{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-09.20.130","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 09.20.130","heading":"Proceedings for examination of prisoner as a witness.","body":"(a) If a witness is a prisoner confined in a prison in the state, a state court may order the prisoner's temporary removal and production before a state court for the purpose of being orally examined\n(1) by the court or a judge of the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, unless it is a district court;\n(2) by a judge of the superior or supreme court when the action or proceeding is pending in a district court, or when the witness's oral examination is required before a judge or other persons out of court.\n(b) In any other case, a state court may order the examination in prison upon a deposition.","path":["Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure.","Chapter 20. Trial.","Article 2. Witnesses."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#09.20.130","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:32Z","sha256":"14c718ab312c468830f4f85512e508b586c22847297bd30f2aedb8782b5ccb15","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-09.20.120","next":"us-ak/as-09.20.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}