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.
Oliver County, North Dakota, has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Oliver County depends on where the incident happened: the Oliver 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Oliver County public records, Oliver County arrest records, Oliver County warrants, Oliver County criminal records, Oliver County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Oliver 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 Oliver County that is the Oliver 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 Oliver County Sheriff's Office
The Oliver County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 25 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 701-301-7563. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at olivercountynd.org/sheriffdepartment (page title: Sheriff Department | Official Website of Oliver County, ND), phone 701-301-7563, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Oliver County
The FBI lists no city in Oliver County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Center.
How Many Reports: Oliver County in 2025
The one agency in Oliver County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3 violent and 5 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Oliver County Sheriff's Office reported 25 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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) 794-8780, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Oliver County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Oliver 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 Oliver 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 Oliver County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 701-301-7563. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Oliver 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.