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North Dakota County Clerks & Recorders
Directory of all 53 counties in North Dakota. Access official courthouse addresses, recording fee schedules, marriage licenses, vital statistics, and government records search portals.
State Capital Bismarck County Recorder
Deed Recording
$20.00
Base fee (first page) • +$5.00/addl page
N.D.C.C. § 11-18-05
Transfer Tax
None (North Dakota has no deed transfer tax)
Real estate conveyance / deed stamp
Marriage License
$65.00
Waiting period: 0 hours • Valid: 60 days
DBA & Business
$25.00
Filing office: North Dakota Secretary of State
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All North Dakota Counties Directory (53)
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FIPS 38001
Pop. 2163
Adams County
County Seat: Hettinger
Adams County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hettinger, ND 57638
(701) 817-4231
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38003
Pop. 10.726
Barnes County
County Seat: Valley
Barnes County Courthouse / Recording Office, Valley, ND 58031
(701) 851-4293
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38005
Pop. 5745
Benson County
County Seat: Minnewaukan
Benson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Minnewaukan, ND 58351
(701) 885-4355
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38007
Pop. 1034
Billings County
County Seat: Medora
Billings County Courthouse / Recording Office, Medora, ND 58645
(701) 219-4417
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38009
Pop. 6349
Bottineau County
County Seat: Bottineau
Bottineau County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bottineau, ND 58318
(701) 253-4479
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38011
Pop. 2867
Bowman County
County Seat: Bowman
Bowman County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bowman, ND 58623
(701) 287-4541
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38013
Pop. 2134
Burke County
County Seat: Bowbells
Burke County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bowbells, ND 58721
(701) 321-4603
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38015
Pop. 100.012
Burleigh County
County Seat: Bismarck
Burleigh County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 355-4665
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38017
Pop. 196.362
Cass County
County Seat: Fargo
211 9th St S, Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 241-5620
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38019
Pop. 3596
Cavalier County
County Seat: Langdon
Cavalier County Courthouse / Recording Office, Langdon, ND 58249
(701) 423-4789
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38021
Pop. 4900
Dickey County
County Seat: Ellendale
Dickey County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ellendale, ND 58436
(701) 457-4851
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38023
Pop. 2135
Divide County
County Seat: Crosby
Divide County Courthouse / Recording Office, Crosby, ND 58730
(701) 491-4913
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38025
Pop. 4019
Dunn County
County Seat: Manning
Dunn County Courthouse / Recording Office, Manning, ND 58642
(701) 525-4975
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38027
Pop. 2263
Eddy County
County Seat: New Rockford
Eddy County Courthouse / Recording Office, New Rockford, ND 58356
(701) 559-5037
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38029
Pop. 3224
Emmons County
County Seat: Linton
Emmons County Courthouse / Recording Office, Linton, ND 58524
(701) 593-5099
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38031
Pop. 3309
Foster County
County Seat: Carrington
Foster County Courthouse / Recording Office, Carrington, ND 58421
(701) 627-5161
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38033
Pop. 1743
Golden Valley County
County Seat: Beach
Golden Valley County Courthouse / Recording Office, Beach, ND 58621
(701) 661-5223
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38035
Pop. 72.708
Grand Forks County
County Seat: Grand Forks
Grand Forks County Courthouse / Recording Office, Grand Forks, ND 58201
(701) 695-5285
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38037
Pop. 2215
Grant County
County Seat: Carson
Grant County Courthouse / Recording Office, Carson, ND 58529
(701) 729-5347
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38039
Pop. 2248
Griggs County
County Seat: Cooperstown
Griggs County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cooperstown, ND 58425
(701) 763-5409
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38041
Pop. 2415
Hettinger County
County Seat: Mott
Hettinger County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mott, ND 58646
(701) 797-5471
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38043
Pop. 2342
Kidder County
County Seat: Steele
Kidder County Courthouse / Recording Office, Steele, ND 58482
(701) 831-5533
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38045
Pop. 4096
LaMoure County
County Seat: LaMoure
LaMoure County Courthouse / Recording Office, LaMoure, ND 58415
(701) 865-5595
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38047
Pop. 1869
Logan County
County Seat: Napoleon
Logan County Courthouse / Recording Office, Napoleon, ND 58561
(701) 899-5657
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38049
Pop. 5131
McHenry County
County Seat: Towner
McHenry County Courthouse / Recording Office, Towner, ND 58710
(701) 233-5719
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38051
Pop. 2488
McIntosh County
County Seat: Ashley
McIntosh County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ashley, ND 58413
(701) 267-5781
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38053
Pop. 14.252
McKenzie County
County Seat: Watford
McKenzie County Courthouse / Recording Office, Watford, ND 58634
(701) 301-5843
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38055
Pop. 9832
McLean County
