2006 Minnesota Statutes

590.02 PETITION; FILING; SERVICE; COSTS.
    Subdivision 1. Petition. The petition filed in the district court pursuant to section 590.01
shall be entitled in the name of the petitioner versus the state of Minnesota and shall contain:
(1) a statement of the facts and the grounds upon which the petition is based and the relief
desired. All grounds for relief must be stated in the petition or any amendment thereof unless
they could not reasonably have been set forth therein. It shall not contain argument or citation of
authorities;
(2) an identification of the proceedings in which the petitioner was convicted including the
date of the entry of judgment and sentence or other disposition complained of;
(3) an identification of any previous proceeding, together with the grounds therein asserted
taken on behalf of the petitioner to secure relief from the conviction and sentence or other
disposition;
(4) the name and address of any attorney representing the petitioner. In the event the
petitioner is without counsel, the court administrator shall forthwith transmit a copy of the petition
to the state public defender and shall advise the petitioner of such referral.
    Subd. 2. Costs. The filing of the petition and any document subsequent thereto and all
proceedings thereon shall be without costs or any fees charged to the petitioner.
    Subd. 3. Filing. When a petition is filed pursuant to section 590.01 it shall be filed with an
original and three copies, each verified by the petitioner or signed by the petitioner's attorney. It
shall be addressed to the district court of the judicial district in the county where the conviction
took place.
In those cases in which the petitioner is represented by counsel or in which the petitioner has
filed a written waiver of right to counsel, the court administrator of the district court shall deliver
a copy of the petition to the county attorney and to the attorney general and shall immediately
direct attention of the filing thereof to the chief judge or judge acting in the chief judge's behalf
who shall promptly assign the matter to a judge in said district.
History: 1967 c 336 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82