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...
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.###...
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...
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...
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...
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...
August 31, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210SUMMARY OPINIONS. Paul Jordan requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether Harlow's School Bus Service violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by not responding to an open records request. Harlow's contracts with the Mandan Public...
August 31, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210SUMMARY OPINIONMasaki Ova, reporter for the Jamestown Sun, requested an opinion from this office underN.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the James River Humane Society (Humane Society) violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by withholding records in response to an open...
August 31, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210SUMMARY OPINIONKaren Jordan requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether Morton County failed to respond to an open records request in violation of N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18.On September 20, 2023, Karen Jordan emailed the...
August 28, 2026Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Susan Moreno requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 askingwhether North Prairie Regional Water District violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-19 by allegedlyholding a meeting in a room too small for the persons reasonably expected to attend...