AG OPINION / NEWS RELEASE: Cass County Sheriff's Office

[-Info-Attorney General]

A new Attorney General’s Open Records Opinion has been issued:

 

Opinion #:                 2025-O-15

 

Date issued:             December 2, 2025

 

Issued to:                  Cass County Sheriff’s Office

 

Request:                   Whether the Cass County Sheriff’s Office violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 by inquiring into Mr. Longlet’s identity as the individual behind an anonymous records request, during a separate internal investigation into potential policy violations.

 

Conclusions:           The Cass County Sheriff’s Office did not violate N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 because any questions regarding Mr. Longlet’s identity arose during a separate internal investigation and were not related to the open records request process.

 

You can view this opinion here.

 

Thank you,

 

Office of Attorney General

Drew H. Wrigley

 

 

 

 

[-Info-Attorney General]

A new Attorney General’s Open Records Opinion has been issued:

 

Opinion #:                2025-O-16

 

Date issued:            December 2, 2025

 

Issued to:                  West Fargo Police Department

 

Request:                   Whether the West Fargo Police Department’s estimate of charges they claim is necessary to respond to a records request complies with N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18. 

 

Conclusions:           The West Fargo Police Department properly calculated its cost estimate using fees authorized by N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 and therefore did not violate the open records law.