North Dakota Open Records

North Dakota laws and court cases

North Dakota's open records legislation State statutes 44-04-18.

Open Government Guide to North Dakota's open records and open meetings laws, prepared by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Letter Generator

Generate an open records request that conforms to North Dakota requirements

Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

Contacts

North Dakota School Contacts

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

North Decoder

Chad Nodland, Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week.

Sunshine on Schools an interactive clearinghouse containing budget data for North Dakota's K-12 schools

Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week

North Dakota resident Chad Nodland received the coveted STOTW award the week of August 20, 2007. Read all about it, and see what other states have citizens that have earned the award, here.

Press

Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in North Dakota.

2008

October 22, 2008: Legislative panel demands records from ND auditor

October 19, 2008: E-mails add details to UP plans

August 31, 2008: Newspaper continues fighting for public access to court info

August 20, 2008: Judge seals documents in UND nickname case

August 19, 2008: WSI board to get open meeting training

July 15, 2008: ND atty gen says counties didn't provide electronic records...

July 2, 2008: District agrees to turn over e-mails

July 1, 2008: ND atty gen: Fargo officials broke records law

June 26, 2008: DSU did not violate open records laws

April 15, 2008: Tony Bender letter: Let the light shine on open records

April 14, 2008: Open records law is too broad

March 22, 2008: History of open records in North Dakota

March 21, 2008: Public Records Decision

March 21, 2008: Open record laws level the playing field

March 21, 2008: In ND, public business e-mails on private accounts are open records

January 8, 2008: UND PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH: Committee may protest open records law

2007

November 16, 2007: Court hearing transcript sheds new light

October 25, 2007: Our view:: There's no need to shed tears over candidates for UND's presidency who let open-records laws deter them from applying.

October 25, 2007: N.D. open records law must apply (Editorial)

October 1, 2007: Reporters Committee urges North Dakota judge to open records

September 9, 2007: Secrecy grows, could be costly for the nation. (Opinion column)

August 9, 2007: Open meetings and records law isn't an enemy (Opinion column)

August 4, 2007: Attorney General says Mandan City Commission violated open meeting rules

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