Alaska Service of Process Rules
Alaska
State Serve Rules
Affidavit
Notary
Required
Refusal service
No, leaving papers is considered personal service
Mailing
Mail for corporate substitute service
Not Required
Mail for substitue service
Not Required
Minors, Incapacitated, and Jail
Incapacitated individuals + care/custody
Must serve Incapacitated individual + care/custody
Jail Care Custody Service
Yes, state requires service on the warden or person in charge
Jail Personal Service
Facility-specific policy
Service to a minor
Minor, individual, and parent required
Proof Specialists
Mirrors Fed Rules
Yes
M&O
Not required for service
Substitute Service Rules - Business / Entity
Corporate subservice at a residence
Not Permissible
Government substitute service
No, must serve head of agency
Service of Corporate Person in charge
No, must serve agent/officer
Workplace substitute service
Not Permissible
Substitute Service Rules - Individuals
Due diligence prior to substitute service
Not Required
Minimum age for substitute service
Suitable age and discretion
Residential substitute service
Permissible
Spousal Service
Permissible
Subpoena Personal Service Only?
Yes
Substitute serve by posting (Nail & Mail)
Not permissible, must serve documents
When and where can you serve?
Endorcing the Summons prior to serving
Not required
Serve at a nursing home
Client policy
Sunday Service
Permissible
Eviction Summons Rules
Additional Rules - Eviction Summons
Additional rules - TM
Serve by mail only if current address and whereabouts are unknown.
Mailing
Certified Mail
Required
Mail always?
Optional
Mail if posted
Not Required
Mail if subserve
No
Mail SLA
n
Posting Rules
Due Diligence Prior to Posting
Required
Posting
Permissible
Eviction Posting Rules
Additional Rules
Additional rules - TM
Serve by mail only if current address and whereabouts are unknown.
Affidavit
Notary for Notice
Not required
Mailing
Certified Mail
Yes
Mail always?
Optional
Mail SLA
None
Proof Specialists
Server/Marshal Required?
Server
**Methods of Service.** Service of all process shall be made by a peace officer or by a person specially appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety for that purpose. A subpoena may be served as provided in Rule 45 without special appointment.
**Personal Service, Individuals.** …by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the individual personally.
**Corporations.** By delivering … to an officer, a managing or general agent, or to any other agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process.
**Substituted.** By leaving copies thereof at the individual’s dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein, or by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process.
**Return of Service.** The person serving the process shall give proof of service thereof … promptly and in any event within the time during which the person served must respond to the process. … If service is made by a person other than a peace officer, the person shall make affidavit thereof, proof of service shall be in writing and shall set forth the manner, place, date of service, and all pleadings or other papers served with the process. Failure to make proof of service does not affect the validity of the service.
