Section 40-18-21.1 - Change of venue - Reliable electronic means1. A municipal judge may change the venue of a proceeding under this chapter upon consideration of the following factors: a. Convenience to the parties and witnesses;c. Available facilities; and d. Administration of justice.2. A municipal judge may not change the venue of a proceeding if any 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.Added by S.L. 2019, ch. 337 (HB 1147),§ 1, eff. 8/1/2019.