Rule III-3 Delinquent and Suspended Members

(a) Delinquent Payment Penalties. Any member failing to pay his or her membership fees when due shall, during the period of time in which the fees remain unpaid, be subject to a penalty of $10.00 per week of delinquency. For purposes of determining the appropriate penalty assessment, each fraction of a week shall be considered a whole week. In no instance may the penalty assessed for delinquent payment exceed $160.00.

(b) Suspension for Nonpayment. Thirty days after the due date of the membership fees, the delinquent member shall be notified in writing, by certified or registered mail, that the Executive Director will, in 30 additional days, petition the Alaska Supreme Court for an order immediately suspending the delinquent member from membership in the Alaska Bar for nonpayment of the appropriate membership fees and any late payment penalties due and owing. The notice is sufficient if mailed to the address last furnished to the Association by the delinquent member. Following suspension of the delinquent member, the Alaska Bar shall provide notice of the suspension to the member by certified mail. Members suspended for nonpayment may not engage in the practice of law while suspended, nor are they entitled to any of the privileges and benefits otherwise accorded to active or inactive members of the Alaska Bar in good standing. Suspended members who engage in the practice of law are subject to appropriate discipline under Part II of the Bar Rules.

(c) Reinstatement. Any suspended member whose suspension for nonpayment has been in effect for less than one year, upon payment of all accrued fees and late payment penalties, shall be reinstated as a member of the Alaska Bar upon certification by the Executive Director to the Alaska Supreme Court and the clerks of court that the fees and penalties have been paid. Any member who has been suspended for one year or more, upon a determination of character and fitness to practice law as provided in Alaska Bar Rule 2, Section 1(d) by the Board, in accordance with Board Policy, and upon payment of all accrued membership fees, in addition to a penalty of $160.00, shall be reinstated as a member of the Alaska Bar upon certification by the Executive Director to the Alaska Supreme Court and the clerks of court that the member has the character and fitness to practice law as ALASKA BAR BY LAWS provided in Alaska Bar Rule 2, Section 1(d) and that the requisite dues and penalties have been paid.