You can file for a protection order at the district courthouse in your county. Frequently a domestic violence advocate will guide you through this process and may even file the paperwork for you. If there is no domestic violence advocate at your local court, find the civil court clerk and request a petition for a protection order.
At the courthouse, the clerk will provide you with the forms that you need to file. If you need assistance filling out the form, ask the clerk for help. You will also find links to online forms at our Download Court Forms page. You may also get help with the court system through one of the domestic violence organizations listed on our ND State and Local Programs page.
Below are listed the district courthouses for each county in North Dakota. For more information about North Dakota's court system, you can go to their website at www.court.state.nd.us/Court/Courts.htm. For maps and directions to your county courthouse, go to www.ndcourts.com/court/counties/counties.htm and select your county.
Adams County Courthouse
P.O. Box 469
602 Adams Ave
Hettinger, ND 58639-0469
Phone: (701) 567-2460
Fax: (701) 567-2910
Barnes County Courthouse
230 4th St. NW
P.O. Box 774
Valley City, ND 58072-0774
Phone: (701) 845-8512
Fax: (701) 845-1341
Benson County Courthouse
P.O. Box 213
Minnewaukan, ND 58351-0213
Phone: Phone: 701-473-5345
Fax: Fax: 701-473-5571
Billings County Courthouse
PO Box 138
Medora, ND 58645
Phone: (701) 623-4492
Fax: (701) 623-4896
Bottineau County Courthouse
314 W. 5th St.
Bottineau, ND 58318
Phone: Phone: 701-228-3983
Fax: (701) 228-2336
Bowman County Courthouse
PO Box 379
Bowman, ND 58623
Phone: (701) 523-3450
Fax: (701) 523-5443
Burke County Courthouse
PO Box 219
Bowbells, ND 58721-0219
Phone: Phone: 701-377-2718
Fax: Fax: 701-377-2020
Burleigh County Courthouse
514 East Thayer Ave
PO Box 1055
Bismarck, ND 58502-1055
Phone: Phone: 701-222-6690
Fax: (701) 222-6689
Cass County Courthouse
211 S. 9th St.
PO Box 2806
Fargo, ND 58108-2806
Phone: (701) 241-5654
Fax: (701) 241-5636
Cavalier County Courthouse
901 3rd St.
Langdon, ND 58249
Phone: (701) 256-2124
Dickey County Courthouse
P.O. Box 336
Ellendale, ND 58436-0336
Phone: Phone: 701-349-3013
Fax: (701) 349-4639
Divide County Courthouse
P.O. Box 68
Crosby, ND 58730
Phone: (701) 965-6831
Fax: (701) 965-6943
Dunn County Courthouse
P.O. Box 136
Manning, ND 58642-0136
Phone: Phone: 701-573-4447
Fax: (701) 573-4444
Eddy County Courthouse
24 Central Ave.
New Rockford, ND 58356
Phone: Phone: 701-947-2813
Fax: (701) 947-2067
Emmons County Courthouse
P.O. Box 905
Linton, ND 58552-0905
Phone: (701) 254-4812
Fax: (701) 254-4012
Foster County Courthouse
P.O. Box 257
Carrington, ND 58421
Phone: Phone: 701-652-1001
Fax: (701) 652-2173
Golden Valley County Courthouse
P.O. Box 9
Beach, ND 58621-0009
Phone: Phone: 701-872-3713
Fax: (701) 872-4383
Grand Forks County Courthouse
P.O. Box 5939
Grand Forks, ND 58206
Phone: (701) 787-2715
Fax: Fax: 701-787-2716
Grant County Courthouse
P.O. Box 258
Carson, ND 58529-0258
Phone: (701) 622-3615
Fax: (701) 622-3717
Griggs County Courthouse
P.O. Box 326
Cooperstown, ND 58425-0326
Phone: Phone: 701-797-2772
Fax: (701) 797-3587
Hettinger County Courthouse
336 Pacific Ave.
P.O. Box 668
Mott, ND 58646-0668
Phone: (701) 824-2645
Fax: (701) 824-2717
Kidder County Courthouse
P.O. Box 66
Steele, ND 58482
Phone: Phone: 701-475-2663
Fax: (701) 475-2202
LaMoure County Courthouse
P.O. Box 128
LaMoure, ND 58458
Phone: Phone: 701-883-5193
Fax: (701) 883-5304
Logan County Courthouse
P.O. Box 6
Napoleon, ND 58561
Phone: Phone: 701-754-2751
Fax: (701) 754-2270
McHenry County Courthouse
P.O. Box 117
Towner, ND 58788-0117
Phone: (701) 537-5729
Fax: (701) 537-5969
McIntosh County Courthouse
P.O. Box 179
Ashley, ND 58413-0179
Phone: (701) 288-3450
Fax: (701) 288-3671
McKenzie County Courthouse
P.O. Box 524
Watford City, ND 58854
Phone: Phone: 701-444-3452
Fax: (701) 444-3916
McLean County Courthouse
712 5th Ave.
