March 4, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - It is the opinion that federal law does not prevent the state from auditing P&A and even though P&A possesses confidential records, N.D.C.C. § 54-10-22.1 and 42 C.F.R. § 51.45(c) authorize the state auditor and...
February 27, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - Karen Jordan requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the Mandan City Commission failed to properly notice a special meeting in violation of N.D.C.C. § 44-04-20.In this case, only two...
February 27, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - Karen Jordan requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether Morton County violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by failing or refusing to provide records.Conclusion: It is my opinion that Morton County's response...
January 30, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - Sheri McMahon requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the Department of Health and Human Services failed to provide records transmitted from the Department of Health and Human Services to...
January 27, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - Lynn Gonzalez requested an opinion from this office under N. D. C. C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the Ransom County Commission violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by requiring Ms. Gonzalez to sign a document for receipt...
January 21, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - Tom Simon requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether Williston Basin School District No. 7 failed to provide him with the legal authority for redactions on open records in violation...
January 14, 2026A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2026-O-01Date Issued: January 14, 2026 Issued to: The Williston Basin School District #7Description:The Williston Basin School District #7’s response to a request for records complied with N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 because...
December 23, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - The Killdeer Area Ambulance Service substantially complied with special meeting notice requirements for its first special meeting when technical difficulties prevented notice being sent to official newspaper. The Killdeer Area Ambulance properly noticed its second...
December 23, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - The McHenry County State’s Attorney did not violate N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by refusing to release records that related to criminal investigative information under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18.7 or were protected from disclosure pursuant to the open...
December 12, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - AO 25-01 Exceeded the Commission's Authority to Issue Advisory Opinions.As the Commission noted in AO 25-01, the authority of the Commission to issue an advisoryopinion originates from statute and not from the Constitution of North...