§ 29-22-38 — Juror counseling following graphic evidence or testimony

1. The court shall offer, not more than ten hours of post-trial psychological counseling,
without charge, to a juror or alternate juror who served on a trial jury in a trial involving
extraordinarily graphic, gruesome, or emotional evidence or testimony.
2. The counseling offered under subsection 1 applies only to a juror or alternate juror who
served on a trial jury for a trial involving the following offenses:
a. Murder under section 12.1-16-01;
b. Manslaughter under section 12.1-16-02;
c. Negligent homicide under section 12.1-16-03;
d. Felony-level assault or domestic violence under chapter 12.1-17;
e. A sexual offense under chapter 12.1-20 or 12.1-27.2;
f. Abuse or neglect of a child under sections 14-09-22 and 14-09-22.1; and
g. Others as determined by the court.
3. The counseling offered under this section:
a. Must occur not later than one hundred eighty days after the jury is discharged;
b. May be provided by the court system, by a state agency, or by contract; and
c. May be individual or group counseling.