North Dakota, county records
Find the right office in Billings County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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County court
The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota sits in Bismarck and Fargo and hears federal civil and criminal cases. Dockets are searched through PACER; state cases through the North Dakota Courts.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the ND State Unclaimed Property Division.
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The Billings County Sheriff's Office is the county's law enforcement agency and holds its arrest records, incident and accident reports and the roster of people held in the county jail.
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Request birth and death certificates from the ND Dept. of Health.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the North Dakota Secretary of State.
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Verify an attorney's licensing status with the ND Lawyers Directory.
Open official site North Dakota Lawyer LookupVital records
North Dakota Health and Human Services Vital Records sells certified death records in three versions: complete, facts of death, and informational. Order online, by mail or by appointment.
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The Billings County office is both the clerk of court and the county recorder: it keeps the court case files and records the deeds, mortgages and plats of the county.
Open official site Billings County Recorder / Clerk of CourtVital records
Public search of the North Dakota marriage index.
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Access divorce records or request divorce certificates from the ND Dept. of Health.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Billings County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Billings County, particularly in the unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Billings County is primarily managed by Billings County Sheriff's Office, which serves the unincorporated areas and smaller communities.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Billings County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at Billings County Courthouse at 495 4th Street, Medora, ND 58645, provides primary law enforcement services throughout Billings County's 1,153 square miles. Inmate information can be obtained by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours. The City of Medora, as the only incorporated county, does not maintain a separate police department and relies on Sheriff's Office coverage. Arrest records and booking reports in Billings County are considered public records under North Dakota Century Code Chapter 44-04, the state's open records law.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Billings County are maintained by Billings County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request access to arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, following the procedures outlined under the North Dakota Open Records Law.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about current inmates.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Billings County are taken and retained by Billings County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the arrest records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or potentially through third-party online databases. Individuals seeking mugshots may need to submit a formal request to the Sheriff's Office, adhering to the guidelines set by the North Dakota Open Records Law.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 47 named mine sites inside the county, 39 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 61 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; Uranium; construction sand and gravel.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. The PSC asks anyone building in a historic lignite mining town to ask the AML program first.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Billings County Sheriff or a city police department in Billings County. Ask that agency for its record.
The North Dakota criminal history record comes from the North Dakota Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). Name based or fingerprint based check on anyone: mail the signed request form with the full name and Social Security number or fingerprints, and a check or money order payable to ND Attorney General, or drop it off at the BCI office in Bismarck. Fee: $15 per Request for Criminal History Record Information.
Search the North Dakota Sex Offender Registry (Offender Search, North Dakota Attorney General), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county auditor or through the North Dakota Secretary of State. North Dakota has no online voter registration. North Dakota is the only state without voter registration; you vote with a valid form of ID after living in North Dakota for 30 days before Election Day.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Billings County are kept by the Billings County recorder. Property values are set by the local assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for North Dakota come from the North Dakota Health and Human Services, Vital Records. Online through the Vital Records order site, or by mail with the form, fee and identification to Vital Records, 600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept 325, Bismarck, ND 58505-0250. Fee: $15.00 per certified birth record; $15.00 for the first certified death record and $10.00 for each added copy ordered at the same time.
Business entity filings are searched with the North Dakota Secretary of State. The Secretary of State says you may need added licenses depending on your business, and that city, county and state licensing or permit requirements may apply.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.