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11 Jun A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:

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June 11, 2025Opinion #: 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, 2025, detailed written statement of his objections...

07 Mar An unintentional delay of over two months to respond to a record request was unreasonable.

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March 7, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-08[print-me]...

07 Mar Milnor Public School District No. 2 violated open record laws by charging improper fees for records and by failing to exclude the initial hour for locating the records.

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March 7, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-07[print-me]...

07 Mar Apple Creek Township properly noticed its July 5, 2022, regular meeting but failed to respond to a records request within a reasonable time.

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March 7, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-06[print-me]...

07 Mar Stanley Rural Ambulance District failed to follow proper procedures before going into executive session, and most of the executive session did not constitute attorney consultation.

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March 7, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-05[print-me]...

06 Mar Harrison Township failed to respond to a records request within a reasonable time.

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March 5, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-04[print-me]...

06 Mar City of Great Bend failed to properly notice its August 16, 2022, September 20, 2022, and September 27, 2022, meetings.

Posted at 14:37h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

March 6, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-03[print-me]...

06 Mar Political action Committees subject to the reporting requirements of N.D.C.C. § 16.1-08.1-03.7 that also fall under the reporting requirements of N.D.C.C. § 16.1-08.1-02.4 must file all reports and information mandated in EACH OF the two provisions.

Posted at 14:11h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

March 5, 2025Filing a report under N.D.C.C. § 16.1-08.1-03.7 does not create an exemption from filing a report under N.D.C.C. § 16.1-08.1-02.4, and a political action committee that meets the criteria to report under both statuses must comply with both statutes by filing all mandated...

10 Jan THE METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY BOARD VIOLATED NORTH DAKOTA OPEN MEETINGS LAW WHEN IT FAILED TO NOTICE THE TECHNICAL DISPUTE REVIEW BOARD’S SPECIAL MEETINGS

Posted at 16:21h in Opinions by Josh Iverson 0 Comments

January 10, 2025 You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-02[print-me]...

02 Jan LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL FAILED TO PROPERLY NOTICE AND ANNOUNCE THEIR EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION DID NOT CONSTITUTE ATTORNEY CONSULTATION.

Posted at 15:04h in Opinions by Josh Iverson 0 Comments

January 2, 2025 You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-01[print-me]...