29-03-09. Venue of kidnapping, forcible restraint, unlawful imprisonment, electronic luring, or prostitution cases

29-03-09. Venue of kidnapping, forcible restraint, unlawful imprisonment, electronic 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.