July 13, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Dear Mr. Fleming:Thank you for your letter requesting my opinion regarding the funding of public safety answering points (PSAP). Specifically, you ask whether a county that operates a PSAP may require a city's residents to pay higher fees...
June 29, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Request: Karen Jordan requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the Mandan Public School District violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by providing records not responsive to her request, and by requiring an unlawful fee...
June 29, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Request: Karen Jordan requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the Morton County Housing Authority (the Housing Authority) violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by failing to respond to a records request to its management...
June 26, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Request: Kelly Volk requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the North Dakota Department of Veterans' Affairs (Veterans' Affairs) failed to provide requested reports from a database or failed to timely respond to...
June 26, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Request: Marv Schwehr requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 regarding whether the Mercer County Commission (Commission) violated N.D.C.C. §§ 44-04-20, 44-04-19 .2, and 44-04-19 by failing to properly notice an executive session, failing to...
June 2, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Request: Dustin Hendricks requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the Williams County Sheriff's Office violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by improperly withholding records under N .D.C.C. § 12-44.1-28.Conclusion: It is my opinion that...
April 27, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Request: Whether the Office of the State Tax Commissioner violated N.D.C.C. §44-04-18 by refusing to disclose whether specific businesses had sales and use tax permits.Conclusion: The State Tax Commissioner did not violate the open records law by refusing...
March 23, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Request: Whether the Grand Forks Police Department violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by initially denying a request for records under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18.7 on the basis that the records constituted active criminal investigative information.Conclusion: The Grand Forks Police Department did...
March 23, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Request: Whether the City of Mandan violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by failing to respond to an open records request within a reasonable time when the City provided prior notice and alternative means of communication before blocking an...
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...