November 20, 2023 Request: Whether three entities violated the open records law by failing to respond to requests for records. Conclusion: Neither the Governor’s Office, the Agriculture Department, nor the NDIT violated the open records law when they failed to respond to a request for records that...
November 20, 2023 Request: Whether the Morton County State’s Attorney violated the open records law by denying a record request. Conclusion: The State’s Attorney’s personal water bill was not a record of the Morton County State’s Attorney’s Office. The record request to the Morton County State’s Attorney’s...
November 20, 2023 Request: Whether the North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners provided records within a reasonable time. Conclusion: Following a special meeting, held to discuss exempt information in the responsive records, the Board sent a cost estimate for redactions to the requester. The Board provided the...
October 12, 2023 Request: Whether the Williston Basin School District #7 properly: 1) noticed an executive session, 2) described the general subject matter and legal authority before entering the executive session, and 3) limited the discussion during the executive session to the legal authority stated. Conclusion: The...
September 28, 2023 Request: Whether the City of Fargo responded to a record request within a reasonable time. Conclusion: The City of Fargo did not properly respond to a request for records when it neglected to explain a nearly four-week delay in providing records. You can view this...
August 22, 2023 Request: Whether the Wells County Commission conducted a meeting subject to the requirements of N.D.C.C. §§ 44-04-20 and 44-04-21(2). Conclusion: The Wells County Commission conducted a meeting during the Wells County departments meeting because a quorum of the Commission attended a discussion related to...
August 7, 2023 Request: Whether the North Dakota Highway Patrol and State Radio violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 when they failed to provide a 911 transcript. Conclusion: The North Dakota Highway Patrol and State Radio violated open records law when each entity failed to provide a 911 transcript...
July 27, 2023 Request: Did the Devils Lake Park Board provide notice of its December 15, 2021, meeting to the public? Conclusion: The Devils Lake Park Board posted the December 15, 2021, meeting notice at its office, which was also the location of the meeting, on its...
January 4, 2022 Request: How should the state’s share of revenue from wells located on reservation lands be allocated? Conclusion: The portion of the gross production and oil extraction tax revenue derived from oil and gas exploration and production within the exterior boundaries of the reservations and on trust...
December 22, 2022 Request: Did the Billings County Commission violate the open meetings laws when a quorum met in a series of smaller gatherings without providing notice to the public? Conclusion: The Billings County Commissioners met individually with then North Dakota Department of Transportation Director Bill Panos and...