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Alaska R. App. P. 502

Time—Computation and Extension

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(a) Computation. In computing any period of time

prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by

any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default from

which the designated period of time begins to run is not to be

included. The last day of the period is to be included, unless it

is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event the

period runs until the end of the next day which is not a

Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. When the period of time

prescribed or allowed is less than seven days, not counting any

period added for mailing under subsection (c) of this rule,

intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and holidays shall be

excluded in the computation. A half holiday shall be

considered as other days and not as a holiday.

(b) Extensions of Time. When by these rules or by a

notice given thereunder or by order of the appellate court an

act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified

time, the appellate court may in its discretion, either on motion

of a party, showing good cause, or sua sponte:

(1) Extend the time period, either before or after its

expiration or

(2) Validate an act done after the expiration of the time

period.

Motions to extend a time period, or to validate an act done

after the expiration of the time period, must comply with Rule

503. Time periods specified in the Appellate Rules, including

time periods for doing an act or filing a document in the trial

court, may be extended only by the appellate courts and not by

the trial court. In a matter requesting review of or appealing a

criminal conviction or sentence, this rule does not authorize an

appellate court, or the superior court acting as an intermediate

appellate court, to validate the filing of a notice of appeal,

petition for review, or petition for hearing more than 60 days

after the expiration of the time specified in the rule or statute or

in the last extension of time previously granted.

Mail. Whenever a party has the right or is required to act

within a prescribed number of days after the service or

distribution of a document, and the document is served or

distributed by mail, three calendar days shall be added to the

prescribed period. However, no additional time shall be added

if a court order specifies a particular calendar date by which an

act must occur.

History

(SCO 439 effective November 15, 1980; amended by SCO 554 effective April 4, 1983; by SCO 1153 effective July 15, 1994; by SCO 1155 effective July 15, 1994; by SCO 1341 effective September 10, 1998; by SCO 1524 effective October 15, 2005; by SCO 1639 effective October 15, 2007; by SCO 1681 effective January 1, 2009; by SCO 1694 effective October 15, 2009; by SCO 1875 effective July 1, 2016; by SCO 1884 effective August 1, 2016 and by SCO 1875 effective March 9, 2021; and by SCO 1995 rescinded SCO 1875 effective November 29, 2022) Note to SCO 1341: Appellate Rule 502(b) was amended by § 10, ch. 95 SLA 1998 to prohibit the court from allowing an appeal or request for review of a criminal conviction or sentence to be filed more than 60 days after the expiration of the time specified in the rule or statute or in the last extension of time previously granted. Section 1 of this order is adopted for the sole reason that the legislature has mandated the amendment. Note: Ch. 77 SLA 2002 (HB157), Section 2, adds new Chapter 26 to Title 6 of the Alaska Statutes, concerning providers of fiduciary services. According to Section 9 of the Act, AS 06.26.760(b)(2) has the effect of amending Appellate Rule 502 by postponing the deadlines set in the Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure for the filing of documents by a trust company when the Department of Community and Economic Development has taken possession of the trust company. Note: SCO 1875 and SCO 1875 (Amended) are rescinded by SCO 1995. SCO 1875 (Amended) provided the following: Civil Rule 6(a), Criminal Rule 40(a), and Appellate Rule 502(a) are amended on a temporary basis as follows: Any filing that is due on a day that the court is closed for either a full day or a partial day will be considered timely filed if it is filed by close of business on the next regular business day. Any day the court is closed for a full weekday or partial weekday will be considered a “legal holiday” for the purposes of time computation. Court closures will be announced on the Alaska Court System website at http://courts.alaska.gov/. During a transition period until January 1, 2023, any filing that is due on a Friday in December 2022 will be deemed timely filed if filed by the close of business on the next regular business day. Also, those Fridays are deemed a “legal holiday” for the purposes of time computation.

Provenance

Source: courts.alaska.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-24
Edition: 2026-09-24
Content hash: 80843ca8f0367d87bc57b6b88418a994f42e902c1b9872ee9e0714063746d6b4

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