Minneapolis Criminal Records

First distinguish Minnesota from Kansas

Minneapolis, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Kansas have different criminal-record routes. In Minnesota, choose Minneapolis Police for its adult arrest information, Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) for a court case, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) for state criminal history. In Kansas, the local District Court is Ottawa County District Court in Minneapolis; Kansas’s statewide repository is the KBI. Match the state and agency on the original papers before searching.

A police arrest, a jail admission, a court disposition and a repository history are different records. Request the one that establishes the fact you need. Do not combine a Minnesota police response with an Ottawa County, Kansas namesake, and do not mistake Ottawa County for the separate city of Ottawa elsewhere in Kansas.

Request Minneapolis Police’s public adult arrest information

The city’s Arrest Records page requires the arrested person’s full name and date of birth. Follow Request public data online; the city says it will email a public arrest record or contact summary. Its product excludes nonpublic information, juvenile arrests, court dispositions and other agencies’ records. It is therefore not a Minnesota-wide criminal-history check and cannot establish the court outcome.

The Records Information Unit is at 505 Fourth Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415, telephone 612-673-2961, email [email protected]. Office hours are Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; phone hours are weekdays, 8–11 a.m. and 1–4 p.m. The cited arrest-record page does not publish a fixed fee or guaranteed delivery time, so confirm these for the actual request.

Use MCRO for the case and read the search restrictions

MCRO Case Search accepts a person name, case number, citation number or attorney details, with additional filters including birth date, filing date, category and county. For a known Minneapolis court case, retain its exact case number and court. Read the Register of Actions and the applicable order; the case category alone does not establish the final conviction or sentence.

A crucial current limit: pending criminal, traffic and petty-misdemeanor cases without a conviction do not return in defendant-name searches, but can return by case number. A no-hit name search therefore cannot rule out a pending case. MCRO also limits remote access to some case types and documents and may not notify you when those restrictions hide information. Ask court administration if the known case cannot be located.

Download available public documents or request certification

MCRO downloads are free. Its guidance includes public major/minor criminal documents filed on or after July 1, 2015, and specified older judgments, orders, opinions and court notices from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2015. Older or otherwise unavailable public documents may require local court administration or courthouse access. MCRO’s displayed information is not the official certified court record.

Request the exact filing from court administration where it was filed. Plain copies have no fee under the statewide copy guidance; certified copies generally cost $14 per document, subject to a fee waiver. Exemplified copies generally cost $14, or $28 when both exemplification and certification are requested. Tell the receiving organization which format you can supply before buying an unnecessary certification.

Hennepin’s copy-request form asks for the case number, document title, filing date or index number, copy quantity and delivery choice. It lists mail and pickup, with email or fax for plain, nonconfidential copies; confidential requests require additional identity verification. Questions go to 612-348-6000. The form promises fulfillment as promptly as circumstances allow, not a fixed number of days.

Use BCA for the Minnesota repository check

BCA’s public Criminal History Search is free. It supplies public conviction information for 15 years after completion of the sentence, including the offense, conviction court/date and sentence. The public site excludes arrest data, juvenile data, federal and other-state history, older convictions outside the public window, and other private or confidential information. A free public result is not the entire BCA file.

MCRO directs background-check users to BCA and lists 651-793-2400 for information. For individuals whose own records may be affected by the Adult Use Cannabis or Clean Slate laws, BCA publishes an $8 complete-record request, including sealed offenses. It requires a government photo ID in person or an original notarized mailed form and a self-addressed stamped envelope, sent to CHA Unit, BCA, 1430 Maryland Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN 55106. This is a subject-access process, not public access to another person’s sealed record.

For Minneapolis, Kansas, use Ottawa County District Court

Ottawa County’s official court page links to the Kansas District Court Public Access Portal. Kansas’s Smart Search instructions require registration and a case number or name; use the search tips and advanced filters to narrow the correct court. The District Court is at 307 N. Concord, Minneapolis, KS 67467, telephone 785-392-2917. Published office hours are weekdays, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., closing noon–1 p.m.

After locating the Kansas case, request the specific order or certified copy from that court and ask for the applicable copy charge and delivery. A portal listing does not guarantee remote access to every document. Minnesota MCRO and Minnesota’s $14 copy guidance do not apply to the Kansas clerk. If the paperwork names a different Kansas court, follow that named court.

For a Kansas history, check KBI’s current product and price

KBI’s current public name-check instructions require first and last names and date of birth and list $30 per person. The public release includes qualifying convictions, active diversions, and arrests within the past 12 months when disposition has not been received. It excludes juvenile records, expunged events, successfully completed diversions and nonconviction dispositions; the repository does not supply other-state or federal history.

A partly automated result may need manual work before release; KBI says this normally takes one or two business days and sends an email when ready. Keep the request reference and return for the completed result. Certified checks require a mailed request and mailed response: KBI lists $40 for name-based certification and $55 for fingerprint-based certification. A full personal review is a separate $45 fingerprint-and-mail request.

Direct an error to the agency that owns the affected record

For MCRO errors, notify the corresponding local court administration and identify the case and exact entry. For an MPD response that lacks a disposition, obtain the court file rather than repeatedly requesting the same police summary. Keep every response tied to its agency and retrieval date, and use additional identifying evidence before attributing a namesake result.

For a Kansas history error or missing disposition, KBI directs you to its Criminal Records Unit at 785-296-2454 with supporting documents. Its FAQ also warns that Kansas employers may not require applicants to obtain their own Kansas history as a condition of employment. If the purpose is employment or licensing, obtain the requesting organization’s authorized process instead of assuming a personal printout satisfies it.