North Dakota Code 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:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 40-18-21.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
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.