North Dakota Office of Attorney General
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The Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center is a public entity subject to open meetings laws only to the extent it is supported by or expends public funds, and it did not[...]
10 SepThe Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center is a public entity subject to open meetings laws only to the extent it is supported by or expends public funds, and it did not violate those laws by refusing public access to meetings unrelated to public funds.
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September 10, 2025
A new Attorney General's Opinion has been issued:
Opinion #: 2025-O-12
Date Issued: September 10, 2025
Issued to: Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center
Request: Dr. Alan Lindemann requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 asking whether the Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center violated the open meetings laws by refusing public access to its May 31, 2022, and June 28, 2022, meetings.
Conclusions:
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JMHCC is a "public entity" subject to the open meetings laws to the extent it is supported
by or expends public funds . -
JMHCC did not violate the open meetings laws by refusing public access to its May 31,
2022, and June 28, 2022, meetings because the meetings did not relate to public funds.
You can view this opinion at: 2025-0-12
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