North Dakota, Ramsey County
Where Devils Lake's records are kept. Devils Lake has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Devils Lake's own offices, along with State of North Dakota offices; the Ramsey County offices are on our Ramsey 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
Federal statistics table for Devils Lake city, North Dakota, from the U.S. Census Bureau, giving basic population, business and geography facts; an information icon beside each row names the survey behind it.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
City Hall 423 6th Street NE PO Box 1048 Devils Lake, ND 58301
Open official site City of Devils LakePolice & jail
222 Walnut Street West Devils Lake, ND 58301 (701)662-0700
Open official site Devils Lake Police DepartmentCity records
621 College Drive North Devils Lake ND 58301 (701)662-3913 or (701)662-8122
Open official site Devils Lake Fire DepartmentCity records
The City of Devils Lake issues liquor, beer and wine licenses, transient merchant, pawnbroker, taxicab and other business permits at City Offices, 423 6th St NE; (701) 662-7600.
Open official site City of Devils Lake Permits and LicensesEverything else, organized
10 more Devils Lake sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Devils Lake, a place of 7,192 people, is the seat of Ramsey County. Court and property records sit with Ramsey County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota. Devils Lake's own offices are in the cards above, and our Ramsey 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 Devils Lake are recorded by the Ramsey County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Ramsey 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.
Same county
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.