North Dakota Code 54-40.3-05 – Application of open records law
If a joint powers agreement is entered into between a political subdivision of this state and a political subdivision of another state which creates a joint emergency services communications system, the joint powers agreement must address which jurisdiction‘s open records law will apply in the event a request is made for records that originated from the partner state but is in the possession of the joint emergency services communications system located in North Dakota. The agreement may provide that the emergency services records may be provided pursuant to the open records law of the originating state. If the joint powers agreement does not address this matter, it will be presumed that records will be provided pursuant to North Dakota law.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-40.3-05
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49