North Dakota Attorney General Opinions
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What has to be announced before a North Dakota county commission can go into a closed executive session with its attorney?
The North Dakota AG found the Mercer County Commission violated the open meetings law three ways: its agenda notice for an executive session was too vague, it did not announce the specific legal autho…
When can a county commission go into closed executive session, and what has to be in the meeting notice?
Notice of every anticipated executive session must be in the public meeting agenda. Once in executive session, the discussion must actually fit one of the narrow statutory exceptions (here, attorney c…
Is it enough for a North Dakota board to cite the executive-session statute on the agenda, or does the chair have to say the legal basis out loud?
Both. The agenda needs the general topic, and the chair must announce the specific legal authority (such as 'attorney consultation') in open meeting before going into executive session. Citing the sta…
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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.