Alaska Eviction Record Sealing: Off CourtView Without a Judgment

By Steve Levine · Updated November 3, 2026

Short answer: Alaska eviction record sealing works through a court rule, not a statute: under section 6 of Administrative Bulletin 98, issued under Alaska Administrative Rule 40(a), any Forcible Entry and Detainer case closed after January 1, 2023 without a Judgment for Possession is automatically left out of the public CourtView index. Full sealing is a separate request to a judge under Administrative Rule 37.6 on form TF-800, and it has a 90-day deadline after the case closes.

The single phrase that decides most Alaska cases is “Judgment for Possession.” If one is entered, the case stays on the public website. If the case closes without one, the court system pulls it from the online index on its own. Everything below follows from that line.

Alaska Eviction Record Rules in One Table

Rule	Alaska	Source
Automatic removal from CourtView	FED cases closed after Jan. 1, 2023 with no Judgment for Possession	Admin. Bulletin 98 § 6(a)
Reopened case	Returns to the public index; removed again if re-closed without a possession judgment	Admin. Bulletin 98 § 6(b)
Case missed by the court	File form TF-810 at the court where the case was filed	Form TF-810
Ask a judge to seal or make confidential	Form TF-800; while the case is open or within 90 days after it closes	Admin. R. 37.6, Form TF-800
Federal reporting limit	Generally 7 years for civil suits and judgments	15 U.S.C. § 1681c(a)(2)
Screening dispute deadline	30 days, plus up to 15 more	15 U.S.C. § 1681i(a)(1)

How Alaska Eviction Record Sealing Works on CourtView

Administrative Bulletin 98 is the court system’s set of provisional rules for its Eviction Diversion Program. It was dated June 27, 2023, took effect July 3, 2023, and was signed by the Administrative Director. Section 6(a) tells the court system to “exclude from the public version of the index” every eviction case closed after January 1, 2023 “in which no Judgment for Possession was issued.”

Notice what that does and does not cover. It is an exclusion from the online index, not an order sealing the paper file, and it applies only to cases that closed on or after that 2023 date. A case dismissed in 2021 is not covered. Section 6(b) adds that if a closed case is reopened, it goes back into the public index until it closes again without a possession judgment.

When the court misses your case

Removal is supposed to be automatic, but the court’s CourtView information page acknowledges that some cases may be missed. Form TF-810 is the fix. It asks the clerk to remove a case that should already be off the public index, and its catch-all box covers a case “otherwise subject to removal from the public index by Alaska statute or court rule.” File it at the trial court where the eviction was heard.

Sealing a Case Under Administrative Rule 37.6

If a Judgment for Possession was entered, the automatic exclusion does not help, and your only route is to ask a judge. Form TF-800 explains the test. The judge must find that public access is outweighed by at least one listed interest, such as risk of injury or individual privacy, and that your interest is distinguishable from that of parties in similar cases. Ordinary embarrassment about an eviction usually will not meet that second part.

The timing rule is strict. You may file TF-800 when you first open the case, while it is still open, or within 90 days after it closes. If the whole case is sealed, TF-800 says it comes off CourtView and the file becomes unavailable to the public. A person facing eviction because of domestic violence, for example, should raise this early rather than after the 90 days run.

Keeping a Possession Judgment Off Your Record

Because the rule turns on whether a possession judgment issues, how your case ends matters more than anything else. The court’s eviction response page says the possession hearing is held within 15 days of filing but no sooner than 2 days after you are served, and that you must file an Answer within 20 days. It also notes landlords may agree to drop a case after it is filed.

If you agree to move out by a date, ask that the agreement end in a dismissal, not a stipulated Judgment for Possession.
Use the free Eviction Diversion Program. Section 1 of AB 98 says there is no cost to participate, and section 2 lets landlords and tenants mediate before any case is filed, which leaves nothing to index at all.
After a dismissal, check CourtView a few weeks later. If the case still appears, file TF-810.

What Screening Companies Can Still Report

Removing a case from CourtView does not automatically clean up a report a screening company already compiled. Under 15 U.S.C. § 1681c(a)(2), a consumer reporting agency may not report civil suits or judgments more than seven years after entry, or until the governing statute of limitations runs if that is longer. The CFPB tells renters that a dismissed filing should be shown as dismissed and that sealed or expunged evictions should not appear.

To dispute an entry, write to the company with your dismissal order or a screenshot showing the case is gone from CourtView. Section 1681i(a)(1) gives it 30 days to reinvestigate or delete, extendable by 15 days if you add information, and § 1681i(a)(6) requires written results within five business days after it finishes.

Worked Example: A Fairbanks Dismissal

Ellen rents a Fairbanks duplex unit for $1,400 a month. Her landlord files an eviction case on February 9, 2026. Through the Eviction Diversion Program they agree she will pay $2,100 in two installments, and the landlord dismisses the case on March 6, 2026. No Judgment for Possession is ever entered.

Because the case closed after January 1, 2023 without a possession judgment, AB 98 § 6(a) takes it off public CourtView. In April, Ellen still finds it listed and files TF-810 with the Fairbanks clerk. In May, a screening report shows “eviction filed.” She disputes it, and the company has 30 days from receiving her letter to fix or delete it. Had she wanted the file itself sealed, her TF-800 deadline would have been 90 days after March 6, or June 4, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is an excluded Alaska eviction case sealed?

No. AB 98 § 6 only keeps the case off the public version of the online index. Sealing or confidentiality requires a judge’s order under Administrative Rule 37.6, requested on form TF-800.

My case was dismissed in 2022. Will it come off CourtView?

Not under AB 98, which covers cases closed after January 1, 2023. Your remaining tools are the federal seven-year reporting limit and, if the case reopens, the TF-800 process for records filed after reopening.

Does a stipulated move-out agreement count as a Judgment for Possession?

It depends on what the court enters. If the agreement results in a Judgment for Possession, the case stays public. Ask for terms that end with a dismissal, and read the order before you sign.

What happens if my landlord reopens the case?

Section 6(b) of AB 98 returns a reopened case to the public index. If it closes again without a possession judgment, it is removed again.

Can I still ask for sealing after 90 days?

Form TF-800 says the request must come while the case is open or within 90 days after closing. After that, focus on accurate reporting and the seven-year limit in 15 U.S.C. § 1681c.

This guide is general information, not legal advice. Alaska Legal Services Corporation and LSC’s legal aid finder can review a pending case. Before your hearing, read how eviction cases work and the state eviction process guides. Then compare other states’ sealing rules, learn to read a tenant screening report, and protect your Alaska security deposit when you leave.

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