North Dakota, Pierce County
Where Rugby's records are kept. Rugby has its own city government, fire department, police department and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Rugby's own offices, along with State of North Dakota offices; the Pierce County offices are on our Pierce 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
Census Bureau profile of Rugby city, North Dakota giving its 2020 Census population of 2,509, with American Community Survey figures on income, education, jobs, housing, health coverage and households.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
The City of Rugby website lists City Hall at 223 South Main Avenue, 701-776-6181, and covers council agendas and minutes, city ordinances, permits, licenses and forms, municipal court, online payments, a GIS map and elections.
Open official site City of RugbyCity records
Obtain equipment and services information for the city of Rugby.
Open official site Rugby Volunteer Fire DepartmentPolice & jail
Rugby Police Department at the Heart of America Corrections and Treatment Center, 110 Industrial Road, serving the city around the clock with five full time officers, non-emergency line 701-776-6112.
Open official site Rugby Police DepartmentCounty court
Rugby Municipal Court, which sits the first and third Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the City Armory, 1015 South Main Ave, with the court clerk at City Hall, 223 South Main Ave, 701-776-6181.
Open official site Rugby Municipal CourtEverything else, organized
15 more Rugby sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Rugby, a place of 2,509 people, is the seat of Pierce County. Court and property records sit with Pierce County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota. Rugby's own offices are in the cards above, and our Pierce County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 mine site inside the city or town limits: 1 site producing when the record was made.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. The PSC asks anyone building in a historic lignite mining town to ask the AML program first.
North Dakota abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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 Rugby are recorded by the Pierce County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Pierce 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.