Section 8.57.090. Requests for exemption from payment of filing fee or transcript costs.

	(a)  At the time the notice of appeal is filled, the appellant may request an exemption from payment of the filing fee or transcript costs by filing a motion and the commission's Financial Statement Affidavit, revised as of November 2010 and adopted by reference.  
	(b)  No later than 10 days after service of a motion for an exemption, any other party may file an opposition to the motion.  
	(c)  The commission may order, with or without a hearing, the exemption of the appellant from full or partial payment of  
		(1) the filing fee, as provided in 8 AAC 57.070(d)(1); or  
		(2) the costs of preparation of the transcript of board hearings that the board has not already had transcribed, as provided in 8 AAC 57.120.  
	(d)  The commission may order, with or without a hearing, cross-appellants or intervenors to share in payment of the costs under (c)(2) of this section, as provided in AS 23.30.127(d).  
	(e)  At the conclusion of an appeal, with or without a hearing and with or without a motion for an award of costs by a successful party that was found fully or partially exempt from payment of costs, the commission may order payment of costs to the commission by the unsuccessful party to the extent necessary to reimburse the commission for the costs it paid.  

Authorities

23.30.008;23.30.127;23.30.128

Notes

Reference

8 AAC 57.070
8 AAC 57.210

Authority

AS 23.30.008 AS 23.30.127 AS 23.30.128 Editor's note: The Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission Financial Statement Affidavit, adopted by reference in 8 AAC 57.090, may be obtained from the commission's office, located at 1016 W. 6th Ave., Suite 405, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 or through the commission's website at: www.labor.alaska.gov/WCcomm/home.htm.

History

Eff. 12/5/2005, Register 176; am 3/27/2011, Register 197

References

8.57.090