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.