2017 Alaska Statutes
Title 22. Judiciary
Chapter 15. District Courts and Magistrates
Sec. 22.15.030. Civil jurisdiction.
(a) The district court has jurisdiction of civil cases, including foreign judgments filed under AS 09.30.200 and arbitration proceedings under AS 09.43.170 or 09.43.530 to the extent permitted by AS 09.43.010 and 09.43.300, as follows:
(1) for the recovery of money or damages when the amount claimed exclusive of costs, interest, and attorney fees does not exceed $100,000 for each defendant;
(2) for the recovery of specific personal property, when the value of the property claimed and the damages for the detention do not exceed $100,000;
(3) for the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture, whether given by statute or arising out of contract, not exceeding $100,000;
(4) to give judgment without action upon the confession of the defendant for any of the cases specified in this section, except for a penalty or forfeiture imposed by statute;
(5) for establishing the fact of death or cause and manner of death of any person in the manner prescribed in AS 09.55.020 — 09.55.069;
(6) for the recovery of the possession of premises in the manner provided under AS 09.45.070 — 09.45.160 when the value of the arrears and damage to the property does not exceed $100,000;
(7) for the foreclosure of a lien when the amount in controversy does not exceed $100,000;
(8) for the recovery of money or damages in motor vehicle tort cases when the amount claimed exclusive of costs, interest, and attorney fees does not exceed $100,000 for each defendant;
(9) over civil actions for taking utility service and for damages to or interference with a utility line filed under AS 42.20.030;
(10) over cases involving protective orders for domestic violence under AS 18.66.100 — 18.66.180;
(11) over cases involving cruelty to or seizure, destruction, adoption, or cost of care of animals under AS 03.55.100 — 03.55.190.
(b) Insofar as the civil jurisdiction of the district courts and the superior court is the same, the jurisdiction is concurrent. Except for a petition for a protective order under AS 18.66.100 — 18.66.180, an action that falls within the concurrent jurisdiction of the superior court and the district court may not be filed in the superior court, except as provided by rules of the supreme court.
