N.D. Cent. Code § 29-01-06

In all criminal prosecutions the party accused has the right: 1. To appear and defend in person and with counsel; 2. To demand and be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; 3. To meet the witnesses against the party face to face; 4. To have the process of the court to compel the attendance of witnesses in the party's behalf; and 5. To a speedy and public trial, and by an impartial jury in the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed or is triable, but subject to the right of the state to have a change of the place of trial for any of the causes for which the party accused may obtain the same.

29-01-06.1. Rights of defendant - Exception. When the defendant is charged with a crime under a multiple count indictment or information as allowed by the North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure, the defendant may be tried on all counts in any one of the counties in which one of the offenses was committed.\n\n Page No. 1  29-01-06.2. Summoned person to report to sheriff. Whenever a person charged with a felony is not arrested but is summoned to appear in court, that person shall submit to the sheriff for identification procedures at the time of the first court appearance.

29-01-07. Only once prosecuted. No person can be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense, nor can any person be subjected to a second prosecution for a public offense for which that person has once been prosecuted and convicted, or acquitted, or put in jeopardy, except as is provided by law for new trials.