27.07.050 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
(1) Application for a writ of habeas corpus is made by petition signed either by the party for whose relief it is intended, or by some person on the petitioner’s behalf, and must be filed with the Clerk of the Court of Appeals. The application must specify:
(A) That the petitioner is unlawfully imprisoned or restrained of liberty;
(B) Why the imprisonment or restraint is unlawful;
(C) Where or by whom the petitioner is confined or restrained; and
(D) The parties to the writ, which must include the prosecutor for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, the Chief Judge of the Tribal Court, and the Chief of Police for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, must all be named. All parties must be named if they are known or otherwise described so that they may be identified.
(2) The petition must be verified by the oath or affirmation or declaration under penalty of perjury that the contents of the declaration are true to the best of the declarant’s belief of the party making the application.