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 on September 24, 2026.
LaMoure County, North Dakota, has about 4,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from LaMoure County depends on where the incident happened: the Lamoure 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 North Dakota Open Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: LaMoure County public records, LaMoure County arrest records, LaMoure County warrants, LaMoure County criminal records, LaMoure County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from LaMoure County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In LaMoure County that is the Lamoure 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 Lamoure County Sheriff's Office
The Lamoure County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 9 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in LaMoure County
The one city the FBI lists in LaMoure County with a reporting agency of its own:
- LaMoure: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2024; 5 arrests reported for 2024.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: LaMoure County in 2024
The two agencies in LaMoure County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 0 violent and 9 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in LaMoure County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 14 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the North Dakota Open Records Law Requires
The North Dakota Open Records Law sets the rules: an answer within a reasonable time, at a charge of copying, and staff time after the first hour, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in LaMoure County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lamoure County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
How long does an agency in LaMoure County have to answer?
Under the North Dakota Open Records Law, within a reasonable time. It may charge copying, and staff time after the first hour.
How do I get a report from the Lamoure County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official LaMoure 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.