Alaska

Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure

Rule 95 – Penalties

(a) For any infraction of these rules, the court, after providing reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard, may withhold or assess costs or attorney’s fees as the circumstances of the case and discouragement of like conduct in the future may require; and such costs and attorney’s fees may be imposed upon offending attorneys or parties.
(b)[Applicable to cases filed before August 7, 1997.] In addition to its authority under (a) of this rule and its power to punish for contempt, a court may, after reasonable notice and an opportunity to show cause to the contrary, and after hearing by the court, if requested, impose a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 against any attorney who practices before it for failure to comply with these rules or any rules promulgated by the supreme court.
(b)[Applicable to cases filed on or after August 7, 1997.] In addition to its authority under (a) of this rule and its power to punish for contempt, a court may, after reasonable notice and an opportunity to show cause to the contrary, and after hearing by the court, if requested, impose a fine not to exceed $50,000.00 against any attorney who practices before it for failure to comply with these rules or any rules promulgated by the supreme court.

Alaska R. Civ. P. 95

Adopted by SCO 5 October 9, 1959; amended by SCO 49 effective January 1, 1963; by SCO 246 effective May 1, 1976; by SCO 1099 effective January 15, 1993; and by SCO 1281 effective August 7, 1997; and by SCO 1643 effective October 15, 2007.

Note to SCO 1281: Paragraph (b) of this rule was amended by ch. 26, § 43, SLA 1997. According to § 55 of the Act, the amendment to Civil Rule 95 applies “to all causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of this Act.” The amendment to Rule 95 adopted by paragraph 9 of this order applies to all cases filed on or after August 7, 1997. See paragraph 17 of this order. The change is adopted for the sole reason that the legislature has mandated the amendment.