Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4 PM
Courthouse Locations
Below is a list of courthouses where you can file for a protection order. (If you want to file for custody, divorce, or anything else, you may want to call the courthouse to make sure that the court we have listed is the proper courthouse.) At the courthouse, the clerk will provide you with the forms that you need to file. If you need assistance filling out the forms, the clerk may be able to give basic instructions, but the clerk usually cannot help you decide what information to write or give you any sort of advice. You will also find links to online forms at our ND Download Court Forms page. For further help, you may want to reach out to a local domestic violence program or a legal services organization. You can find links to both types of organizations on our ND Places that Help page.
Adams
Adams County - Southwest Judicial District
Barnes
Barnes County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Benson
Benson County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Billings
Billings County Courthouse - Southwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Thu 8 AM to 4 PM, Fri 8 AM - 12 PM
Bottineau
Bottineau County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Bowman
Bowman County Courthouse - Southwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Thu 7:30 AM to 12 PM, 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM & Fri 7:30 AM to 12 PM
Burke
Burke County Courthouse - North Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Burleigh
Burleigh County Courthouse - South Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Cass
Cass County Courthouse - East Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Cavalier
Cavalier County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Dickey
Dickey County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 to 4:30 PM
Divide
Divide County Courthouse - Northwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4 PM
Dunn
Dunn County Courthouse - Southwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM, open during lunch hour
Eddy
Eddy County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 PM to 4 PM
Emmons
Emmons County Courthouse - South Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 12 PM & 1 PM to 5 PM
Foster
Foster County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, closed for lunch
Golden Valley
Golden Valley County Courthouse - Southwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 1 PM to 4 PM
Grand Forks
Grand Forks County Courthouse - Northeast Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Grant
Grant County Courthouse - South Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 PM to 4 PM
Griggs
Griggs County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 1 PM to 4:30 PM
Hettinger
Hettinger County Courthouse - Southwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 7:30 AM to 12 PM & 12:45 PM to 4:30 PM
Kidder
Kidder County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 9 AM to 12 PM & 1 PM to 5 PM
LaMoure
LaMoure County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 12 PM & 1 PM to 4:30 PM
Logan
Logan County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 12 PM & 1 PM to 4:30 PM
McHenry
McHenry County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 1 PM to 4:30 PM
McIntosh
McIntosh County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM
McKenzie
McKenzie County Courthouse - Northwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM
McLean
McLean County Courthouse - South Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4L30 PM
Mercer
Mercer County Courthouse - South Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4 PM, open during lunch
Morton
Morton County Courthouse - South Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Mountrail
Mountrail County Courthouse - North Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Nelson
Nelson County Courthouse - Northeast Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 1 to 4:30 PM
Oliver
Oliver County Courthouse - South Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 1 PM to 4 PM
Pembina
Pembina County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Pierce
Pierce County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Ramsey
Ramsey County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Ransom
Ransom County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Renville
Renville County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 9 AM to 4:30 PM
Richland
Richland County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Rolette
Rolette County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Sargent
Sargent County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 9 AM to 4:30 PM
Sheridan
Sheridan County Courthouse - South Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 PM to 4 PM
Sioux
Sioux County Courthouse - South Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4 PM
Slope
Slope County Courthouse - Southwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Stark
Stark County Courthouse - Southwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Steele
Steele County Courthouse - East Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Stutsman
Stutsman County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Towner
Towner County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Traill
Traill County Courthouse - East Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Walsh
Walsh County Courthouse - Northeast Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Ward
Ward County Courthouse - North Central Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Wells
Wells County Courthouse - Southeast Judicial District
Winter hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 PM to 4 PM
Summer hours: Mon - Thu 7:30 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 PM to 4 PM; Fri 7:30 AM to 1 PM
Williams
Williams County Courthouse - Northwest Judicial District
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM to 5 PM