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(a) The summons shall be issued and the summons and complaint served, according to the procedures of Civil Rule 4, except that:
(1) If personal service is used, the clerk shall deliver the summons for service to a peace officer or to a person specially appointed to serve it.
(2) If service is by registered or certified mail, the clerk shall mail the summons and a copy of the complaint as provided in Civil Rule 4(h).
(3) Service by publication or posting shall not be allowed.
(4) Service on a defendant who is outside the state shall be allowed only in accordance with the Landlord-Tenant Act, AS 34.03.340 and AS 09.05.020, entitled Service of Process on Nonresident Owner or Operator of Motor Vehicle.
(5) The affidavit required by Civil Rule 4(f) is not required in small claims cases and Civil Rule 4(j) shall not apply.
(b) A copy of the Alaska Small Claims Handbook and a blank answer form shall be served with the summons and complaint.
(c) If the summons and complaint are served by registered or certified mail, a delivery receipt returnable to the district court shall be required. All returned delivery receipts shall be attached to the copy of the summons retained by the court.
(d) All parties shall inform the court and other parties of any change in mailing address during the pendency of the action. The parties are deemed to have received all documents mailed to them at the addresses furnished by them.
(e) Service of any pleading or process, including the summons and complaint, shall be valid even though refused by the recipient and returned after such refusal. Upon receiving a returned refused mailing, the clerk shall mail to the refusing party by first class mail a copy of the mailing refused and a notice that service of the original was valid upon refusal and that the case will proceed as if the recipient had accepted the original mailing.
(f) Civil Rule 45(a), (b), (c), (e), and (f), concerning subpoenas is incorporated in these rules for the purpose of securing the attendance of witnesses at trial, except that the fee tendered with a subpoena need only cover the fees for mileage and for one-half day's attendance if the person's attendance, including travel time, requires no more than three consecutive hours.
(SCO 225 effective May 1, 1976; amended by SCO 264 effective February 15, 1977; by SCO 381 effective October 1, 1979; by SCO 713 effective September 15, 1986; by SCO 754 effective December 15, 1986; by SCO 1075 effective January 15, 1992; and by SCO 1138 effective July 15, 1993)
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