Pierce County Information
Pierce County is found in the state of North Dakota. The total population of Pierce County in 2020 was 3,990. The county seat is Rugby.
It was created in 1887 and Organized in 1889.
It was named for Gilbert A. Pierce, a Dakotas political figure. He was an American author, journalist, playwright, and member of the Indiana House of Representatives, the eighth Governor of Dakota Territory.
Pierce County Arrest Records
All crimes in the Pierce County area have records kept on them. Every single crime in Pierce County is split up 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. Back in 2021, there were 0 violent and 14 property crimes in Pierce County. Pierce County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
110 Industrial Road
Rugby, ND 58368
Phone: (701) 776-5245
Pierce County Criminal Records
Pierce County records their 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. All police records in Pierce County are updated. Residents of Pierce 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. Pierce County legally keeps current sex offender registers. This can include any offender living, attending school, working, or imprisoned in the Pierce County area. All Pierce County residents can access this register.
Citizens living in Pierce 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. Non-compliant and imprisoned offenders are also shown in the results.
Pierce County Court Records
In Pierce County, the county courthouse oversees all criminal, family, and civil cases. The court clerk is in charge of maintaining all records within Pierce County. The Court of Appeals of North Dakota holds power to overview all contested cases across the state. The lower courts over which the Court of Appeals oversees feature the 53 superior or trial courts across the 53 counties, including Pierce County. Pierce County residents can obtain court records at:
Pierce County Courthouse
240 South East 2nd Street
Suite 8
Rugby, ND 58368
Phone: (701) 776-6161
Fax: (701) 776-5707
NOTE - Average records in Pierce County can be delivered by mail, email, or fax. Pierce County official records can only be sent via mail.
Pierce County Public Records
The state of North Dakota keeps vital records on every last citizen. The vital records in question document a person’s most critical life events. These records can contain vital records on divorces, marriages, births, deaths, and more. Counties such as Pierce County help to collect these records. The state requires some counties to collect and send copies of the documents.
Marriage records are compiled by the county clerk Pierce County. These records are kept at the North Dakota Department of Health Division of Vital Records. Birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, and marriage certificates make up the key vital records. One central registry is used to store all vital records, including those from Pierce County. They can be used in the future for statistical analysis.
In Pierce County, citizens can access and copy these vital records because they are positioned in the public domain. Pierce County citizens have the right to access these files since North Dakota passed the Open Records Statute in 1957. The North Dakota Open Records Statute was amended in 2016. Pierce County citizens can obtain public records in-person at:
Pierce County Clerk’s Office
240 2nd Street South East #10
Rugby, ND 58368
Phone: (701) 776-5206 ext. 2105
Fax: (701) 776-5707
Then again, to obtain a record copy, requesters must also pay a fee. First copies of birth records cost $7. Pierce County Death records cost $7 per first copy.
NOTE - To acquire records, Pierce County requesters must follow several rules. The office has opening times of 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. Those looking to request documents must also bring some form of photo identification. Photo ID could be a driver's license or state ID. Only public record applications put in writing will be accepted in Pierce County.
