There are several ways to pay for a parking ticket issued by a police officer in West Fargo:  use the envelope that was provided during the traffic stop, come to the West Fargo Police Department and pay the ticket in person between the hours of 6:30 am to 10:30 pm.  If the clerk of courts is available (8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday), you may make the payment to her.  The clerk of court and the police department are both located at 800 4th Avenue East.  The payment can be made in cash, check or money order form.

No.  Fireworks are not to be lit off at anytime in the city of West Fargo.  This includes holidays, such as, the Fourth of July.  For more information, please refer to City Ordinance 12-0310.  If you are found lighting off fireworks within the city limits, you can be charged with a Class B Misdemeanor ($150.00 fine).

Yes, the curfew is from 11:00 pm until 6:00 am.  This is the time when a person under the age of 16 cannot be out wandering the city.  This ordinance does not include a child who is returning home from certain events.  If they have been babysitting or if they are with someone of the age of 18 and they are approved by a parent.  For further information regarding the curfew, please see ordinance 12-09.  If caught out during the hours of the curfew, the child will be brought either to the Police Department, home or attendant care.

Technically, a noise ordinance is always in effect within the City Limits:  no noise louder than 50 decibels in any residential neighborhood from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am and 55 decibels during any other time of the day.  If you feel a neighbor is unlawfully noisy, you can contact the West Fargo Police Department and an officer will be dispatched.  If the officer feels that the noise is unwarranted, the officer will ask the responsible party to cease creating the noise.  For further information, refer to city ordinance 12-0801.

It is unlawful for any citizen of West Fargo to push or blow snow into the streets.  If you see your neighbor doing this, please contact the Police Department at 701-433-5500.

The first question you should ask yourself is, "did I enter a lottery/contest?"  If you answered no, then the letter is probably a scam.  Look at the return address, does it match the postmark?  Was it sent from outside the United States?  The U.S. Postal Inspection service does a remarkable job of investigating and shutting down this type of illegal activity.  As a result, most operations have moved out of the country.  The most common country of origin for lottery scams is currently Canada, but Nigeria, Denmark and England are also points of origin that we have seen.  This does not mean that you can automatically trust a solicitation from within the U.S.  If you have any doubt or specific questions about a lottery letter or other suspicious solicitation of funds, contact local law enforcement or the State Attorney General Consumer Protection Office.

You can come into the Police Department (800 4th Avenue East) and ask for this service anytime between 6:30 am and 10:30 pm.  Either a police clerk or an officer will take your fingerprints.  If you are a West Fargo resident this service is offered free of charge.  If you are not a resident the fee is $5.00.

Yes.  The number is 701-241-5777 and is available 24 hours a day.  Anyone may call in with information regarding any crime that they have any information on.

The police department is not authorized to release a copy of your driving record.  You can view and print your driving record online at www.dot.nd.gov.  To obtain a complete copy of your driving record, send a request for this information along with your name, current mailing address and driver's license number.  Mail the request and the $3.00 fee to:  Driver's License & Traffic Safety Division, 608 E Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND  58505.  For further information you can contact the Driver's License & Traffic Safety Division at 701-328-2600.

The West Fargo Police Department posts information about high and moderate risk offenders on its website.  For a list of all offenders in the State of North Dakota please refer to the Attorney General's website regarding sex offenders.