Filing Applications and Preliminary

Consideration. (a) An application for reimbursement shall be filed with the Anchorage office of the Alaska Bar Association and shall forthwith be transmitted by such office to the Chair of the Committee. The Executive Director of the Alaska Bar Association shall designate a State Bar staff attorney or attorneys or a member of the Committee to assist the Committee and the Board in their consideration thereof. (b) Whenever the attorney designated pursuant to Rule 47(a) reports that in his or her opinion a prima facie case for reimbursement loss is not shown, such report shall be transmitted to the Committee and if approved by a majority of the Committee, constitutes rejection of the application. Any such report shall state the reasons for the opinion and may rely on information outside the application, including further information from the applicant, provided that such information is identified in the report. (c) In all other cases the attorney designated pursuant to Rule 47(a) shall refer the application to the Committee. (Added by SCO 214 effective January 1, 1976; amended by SCO 408 effective, nunc pro tunc, January 1, 1980; by SCO 722 effective December 15, 1986; by SCO 1073 effective January 15, 1992; and by SCO 1311 effective July 15, 1998)