Opinions

27 Jan The North Dakota Attorney General issued an opinion to the Ransom County Commission.

Posted at 13:59h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

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...

21 Jan The North Dakota Attorney General issued an opinion to the Williston Basin School District No. 7.

Posted at 14:17h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

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...

14 Jan The Williston Basin School District #7

Posted at 14:48h in Opinions by Lajos Nagy 0 Comments

January 14, 2026A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2026-O-01Date Issued: January 14, 2026 Issued to: The Williston Basin School District #7Description:The Williston Basin School District #7’s response to a request for records complied with N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 because...

23 Dec The North Dakota Attorney General issued an opinion to the Killdeer Area Ambulance Service

Posted at 12:31h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

December 23, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - The Killdeer Area Ambulance Service substantially complied with special meeting notice requirements for its first special meeting when technical difficulties prevented notice being sent to official newspaper. The Killdeer Area Ambulance properly noticed its second...

23 Dec The North Dakota Attorney General issued an opinion to the McHenry County State’s Attorney

Posted at 12:29h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

December 23, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - The McHenry County State’s Attorney did not violate N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by refusing to release records that related to criminal investigative information under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18.7 or were protected from disclosure pursuant to the open...

12 Dec The North Dakota Attorney General issued an opinion to the Michael Howe, Secretary of State

Posted at 16:49h in Opinions by Josh Iverson 0 Comments

December 12, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, ND - AO 25-01 Exceeded the Commission's Authority to Issue Advisory Opinions.As the Commission noted in AO 25-01, the authority of the Commission to issue an advisoryopinion originates from statute and not from the Constitution of North...

12 Dec Burleigh County Commission

Posted at 08:17h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

December 12, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-24Date Issued: December 12, 2025 Issued to: Burleigh County CommissionDescription:The Commission did not provide notice of its January 13, 2023, special meeting insubstantial compliance with N.D.C.C. § 44-04-20 because it...

08 Dec Ward County Sheriff’s Department

Posted at 15:44h in Opinions by Scott Reisenauer 0 Comments

December 5, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-20Date Issued: December 5, 2025 Issued to: Ward County Sheriff's DepartmentDescription:The Department violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by denying Mr. Brown's request without redacting any confidential or exempt records. By exercising...

05 Dec Retirement and Investment Office (RIO)

Posted at 16:46h in Opinions by Josh Iverson 0 Comments

December 5, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-23Date Issued: December 5, 2025 Issued to: The Retirement and Investment OfficeDescription:The Retirement and Investment Office (RIO) did not violate the open records law when it was unable to provide...

05 Dec Retirement and Investment Office

Posted at 16:41h in Opinions by Josh Iverson 0 Comments

December 5, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-O-22Date Issued: December 5, 2025 Issued to: The Retirement and Investment OfficeDescription:The Retirement and Investment Office properly denied a records request for confidential financial information. The Retirement and Investment Office...