Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Golden Valley County, Montana, has 863 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Golden Valley County depends on where the incident happened: the Golden Valley County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Montana Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Golden Valley County public records, Golden Valley County arrest records, Golden Valley County warrants, Golden Valley County criminal records, Golden Valley County court records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Golden Valley County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Golden Valley County that is the Golden Valley County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Golden Valley County Sheriff's Office
The Golden Valley County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 406-568-2321. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at goldenvalleycountymt.org/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Golden Valley County), phone 406-568-2321, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Golden Valley County
The FBI lists no city in Golden Valley County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Ryegate and Lavina.
How Many Reports: Golden Valley County in 2025
The one agency in Golden Valley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1 violent and 4 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Golden Valley County Sheriff's Office reported 1 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Montana Public Records Act Requires
The Montana Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of fulfilling the request, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 406-323-2230, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Golden Valley County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Golden Valley County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Montana Public Records Act the answer is due in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Golden Valley County have to answer?
Under the Montana Public Records Act, in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of fulfilling the request.
How do I get a report from the Golden Valley County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 406-568-2321. Under the Montana Public Records Act the answer is due in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Golden Valley County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.