19.0747.02000
Sixty-sixth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1147
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Lefor, Devlin, Heinert, K. Koppelman, Roers Jones, M. Ruby
Senator Wardner
1 A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 40-18 of the North Dakota
2 Century Code, relating to the location of a proceeding before a municipal judge and the use of
3 reliable electronic means.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
5 SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 40-18 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
6 and enacted as follows:
7 Change of venue - Reliable electronic means.
8 1. A municipal judge may change the venue of a proceeding under this chapter upon
9 consideration of the following factors:
10 a. Convenience to the parties and witnesses;
11 b. Judicial efficiency;
12 c. Available facilities; and
13 d. Administration of justice.
14 2. A municipal judge may not change the venue of a proceeding if any party to the
15 proceeding objects to the change.
16 3. A municipal judge may use contemporaneous audio or audiovisual transmission by
17 reliable electronic means in accordance with rule 52 of the North Dakota Supreme
18 Court Administrative Rules. A municipal judge who presides over a proceeding through
19 contemporaneous audio or audiovisual transmission by reliable electronic means is
20 equivalent to a municipal judge who is physically present at the proceeding.
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