Alaska Stat. § 12.72.030
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Filing of application for post-conviction relief.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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