County Seat: Washburn
McLean County Courthouse / Recording Office, Washburn, ND 58577
(701) 335-5905
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38057
Pop. 8309
Mercer County
County Seat: Stanton
Mercer County Courthouse / Recording Office, Stanton, ND 58571
(701) 369-5967
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38059
Pop. 33.895
Morton County
County Seat: Mandan
Morton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mandan, ND 58554
(701) 403-6029
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38061
Pop. 9383
Mountrail County
County Seat: Stanley
Mountrail County Courthouse / Recording Office, Stanley, ND 58763
(701) 437-6091
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38063
Pop. 2991
Nelson County
County Seat: Lakota
Nelson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Lakota, ND 58212
(701) 471-6153
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38065
Pop. 1879
Oliver County
County Seat: Center
Oliver County Courthouse / Recording Office, Center, ND 58530
(701) 505-6215
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38067
Pop. 6661
Pembina County
County Seat: Cavalier
Pembina County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cavalier, ND 58216
(701) 539-6277
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38069
Pop. 3902
Pierce County
County Seat: Rugby
Pierce County Courthouse / Recording Office, Rugby, ND 58313
(701) 573-6339
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38071
Pop. 11.463
Ramsey County
County Seat: Devils Lake
Ramsey County Courthouse / Recording Office, Devils Lake, ND 58301
(701) 607-6401
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38073
Pop. 5603
Ransom County
County Seat: Lisbon
Ransom County Courthouse / Recording Office, Lisbon, ND 58027
(701) 641-6463
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38075
Pop. 2279
Renville County
County Seat: Mohall
Renville County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mohall, ND 58740
(701) 675-6525
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38077
Pop. 16.558
Richland County
County Seat: Wahpeton
Richland County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wahpeton, ND 58001
(701) 709-6587
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38079
Pop. 11.728
Rolette County
County Seat: Rolla
Rolette County Courthouse / Recording Office, Rolla, ND 58367
(701) 743-6649
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38081
Pop. 3776
Sargent County
County Seat: Forman
Sargent County Courthouse / Recording Office, Forman, ND 58032
(701) 777-6711
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38083
Pop. 1266
Sheridan County
County Seat: McClusky
Sheridan County Courthouse / Recording Office, McClusky, ND 58463
(701) 811-6773
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38085
Pop. 3643
Sioux County
County Seat: Fort Yates
Sioux County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fort Yates, ND 58538
(701) 845-6835
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38087
Pop. 674
Slope County
County Seat: Amidon
Slope County Courthouse / Recording Office, Amidon, ND 58620
(701) 879-6897
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38089
Pop. 33.001
Stark County
County Seat: Dickinson
Stark County Courthouse / Recording Office, Dickinson, ND 58601
(701) 213-6959
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38091
Pop. 1782
Steele County
County Seat: Finley
Steele County Courthouse / Recording Office, Finley, ND 58230
(701) 247-7021
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38093
Pop. 21.392
Stutsman County
County Seat: Jamestown
Stutsman County Courthouse / Recording Office, Jamestown, ND 58401
(701) 281-7083
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38095
Pop. 2030
Towner County
County Seat: Cando
Towner County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cando, ND 58317
(701) 315-7145
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38097
Pop. 7908
Traill County
County Seat: Hillsboro
Traill County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hillsboro, ND 58009
(701) 349-7207
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38099
Pop. 10.305
Walsh County
County Seat: Grafton
Walsh County Courthouse / Recording Office, Grafton, ND 58210
(701) 383-7269
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38101
Pop. 68.332
Ward County
County Seat: Minot
Ward County Courthouse / Recording Office, Minot, ND 58701
(701) 417-7331
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38103
Pop. 3876
Wells County
County Seat: Fessenden
Wells County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fessenden, ND 58438
(701) 451-7393
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
FIPS 38105
Pop. 39.113
Williams County
County Seat: Williston
Williams County Courthouse / Recording Office, Williston, ND 58755
(701) 485-7455
Deed 1st Page: $20.00 Full Details
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Frequently Asked Questions About North Dakota County Clerks
Who records deeds and property transfers in North Dakota?
In North Dakota, real estate deeds, mortgages, and liens are officially recorded by the County Recorder. Standard recording fees are governed by N.D.C.C. § 11-18-05 with a base fee of $20.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page.
What is the real estate transfer tax rate in North Dakota?
Transfer tax rules in North Dakota: None (North Dakota has no deed transfer tax). Check your specific county requirements as local documentary stamps or municipal fees may also apply.
What are the requirements for getting married in North Dakota?
In North Dakota, marriage license fees typically range around $65.00. The state requires a mandatory waiting period of 0 hours from application to marriage ceremony, and the license remains valid for 60 days. Issued by County Finance / Recorder Office.
Where do I register a DBA or business name in North Dakota?
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