Each district judge and magistrate has the power

(1) to issue writs of habeas corpus for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of restraint of liberty, returnable before a judge of the superior court, and the same proceedings shall be had on the writ as if it had been granted by the superior court judge under the laws of the state in those cases;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 22.15.100

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(2) of a notary public;
(3) to solemnize marriages;
(4) to issue warrants of arrest, summons, and search warrants according to manner and procedure prescribed by law and the supreme court;
(5) to act as an examining judge or magistrate in preliminary examinations in criminal proceedings; to set, receive, and forfeit bail and to order the release of defendants under bail;
(6) to act as a referee in matters and actions referred to the judge or magistrate by the superior court, with all powers conferred upon referees by laws;
(7) of the superior court in all respects including contempts, attendance of witnesses, and bench warrants;
(8) to order the temporary detention of a minor, or take other action authorized by law or rules of procedure, in cases arising under Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.10 or Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.12, when the minor is in a condition or surrounding dangerous or injurious to the welfare of the minor or others that requires immediate action; the action may be continued in effect until reviewed by the superior court in accordance with rules of procedure governing these cases;
(9) to issue a protective order in cases involving

(A) domestic violence as provided in Alaska Stat. § 18.66.100–18.66.180; or
(B) stalking or sexual assault as provided in Alaska Stat. § 18.65.850–18.65.870;
(10) to review an administrative revocation of a person‘s driver’s license or nonresident privilege to drive, and an administrative refusal to issue an original license, when designated as a hearing officer by the commissioner of administration and with the consent of the administrative director of the Alaska Court System;
(11) to establish the fact of death or inquire into the death of a person in the manner prescribed under Alaska Stat. § 09.55.020 – 09.55.069;
(12) to issue an ex parte testing, examination, or screening order according to the manner and procedure prescribed by Alaska Stat. § 18.15.375.
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