State ex rel. Department of Human Services v. North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] The State of North Dakota, by and through the Department of Human Services and its Child Support Enforcement Division (“the Department”), appeals from a district court order denying its application for an order to enforce an administrative subpoena. We reverse and remand for further proceedings, concluding the district court erred in determining the Department was not statutorily authorized to issue an administrative subpoena to the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund (“NDIRF”).

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[¶ 2] The Department, through its Child Support Enforcement Division and regional child…