Minnesota, Clay County
Where Moorhead's records are kept. Moorhead has its own city government, police department and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Moorhead's own offices, along with State of Minnesota offices; the Clay County offices are on our Clay County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City Hall for the City of Moorhead, Minnesota, is at 403 Center Ave. The city website covers property services, building and home improvement, code enforcement, utilities, trash and recycling and election information.
Open official site City of MoorheadPolice & jail
The Moorhead Police Department at 911 11 St N serves and protects the people of Moorhead, with online crime reports, citizen resources and its records unit.
Open official site Moorhead Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Moorhead Police Records Division handles requests for police data under Minnesota Statute 13.82, providing reports and public data by written request on the Data Request Form.
Open official site Moorhead Police Data Records RequestsCity records
The City of Moorhead reviews, permits and inspects building, plumbing and mechanical construction and remodeling in the city, while the State of Minnesota regulates electrical work.
Open official site Moorhead Building and Home ImprovementPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
Fills mail and fax orders for Minnesota birth records since 1900 and death records since 1908. Only eligible people may get certified copies, and county offices can often fill orders while you wait.
Open official site Minnesota Department of Health Office of Vital RecordsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
Search indexes of Minnesota birth records from 1900 to 1934, death records from 1904 to 2001 and state censuses from 1865 to 1905, plus the society's library catalog and immigration guides.
Open official site Minnesota Historical Society Family History ResearchCounty court
Minnesota's federal bankruptcy court, with courthouses in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and Fergus Falls; its site links PACER case lookup, electronic proof of claim filing, unclaimed funds and a free advice clinic.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of MinnesotaCounty court
Minnesota Judicial Branch search of state court cases, statewide or by county, by party name, case number, citation number or attorney, across civil, criminal, family and probate cases, with document, hearing and judgment searches.
Open official site Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)Everything else, organized
18 more Moorhead sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Moorhead, a place of 44,505 people, is the seat of Clay County. Court and property records sit with Clay County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Minnesota. Moorhead's own offices are in the cards above, and our Clay County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 17 investigations with a Moorhead address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $51,533 in back wages agreed for 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JT Lawn Service, LLC | 1 | $37,831 | 43 |
| JT Lawn Services and Landscaping Inc. | 1 | $5,440 | 1 |
| Loopy's Inc. | 1 | $5,002 | 11 |
| Circle of Life Home Care Anishinaabe, LLC | 1 | $2,601 | 8 |
| Speak Easy Minnesota, LLC. | 1 | $441 | 1 |
| Anderson Franchise Investments, Inc. | 1 | $218 | 2 |
| Askegaard Farms | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Oberg Farms Partnership LLP | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Lynn Brakke Organic Farms | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Rodney Schmidt | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Horsley Specialties, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Thai Orchid L.L.C. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Goslings Custom Carpentry LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| RLWRHC, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| North Country Contracting LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Moorhead, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Minnesota wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Minnesota is run by the Minnesota Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Moorhead.
Deeds for property in Moorhead are recorded by the Clay County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Clay County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Minnesota come from the state vital records office, Minnesota Office of 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.