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Rule 61. Suspension for Nonpayment of Alaska Bar Membership Fees and Fee Arbitration Awards.
(a) Any member failing to pay any fees within 30 days after they become due shall be notified in writing by certified or registered mail that the Executive Director shall, on April 1, petition a Justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska for an order suspending such member for nonpayment of fees.
(b) The Executive Director shall annually notify the clerks of court of the names and date of suspension of all members who have been then or previously suspended and not reinstated.
(1) Any member who has been suspended for less than one year, upon payment of all accrued dues, in addition to a penalty of $10.00 per week of delinquency (each portion of a week to be considered a whole week) but not exceeding a total of $160.00 in penalties shall be reinstated upon certification by the Executive Director to the Supreme Court and the clerks of court that the dues and penalties have been paid.
(2) Any member who has been suspended for a year or more, upon determination of character and fitness as set forth in Rule 2(1)(d) by the Board, upon payment of all accrued dues, in addition to a penalty of $160.00, shall be reinstated upon certification by the Executive Director to the Supreme Court and the clerks of court that the member meets the standard of character and fitness set forth in Rule 2(1)(d) and that dues and penalties have been paid.
(c) Any member who without good cause fails to pay a final and binding fee arbitration award within 15 days after it is final and binding shall be notified in writing by certified or registered mail that the Executive Director shall, after 15 days, petition the Supreme Court of Alaska for an order suspending such member for nonpayment of a fee arbitration award. Upon suspension of the member for nonpayment of a fee arbitration award, the member shall not be reinstated until the award is paid or otherwise satisfied and the Executive Director has certified to the Supreme Court and the clerks of court that the award has been paid.
(Added by SCO 233(7) effective April 1, 1976; amended by SCO 343 effective December 18, 1978; by SCO 466 effective June 1, 1981; by SCO 611 effective January 1, 1985; by SCO 971 effective July 15, 1989; by SCO 1232 effective July 15, 1996; and by SCO 1310 effective July 15, 1998)
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