North Dakota, Oliver County
Where Center's records are kept. Center has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Center's own offices, along with State of North Dakota offices; the Oliver County offices are on our Oliver County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The State Historical Society's archives in Bismarck holds North Dakota state and local government records, manuscripts, newspapers and photographs, with genealogy and vital records guides; appointments are recommended.
Open official site North Dakota State ArchivesCounty court
One clerk's office in Fargo, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., handles North Dakota's federal bankruptcy cases; the site carries PACER and e-filing links, the court calendar, opinions and fee schedule.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North DakotaCounty court
Search North Dakota district court criminal, traffic and civil cases, plus some municipal court cases, and make payments on criminal or traffic cases by county; restricted case information is left out.
Open official site North Dakota Court System District Court Case SearchVital records
Orders for certified North Dakota birth, death and fetal death records go online, by mail or by appointment and take 5 to 7 business days; the office also keeps a public death index.
Open official site North Dakota Health and Human Services Vital RecordsPolice & jail
The state corrections agency's site, with a Resident Lookup covering only people currently held in its facilities, plus public dashboards on incarceration populations and parole releases.
Open official site North Dakota Department of Corrections and RehabilitationPolice & jail
The North Dakota Attorney General's statewide list gives each missing person's age, last seen date and investigating agency phone number, with photos where available, plus separate searches for missing children and Indigenous persons.
Open official site North Dakota Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Kept by the North Dakota Attorney General, the registry finds offenders by name, city, county or distance from an address, maps them and sends email alerts on changes.
Open official site North Dakota Sex Offender RegistryFederal
Official Census Bureau profile page for Center city, North Dakota, home to 588 people in the 2020 Census, covering income, education, jobs, housing, health insurance and family statistics.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
Center, the Oliver County seat, runs its city site with council and staff contacts, downloadable forms, utility bill payment, garbage, pet licensing, planning and zoning, and the housing authority.
Open official site City of CenterCity records
The mayor and city council with their committee roles and phone numbers, city staff, agendas and minutes, ordinances, zoning, the housing authority and the city office at 312 N Lincoln Avenue.
Open official site Center City GovernmentPolice & jail
State POST Board list of North Dakota police departments with chiefs, mailing addresses and phones, including the Center Police Department at PO Box 377, phone 701-794-3591.
Open official site North Dakota POST Board Police Department ListCity records
The city's own directory of local businesses and groups, from BNI Coal and Center Machine to the community pool and Center-Stanton Public School, sorted by type with phone numbers.
Open official site Center Business DirectoryEverything else, organized
13 more Center sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Center, a place of 588 people, is the seat of Oliver County. Court and property records sit with Oliver County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota. Center's own offices are in the cards above, and our Oliver County page lists each county office.
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North Dakota has no voter registration. Voters show an ID with their name, North Dakota residential address and date of birth at the polls; the North Dakota Secretary of State site lists the ID rules and polling places.
Deeds for property in Center are recorded by the Oliver County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Oliver County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in North Dakota come from the state vital records office, North Dakota Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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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.