Title 09 — Code of Civil Procedure
23 chapters · 647 sections in this title.
AS 09.60.010 Costs and attorney fees allowed prevailing party.
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(a) The supreme court shall determine by rule or order the costs, if any, that may be allowed a prevailing party in a civil action. Unless specifically authorized by statute or by agreement between the parties, attorney fees may not be awarded to a party in a civil action for per…
AS 09.60.015 Attorney fees in certain small claims actions.
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(a) In any action for damages where the amount pleaded is $1,000 or less, and the plaintiff, when represented by counsel, prevails in the action, the plaintiff shall be allowed a reasonable amount to be fixed by the court as attorney fees for the prosecution of the action as a pa…
AS 09.60.020 Liability of guardian ad litem for costs.
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A person appointed guardian ad litem by a court for an infant or incompetent defendant is not liable for the costs of the action.
AS 09.60.030 Guardian's responsibility for allowance against infant plaintiff.
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When costs or disbursements are adjudged against an infant plaintiff or incompetent, the guardian by whom the plaintiff appeared in the action is responsible for the payment, and payment may be enforced against the guardian as if the guardian were the actual plaintiff.
AS 09.60.040 Costs where party is a representative.
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In actions in which an executor, administrator, trustee of an express trust, or a person authorized to represent a party is a party, costs may be allowed as in other cases. However, when costs are allowed against that party, they are chargeable solely upon the estate, fund, or pa…
AS 09.60.050 Costs awarded against state, borough, city, or other public agencies.
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When the state or a borough, city, or other public agency or entity or an officer thereof in an official capacity is a party, costs shall be awarded against it on the same basis as against any other natural person or party. However, when the action is brought upon the information…
AS 09.60.060 Security for costs where plaintiff a nonresident or foreign corporation.
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When the plaintiff in an action resides out of the state or is a foreign corporation, security for the costs and attorney fees, which may be awarded against the plaintiff, may be required by the defendant, if timely demand is made within 30 days after the defendant discovers that…
AS 09.60.070 Attorney fees for victims of serious criminal offenses.
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(a) A person who has been injured or damaged, or the estate of a person who has died, may recover from the offender full reasonable attorney fees in a civil action or a wrongful death action if the injury, damage, or death resulted from (1) an attempt on the part of the person to…
AS 09.60.080 Contingent fee agreements.
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Article 2. Structured Settlements. If an attorney contracts for or collects a contingency fee in connection with an action for personal injury, death, or property damage, and the damages awarded by a court or jury include an award of punitive damages, the contingent fee due the a…
AS 09.60.200 Conditions to transfers of structured settlement payment rights and structured settlement agreements.
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(a) A transfer of structured settlement payment rights is not effective and a structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer is not required to make a payment directly or indirectly to a transferee of structured settlement payment rights unless the transfer has been approved by …
AS 09.60.210 Jurisdiction; procedure for approval of transfers.
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(a) The superior court where the action giving rise to the structured settlement was maintained or could have been maintained or where the payee is domiciled has jurisdiction over an application for approval under AS 09.60.200 of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights…
AS 09.60.220 No waiver and no penalty.
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(a) The provisions of AS 09.60.200 — 09.60.230 may not be waived. (b) A payee who proposes to make a transfer of structured settlement payment rights may not incur a penalty, forfeit an application fee or other payment, or otherwise incur any liability to the proposed transferee …
AS 09.60.230 Definitions.
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In AS 09.60.200 — 09.60.230, (1) “annuity issuer” means an insurer that has issued an annuity contract to be used to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement; (2) “dependents” means a payee's spouse and minor children and all other family members and other persons for…