22-2616. Change of venue. (1) In any prosecution, the court upon motion of the defendant shall order that the case be transferred as to him to another county or district if the court is satisfied that there exists in the county where the prosecution is pending so great a prejudice against the defendant that he cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial in that county.

(2) When a case is ordered transferred to another county or district the court shall certify the order of transfer to the departmental justice who shall designate another county or district to which the proceeding shall be transferred.

(3) When a transfer is ordered the clerk of the court where the case is pending shall transmit to the clerk of the court to which the case is transferred all papers in the case or duplicates thereof and any appearance bond taken, and the prosecution shall continue in the court to which the transfer is ordered.

(4) When any case is transferred to another county under this section the responsibility for prosecution of the case shall remain with the original prosecuting attorney, or his successor.

(5) When any case is transferred to another county under this section all taxable costs in such case shall be taxed to the county in which the case originated and such county shall be liable for the payment thereof.

The provisions of this section shall apply only to the prosecution of trials and shall not be applicable to preliminary proceedings.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2616; L. 1974, ch. 151, § 1; July 1.