N.D. Cent. Code § 40-18-21.1

Current through 2024 Legislative Session

Section 40-18-21.1 - Change of venue - Reliable electronic means

1. A municipal judge may change the venue of a proceeding under this chapter upon consideration of the following factors:

a. Convenience to the parties and witnesses;

b. Judicial efficiency;

c. Available facilities; and

d. Administration of justice.

2. A municipal judge may not change the venue of a proceeding if any party to the proceeding objects to the change.

3. A municipal judge may use contemporaneous audio or audiovisual transmission by reliable electronic means in accordance with rule 52 of the North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rules. A municipal judge who presides over a proceeding through contemporaneous audio or audiovisual transmission by reliable electronic means is equivalent to a municipal judge who is physically present at the proceeding.

N.D.C.C. § 40-18-21.1

Added by S.L. 2019, ch. 337 (HB 1147),§ 1, eff. 8/1/2019.