The State Bar Association of North Dakota Summer 2013 Gavel Magazine | Page 7

And while not many Attorneys General have served as long as he has, Stenehjem says the issues and challenges in his office continue to remain fresh and interesting. North Dakota Attorney General Summary of Duties • The Attorney General represents the state in all legal matters, civil and criminal, where the state is named as a party or the state may have an interest in the outcome of the litigation, • Provides legal services and opinions to state legislators, state officials, constitutional officers, state agencies, boards, and commissions, • Enforces the open meetings and open records laws and the consumer fraud laws. • Issues licenses for retail alcohol beverage establishments, Class A and Class B Gambling organizations, polygraph (lie detector) examiners, amusement games and devices, and conceal weapons permits, • Maintains the state’s criminal history