§ 108. Location of Trial
TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERAL PROVISIONS § 108. Location of Trial. (a) All trials of offenses shall be held on the island where the offense was committed if a court competent to hear the case is located or regularly sits on that island. Otherwise all trials shall be in Saipan. (b) If elements of the offense were committed on different islands, the trial may be held on any island where a material element was committed and a court competent to hear the case is located or regularly sits. Otherwise the trial shall be in Saipan. (c) A defendant or the Commonwealth may petition the court for a change of location of trial for good cause. Source: PL 3-71, § 1 (§ 106).
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission