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North Dakota Century Code Title 44. Offices and Officers § 44-04-30. Records of the state fire marshal, fire departments, and rural fire protection districts confidential

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

1. a. An investigation record of the state fire marshal, a fire department, or a rural fire protection district is confidential until the investigation:

(1) Is closed and not referred for further criminal investigation or prosecution; or

(2) The criminal investigation is no longer active under section 44-04-18.7.

b. This subsection does not restrict the release of the name and identifiable biographical information of a child under section 12.1-35-03.

2. Standard operating procedures written for emergency response, prefire action plans, plans of a building, pipeline, electrical system, or any other infrastructure plan in the possession of the state fire marshal, a fire department, or rural fire protection district are exempt from section 44-04-18.

3. Individually identifiable health information obtained by the state fire marshal, a fire department, or a rural fire protection district is confidential.

4. An image of a victim of a fire is an exempt record.

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