Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 22.20.080 (2026)
Compelling attorney to deliver over money or papers
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Sec. 22.20.080. Compelling attorney to deliver over money or papers.
When an attorney refuses to deliver over money or papers to a person from or for whom the attorney has received them in the course of professional employment, whether in a judicial proceeding or not, a court may, by order, require the attorney to do so within a specified time or show cause why punishment for a contempt should not be imposed on the attorney.
When an attorney refuses to deliver over money or papers to a person from or for whom the attorney has received them in the course of professional employment, whether in a judicial proceeding or not, a court may, by order, require the attorney to do so within a specified time or show cause why punishment for a contempt should not be imposed on the attorney.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1980–1980 · leading case: Miller v. Paul, 615 P.2d 615 (Alaska 1980).
Miller v. Paul, 615 P.2d 615 (Alaska 1980). “AS 22.20.080 authorizes a court to order an attorney to deliver over papers to his client.”
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