Rule VII-3 Substantive Law Sections

The Board shall establish substantive law sections in areas pertinent to the practice of law and shall define the powers, duties, functions and scope of each section in its Standing Policies.

(a) Membership and fees requirements are as follows:

(1) Attorney Membership and Fees. Attorney membership in each section is open to all active and inactive members of the Alaska Bar Association in good standing. $5.00 of a member’s annual membership fee will be allocated to the budget of the first section joined by that member. A member may join additional sections at a registration fee to the member of $15.00 per additional section joined per year.

(2) Informational Membership and Fees. Non-voting section membership is available at the discretion of each section to any person who is not a member of the Association, but who subscribes to the informational and educational objectives of the section. Informational section members may not serve on the executive committee of any section. There is an annual $15.00 membership fee assessed for each section joined by an Information Member.

(b) Section Executive Committees. Each section shall be administered by an executive committee of at least five members elected from the section’s attorney membership to serve staggered three year terms. The executive committee shall annually elect, by September 30, a chair, and may elect such other officers as it deems advisable from the membership of the executive committee. Each executive committee shall meet at such times and places as may be designated by the chair of the section. All executive committees shall file with the Board such reports as from time to time shall be requested by the President or the Board.

(c) Annual Section Meeting. Each section’s executive committee will schedule an annual meeting of the section membership to hear the annual report of its executive committee and discuss issues and developments pertinent to the section’s area of law. The annual meeting will be held at a time and location determined by the executive committee.

(d) Annual Section Chair/Board Meeting. At each annual convention of the Association, the chairs of each section, or their designees, may meet with the President and President-Elect or the Board to discuss section activities and evaluate section needs.

(e) Section Actions Endorsed. No action, report, or recommendation of any section is binding upon the Association unless adopted and approved by the Board. ARTICLE VIII. ASSOCIATION MEETINGS