North Dakota, Cass County
Where Fargo's records are kept. Fargo 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 Fargo's own offices, along with State of North Dakota offices; the Cass County offices are on our Cass 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
Frequently requested Census Bureau statistics for Fargo city, North Dakota in QuickFacts: population, business and geography facts for a community of 125,990 at the 2020 Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Fargo City Hall at 225 4th Street N., with utility billing and online payments, garbage and recycling, police and fire, parking, inspections, commercial permitting, bids and municipal court news.
Open official site City of FargoPolice & jail
Fargo Police Department Headquarters 105 25 St. 222 4th Street North Fargo, North Dakota 58102 701-235-4493
Open official site Fargo Police DepartmentCity records
The city fire department at 637 Northern Pacific Avenue holds an ISO Class 1 rating and has been accredited since 2010, with career openings, recreational fire rules, apartment emergency guides and contractor reports.
Open official site Fargo Fire DepartmentCity records
Office of Mayor Josh Boschee at Fargo City Hall, 225 4th Street N., with requests for appearances and proclamations, the mayor's messages and cabinet, and contact for the executive assistant.
Open official site Fargo Mayor's OfficeEverything else, organized
19 more Fargo sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Fargo, a place of 125,990 people, is the seat of Cass County. Court and property records sit with Cass County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota. Fargo's own offices are in the cards above, and our Cass County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 87 investigations with a Fargo address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $809,378 in back wages agreed for 991 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depart. of Veterans Affairs Med. & Reg Office | 1 | $303,576 | 11 |
| Gateway Building Systems, Inc. | 1 | $60,426 | 195 |
| Ernst Trenching, Inc. | 1 | $57,762 | 9 |
| Outdoor Concepts, LLC | 1 | $46,727 | 48 |
| Swati, Inc. | 1 | $43,630 | 114 |
| Community Extended Nuclear...,Inc. | 1 | $42,365 | 37 |
| Pedigree Technologies, LLC | 1 | $41,906 | 15 |
| Hajric Trucking | 1 | $39,672 | 13 |
| PSV Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $23,475 | 4 |
| Izumi Sushi & Hibachi All You Can Eat, Inc | 1 | $20,983 | 29 |
| Manning Mechanical, Inc. | 1 | $13,817 | 11 |
| Drunken Noodle LLC | 1 | $13,270 | 8 |
| Valley Management, Inc. | 1 | $12,391 | 10 |
| Master Construction Co Inc | 2 | $12,049 | 15 |
| S. A. Mechanical, Inc | 1 | $9,087 | 1 |
| North Dakota Natural Beef, LLC | 1 | $8,549 | 115 |
| Eicholtz Masonry Inc. | 1 | $7,526 | 6 |
| WeeKare Childkare Center, Inc. | 1 | $6,556 | 37 |
| Specialized Contracting, Inc. | 1 | $6,224 | 25 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 1 | $4,878 | 42 |
| KTS Subs Inc. | 2 | $4,629 | 6 |
| Agri-Resources, Inc. | 1 | $3,664 | 9 |
| LOF Colorado Springs, LLC | 1 | $3,327 | 2 |
| Security Self Storage LLC | 1 | $2,909 | 5 |
| Mellow Herzog LLC | 1 | $2,434 | 13 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 79 whose address on the record is in Fargo; 23 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 54 more with smaller records are on the North Dakota wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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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 Fargo are recorded by the Cass County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Cass 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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