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North Dakota Century Code Title 44. Offices and Officers § 44-04-18.6. Access to legislative records and information

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. The following records, regardless of form or characteristic, of or relating to the legislative council, the legislative management, the legislative assembly, the house of representatives, the senate, or a member of the legislative assembly are not subject to section 44-04-18 and section 6 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota:

a. A record of a purely personal or private nature;

b. A record that is legislative council work product or is legislative council-client communication;

c. A record that reveals the content of communications between a member of the legislative assembly and any person; and

d. Except with respect to a governmental entity determining the proper use of telephone service, a record of telephone usage which identifies the parties or lists the telephone numbers of the parties involved.

2. The exception in subdivision c of subsection 1 applies to records possessed by a member of the legislative assembly or by any other public officer or employee.

3. This section does not apply to any record distributed at a meeting subject to section 44-04-19 and section 5 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota.

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