North Dakota, Billings County
Where Medora's records are kept. Medora has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Medora's own offices, along with State of North Dakota offices; the Billings County offices are on our Billings 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
The city of Medora, North Dakota on data.census.gov, the Census Bureau data site: 121 residents counted in 2020, plus income, bachelor's degree, employment rate, housing and household statistics with their source tables.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
The Medora Chamber of Commerce site is gone; the City of Medora, North Dakota, at 465 Pacific Avenue, posts permits and forms, public notices, utility payments and city council information.
Open official site Medora Chamber of CommercePolice & jail
North Dakota Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation takes public requests for criminal history record information for a $15 fee, cut to $5 for approved charities. Delivery is not confirmed.
Open official site North Dakota BCI Criminal History Record CheckFederal
The Census Bureau's main platform for searching its demographic and economic data, including profiles for states, counties and towns built from the 2020 Census and the American Community Survey.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau data.census.govCounty court
North Dakota court records search: choose the whole state, a judicial district and county, or a municipal court such as Bismarck, Fargo or Minot, then search its cases.
Open official site North Dakota Courts Case Records SearchEverything else, organized
7 more Medora sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Medora, a place of 121 people, is the seat of Billings County. Court and property records sit with Billings County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota. Medora's own offices are in the cards above, and our Billings 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 Medora are recorded by the Billings County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Billings 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.