ND SB2208

Changes the attorney general's duty to issue written legal opinions from requests by "either branch" of the legislature to requests by "a member of the legislative assembly," allowing individual legislators to request opinions.

Attorney general may decline to issue an opinion if the request requires factual determinations, involves statutory constitutionality, concerns judicial branch internal operations, involves pending or decided court cases, provides private legal advice, or involves criminal offense determinations.

Attorney general must provide a written response within sixty days if declining to issue an opinion, informing the requesting legislator of the reason for the refusal.

Passed by the Senate 47-0 and the House 83-2 during the 2023 regular session.