Home
Recent NewsView All News
TREE REMOVAL COMPANY BANNED IN ND
October 19, 2017
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued a cease and desist order banning Chris Gustafson of Becker, Minnesota, doing business as Nature’s Way Tree and Landscape, from engaging in contracting in North Dakota.
STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION SCAMS INVESTIGATED
October 13, 2017
Two California companies, Student Loan Counsel and Progress Advocates Group LLC, have been required to stop doing business in North Dakota after a joint federal and state investigation into fraudulent student loan consolidation and debt consolidation services.
MANITOBA AND MISSOURI APPEAL NAWS PROJECT RULING
October 11, 2017
The court battle over the Northwest Area Water Supply project unfortunately will continue, announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. In August, the District Court in Washington, DC concluded that the Environmental Impact Statement for the NAWS project met the requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act.
TWO UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS BANNED FOR FRAUD
October 2, 2017
The Consumer Protection division obtained civil judgments against Jeremy Meyer of Fargo, doing business as JM Construction & Design, and Cody Fleckenstein of New Salem, dba Prefab Plus, LLC, banning them from doing business in ND for the foreseeable future.
Recent OpinionsView All Opinions
AGENT OF A PUBLIC ENTITY SUBJECT TO OPEN RECORDS LAW
August 25, 2017
The UND Moot Court Association is an agent of the UND law school because it is funded by, and provides services in place of, the law school. The Moot Court Association is subject to the open records law. 2017-O-07.
OBLIGATION TO RESPOND TIMELY TO RECORD REQUESTS
August 23, 2017
A public entity’s response to a record request cannot be delayed until the next meeting simply to enable the governing body to give permission to release the records. 2017-O-06
ACTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS ARE EXEMPT FROM RELEASE
August 23, 2017
The Morton County Sheriff’s Office and State’s Attorney did not violate the law when they declined to provide records, including photographs and video, relating to specific incidents occurring during 2016 protests in Morton county, because the criminal investigation of those incidents is ongoing. 2017-O-05
GOVERNOR’S VETO AUTHORITY
June 19, 2017
The Governor has the power to veto parts in an appropriation bill that are related to the vetoed appropriation as long as the bill can stand as workable legislation. 2017-L-04