Records of the state fire marshal, fire departments, and rural fire protection districts confidential
N.D. Cent. Code § 44-04-30
in effect44-04-30. Records of the state fire marshal, fire departments, and rural fire protection
districts confidential.
1. a. An investigation record of the state fire marshal, a fire department, or a rural fire
protection district is confidential until the investigation:
(1) Is closed and not referred for further criminal investigation or prosecution; or
(2) The criminal investigation is no longer active under section 44-04-18.7.
b. This subsection does not restrict the release of the name and identifiable
biographical information of a child under section 12.1-35-03.
2. Standard operating procedures written for emergency response, prefire action plans,
plans of a building, pipeline, electrical system, or any other infrastructure plan in the
possession of the state fire marshal, a fire department, or rural fire protection district
are exempt from section 44-04-18.
3. Individually identifiable health information obtained by the state fire marshal, a fire
department, or a rural fire protection district is confidential.
4. An image of a victim of a fire is an exempt record.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t44c04.pdf#nameddest=44-04-30Fetched: 10/16/2026