N.D. Cent. Code § 29-22-38: Juror counseling following graphic evidence or testimony

1.The court shall offer, not more than ten hours of post-trial psychological counseling, without charge, to a juror or alternate juror who served on a trial jury in a trial involving extraordinarily graphic, gruesome, or emotional evidence or testimony.

2.The counseling offered under subsection 1 applies only to a juror or alternate juror who served on a trial jury for a trial involving the following offenses:

a.Murder under section 12.1-16-01;

b.Manslaughter under section 12.1-16-02;

c.Negligent homicide under section 12.1-16-03;

d.Felony-level assault or domestic violence under chapter 12.1-17;

e.A sexual offense under chapter 12.1-20 or 12.1-27.2;

f.Abuse or neglect of a child under sections 14-09-22 and 14-09-22.1; and

g.Others as determined by the court.

3.The counseling offered under this section:

a.Must occur not later than one hundred eighty days after the jury is discharged;

b.May be provided by the court system, by a state agency, or by contract; and

c.May be individual or group counseling.