AK · rules
Alaska Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. 20
Remedies
(a) A small claims judgment may be enforced in the
same manner as other judgments. No execution shall issue for
two days after the date shown in the clerk’s certificate of
distribution on the judgment.
(b) No attachment or garnishment shall issue before
judgment in a small claim action.
(c) Cost shall be allowed as a matter of course to a
prevailing party. Allowable costs include the filing fee and
other charges made by the court, the expense of service of
process, and witness fees. An award of attorney’s fees may
also be made, but shall not exceed $1,000. In cases where a
default judgment is entered against a defendant, the clerk
may enter the award of costs, as well as attorney’s fees of
10% of the judgment or reasonable actual fees, whichever is
less.
(d) A party may deposit with the court all or any part of
any sum of money or any other thing capable of manual
delivery which is sought in the action or due under a judgment.
The party making the deposit shall inform all other parties to
the action of the deposit. The court shall be governed by Rule
5, Alaska Rules Governing the Administration of All Courts,
and shall release the deposit to the party entitled to it when the
party becomes entitled to it. No interest shall accrue against a
party making a deposit, to the extent of the deposit, after it is
made.
(e) When the judgment has been satisfied, the judgment
creditor shall file an acknowledgment of satisfaction with the
court. The court may issue a satisfaction of judgment if the
judgment debtor, by motion served on the judgment creditor,
establishes that the judgment has been satisfied. The clerk may
issue the satisfaction if the motion is unopposed.
History
(SCO 225 effective May 1, 1976; amended by SCO 449 effective November 24, 1980; by SCO 554 effective April 4, 1983; SCO 755 effective December 15, 1986 and by SCO 1783 effective October 15, 2012) Cross References (e) CROSS REFERENCE: AS 09.30.300 and AS 09.30.310
Provenance
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- courts.alaska.gov
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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