Application for the writ shall be made by petition, signed and verified either by the plaintiff or by some person in his or her behalf, and shall specify:
- (1) By whom the petitioner is restrained of his or her liberty, and the place where, (naming the parties if they are known, or describing them if they are not known).
- (2) The cause or pretense of the restraint according to the best of the knowledge and belief of the applicant.
- (3) If the restraint be alleged to be illegal, in what the illegality consists.
[ 2011 c 336 s 186; Code 1881 s 667; 1877 p 138 s 670; 1869 p 156 s 607; 1854 p 212 s 435; RRS s 1065.]