North Dakota, Kidder County

Tappen, North Dakota Public Records

Where Tappen's records are kept. Court and property records for Tappen sit with Kidder County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota.

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As a small town, Tappen relies on Kidder County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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Vital records

North Dakota Death Records

North Dakota Health and Human Services Vital Records sells certified death records in three versions: complete, facts of death, and informational. Order online, by mail or by appointment.

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County court

North Dakota Federal Cases

The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota sits in Bismarck and Fargo and hears federal civil and criminal cases. Dockets are searched through PACER; state cases through the North Dakota Courts.

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Local record guide

About public records in Tappen

What we hold on Tappen, and who keeps its records.

Local profile

Tappen at a glance

County
Kidder County
County seat
Steele
Population
217
Kidder County population
2,394
Local records
Kidder County offices
ZIP codes
58487

About Tappen public records

Tappen, a place of 217 people, keeps its own council and town business records. The Kidder County offices are in Steele, the county seat. See our Kidder County page for every county office.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Tappen, North Dakota

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 3 investigations with a Tappen address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 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.

Investigations closed
3
Back wages agreed
$0
Workers due back wages
0
Civil money penalties
$8,250
Employers on the record
2
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Dawson Farms2$00
Mittleider Excavating LLP1$00

Every employer whose address on the record is in Tappen, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The North Dakota wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Nearby Kidder County cities

Other places in Kidder County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Kidder County records are on the county page.