Court Rules

Anchorage Superior Court, Alaska Electronic Filing Rules

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Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.

Criminal cases

Applies to
Change of plea related documents

Change of Plea documents other than the Dismissal documents must be filed through TrueFile before the hearing.

All other Change of Plea related documents (ie, Amended Information) shall be filed in advance of the hearing through TrueFile.

Criminal cases

Applies to
Dismissal documents

The assigned district attorney must bring a paper copy of the Dismissal documents to the hearing for filing directly with the judge.

The assigned district attorney will bring a paper copy of the Dismissal documents to court for filing directly with the District Court judge hearing change of pleas.

Motions for expedited consideration and their underlying motions may be fax-filed only if the total fax filing is no more than 25 pages and proof of simultaneous service is submitted.

Any motion for expedited consideration (and the underlying motion) may be filed by fax, provided proof is submitted that the opposing party is simultaneously served by fax, by hand delivery, or by process server, and only if the total fax filing does not exceed 25 pages.

Applies to
Original complaint

Original complaints may not be filed by fax.

No original complaints may be filed by fax.

Non-expedited motions may not be filed by fax without the assigned judge's specific prior permission, and a filing without prior approval will be rejected.

A party is not permitted to file any non- expedited motions by fax unless specific permission of the judge currently assigned to the case has been granted. See Civil Rule 5.1. Failure to gain prior approval will result in rejection of the filing.

Applies to
Follow up original

Follow-up originals of faxed pleadings may not be filed unless specifically ordered, except for unsigned affidavits.

No follow up originals may be filed, unless specifically ordered, except for unsigned affidavits.

Applies to
Permission to file by fax

A request for permission to file by fax may not itself be submitted by fax.

Permission to file by fax may not be sought by fax.

Common questions about Anchorage Superior Court, Alaska electronic filing rules

Is electronic filing required in Anchorage Superior Court, Alaska?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Change of Plea documents other than the Dismissal documents must be filed through TrueFile before the hearing.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section ORDER RE ANCHORAGE DISTRICT COURT CHANGE OF PLEA HEARING DOCUMENTS - STATE of ALASKA CASES

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