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Until 2002, Attorney General Opinions were issued in both “formal” and “letter” formats to differentiate between matters of statewide significance (Formal) and issues with a regional impact or limited effect (Letter). As all Attorney General Opinions have the same legal effect, the “formal” designation was discontinued. Advisory letters are not formal opinions but are included for information. Open Records and Meetings Opinions address only alleged violations of the open records and meetings laws.

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Date Issued Issued To Type Opinion #
June 20, 2002 Jim W. Smith, Legislative Budget Analyst and Auditor Legal 2002-L-36
October 21, 1981 Harley R. Kingsbury, State Representative Legal 81-113
June 22, 1954 Indians Legal 54-59
January 17, 1966 George M. Thompson, Bank of North Dakota Legal 66-134
March 27, 1961 Cities and Villages Legal 61-39
March 30, 1998 Francis J. Wald, State Representative Legal 98-L-34
April 11, 1978 Byron L. Dorgan, Office of State Tax Commissioner Legal 78-203
December 17, 1998 Ben Tollefson, State Representative Legal 98-F-30
December 19, 2005 Ron Carlisle, State Representative Legal 2005-L-46
April 8, 1992 Mary E. Nordsven, Belfield City Attorney & Ron Carlisle, State Representative Legal 92-8