N.D. Cent. Code § 40-18.1-10: Change of venue - Reliable electronic means

1.A municipal judge shall consider the following factors when determining whether to change the venue of a proceeding under this chapter:

a.Convenience to the parties and witnesses.

b.Judicial efficiency.

c.Available facilities.

d.Administration of justice.

2.A municipal judge may not change the venue of a proceeding if a 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.