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Alaska Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Alaska) Court of Appeals (Alaska Ct. App.) ————— U.S. District Court (D. Alaska) U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Bankr. D. Alaska) —————  * Not available — «Browse» for information.
Additional Resources
¶ Subject index to Alaska Supreme Court opinions … [Touch N' Go Systems, Inc. (Alaska)]

Alaska Constitution and Legislation

1. Constitution (Alaska Const.)
2. Bills
3. Session Laws
   Appended to these collections of session laws are laws vetoed by the governor as well as legislative resolves. Note: On any of the pages linked here, a link for a chaptered law could be broken; in that case, use the link for the underlying bill. (Also, on each page linked here, the heading for the list of laws and legislative resolves shows the next-following year after the legislative session: for example, “1995” for the 18th Legislature, 1993-1994.)
4. Alaska Statutes (Alaska Stat.)
   See also uniform laws and interstate compacts.

Alaska Rules of Procedure and Practice

Rules of Procedure • District Court Rules • Family Law Rules
Rules of Appellate Procedure (Alaska R. App. P.) Rules of Civil Procedure (Alaska R. Civ. P.) Rules of Criminal Procedure (Alaska R. Crim. P.) Rules of Evidence (Alaska R. Evid.) Rules of Probate Procedure (Alaska R. Prob. P.) District Court Rules of Civil Procedure (Alaska Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P.) District Court Rules of Criminal Procedure (Alaska Dist. Ct. R. Crim. P.) Adoption Rules (Alaska Adoption R.) Child in Need of Aid Rules (Alaska Child in Need of Aid R.) [aka CINA Rules] Delinquency Rules (Alaska Delinq. R.)
U.S. District Court—All Rules (D. Alaska R.)     —Civil Rules     —Criminal Rules U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules (D. Alaska Bankr. R.)
Rules of Practice • Judicial Rules • Professional Ethics Decisions
Bar Rules (Alaska B.R.) Rules of Professional Conduct (Alaska R. Prof. Conduct) Rules of [Court] Administration (Alaska Admin. R.) Code of Judicial Conduct (Alaska Code Jud. Conduct) Judicial Conduct Commission Rules (Alaska Jud. Conduct Comm'n R.) Bar Association: Ethics Opinions Commission on Judicial Conduct: Ethics Opinions
Additional Resources
¶ Alaska court rules amendments: Supreme Court orders.
¶ Commentary on Alaska rules of evidence
¶ U.S. District Court. Pro Se Handbook

Alaska Administrative Law Sources

Regulations
Administrative Code (Alaska Admin. Code) Administrative Journal (Alaska Admin. J.)
1. Orders • Decisions • Opinions
2. Executive Orders (Exec. Order No.)
Additional Resources
¶ Administrative Code  Search  … [Touch N' Go Systems, Inc. (Alaska)]

Alaska Ordinances and Home-Rule Charters

Municipal Codes of Principal Cities
Anchorage Fairbanks Homer Juneau Ketchikan Kodiak  
A municipal code is linked here if the city is the capital or one of the five largest cities in the state or has a population exceeding 100,000.
Borough Codes of Ordinances
Aleutians East Borough Denali Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough Kodiak Island Borough Lake and Peninsula Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough  
Home-Rule Charters
Juneau Ketchikan Kodiak  
State law authorizes “home rule” for municipalities and boroughs [Alaska Stat. § 29.1.010 et seq.]. See generally Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development, “Local Government in Alaska” (2001). See also borough charters and municipal charters at the web site of the Alaska Department of Commerce. Note that a charter could be included in a code of ordinances instead of being separately accessible.

Alaska Law-Related Periodicals

1. Alaska Law Review (Alaska L. Rev.) … [Duke Univ. Sch. of Law]

Other Alaska Commentary

Alaska Judicial Council — Consumer Publications
A Consumer Guide to Selecting a Mediator A Guide to Alaska Child in Need of Aid Cases A Guide to Alaska’s Criminal Justice System A Handbook for Victims of Crime in Alaska A Consumer Guide to Selecting a Mediator ————— Como Escoger Un Mediador: Una Guía para la Clientela Guía del Sistema Jurídico de Alaska Un Manual para las Victimas de Delitos en Alaska

Alaska Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Alaska Court Information

Web Sites
See also a state court system directory.
Alaska Court System ————— U.S. District Court U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Additional Resources
¶ U.S. District Court: Criminal Justice Act Information
¶ U.S. District Court: New Attorney Reference Manual … “This reference Manual has been prepared to familiarize new attorneys with the administrative aspects of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. This Manual is only a guide. It is not intended to answer questions regarding practice and is not a substitute for statutes, rules and case law.”

Alaska Forms

1. Jury Instructions: Civil • Criminal
2. U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Forms
3. Department of Revenue Forms Index
4. Business Entity Forms …[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Alaska Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
Legislature Judicial Branch ————— Attorney General and Law Department Public Defender Agency Judicial Council Judicial Conduct Commission ————— Revenue Department
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶ Vital Records — Contact Information … [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶ Workers’ Compensation — Agency Contact Information … [Robert W. McDowell / N.C. Indus. Comm’n]
1. Alaska Bar Association
2. Northwest Indian Bar Association
   See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
3. Law Schools • Admission to Practice • Continuing Legal Education
   NOTE: There are no law schools in Alaska.
4. Consulate General of Canada in Seattle … Canadian consular services for Alaska residents. There is also a consulate in Anchorage (for business and trade matters only).

Legal Research and Assistance

1. Alaska State Law Library
   See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
2. Legal Research - Alaska Resources … [Alaska State Law Library]
3. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Alaska Residents … [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Alaska law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Alaska.
4. Low-Cost Legal Aid … See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
1. AlaskaLawHelp … [Pro Bono Net (N.Y.) / Alaska Legal Services Corp.] — “AlaskaLawHelp is a guide to civil legal services and resources for low-income persons and seniors in Alaska. This site provides information on various free and low-cost legal programs in Alaska, including basic eligibility and contact information. Here you can find links to web sites offering helpful information, schedules of free self-help clinics, forms, and legal education documents that give you basic information on a number of legal problems.”
2. Alaska Legal Services Corporation … “Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC) is a private, nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income Alaskans.”
3. Alaska Legal Help for the Poor … [Am. Bar Ass’n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA’s Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs’ web sites.
4. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help … [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.