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N.D. Cent. Code § 28-04.1-03

Action in another place by agreement

If the parties have agreed in writing that an action on a controversy may be brought only in another state and it is brought in a court of this state, the court will dismiss or stay the action, as appropriate, unless:

1. The court is required by statute to entertain the action;

2. The plaintiff cannot secure effective relief in the other state, for reasons other than delay in bringing the action;

3. The other state would be a substantially less convenient place for the trial of the action than this state;

4. The agreement as to the place of the action was obtained by misrepresentation, duress, the abuse of economic power, or other unconscionable means; or 5. It would for some other reason be unfair or unreasonable to enforce the agreement.

Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.