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N.D. Cent. Code § 29-22-38

Juror counseling following graphic evidence or testimony

1. The court shall offer, not more than ten hours of post-trial psychological counseling, without charge, to a juror or alternate juror who served on a trial jury in a trial involving extraordinarily graphic, gruesome, or emotional evidence or testimony.

2. The counseling offered under subsection 1 applies only to a juror or alternate juror who served on a trial jury for a trial involving the following offenses:

a. Murder under section 12.1-16-01;

b. Manslaughter under section 12.1-16-02;

c. Negligent homicide under section 12.1-16-03;

d. Felony-level assault or domestic violence under chapter 12.1-17;

e. A sexual offense under chapter 12.1-20 or 12.1-27.2;

f. Abuse or neglect of a child under sections 14-09-22 and 14-09-22.1; and g. Others as determined by the court.

3. The counseling offered under this section:

a. Must occur not later than one hundred eighty days after the jury is discharged;

b. May be provided by the court system, by a state agency, or by contract; and c. May be individual or group counseling.

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.