Lake Region Community Service Program

Lake Region LEC
Devils Lake, ND 58301
Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: By Appointment
Phone: (701) 662-0722
Victoria Church - Click to Email

Serving the following counties:
Benson, Western Half of Nelson, Ramsey and Towner

Mission Statement: The Lake Region Community Service Program serves adult and juvenile offenders who have been referred due to their commission of an unlawful act, imposed sanction, or inability to pay supervision and/or court fees, costs, fines and/or attorney fees. The mission is to place these offenders at an appropriate volunteer work site and ensure they complete productive work as ordered in an approved manner.

Program Information: The Lake Region Community Service Program is actually a three part program: Community Service, Restitution, and Drug Screening.
Community Service: Offenders are required to volunteer a specific number of hours to repay their debt to society for the damages they caused. In certain cases used as an alternative to incarceration.

Restitution Offenders work to repay the victims of their crimes for any monetary loss or personal damages.

Work Program: Allows for lower income offenders to pay attorney fees, court costs, probation fees, and selective fines.

Drug Screening: Offenders of certain drug related offenses are required by the court to submit to random drug screenings as part of their sentence or bond conditions.

Programs Offered

Community Service Fee Schedule
Intake Fee (Juvenile & Adult) $50.00
Monthly Fee $20.00
Transfer Fee $30.00

Drug Screening
Court Order $20.00
Non-Court Order $25.00