Alaska R. Admin. 9

As amended through March 21, 2024

Rule 9 - Fee Schedule

The fees specified in this rule shall be charged for the services designated as follows:

(a)In the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals:

(1)	Filing Fees:
(A)	Upon filing a written notice of appeal or cross-appeal (Appellate Rule 204(b) or Rule 215(b))	$250.00
(B)	Upon filing a petition for review or cross-petition for review (Appellate Rule -204(a))	250.00
(C)	Upon filing original proceedings (Appellate Rule 404)	250.00
(D)	Upon filing a petition for hearing (Appellate Rule 303)	250.00
(E)	There shall be no filing fee charged to a person for 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).
(2)	Miscellaneous Fees:
(A)	For preparation of case record for review by the Supreme Court of the United States,	200.00
(B)	For copies of documents on file with the supreme court or the court of appeals, paragraph (e)(1) of this rule applies.
(C)	For copies of court opinions, per opinion	5.00
(D)	Paragraphs (e)(2) and (e)(4) of this rule apply to certification and notary public services in the appellate courts.

(b)Filing Fees -- Superior Court:

(1)	Upon filing any civil case, including a petition for deposition before action		250.00
(2)	For probate matters:
(A)	Upon filing a trust or estate action other than the registration or deposit of a will or trust document		250.00
(B)	For depositing a will with the court for safekeeping		$50.00
No fee will be charged if the will of a protected person or ward is deposited by the guardian or conservator pursuant to AS 13.26.545(e) after the death of the protected person or ward.
(C)	For registration of a trust document		$50.00
(D)	Upon filing a petition for court approval of a minor's settlement, when it involves opening a new file		100.00
(E)	There shall be no fee for filing a petition for appointment of a temporary property custodian under AS 22.15.110Z(a)(3).
(F)	There shall be no fee for lodging a temporary property custodian affidavit and inventory.
(G)	Upon filing any guardianship, conservatorship or other protective proceedings to include all services		150.00
Except:
	(i) If a petitioner seeks appointment of a guardian or conservator or files another protective proceeding for more than one child at the same time, only one filing fee will be charged even though a separate petition must be filed for each child; and
	(ii) there shall be no fee for filing a petition for an ex parte protective order under AS 13.26.450, an application for a temporary order under AS 13.26.208, or for modification of a protective order under AS 13.26.460(a).
(H)	There shall be no fee for filing a petition for involuntary mental or alcohol commitment.
(3)	Upon filing of an adoption proceeding		$100.00
If the petitioner seeks to adopt more than one child at the same time, only one filing fee will be charged even though a separate petition must be filed for each child.
(4)	Upon filing an appeal, including a sentence appeal, cross-appeal, petition for review, or cross-petition for review from district court		250.00
	Except for any similar appeal from small claims court		100.00
(5)	Upon filing an action to enjoin or enforce orders of the Alaska Worker's Compensation Board		250.00
(6)	There shall be no fee for filing an action for review of a decision by the Department of Labor under AS 23.20 (Employment Security Act).
(7)	Upon filing an appeal, cross-appeal, petition for review, or cross-petition for review from an administrative order (AS 44.62.560)		250.00
(8)	There shall be no fee for filing a complaint or comparable pleading under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
(9)	There shall be no fee for filing a petition for a domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault protective order.
(10)	Upon filing a petition for change of name		200.00
	If the petitioner seeks to change the name of more than one family member at the same time, only one filing fee will be charged even though a separate petition must be filed for each person who is requesting a change of name under Civil Rule 84.
(11)	For a motion to modify a final Alaska court order or decree awarding child custody, visitation, or support, or awarding spousal maintenance or allocating property		75.00
	Except there is no fee for filing a stipulated motion to modify.
(12)	Foreign Orders - Orders Issued by Another State, Country, or a Tribe:
(A)	Registration of a foreign order		150.00
	Except the following:
(i)	Registration of a foreign adoption order		50.00
(ii)	Filing of ancillary probate letters from a foreign court under AS 13.21.030		50.00
(iii)	Registration of a foreign guardianship/conservatorship order		50.00
(iv)	Registration of a foreign protective order		no fee
(v)	Registration of a foreign support order as provided in paragraph (b)(8).		no fee
(B)	Motion to modify a foreign order or decree awarding child custody or visitation		75.00
	Except there is no fee for filing a stipulated motion to modify.
(C)	Petition for expedited enforcement of a non-registered child custody order under AS 25.30.460		100.00
(D)	There is no fee for enforcement of a registered order or a motion to modify a registered support order as provided in paragraph (b)(8).

