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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota adjusts monthly terminal fees for local law enforcement accessing the state teletype system
Last action · March 24, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20
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What This Bill Does
North Dakota updates the monthly service fee schedule for county and city law enforcement departments accessing the state teletype system, basing fees on county population tiers ranging from fifteen to seventy-four percent of the director's established fee.
Local law enforcement agencies across North Dakota face revised monthly terminal fee structures for state teletype system access depending on their county population size.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
county and city law enforcement departments
City and county law enforcement departments have their monthly terminal service fee structures updated according to county population brackets.
state general fund agencies
State general fund agencies that access the system remain exempt from incurring any service fees.
federal agencies and law enforcement affiliated organizations
Federal agencies and affiliated organizations pay one hundred percent of the actual costs incurred by the division for providing the service.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who pays fees to access the North Dakota teletype system?
How are county and city law enforcement terminal fees calculated?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 24, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20
- Mar 21, 2025SenateEnrolledSigned by Governor 03/19
- Mar 18, 2025SenateEnrolledSent to Governor
- Mar 18, 2025SenateSigned by President
- Mar 18, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Mar 14, 2025SenateReturned to Senate
Show 10 earlier actions
- Mar 13, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0
- Mar 11, 2025HouseLaid over two legislative days
- Mar 7, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 1
- Mar 6, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 10:15
- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Jan 21, 2025HouseReceived from Senate
- Jan 20, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1
- Jan 17, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- Jan 10, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:00
- Jan 7, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
Version history
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