§ 25-2-201 When change of venue required

25-2-201. When change of venue required

    The court or judge must, on motion, change the place of trial in the following cases:

    (1) when the county designated in the complaint is not the proper county;

    (2) when there is reason to believe that an impartial trial cannot be had therein;

    (3) when the convenience of witnesses and the ends of justice would be promoted by the change.