(c)Filing Fees -- District Court:

(1)	Filing fees, district court jurisdiction	150.00
(2)	Filing fees, small claims actions, claim for relief
(i)	$2,500 or less	$50.00
(ii)	more than $2,500	$100.00
No additional filing fee is due when a small claims case is removed to district or superior court.
(3)	There shall be no fee for filing a petition for a domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault protective order.
(4)	There shall be no fee for filing a presumptive death petition.
(5)	There shall be no fee for filing a criminal, alcohol underage, or minor offense action.

(d)Electronic Recordings and Related Fees:

(1)	For electronic recordings, other than electronic recordings of sentencing proceedings provided pursuant to Criminal Rule 32.2(d), each recording	$20.00
(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.
For photocopying or making copies from microfiche or microfilm, the cost per page is,
	(A) For a single document or portion of a document	$5.00
	(B) If copies of multiple documents are requested at the same time, for each additional document (after the first)	3.00
(2)	Certification.
A court can certify a copy of a document only if the original of the document is on file with the court. The cost of photocopying the document is included in the certification costs given below. For certifying a copy of any document, the cost is:
	(A) Each document	$10.00
	For each additional certified copy of the document requested at the same time	3.00
However, a party is entitled to receive one free certified copy of the final judgment or order in the party's case and one free certified copy of a clerk's certificate of name change under Civil Rule 84(c).
(3)	For issuing exemplifications	$15.00
(4)	For notary public services	$5.00
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	$30.00
(6)	For service of process by the court:
	(A) By certified mail (postage provided by party)	$5.00
	(B) 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	$60.00
(8)	For performing marriage ceremony	$25.00
(9)	Marriage commissioner fee	$25.00
(10)	For issuing writ of execution	$25.00
	Except there shall be no fee charged if the writ of execution is to enforce restitution for a victim proceeding without assistance from the court system's collections unit under Criminal Rule 32.6(f) or Delinquency Rule 23.2(f).

(f)General Provisions:

(1) No filing, writ, certifying, or copying fee will be charged to any person determined to be indigent under Administrative Rule 10.

(2) No filing, writ, certifying, mail process, or research 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.

(3) 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.

(4) A civil action or proceeding may be accepted for filing at the time of or prior to payment of the filing fee in the amount prescribed by this rule. The clerk may not issue a summons or otherwise proceed with the case until the filing fee is paid or the court grants a filing fee waiver. The civil case or proceeding will be dismissed without prejudice and without notice if, within 30 days from the date of filing, the filing fee has not been paid or a fee waiver has not been requested. Further or additional court fees may be charged only as specified in this rule.

(5) 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 appointed as marriage commissioner shall deposit such fee in accordance with Administrative Rule 5(b).

(6) The administrative director may, by administrative bulletin, exempt particular categories of parties from any fees specified in subsections (d) and (e). The administrative director may also enter into special payment agreements for subsection (d) and (e) fees with government agencies or other entities.

(7) A convenience fee may be assessed for payments made by credit or debit card. The administrative director may, by administrative bulletin, determine the categories of charges that may be paid by credit or debit card, the types of credit and debit cards that can be accepted for payment, whether a convenience fee should be assessed, and the amount of the convenience fee considering the processing costs.

