North Dakota Code § 29-03-09

Venue of kidnapping, forcible restraint, unlawful imprisonment, electronic
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luring, or prostitution cases.
The venue of a criminal action for any of the following offenses is in any county in which the 
offense is committed, or into or out of which the individual upon whom the offense was 
committed may have been brought, in the course of the commission of the offense, or in which 
an act was done by the accused in instigating, procuring, promoting, soliciting, or facilitating the 
commission of the offense:
1. Kidnapping, forcible restraint, or unlawful imprisonment, in violation of chapter 12.1-18; 
2. A violation of section 12.1-29-01, 12.1-29-02, or 12.1-29-03 relating to prostitution; or
3. Luring a minor by computer or other electronic means in violation of section 
12.1-20-05.1.
29-03-10. Venue of burglary, robbery, or theft cases - Property taken from one county 
to another.
When property taken in one county by burglary, robbery, or theft has been brought into 
another county, the venue of the offense is in either county.

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