Title 5 — PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS IN COURTS OF RECORD

5-401. Actions relating to real property. Actions for the following causes must be tried in the county in which the subject of the action or some part thereof is situated, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial, as provided in this code: 1. For the recover…

5-402. Actions for penalties and against officers. Actions for the following causes must be tried in the county where the cause, or some part thereof, arose, subject to the like power of the court to change the place of trial: 1. For the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture impose…

5-403. Actions against counties. An action against a county may be commenced and tried in such county unless such action is brought by a county, in which case it may be commenced and tried in any county, not a party thereto.

5-404. Other actions — Venue determined by residence — Exceptions. In all other cases the action must be tried in the county in which the defendants, or some of them, reside, at the commencement of the action; or, if none of the defendants reside in the state, or, if residing in …

5-408. Transmission of papers — Costs of filing papers anew — Jurisdiction in new venue — Payment of county expenses. (1) When an order is made transferring an action or proceeding for trial, the clerk of the court must transmit the pleadings and papers therein to the clerk of th…

5-409. Actions affecting real estate — Proceedings after judgment. When an action or proceeding affecting the title to or possession of real estate has been brought in or transferred to any court of a county other than the county in which the real estate, or some portion of it, i…