{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-12.72.030","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 12.72.030","heading":"Filing of application for post-conviction relief.","body":"(a) An application for post-conviction relief shall be filed with the clerk at the court location where the underlying criminal case is filed.\n(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.","path":["Title 12. Code of Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 72. Post-Conviction Relief Procedures for Persons Convicted of Criminal Offenses."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#12.72.030","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:46Z","sha256":"53b507c37ad82d85d32f304454e34318b8f60685f3c0909d3a786ed670fc2364","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-12.72.025","next":"us-ak/as-12.72.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}