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.
Mountrail County, North Dakota, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mountrail County depends on where the incident happened: the Mountrail 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: Mountrail County public records, Mountrail County arrest records, Mountrail County warrants, Mountrail County inmate search, Mountrail County criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mountrail 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 Mountrail County that is the Mountrail 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 Mountrail County Sheriff's Office
The Mountrail County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 57 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 701-628-8900. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.mountrail.nd.us/pages/mountrail-county-correctional-center (page title: Mountrail County Correctional Center | Mountrail County), phone 701-628-8900, Tues and Thurs 8am-11am, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mountrail County
The two cities the FBI lists in Mountrail County with a reporting agency of their own:
- New Town: 1 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 82 arrests reported for 2022.
- Stanley: 107 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: Mountrail County in 2025
The two agencies in Mountrail County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 violent and 43 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Mountrail County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 164 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 701-628-2965, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mountrail County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mountrail 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 Mountrail 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 Mountrail County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 701-628-8900. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Mountrail 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.