§ 445 Transfer to county of proper venue.

If a criminal case gets filed in the wrong county, the court doesn't have to dismiss it. Instead, the judge can move the case to the county where it actually belongs. This can happen if the county attorney asks for the transfer, or the judge can decide to do it on their own, without anyone asking.

The point of this rule is to make sure cases end up in the right location without wasting time or forcing everyone to start over. Venue rules exist because crimes are supposed to be tried in the county where they happened, or where the law says they should be handled. When a case starts in the wrong place, this rule gives the court a straightforward way to fix the problem.

Any transfer has to follow the standard legal process for moving cases between counties. This means there are specific steps and paperwork involved, not just an informal decision to send the case elsewhere. The goal is to keep things fair and orderly while making sure the case lands in the correct county.