Alaska Bar R. 61

(a) Any member failing to pay any fees within 30 days

after they become due shall be notified in writing by certified

or registered mail that the Executive Director shall petition a

the Supreme Court of Alaska for an order suspending such

member for nonpayment of fees.

(b) The Executive Director shall annually notify the

clerks of court of the names and date of suspension of all

members who have been then or previously suspended and not

reinstated.

(1) Any member who has been suspended for less than

one year, upon payment of all accrued dues, in addition to a

penalty of $10.00 per week of delinquency (each portion of a

week to be considered a whole week) but not exceeding a total

of $160.00 in penalties shall be reinstated upon certification by

the Executive Director to the Supreme Court and the clerks of

court that the dues and penalties have been paid.

(2) Any member who has been suspended for a year or

more, upon determination of character and fitness as set forth

in Rule 2(1)(d) by the Board, upon payment of all accrued

dues, in addition to a penalty of $160.00, shall be reinstated

upon certification by the Executive Director to the Supreme

Court and the clerks of court that the member meets the

standard of character and fitness set forth in Rule 2(1)(d) and

that dues and penalties have been paid.

(c) Any member who without good cause fails to pay a

final and binding fee arbitration award within 15 days after it is

final and binding shall be notified in writing by certified or

registered mail that the Executive Director shall, after 15 days,

petition the Supreme Court of Alaska for an order suspending

such member for nonpayment of a fee arbitration award. Upon

suspension of the member for nonpayment of a fee arbitration

award, the member shall not be reinstated until the award is

paid or otherwise satisfied and the Executive Director has

certified to the Supreme Court and the clerks of court that the

award has been paid.

(d) Suspension for Nonpayment of Child Support

Obligation.

(1) If notified by the Child Support Services Division

that any member is not in substantial compliance with his or

her child support order or a payment schedule negotiated with

the Child Support Services Division, the Executive Director

shall serve such notice on the member.

(2) If the Executive Director has not received a release

from the Child Support Services Division, or notice of a court

order staying suspension, within 150 days of the mailing or

personal service of the notice described in (1) of this

paragraph, the Executive Director shall petition the Supreme

Court of Alaska for an order suspending such member for

substantial noncompliance with his or her child support order

or payment agreement negotiated with the Child Support

Services Division. Upon suspension of the member for this

reason, the member shall not be reinstated until the Child

Support Services Division issues a release to the Executive

Director and the Executive Director has certified to the

Supreme Court and the clerks of court that a release has been

issued by the Child Support Services Division.

(e) Suspension for Failure to Respond to a Grievance

Accepted for Investigation. If a member fails to respond to a

grievance accepted for investigation within the time required

by Rule 22(a), or within any further time granted in writing by

Bar Counsel, Bar Counsel shall petition the Supreme Court of

Alaska for an order immediately suspending the member for

failure to respond to a grievance accepted for investigation.

Upon suspension of the member for failure to respond to a

grievance accepted for investigation, the member shall not be

reinstated until Bar Counsel has certified to the Supreme Court

that a response to the grievance has been filed as required by

Rule 22(a).