(a) An application for post-conviction relief shall be filed with the clerk at the court location where the underlying criminal case is filed.
(b) A person who files an application for post-conviction relief under this chapter or the Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure may not pursue discovery related to the application unless the applicant first pleads a prima facie case for relief and the court finds that a prima facie case for relief has been established under this chapter or the Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 12. Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 72. Post-Conviction Relief Procedures for Persons Convicted of Criminal Offenses
Sec. 12.72.010. Scope of post-conviction relief.
Sec. 12.72.020. Limitations on applications for post-conviction relief.
Sec. 12.72.025. Applications based on claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Sec. 12.72.030. Filing of application for post-conviction relief.
Sec. 12.72.040. Burden of proof in post-conviction relief proceedings.