McKenzie County Information
McKenzie County is found in North Dakota. The total population of McKenzie County in 2020 was 14,704. The county seat is Watford City.
It was created in 1883 and Organized in 1905.
It was named for Alexander McKenzie. He was a lawman and politician in early North Dakota.
The county lies immediately adjacent to the Williston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
McKenzie County Arrest Records
In McKenzie County, arrest records are also kept on each crime within the jurisdictional area. Every single crime in McKenzie County is separated into two sections in the crime report. The groups in question are violent crime and property crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. There were 15 violent and 90 property crimes in McKenzie County in 2021. McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Matthew Johansen
1201 12th Street South East
Watford City, ND 58854
Phone: (701) 444-3654
McKenzie County Criminal Records
McKenzie County records its criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. The criminal records in McKenzie County are consistently updated. Citizens of McKenzie County can use a search tool in order to get access to the records in question. Anyone on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. The McKenzie County sex offender register is updated constantly. Each individual offender living, working, attending school, or jailed in the McKenzie County area must be on this list. This up-to-date register is then made available to the public, as is the fundamental right of anyone living in McKenzie County.
Residents living in McKenzie County can use the tool to search for any offenders in the area. A given zip code acts as the focal point of a resident's search. The searcher will then be able to see all offenders in the local area. People may also use the tools to look up individual known offenders. Results include all offenders, even those imprisoned or non-compliant.
McKenzie County Court Records
In McKenzie County, the county courthouse oversees all criminal, family, and civil cases. The court clerk is in charge of maintaining all records within McKenzie County. The Court of Appeals of North Dakota can review all contested decisions in the state. The 53 superior and trial courts across the 53 counties, including McKenzie County, are managed by the Court of Appeals. McKenzie County citizens can access court records at:
McKenzie County Courthouse
Jodee Lawlar,Clerk of District Court
201 5th St NW, Suite 524
Watford City, ND 58854
Hours:
8:00am - 4:30pm
Phone: (701) 842-8230
Fax: (701) 444-3916
NOTE - Mail, email, or fax can all be used to send records to requesters in McKenzie County. Nonetheless, official McKenzie County records may only be delivered via mail.
McKenzie County Public Records
Vital records are kept on each and every resident in North Dakota. These records refer to a person's most critical life events. These records can contain anything from births and deaths to marriages and divorces. These document files are sometimes accumulated by individual counties, such as McKenzie County. Individual counties may collect documents and send copies to the state.
The county clerk in McKenzie County is in charge of acquiring all marriage records. McKenzie County records are held at the North Dakota Department of Health Division of Vital Records. The files that McKenzie County would have amassed on these life events contain birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. One central registry is used to store all vital records, including those from McKenzie County. All records may later be used for statistical analysis.
In McKenzie County, citizens can access and copy these vital records because they are found in the public domain. The 1957 North Dakota Open Records Statute gave all McKenzie County citizens the fundamental right to access these public records. In 2016, the North Dakota Open Records Statute was amended. McKenzie County public records can be obtained in-person at:
McKenzie County Clerk’s Office
Recorder: Katie Paulson
201 5th St NW
Suite 523
Watford City, ND 58854
Phone: (701) 444-3616 x 4
Fax: (701) 444-3902
Email: kpaulson@co.mckenzie.nd.us
However, McKenzie County charges a fee per record copied. McKenzie County birth records cost $7 per first copy. Death records in McKenzie County cost $7 for the first copy.
NOTE - There are various rules that need to be followed for McKenzie County requesters to obtain records. The office has opening times of 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. If a requester wishes to obtain documents, they must bring some form of photo identification. Photo ID could be a driver's license or state ID. All public record requests must also be put in writing in McKenzie County.
