Alaska Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. 21

As amended through December 18, 2024
Rule 21 - Assistance to Litigants- Handbook

The court system shall prepare the Alaska Small Claims Handbook and make it available on the court system's website. Courts must also have physical copies of the handbook available to the public. Magistrate judges and clerks of any district court are authorized, when necessary, to assist litigants in the preparation of complaints and answers and service of process forms. If a litigant needs assistance, the clerk or magistrate judge should first refer the litigant to the handbook. If a litigant needs additional assistance because the litigant cannot read or write the English language or is physically unable to write, and the litigant is unable to obtain assistance from a friend or relative, the clerk or magistrate judge shall write the litigant's information and response on the appropriate form. A form written by the clerk or magistrate judge shall be signed by the litigant. The clerk or magistrate judge shall note on the form that he or she wrote it for the litigant under this rule.

Alaska Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. 21

SCO 225 effective 5/1/1976; amended by SCO 748 effective 12/15/1986; and by SCO 1153 effective 7/15/1994; and by SCO 1829 effective 10/1/2014; amended by SCO 1965 effective 4/15/2021.