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Executive Order 2020-16

Open-meetings law suspended to the extent it requires a physical meeting room and speakerphone when governing bodies meet remotely

Governor Doug Burgum · North Dakota (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
North Dakota
Level
State
Authority
N.D. Const. art. V, § 1; N.D.C.C. ch. 37-17.1
Issued
2020-03-30 Mar. 30, 2020
Effective
2020-03-30; for the duration of the declared state of emergency (read as 2020-03-30)
End
2021-04-30 (EO 2021-09) (read as 2021-04-30)
In force
Mar. 30, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • governing bodies of public entities
Functions reached
  • CRT public bodies (permits, zoning, licensing boards meeting remotely)
  • PM permits and approvals
Collection
North Dakota ND

Operative words

hereby suspends the requirements that a meeting room be available to the public and that a speakerphone or monitor be provided at a physical location under NDCC § 44-04-19 when members of a governing body are attending a meeting via remote means.

Enforcement

Suspension of statute

Notes

Recital records the State's operative practice: 'working from home, frequent handwashing, social distancing and limiting group gatherings to no more than 10 people'.