N.D. Cent. Code § 11-30-20: Trial of criminal cases after disorganization

All criminal cases transferred from a disorganized county to an adjoining organized county shall be tried by a jury drawn in the manner provided by the laws of this state from the qualified jurors residing within the limits of the territory which had constituted the disorganized county unless the defendant in any such criminal case shall consent to be tried by a jury of the adjoining organized county to which the disorganized county is attached for judicial purposes.