Fees—Service of Civil Process

(a) The following schedule establishes the maximum amount recoverable from another party as costs for the services designated. (1) Service of Process: (i) For service of any summons or subpoena—each person on whom service is made $45.00 (ii) For service of any warrant, attachment, notice of levy, intent to levy or garnishment, execution or other writ—each person on whom service is made (iii) For each hour in excess of two actually and necessarily spent to obtain service under (i) or (ii) above (iv) If more than one document involving the same case is given to the same individual at the same time only one fee shall be charged (2) Sales of Property Pursuant to Final Process: 45.00 30.00 For advertising and disposing of property by sale, set-off, or otherwise, according to law, pursuant to a writ of possession, partition, execution, or any final process and for receiving and paying over money on account of property sold—on any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars Seven percent And on any excess over five hundred dollars and not exceeding ten thousand dollars Four percent And on any excess over ten thousand dollars and not exceeding fifty thousand dollars Two and one-half percent And on any excess over fifty thousand dollars One and one-quarter percent provided, that when the officer disposes of property by sale, set-off, or otherwise, according to law, but does not receive and pay over money on account of such sale, the officer shall receive one-half of the commission allowed in this subdivision. (3) Deeds: For executing a deed prepared by a party or a party’s attorney 10.00 (4) Copies: For copies of writs or papers furnished at the request of any party: First page or fraction thereof Each additional page or fraction thereof 1.00 .25 (5) Inventories: For making inventory of unclaimed property for each hour actually and necessarily spent 10.00 (6) Keeping Personal Property: 13 ALASKA COURT RULES For keeping of personal property attached on mesne process, such compensation as the court, on petition setting forth the facts under oath, may allow. (b) Appointments under AS 18.85.100 (a) (Public Defender Agency). (1) Appointment Procedure. (7) Mileage: For mileage actually and necessarily traveled in going to serve, and in returning from the place of service, of any process described in paragraph (1) above, whether or not service was obtained, for the first 25 total miles or any portion thereof And for each mile in excess of 25 actually and necessarily traveled 20.00 the rate allowed for state employees* (8) No fee shall be charged under this schedule for any service rendered to the state or any agency or department thereof (9) Fee paid to the court under Rule 9(e)(10) for issuing a writ of execution: 25.00 (b) All service of civil process and duties ancillary thereto under the Rules of Civil Procedure and applicable statutes shall be performed by private persons appointed under Civil Rule 4(c)(1), (4)(c)(3) or 4(c)(4), or by persons authorized by Civil Rule 45(c); provided, that a member of the Alaska State Troopers or other peace officer may render assistance to a process server as provided in Civil Rule 4(c)(3) or serve any process when directed to do so by the Commissioner of Public Safety. In this paragraph, “civil process” includes any summons, subpoena, attachment, notice of levy, intent to levy or garnishment, execution, or other writ in a civil action, but does not include any process, civil or criminal, served on behalf of the state for any department or agency thereof. * The allowable mileage rate for reimbursing state employees for approved travel in privately-owned vehicles may be found on the court website at: http://www. courts.alaska.gov /faq.htm#mileage. (Adopted by SCO 412 effective July 1, 1980; amended by SCO 526 effective October 1, 1982; by SCO 527 effective October 1, 1982; by SCO 548 effective February 1, 1983; by SCO 549 effective February 1, 1983; by SCO 588 effective January 1, 1984; by SCO 592 effective July 1, 1984; by SCO 815 effective August 1, 1987; by SCO 1071 effective July 15, 1991; by SCO 1153 effective July 15, 1994; by SCO 1400 effective October 15, 2000; by SCO 1653 effective April 15, 2008; and by SCO 1867 effective August 15, 2015)