About Us

"The mission of the North Dakota Ethics Commission is to strengthen the confidence of the citizens of North Dakota in their Government by ensuring and promoting transparency and accountability."

The North Dakota Ethics Commission was created by passage of initiated measure 1 in 2018 which created Article XIV of the North Dakota Constitution. The North Dakota 2019 Legislature passed House Bill 1521, implementing Article XIV of the North Dakota Constitution and created N.D.C.C. 54-66, State Government Ethics.