P.O. Box 1108
Washburn, ND 58577-1108
Phone: (701) 462-8541
Fax: (701) 462-8212
Mercer County Courthouse
P.O. Box 39
Stanton, ND 58571
Phone: (701) 745-3262
Fax: (701) 745-3710
Morton County Courthouse
210 2nd Ave. NW
Mandan, ND 58554-0186
Phone: Phone: 701-667-3358
Fax: (701) 667-3474
Mountrail County Courthouse
P.O. Box 69
Stanley, ND 58784-0340
Phone: (701) 628-2915
Fax: (701) 628-3975
Nelson County Courthouse
210 B Ave W Ste 203
Lakota, ND 58344-7410
Phone: (701) 247-2462
Fax: (701) 247-2412
Oliver County Courthouse
P.O. Box 125
Center, ND 58530-0125
Phone: Phone: 701-794-8777
Fax: (701) 794-3476
Pembina County Courthouse
301 Dakota St. W. #6
Cavalier, ND 58220-4100
Phone: (701) 265-4275
Fax: (701) 265-4876
Pierce County Courthouse
240 2nd St. SE
Rugby, ND 58368-1830
Phone: (701) 776-6161
Fax: (701) 776-5707
Ramsey County Courthouse
524 4th Ave #4
Devils Lake, ND 58301
Phone: Phone: (701) 662-1309
Fax: (701) 662-1303
Ransom County Courthouse
P.O. Box 626
Lisbon, ND 58054-0626
Phone: Phone: 701-683-5823
Fax: (701) 683-5827
Renville County Courthouse
P.O. Box 68
Mohall, ND 58761
Phone: 701-756-6398
Richland County Courthouse
418 2nd Ave. N.
Wahpeton, ND 58075
Phone: Phone: 701-671-1524
Fax: (701) 671-1512
Rolette County Courthouse
P.O. Box 460
Rolla, ND 58367
Phone: Phone: 701-477-3816
Fax: (701) 477-5770
Sargent County Courthouse
355 Main St.
P.O. Box 176
Forman, ND 58032-0176
Phone: (701) 724-6241
Fax: (701) 724-6244
Sheridan County Courthouse
P.O. Box 668
McClusky, ND 58463-0668
Phone: (701) 363-2207
Fax: (701) 363-2953
Sioux County Courthouse
P.O. Box L
Fort Yates, ND 58538
Phone: (701) 854-3853
Fax: (701) 854-3854
Slope County Courthouse
P.O. Box JJ
Amidon, ND 58620
Phone: Phone: 701-879-6275
Fax: (701) 879-6278
Stark County Courthouse
51 3rd St. E., Suite 202
Dickinson, ND 58601
Phone: (701) 227-3184
Fax: (701) 227-3185
Steele County Courthouse
P.O. Box 296
Finley, ND 58230-0296
Phone: (701) 524-2152
Fax: (701) 524-1325
Stutsman County Courthouse
511 2nd Ave. SE
Jamestown, ND 58401-4210
Phone: Phone: 701-252-9042
Fax: (701) 251-1006
Towner County Courthouse
P.O. Box 517
Cando, ND 58324-0517
Phone: (701) 968-4345
Fax: (701) 968-4344
Traill County Courthouse
P.O. Box 805
Hillsboro, ND 58045
Phone: Phone: 701-436-4454
Fax: (701) 636-5124
Walsh County Courthouse
600 Cooper Ave.
Grafton, ND 58237-1542
Phone: (701) 352-0350
Fax: (701) 352-4466
Ward County Courthouse
315 SE 3rd St.
P.O. Box 5005
Minot, ND 58702-5005
Phone: Phone: 701-857-6600
Fax: (701) 857-6623
Wells County Courthouse
Wells County Courthouse
P.O. Box 155
Fessenden, ND 58438
Phone: (701) 547-3122
Fax: (701) 547-3719
Williams County Courthouse
205 E. Broadway
P.O. Box 2047
Williston, ND 58802-2047
Phone: (701) 774-4375
Fax: (701) 774-4379
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