North Dakota public records are open records.  These records may be obtained through county and state agencies and may include property records, criminal records, vital records, death records, divorce records, court documents, small claim records and civil court lawsuits.  Some records may be available online but others will need to be obtained through the mail.

Largest City in North Dakota: Fargo

States Adjacent to North Dakota: South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana

Website: http://www.NorthDakota.gov

Population: 642,200 (2000 American Community Survey - US Census)

North Dakota was originally part of Dakota Territory and was named after the Dakota Native American tribe.  It was the 39th state admitted to the Union and became a state in 1889.  North Dakota is the 48th of the 50 states in population.

North Dakota Courts - Search the North Dakota Supreme Court docket, opinions search, lawyer directory, forms for people representing themselves in court and other court information.

North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Search the sex offender database, North Dakota's wanted offenders, and victims' services.

North Dakota Department of Transportation - Online vehicle registration renewal, traveler information, request driving records online, and transportation information.

North Dakota Department of Health - View information on obtaining vital records for North Dakota.

North Dakota State Archives and Library - Genealogy, photo archives, state archives, manuscripts and references.

North Dakota Office of Tax Commissioner - View tax information for individuals and businesses, forms, laws and regulations.

North Dakota Sex Offender Registry - Search the North Dakota sex offender registry.

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction - Links to all North Dakota schools and resources and other related links.

North Dakota Job Service - View information regarding applying for unemployment insurance benefits and how to file a claim for benefits in North Dakota by internet or telephone.

North Dakota Game and Fish - Purchase and print an online license, reprint licenses, watercraft registration and renewals, and hunter education enrollment.

North Dakota Public Safety - View information regarding consumer protection, child safety, boating and hunter safety, vehicle safety, as well as wanted offenders and sex offenders registry.

North Dakota Secretary of State - Contractor licensing, notary publics, home inspection registration, elections and voting, campaign disclosure, lobbying and legislative, and emergency commission.

State Historical Society of North Dakota - Archives and library, heritage center, exhibits and genealogy.

North Dakota State Government Directory - Search for North Dakota agencies by name, agencies by city, employees by name and employees by agency to locate phone numbers and email addresses of state government agencies and employees.