Sectional Analysis for CSSS HB 293(JUD)

"An Act Relating to Collections of Settlement Information in Civil Litigation"

Section 1 of this bill adds to the list of cases which are excluded from the reporting requirements of AS 09.68.130(c) the following cases: forcible entry and detainer actions, administrative appeals (including Worker’s Compensation administrative appeals) , and municipal code motor vehicle impound or forfeiture actions.

Section 2 of this bill makes clear that attorneys and persons representing themselves in all applicable civil litigation cases are under a mandatory duty to furnish settlement and other data to the Alaska Judicial Council within 30 days after the case is settled or finally resolved as to that party on a form specified by the Alaska Judicial Council.

Section 3 of this bill establishes an effective date as to the reporting requirements for all applicable civil litigation cases which close by way of settlement or other final judicial resolution on or after the date HB 293 is signed into law. The reporting requirements apply to all such cases, irrespective of whether the cause of action upon which the report is based arose before or after the effective date of the Tort Reform legislation.

Section 4 makes HB 293 effective immediately upon enactment into law under AS 01.10.070(c).

Last Updated February 24, 1998