{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-16-02","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 29-16-02","heading":"Issues of fact tried by jury - When trial by jury may be waived","body":"In any case, whether a misdemeanor or felony, a trial jury may be waived by the consent of the defendant and the state's attorney expressed in open court and entered on the minutes of the court. Otherwise, the issues of fact must be tried by the jury.","path":["Title 29 Judicial Procedure, Criminal","Chapter 29-16 Method Of Trial"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t29c16.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"39b218324d83f0a3958685f3212a610e685f53fc790ffe4add35abd3531c6037","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-16-01","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-16-03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}