The payment of fees and mileage for witnesses, and for physicians and interpreters and translators, shall be governed by the rules for the administration of the courts.
Rule 83.Fees: Witnesses—Physicians—Interpreters and Translators.
Last verified July 6, 2026
In one sentenceRule 83 leaves the payment of witness, physician, and interpreter and translator fees to the separate rules that govern court administration rather than setting its own fee schedule.
Full Text of Rule 83
Amendment History
(Adopted by SCO 5 October 9, 1959)
Plain-English Summary
Fees and mileage for witnesses, and fees for physicians, interpreters, and translators, are governed by the rules for the administration of the courts rather than by this rule itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Rule 83 set the actual dollar amount of witness fees?
No — it points to the separate rules for administration of the courts, which set the fee and mileage amounts.
Does this rule cover interpreter and translator fees too?
Yes — physician fees and interpreter and translator fees are governed the same way, by the court administration rules.
Source & verification. The rule text, Amendment History, and Notes are reproduced verbatim from the
official Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure (Alaska R. Civ. P. 83). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Alaska (Alaska Const. art. IV, § 15). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 6, 2026. ·
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