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02 Nov The North Dakota Attorney General issued a Summary Opinion to Red River Regional Dispatch Center

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November 2, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210GENERAL SUMMARY OPINIONOpinion #: 2026-SO-27Date Issued: November 2, 2026Issued To: Red River Regional Dispatch Center Conclusion: The Red River Regional Dispatch Center violated the open meetings laws when it failed to substantially comply with the statutory...

02 Nov The North Dakota Attorney General issued a Summary Opinion to City of Fargo

Posted at 14:46h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

November 2, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210GENERAL SUMMARY OPINIONOpinion #: 2026-SO-26Date Issued: November 2, 2026Issued To: City of FargoConclusion: The City of Fargo did not violate the open meetings laws when fewer than a quorum of commissioners attended a meeting of the...

02 Nov The North Dakota Attorney General issued a Summary Opinion to Divide County School District Board of Education

Posted at 14:44h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

November 2, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210GENERAL SUMMARY OPINIONOpinion #: 2026-SO-25Date Issued: November 2, 2026Issued To: Divide County School District Board of Education Conclusion: The Divide County School District Board of Education did not violate the open meetings laws at a gathering because fewer...

02 Nov The North Dakota Attorney General issued a Summary Opinion to City of Lincoln

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November 2, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210GENERAL SUMMARY OPINIONOpinion #: 2026-SO-24Date Issued: November 2, 2026Issued To: City of Lincoln Conclusion: The City of Lincoln violated the open meetings laws at its special meeting on April 22, 2024, by discussing matters that were not identified...

25 Sep The North Dakota Attorney General issued a Summary Opinion to Dickey County Senior Citizens Center

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September 25, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210SUMMARY LEGAL OPINIONIssued To: Dickey County Senior Citizens Center Conclusion: The Dickey County Senior Citizens Center did not violate the open records law because it did not receive the records request and therefore could not respond.You can view...

25 Sep The North Dakota Attorney General issued a Summary Opinion to Stutsman County Local Emergency Planning Committee

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September 25, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210SUMMARY LEGAL OPINIONIssued To: Stutsman County Local Emergency Planning Committee Conclusion: The Stutsman County Local Emergency Planning Committee violated the open meetings law when it conducted Committee business by email.You can view this opinion here.###...

25 Sep The North Dakota Attorney General issued a Summary Opinion to North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services

Posted at 15:31h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

September 25, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210SUMMARY LEGAL OPINIONIssued To: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services Conclusion: The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services did not violate the open records law because it provided all records in its possession...

25 Sep The North Dakota Attorney General issued a Summary Opinion to White Shield Public School District

Posted at 15:28h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

September 25, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210SUMMARY LEGAL OPINIONIssued To: White Shield Public School District Conclusion: The White Shield Public School District violated the open records law by failing to respond to a request for records within a reasonable time and by not...

15 Sep The North Dakota Attorney General issued a legal opinion to Mr. Swanson, Mr. Phillips, and Ms. Warnstad

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September 15, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210LEGAL OPINIONSCHOOL DISTRICTS ONLY HAVE TAXING AUTHORITY OVER PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT Section 57-15-13, N.D.C.C., provides that the authority of a school district to levy taxes does not extend beyond the boundaries of the...

31 Aug The North Dakota Attorney General issued a summary opinion to North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services

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August 31, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210SUMMARY OPINIONRichard W. Vengels III requested an opinion from this office under N .D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the Child Support Section of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by...