Section 1: Amends AS 09.68.130 (c), Collection of settlement information. The amendment adds to the list of cases that are excluded from the reporting requirements currently found under this section. The following cases to be added for exclusion are:

• forcible entry and detainer cases
• administrative appeals
• motor vehicle impound or forfeiture actions under municipal ordinance.

Section 2: Adds a new subsection (d) to AS 09.68.130, Collection of settlement information. This new subsection states that attorneys and persons representing themselves in all applicable civil 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. The required information is to be submitted on a form specified by the Alaska Judicial Council.

Section 3: The provision found under Section 1 of this bill also has the effect of amending Rule 41 (a) (3), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 511 (e), Alaska Rules of Appelate Procedure, by limiting civil actions subject to AS 09.68.130 (a) and by specifying who is required to provide settlement information.

Section 4: This section 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. The effective date is on or after the date this bill is signed.

Section 5: Immediate effective date.