SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 10, 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.

About this guide

Foster County is a county in North Dakota with about 3,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 county office pages for Foster County, every one opened and checked.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, State's Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.

Where Foster County public records live

Each kind of Foster County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Foster County

A person arrested in Foster County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Foster County.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in Foster County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Foster County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Foster County.

SearchSystems has not yet verified an online case search for Foster County. The statewide court search below covers the state courts.

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County Clerk of Foster County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Foster County.

SearchSystems has not yet verified an online page for the county clerk of Foster County.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Foster County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Foster County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: County Recorder

Property values: Tax Equalization

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Birth, death and marriage records in Foster County

In North Dakota, certified birth and death certificates are ordered from the state vital records office rather than a county office. Marriage license records are kept locally; the county clerk listed above can say where in Foster County.

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State's Attorney for Foster County

The State's Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Foster County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

SearchSystems has not yet verified an online page for the State's Attorney serving Foster County.

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Public records requests to Foster County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Foster County.

SearchSystems has not yet verified a central records request page for Foster County. Send the request to the office that holds the record, using the contact details above.

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Statewide North Dakota sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the North Dakota state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Foster County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Foster County

Foster County has 4 incorporated cities and towns (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city.

  • Carrington (2,019)
  • Glenfield (95)
  • McHenry (63)
  • Grace City (54)

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Foster County Arrest Records

The Foster County arrest records guide names the two agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 20 arrests the two agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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Foster County Records Guides

SearchSystems has four more guides to Foster County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Foster County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Foster County inmate search (the jail page of the Foster County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Foster County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the North Dakota Open Records Law requires) and Foster County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Foster County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Foster County?

Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Foster County at fostercounty.com/sheriffs-office, or call (701) 652-2251. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.

Who records deeds in Foster County?

The County Recorder, at fostercounty.com/recorders-office. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Foster County are filed there.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for Foster County?

From the North Dakota state vital records office at hhs.nd.gov/vital/birth, which issues certified copies for every event in the state.

How do I request a public record from Foster County?

From the office that holds it: the court for case files, the County Recorder for deeds, the sheriff for jail records, and so on. Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices.