North Dakota Attorney General Opinions
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How long does a North Dakota state agency have to respond to a public records request, and does it have to create new reports from its database?
Mixed result. The North Dakota AG concluded that the Department of Veterans' Affairs did not violate the open records law by declining to create reports that did not already exist in its database, but…
If a city's online complaint form silently routes my records request to the wrong inbox, is that my fault or the city's?
It is the city's. Mandan took two months to answer a request submitted through its 'Report a Concern' form because the request was misrouted and apparently deleted. The AG ruled the delay was unreason…
How long can a North Dakota township take to respond to an open records request before the delay becomes a violation?
Reasonable response is usually measured in hours or days, not weeks. A six-week delay was unreasonable, even when the township blamed the unexpected resignation of the treasurer who managed its email …
Is it OK to wait six weeks to give a citizen meeting minutes after she requested them, and did the special meeting itself get proper notice?
The November 1, 2021 special meeting was properly noticed (email to newspaper plus website). But waiting over a month to provide requested meeting minutes was an unreasonable delay and violated the op…
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Attorney general opinions in North Dakota are written by the North Dakota Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.