Amending Civil Rule 5.1, 1695

Full title: AMENDING CIVIL RULE 5.1 CONCERNING FAX FILING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE…

Court: Supreme Court of Alaska

Date published: Feb 19, 2009

Order No. 1695 (Alaska Feb. 19, 2009)

Opinion

Order No. 1695.

February 19, 2009.

FABE, Chief Justice.

IT IS ORDERED:

Effective Date: March 1, 2009.

Civil Rule 5.1 is amended to read as follows:

Civil Rule 5.1. Filing and Service by Facsimile Transmission.

(a) Filing by Facsimile Transmission. A party may file documents by fax as permitted by administrative order of the presiding judge or with prior written consent of the judge assigned to the case. Unless the court orders that the original document be filed, a party filing a document by fax shall retain the original and shall produce it for inspection upon request of another party to the action or as ordered by the court.

(b) Filing Foreign Domestic Violence Protective Orders by Facsimile Transmission. Notwithstanding any general administrative orders concerning fax filings issued under (a) of this rule, a court shall accept faxed certified copies of domestic violence protective orders issued by other states, tribes, or territories if (1) the order is faxed by the issuing court, and (2) the facsimile contains a certification that the faxed order is a true and correct copy of the original order on file with the issuing court.

(c b) Service by Facsimile Transmission.

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/s/ _________________ Justice Matthews

/s/ _________________ Justice Eastaugh

/s/ _________________ Justice Carpeneti

/s/ _________________ Justice Winfree