proceeding to obtain a domestic violence protective order. According to § 76 ch. 64 SLA 1996, this statute has the effect of amending Administrative Rule 9(e)(6).
Note: In 1997 the legislature enacted AS 18.16.030 (m), which provides that a filing fee may not be required of, and court costs may not be assessed against, a minor in a proceeding to bypass parental consent to an abortion. According to ch. 14, § 10 SLA 1997, AS 18.16.030(m) has the effect of amending Administrative Rule 9, Civil Rule 79, and Appellate Rule 508 by prohibiting filing fees and assessment of court costs in certain actions. Instead of amending individual rules to implement AS 18.16.030, the supreme court has adopted a separate rule on judicial bypass proceedings in the superior court and a separate rule on judicial bypass appeals. See Probate Rule 20 & Appellate Rule 220.
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