Alaska R. Admin. 9

Adopted by SCO 412 effective 7/1/1980; amended by SCO 423 effective 9/1/1980; by SCO 424 effective 7/1/1980; by SCO 443 effective 11/13/1980; by SCO 464 effective 7/1/1981; by SCO 472 effective 6/1/1981; by SCO 475 effective 8/17/1981; by SCO 482 effective 9/1/1981; by SCO 485 effective 10/5/1981; by SCO 490 effective 1/4/1982; by SCO 524 effective 9/1/1982; by SCO 525 effective 9/1/1982; by SCO 560 effective 5/2/1983; by SCO 648 effective 7/1/1985; by SCO 657 effective 12/15/1985; by SCO 692 effective 7/1/1986; by SCO 747 effective 12/15/1986; by SCO 749 effective 12/15/1986; by SCO 756 effective 12/15/1986; by SCO 779 effective 3/15/1987; by SCO 785 effective 3/15/1987; by SCO 843 effective 6/24/1987; by SCO 887 effective 7/15/1988; by SCO 888 effective 7/15/1988; by SCO 940 effective 1/15/1989; by SCO 947 effective 10/17/1988; by SCO 986 effective 8/1/1989; by SCO 1001 effective 1/15/1990; by SCO 1002 effective 1/15/1990; by SCO 1031 effective 7/15/1990; by SCO 1056 effective 7/15/1991; by SCO 1059 effective 7/15/1991; by SCO 1111 effective nunc pro tunc7/27/1992; by SCO 1129 effective 7/15/1993; by SCO 1133 effective 7/15/1993; by SCO 1140 effective 7/1/1993; by SCO 1153 effective 7/15/1994; by SCO 1164 effective 7/15/1994; by SCO 1201 effective 7/15/1995; by SCO 1214 effective 7/15/1995; by SCO 1261 effective 9/26/1996; by SCO 1268, 1269 and 1275 effective 7/15/1997; by SCO 1279 effective 7/31/1997; by SCO 1292 effective 1/15/1998; by SCO 1300 effective 10/29/1997; by SCO 1416 effective 11/1/2000; by SCO 1515 effective 7/1/2003; by SCO 1555 effective 10/15/2004; by SCO 1558 effective nunc pro tunc to8/1/2004; by SCO 1535 effective 4/15/2005; by SCO 1605 effective 10/15/2006; by SCO 1623 effective 10/15/2006; by SCO 1630 effective 4/16/2007; by SCO 1650 effective 10/15/2007; by SCO 1656 effective 4/15/2008; and by SCO 1741 effective 8/1/2010; and by SCO 1787 effective nunc pro tunc7/1/2012; and by SCO 1793 and 1795 effective nunc pro tunc 9/4/2012; amended by SCO 1829 effective 10/15/2014; SCO 1861 effective 8/1/2015; by SCO 1867 effective 8/15/2015; by SCO 1893, effective 8/10/2016; by SCO 1909 effective 6/21/2017; amended by SCO 1918 effective 1/1/2018; amended by SCO 1921 effective 3/21/2018; amended by SCO 1959 effective 5/14/2020; amended by SCO 1982 effective 6/1/2022; amended by SCO 2003 effective 5/1/2023.

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).

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: Chapter 87 SLA 03 (HB 1) enacted AS 18.65.865(b), which addresses fees for filing petitions for protective orders under AS 18.65.850-860 for persons who are victims of stalking not involving domestic violence. According to Section 8(a) of the Act, the new AS 18.65.865 has the effect of amending Administrative Rule 9 by providing that filing fees may not be charged in any action seeking only the relief provided in AS 18.65.850-860.

Note: Chapter 71 SLA 2012 (SB 86) added new sections to AS 13.26 relating to the protection of vulnerable adults, effective July 1, 2012. According to section 48(b) of the Act, AS 13.26.209(h), enacted by section 10, has the effect of amending Alaska Rule of Administration 9, by requiring that filling fees may not be charged for a petition for an ex parte protective order under AS 13.26.207, for an application for a temporary order under AS 13.26.208, or for modification of a protective order under AS 13.26.209(a). (In 2016, the legislature renumbered AS 13.26.207 - .209 to AS 13.26.450 - .460.)