North Dakota § 44-04-30 Records of the state fire marshal, fire departments, and rural fire protection districts confidential

North Dakota Statutes

§ 44-04-30 — Records of the state fire marshal, fire departments, and rural fire protection districts confidential

North Dakota § 44-04-30

Title 44Offices and Officers

Ch. 44-04Duties, Records, and Meetings

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N.D. Cent. Code § 44-04-30 (2026).

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districts confidential. 1. a. An investigation record of the state fire marshal, a fire department, or a rural fire protection district is confidential until the investigation:

(1)Is closed and not referred for further criminal investigation or prosecution; or

(2)The criminal investigation is no longer active under section 44-04-18.7. b. This subsection does not restrict the release of the name and identifiable biographical information of a child under section 12.1-35-03. 2. Standard operating procedures written for emergency response, prefire action plans, plans of a building, pipeline, electrical system, or any other infrastructure plan in the possession of the state fire marshal, a fire department, or rural fire protection district are exempt from section 44-04-18. 3. Individually ide

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districts confidential.
1. a. An investigation record of the state fire marshal, a fire department, or a rural fire
protection district is confidential until the investigation:
(1) Is closed and not referred for further criminal investigation or prosecution; or
(2) The criminal investigation is no longer active under section 44-04-18.7.
b. This subsection does not restrict the release of the name and identifiable
biographical information of a child under section 12.1-35-03.
2. Standard operating procedures written for emergency response, prefire action plans,
plans of a building, pipeline, electrical system, or any other infrastructure plan in the
possession of the state fire marshal, a fire department, or rural fire protection district
are exempt from section 44-04-18.
3. Individually identifiable health information obtained by the state fire marshal, a fire
department, or a rural fire protection district is confidential.
4. An image of a victim of a fire is an exempt record.