Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
West Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, with about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the West Fargo offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for West Fargo, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where West Fargo records are kept
- Kept by the City of West Fargo: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Cass County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Cass County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
West Fargo police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the West Fargo police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for West Fargo police records.
- Website: westfargond.gov/185/Police-Reports-and-Records (page title: Police Reports and Records | West Fargo, ND)
- Phone: 701-515-5501
- Address: 800 Fourth Ave. E., Suite 2 West Fargo, ND 58078
- Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Cass County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
West Fargo City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: westfargond.gov/m/directory/employee?eid=157 (page title: Staff Directory, City Hall City of West Fargo)
- Phone: 701-515-5000
- Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to West Fargo
North Dakota public records law applies to the city government of West Fargo. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: westfargond.gov/543/Records-Check (page title: Record Requests | West Fargo, ND)
- Phone: 701-515-5500
- Address: 800 Fourth Ave. E. Suite 2 West Fargo, ND 58078
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Cass County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Cass County. The Cass County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official West Fargo website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official West Fargo offices listed above, and the city's own website is westfargond.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in West Fargo?
Request it from the West Fargo police records unit at westfargond.gov, phone 701-515-5501. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for West Fargo?
West Fargo cases are heard by the courts that serve Cass County, and people arrested in West Fargo are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Cass County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from West Fargo?
Through the city's records request page at westfargond.gov/543/Records-Check, phone 701-515-5500. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.