While the jurors are absent, the court may adjourn from time to time as to other business, but it nevertheless is deemed open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to them until a verdict is rendered or the jury is discharged.
N.D. Cent. Code § 29-22-07
Court open during absence of jury
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.