627.01 PLACE OF TRIAL; CHANGE OF VENUE.
Subdivision 1.
Place of trial. Except as otherwise provided by Rule 24 of the Rules of
Criminal Procedure, every criminal cause shall be tried in the county where the offense was
committed. The defendant shall be entitled to one change of venue only except in cases involving
potential prejudicial publicity in accordance with rule
25.02, subdivision 5, of the Rules of
Criminal Procedure.
Subd. 2.
County where offense was committed. "County where the offense was committed"
means any county where any element of the offense was committed or any county where the
property involved in an offense is or has been located or where the services involved in an offense
were provided.
History: (10701) RL s 5354; 1979 c 233 s 26; 1979 c 258 s 24
627.02 PROCEEDINGS ON CHANGE OF VENUE; COSTS.
When the venue shall be changed to another county in a criminal case, the trial shall be
conducted in all respects as if the indictment had been found in the county to which the venue is
changed, and all the costs and expenses of the prosecution and trial of the case in such county to
which the venue shall have been changed, including officers', witnesses', and jurors' fees, shall be
paid by the county in which the offense was committed.
History: (10702) RL s 5355
627.15 CHILD ABUSE.
A criminal action arising out of an incident of alleged child abuse may be prosecuted either
in the county where the alleged abuse occurred or the county where the child is found.
History: 1977 c 212 s 1