North Dakota Code 29-03-09 – Venue of kidnapping, forcible restraint, unlawful imprisonment, electronic luring, or prostitution cases
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The venue of a criminal action for any of the following offenses is in any county in which the offense is committed, or into or out of which the individual upon whom the offense was committed may have been brought, in the course of the commission of the offense, or in which an act was done by the accused in instigating, procuring, promoting, soliciting, or facilitating the commission of the offense:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-03-09
- county: includes an organized county, or an organized county and such unorganized counties or other territory or parts of this state as may be attached by law to such organized county for judicial purposes. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- 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
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
1. Kidnapping, forcible restraint, or unlawful imprisonment, in violation of chapter 12.1-18; 2. A violation of section 12.1-29-01, 12.1-29-02, or 12.1-29-03 relating to prostitution; or
3. Luring a minor by computer or other electronic means in violation of section 12.1-20-05.1.