N.D. Const. art. VII, § 2 — Research

Establishment and Powers of Political Subdivisions. Text of the section: current and prior versions.

Every citing reference in the corpus: 9 court opinions and 37 Attorney General opinions. Counts include the section's pre-1981 designation (§ 166), era-gated by the renumbering crosswalk.

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Cases by topic

Topics are machine-generated groupings of the citing references — reading aids, not editorial judgments. Documents cited after the last classification pass appear in the lists below until the next pass.

Statutory grant and strict construction of subdivision powers

Schwartzenberger v. McKenzie County Board of County Commissioners, 2017 ND 211 (2017, McEvers, J.) · quotes the provision
- ¶ 13: “…ate, and the authority of county commissioners and of the administrative county officers in the management of a county's business affairs is prescribed by statute. Ulrich v. Amerada Petroleum Corp., 66 N.W.2d 397, 399 (N.D. 1954). See N.D. Const. art. VII, § 2 (the legislative assembly shall provide by law for the establishment and government of all political subdivisions and each political subdivision shall have and exercise such powers as provided by law). Under N.D.C.C.…”
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2012-L-01 (2012)
Ramsey County Farm Bureau, et al. v. Ramsey County, et al., 2008 ND 175 (2008, Crothers, J.) · quotes the provision
- ¶ 19: “…A county has the authority and powers granted to it by law. N.D. Const. art. VII, § 2 ("Each political subdivision shall have and exercise such powers as provided by law."); *City of Fargo v. Cass County,* 286 N.W.2d 494, 500 (N.D. 1979). *See also Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Benson Co…”
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2006-L-01 (2006)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2000-F-19 (2000)
Burlington Northern, et al. v. Benson Co. Water (Cons. w/990369-373;990378-380), 2000 ND 182 (2000, Kapsner, J.) · quotes the provision
- ¶ 7: “…506 N.W.2d 362, 366 (N.D. 1993). "The legislative assembly shall provide by law for the establishment and the government of all political subdivisions. Each political subdivision shall have and exercise such powers as provided by law." N.D. Const. art. VII, § 2. A political subdivision's "rights and powers are determined and defined by law." *Eikevik v. Lee,* 73 N.D. 197, 203, 13 N.W.2d 94, 97 (1944). "[D]rainage boards are creatures of statute, and they have no powers excep…”
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2000-L-96 (2000)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2000-L-13 (2000)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 99-F-17 (1999)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 96-L-6 (1996)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Sept. 29, 1992)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Apr. 7, 1992) (to Belisle)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Mar. 26, 1991) (to Koppy)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (July 5, 1989) (to Thompson)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (June 9, 1989)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Feb. 27, 1989)
Dickinson Public School District v. Sanstead, 1988 ND 137 (1988, Erickstad, J.)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Sept. 2, 1987) (to Schoenwald)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Feb. 13, 1986)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 84-20 (1984)
Stark County v. State, 1968 ND 22 (1968, Strutz, J.)
City of Bismarck v. Kleinschmidt, 1966 ND 57 (1966, Strutz, J.)
Braaten v. Olson, County Treasurer, 1914 ND 100 (1914, Bruce, J.)

Home rule and legislative preemption

City of Fargo v. State, 2024 ND 236 (2024, Bahr, J.) · quotes the provision
- ¶ 15: “…Article VII, section 1 of the North Dakota Constitution provides "[t]he purpose of [article VII] is to provide for maximum local self-government by all political subdivisions with a minimum duplication of functions." Section 2 of article VII provides: "The legislative assembly shall provide by law for the establishment and the government of all political subdivisions. Each political subdivision shall have and exercise such powers as provided…”
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 98-F-14 (1998)

Donations and expenditure of public funds

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2010-L-16 (2010)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2005-L-35 (2005)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2003-L-51 (2003)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2002-L-59 (2002)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2002-F-09 (2002)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2002-F-03 (2002)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2000-L-153 (2000)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2000-L-30 (2000)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 98-F-30 (1998)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 97-F-08 (1997)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 95-L-233 (1995)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Sept. 25, 1987) (to Larson)

Intergovernmental cooperation and municipal enterprises

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2009-L-04 (2009)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2006-L-32 (2006)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2000-F-13 (2000)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2000-F-01 (2000)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 96-L-35 (1996)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (July 12, 1990) (to Tebelius)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Aug. 5, 1986)

County organization and county-seat elections

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 69-528 (1969)
State ex rel. Ahern v. Anders, County Com'rs, 1915 ND 103 (1915, Burke, J.)

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