§ 54-10-22 — Public officers to aid state auditor - Auditor's authority on investigation - Referral of open records request

North Dakota § 54-10-22

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 54: State Government
• Ch. 54-10: State Auditor

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Referral of open records request.
1. The officers and employees of all departments, institutions, boards, commissions, and
political subdivisions, subject to examination by the state auditor, shall afford all
reasonable facilities for the investigation provided for in this title and shall make
returns and exhibits to the auditor under oath in a form and manner as the auditor may
prescribe.
2. The auditor shall have full power and authority to audit any books, papers, accounts,
bills, vouchers, and other documents or property of any and all departments, boards,
commissions, political subdivisions, and financial institutions subject to the auditor's
audit. The auditor shall have authority to audit under oath any or all trustees,
managers, officers, employees, or agents of any such departments, boards,
commissions, or political subdivisions. When necessary, the auditor shall employ
stenographers or clerical help, the expense incurred to be collected by the auditor from
the respective department, institution, board, commission, or political subdivision.
3. If the auditor receives a request for access to or inspection of information submitted to
the auditor by a department, institution, board, commission, or political subdivision, the
auditor shall refer the request to the submitting department, institution, board,
commission, or political subdivision for response. The referral of a request under this
subsection satisfies the responsibility of the auditor to respond to a request for public
records under chapter 44-04.