Alaska § 22.20.050 - Authority to bind client, receive money or property, and give discharge.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 22.20.050 — Authority to bind client, receive money or property, and give discharge., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22.20.050. Authority to bind client, receive money or property, and give discharge.
(a) An attorney may (1) bind the attorney's client in any of the proceedings in an action or proceeding by agreement filed with the clerk or entered upon the journal of the court, and not otherwise;
(2) receive money or property claimed by the client in an action or proceeding during its pendency, or within three years after judgment, and, upon the payment or delivery of it, discharge the claim or acknowledge satisfaction of the judgment.
(b) However, this section does not prevent a party from employing a new attorney to issue execution upon a judgment, or to take the other proceedings prescribed by law for its enforcement, and when the party does so the authority of the former attorney ceases.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Alaska Statutes § 22.20.050 cover?
Section 22.20.050 ("Authority to bind client, receive money or property, and give discharge.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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