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.
Rolette County, North Dakota, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rolette County depends on where the incident happened: the Rolette 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: Rolette County public records, Rolette County arrest records, Rolette County warrants, Rolette County criminal records, Rolette County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Rolette 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 Rolette County that is the Rolette 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 Rolette County Sheriff's Office
The Rolette County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 112 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rolette County
The two cities the FBI lists in Rolette County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Rolla: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 31 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dunseith: 1 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 34 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Rolette County in 2025
The three agencies in Rolette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9 violent and 44 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Rolette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 177 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the North Dakota Open Records Law Requires
Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the agency must answer a request within a reasonable time, and it may charge copying, and staff time after the first hour. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 701-477-3169, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rolette County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rolette 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 Rolette 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 Rolette 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 Rolette 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.