Attorney General of North Dakota

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The Attorney General of North Dakota is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing the state in legal matters, enforcing state law, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public office ⓘ
state attorney general position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction North Dakota ⓘ
appointedBy voters of North Dakota ⓘ
constitutingInstrument Constitution of North Dakota ⓘ
cooperatesWith North Dakota Governor ⓘ
North Dakota Legislature ⓘ
county state’s attorneys in North Dakota ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdOn 1889 ⓘ
firstHolder George F. Goodwin NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows Attorney General of the Territory of Dakota ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver issuance of formal legal opinions to state agencies ⓘ
representation of state agencies in civil litigation ⓘ
representation of the state in appellate courts ⓘ
hasWebsite https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/ ⓘ
headOf Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody North Dakota Office of Attorney General ⓘ
inception 1889 ⓘ
isChiefLegalOfficerOf State of North Dakota ⓘ
linked to: North Dakota
jurisdiction civil law matters involving the State of North Dakota ⓘ
criminal law matters specified by North Dakota statutes ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalForm elected office ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bismarck, North Dakota ⓘ
memberOf North Dakota Board of University and School Lands ⓘ
North Dakota Industrial Commission ⓘ
nativeLabel Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ
officeHolder Drew H. Wrigley ⓘ
officeType statewide elected executive office ⓘ
oversees consumer protection enforcement in North Dakota ⓘ
law enforcement-related divisions of the North Dakota Office of Attorney General ⓘ
statewide criminal prosecutions in certain cases ⓘ
participatesIn National Association of Attorneys General ⓘ
partOf North Dakota state government ⓘ
positionHeld Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ
Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ
responsibleFor enforcing state law ⓘ
providing legal advice to state agencies ⓘ
providing legal advice to state officials ⓘ
representing the state in legal matters ⓘ
seat Bismarck, North Dakota ⓘ
selectionMethod popular election ⓘ
style Attorney General ⓘ
subordinateTo North Dakota electorate ⓘ
symbolicRepresentation Great Seal of the State of North Dakota ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
worksOn protection of consumers in North Dakota ⓘ
public safety and law enforcement policy in North Dakota ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Langer → positionHeld → Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ
North Dakota Industrial Commission → hasMember → North Dakota Attorney General ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of North Dakota
North Dakota Constitution → createsOffice → Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ
Executive branch of North Dakota → hasPart → North Dakota Attorney General ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of North Dakota
Drew H. Wrigley → positionHeld → Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ
Attorney General of North Dakota → headOfGovernmentBody → North Dakota Office of Attorney General ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of North Dakota
North Dakota Office of Attorney General → headOf → Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ
George F. Goodwin → positionHeld → Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ
Attorney General of North Dakota → nativeLabel → Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