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Conference committee adopts amendments changing attorney general enforcement process, adds 30‑day stay
Summary
A legislative conference committee approved amendments that add informal enforcement steps for the attorney general and create a 30‑day automatic stay of final orders pending appeal; the attorney general's office warned the stay would deviate from existing Administrative Agencies Practices Act procedures.
A conference committee reconciling House and Senate language approved amendments to a bill that change how the state attorney general may handle alleged violations, including a new 30‑day automatic stay of a final order while an entity pursues an appeal.
The changes, presented by Representative Schneider, add an "informal" step allowing the attorney general to discuss, educate, negotiate or attempt remediation with an individual or organization and to levy fines under a cited North Dakota Century Code provision. The amendment also makes the decision to call a hearing discretionary and inserts a 30‑day stay of an attorney general order while the time to appeal to district court runs.
The amendments were framed as an effort to harmonize House and Senate language and to protect businesses and charities from…
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