November 12, 2024 Request: Whether Mandan Park District improperly denied a request for records, citing an outstanding charge, when payment had been provided to the district. Conclusion: Mandan Park District received a personal check for a previously filled record request and did not deposit the check, therefore...
November 5, 2024 Because N.D.C.C. § 40-05.1-06 does not grant home rule charter cities the power to provide for the recall of elected city officials, a home rule charter city may not adopt an ordinance which conflicts with the process for the recall of city officers...
October 31, 2024 Article 5 of the City of Bismarck’s Home Rule Charter does not contain a provision related to time limits for the filing or presentation of a petition to initiate an ordinance, therefore, the time limitations of N.D.C.C. § 1-01-50 apply. You can view this...
October 31, 2024 CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210 BISMARCK - Attorney General Drew Wrigley today joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant settlements and cooperation agreements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread,...
October 21, 2024 Request: A water resource district is required by law to exercise its discretion in determining whether a landowner must replace culverts or fill in a ditch when it was not the landowner who removed the culverts. You can view this opinion at: 2024-L-03 [print-me] ...
October 9, 2024 CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210 BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, with the full support of Gov. Doug Burgum, today joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General...
October 4, 2024 Request: Whether a sitting district court judge, who has reached his or her rule of 85, may collect retirement benefits from the NDPERS main plan without first retiring from his or her current position as a judge. Whether, to collect from the NDPERS...
September 11, 2024 Request: Whether Southwest Healthcare Services is a public entity subject to open records laws and, if so, whether they improperly denied a request for records. Conclusion: Southwest Healthcare Services is a public entity subject to open records laws to the extent it uses or...
September 11, 2024 Request: Whether Stanley Rural Ambulance District properly responded to a request for records. Conclusion: Stanley Rural Ambulance District’s response that no additional records existed complied with open records law. You can view this opinion at: 2024-O-08 [print-me] ...
September 11, 2024 Request: 1. Whether Stanley Rural Ambulance District properly noticed a special meeting.2. Whether Stanley Rural Ambulance District properly responded to a request for records. Conclusion: 1. While announcing a special meeting 5 minutes before it commences is a short amount of time to notice a...