Opinions

05 Dec Burleigh County Commission

Posted at 14:57h in Opinions by Lajos Nagy 0 Comments

December 5, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-19Date Issued: December 5, 2025 Issued to: Burleigh County CommissionDescription:The Burleigh County Commission did not hold meetings in violation of North Dakota’s open meetings law, as the conversations occurred before the...

05 Dec Williston Council for the Aging

Posted at 14:54h in Opinions by Lajos Nagy 0 Comments

December 5, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-18Date Issued: December 5, 2025 Issued to: Williston Council for the Aging, Inc.Description:The Williston Council for the Aging, Inc. did not violate North Dakota’s open meetings or open records law....

02 Dec West Fargo Police Department

Posted at 11:22h in Opinions by Lajos Nagy 0 Comments

December 2, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-16Date Issued: December 2, 2025 Issued to: West Fargo Police DepartmentDescription:The West Fargo Police Department did not violate the open records law by issuing a cost estimate based on legally...

02 Dec Cass Co Sheriff’s Office

Posted at 11:19h in Opinions by Lajos Nagy 0 Comments

December 2, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-15Date Issued: December 2, 2025 Issued to: Cass County Sheriff's OfficeDescription:The Cass County Sheriff’s Office did not violate the open records law when it inquired into an employee’s identity during...

25 Sep City of Parshall

Posted at 12:08h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

September 25, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-14Date Issued: September 10, 2025 Issued to: City of ParshallDescription:The City of Parshall never received the records request due to an error with their email service provider. A public entity...

10 Sep Harlow’s School Bus Service is not a public entity subject to open meetings laws, but the Mandan School District records in their possession may be subject to the open records law. A request for these records should have been made to the Mandan Public School District and not Harlow’s School Bus Service.

Posted at 11:00h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

September 10, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-13Date Issued: September 10, 2025 Issued to: Mandan Public School DistrictRequest: Karen 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....

10 Sep The Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center is a public entity subject to open meetings laws only to the extent it is supported by or expends public funds, and it did not violate those laws by refusing public access to meetings unrelated to public funds.

Posted at 10:53h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

September 10, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-12Date Issued: September 10, 2025 Issued to: Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care CenterRequest: 1. Whether the Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center is a “public entity” subject to the open meetings laws.2. Whether...

11 Aug The Pembina County Commission failed to properly notice an executive session and held an executive session that was not authorized by law.

Posted at 15:37h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

July 11, 2025OPEN RECORDS AND MEETINGS OPINION2025-0-11Date Issued: July 11, 2025 Issued to: Pembina County CommissionCITIZEN'S REQUEST FOR OPINIONRobert Flemming requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 askingwhether the Pembina County Commission violated N.D.C.C. §§ 44-04-20 and 44-04-19.1 byfailing to properly...

09 Jul The City of New Town violated open meetings law by asking city employees attending a city council meeting in their personal capacity to leave the room when employee salaries were discussed.

Posted at 16:40h in Opinions by Josh Iverson 0 Comments

July 9, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-L-02Date Issued: July 9, 2025 Issued to: City of New TownRequest: Whether the City Council violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-19 by asking employees to leave the room during an open meeting when...

13 Jun LEGAL OPINION: A GOVERNOR’s UNAMBIGUOUS, CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED, WRITTEN STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS TO A VETOED BILL OR ITEM DELINEATES THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS VETOED TO THE EXTENT THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR’S STATEMENT AND ANY MARKINGS ON THE FACE OF THE BILL OR ITEM.

Posted at 08:28h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

June 11, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-L-02Date Issued: June 11, 2025 Issued to: Governor Kelly ArmstrongRequest: Whether the legally operative scope of the Governor’s veto of language in Senate Bill 2014 was constituted by the May 19,...