North Dakota Century Code Title 54. State Government § 54-61-02. Commission responsibilities

(1) Standards governing eligibility for indigent defense services;

(2) Standards for maintaining and operating regional public defender offices if established;

(3) Standards prescribing minimum experience, training, and other qualifications for contract counsel and public defenders;

(4) Standards for contract counsel and public defender caseloads;

(5) Standards for the evaluation of contract counsel and public defenders;

(6) Standards for independent, competent, and efficient representation of clients whose cases present conflicts of interest;

(7) Standards for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by contract counsel; and

(8) Other standards considered necessary and appropriate to ensure the delivery of adequate indigent defense services.

(1) Vital statistics, including records of marriage, birth, and divorce;

(2) Local tax and revenue records, including information on residence address, employer, income, and assets;

(3) Records concerning real and titled personal property;

(4) Records of occupational and professional licenses and records concerning the ownership and control of corporations, partnerships, and other business entities;

(5) Employment security records;

(6) Workforce safety and insurance records pursuant to a release signed by an individual or as otherwise provided in section 65-05-32;

(7) Records of all agencies administering public assistance programs;

(8) Records of the department of transportation, which access is not subject to the requirements in section 39-16-03;

(9) Corrections records;

(10) Law enforcement records; and

(11) Subject to an agreement with the state tax commissioner, state tax and revenue records, including information on residence address, employer, income, and assets; and

(1) The name, address, social security number, and other requested relevant income or asset information of the individual and the name and address of the employer of the individual, as appearing in customer records of public utilities, including cellular and wireless telephone service providers and cable television companies, pursuant to an administrative subpoena if requested; and

(2) Information on assets and liabilities of the individual held by financial institutions.