Alaska

Criminal Procedure

Rule 1 – Scope
Rule 2 – Purpose and Construction
Rule 3 – The Complaint [Effectiv until July 1, 2018]
Rule 3 – The Complaint
Rule 4 – Warrant or Summons Upon Complaint
Rule 5 – Proceedings Before the Judicial Officer
Rule 5.1 – Preliminary Examination in Felony Cases
Rule 6 – The Grand Jury
Rule 6.1 – Grand Jury Reports
Rule 7 – Indictment and Information
Rule 8 – Joinder of Offenses and of Defendants
Rule 9 – Warrant or Summons Upon Indictment or Information
Rule 10 – Felony Arraignment in Superior Court
Rule 11 – Pleas
Rule 12 – Pleadings and Motions Before Trial – Defenses and Objections
Rule 13 – Trial of Indictments or Informations Together
Rule 14 – Relief From Prejudicial Joinder
Rule 15 – Depositions
Rule 16 – Discovery
Rule 17 – Subpoena
Rule 18 – Venue: Place of Trial
Rule 19 – Change of Venue-Application to Court
Rule 20 – Temporary Transfer of Case File
Rule 21 – Time of Motion to Transfer
Rule 22 – Pre-Trial Procedure
Rule 23 – Trial by Jury or by the Court
Rule 24 – Trial Jurors
Rule 25 – Judge-Disqualification or Disability
Rule 26.1 – Exhibits
Rule 27 – Proceedings Upon Trial- Management of Juries
Rule 27.1 – Defendant’s Right to Testify
Rule 28 – Expert Witnesses
Rule 29 – Motion for Acquittal
Rule 30 – Instructions
Rule 31 – Verdict
Rule 32 – Sentence and Judgment
Rule 32.1 – Presentence Procedure for Felony Sentencings
Rule 32.2 – Sentencing Hearing

Rule 32.3 – Judgments and Orders
Rule 32.4 – Sentencing Referrals to Three-Judge Panel
Rule 32.5 – Appeal From Conviction or Sentence-Notification of Right to Appeal
Rule 32.6 – Judgment for Restitution
Rule 33 – New Trial
Rule 34 – Arrest of Judgment
Rule 35 – Reduction, Correction or Suspension of Sentence
Rule 35.1 – Post-Conviction Procedure
Rule 35.2 – Discharge and Set-Aside of Conviction
Rule 36 – Clerical Mistakes
Rule 37 – Search and Seizure
Rule 38 – Presence of the Defendant
Rule 38.1 – Telephonic Participation in Criminal Cases
Rule 38.2 – Videoconference Appearance by Defendant
Rule 38.3 – Video Conference Testimony
Rule 39 – Appointment of Counsel
Rule 39.1 – Determining Eligibility for Court-Appointed Counsel
Rule 40 – Time
Rule 41 – Bail
Rule 42 – Motions
Rule 43 – Dismissal and Deferred Prosecution
Rule 43.1 – Clerk’s Authority
Rule 44 – Service and Filing of Papers
Rule 45 – Speedy Trial
Rule 46 – Exceptions Unnecessary
Rule 47 – Harmless Error and Plain Error
Rule 48 – Regulation of Conduct in the Court Room
Rule 49 – Records
Rule 50 – Attorneys
Rule 51 – Procedure Not Otherwise Specified-Construction of Statutes
Rule 52 – Legal Effect of Rules-Statutes Superseded
Rule 53 – Relaxation of Rules
Rule 54 – Process
Rule 56 – Definitions
Rule 57 – Effective Date
Rule 58 – Title
Judgment for custody

Rule 19 – Change of Venue-Application to Court

All applications for change of place of trial in the cases provided by AS 22.10.040 or AS 22.15.080 shall be made by motion, supported by affidavit, upon five days’ notice to the other party, except that in misdemeanor cases the request may be made orally on the record. In the event that a change of place of trial shall be ordered, the clerk of the court in which the case is pending shall transmit to the clerk of the court to which the proceeding is transferred all papers in the proceeding, or duplicates thereof, and the prosecution shall continue in that court.

Alaska R. Crim. P. 19

Adopted by SCO 4 October 4, 1959; amended by SCO 49 effective January 1, 1963; by SCO 56 effective November 1, 1963; amended June 24, 2013, effective October 1, 2013.

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