Procedures for Processing Post-Conviction Documents

(a) Processing post-conviction documents. All post-conviction documents received by any court shall be transmitted to a judge for processing. All such documents shall be received as public documents and shall not be considered or treated as "confidential," "private," "personal," etc. A judge shall determine whether each document shall be handled as a civil matter, filed and docketed under the applicable criminal case number, or filed and docketed under a new or existing SPP (Special Proceeding - Prisoner) number. A separate file shall be established for each SPP number.

(b) Disposition. All documents filed and docketed under a new or existing special proceeding number shall be governed by Rule 40 of these rules.

(Added February 4, 2000, effective July 1, 2000; further amended April 23, 2012, effective June 18, 2012.)

X. GENERAL PROVISIONS