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...
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...