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Minnesota Trial Court Public Access
Conduct statewide or county level queries for criminal, civil, family or probate court records. Note: In accordance with state court rules, some information that is public record cannot be displayed online. Therefore, information contained in the public access system is not the official record of the court. Note: In accordance with state court rules, some information that is public record cannot be displayed online. Therefore, information contained in the public access system is not the official record of the court.

Minnesota Appellate Courts Case Management System
Find the status of appeals filed with the Minnesota Supreme Court or the Minnesota Court of Appeals. For cases open in either court on or after 3 March 2003, the system provides the following information about the case: case title, appellate case number, parties, attorneys, docket entries, and links to orders or opinions. For cases archived before 3 March 2003, only case title, case number and abbreviated party information is available.

LawMoose
Designed primarily for those who seek Minnesota or Wisconsin legal information, LawMoose, by Pritchard Law Webs, serves as a portal to state, local and federal law. Find statutes, legislation, court opinions, legal research primers, attorney disciplinary records and more. The public portal is free. Paying subscribers receive access to the Enhanced Edition of LawMoose, which is designed specifically for Minnesota lawyers.

LLRX.com Court Forms, Rules and Dockets
LLRX.com offers search access to source information for federal and state court rules, forms and dockets.

State Public Records

Minnesota Methamphetamine Offender Registry
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension maintains this database of individuals who have been convicted under state law of felony level manufacture of methamphetamine.

Minnesota Public Criminal History Search
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension offers a database of criminal convictions. Convictions remain public for 15 years following the completion of the sentence. Public information includes: offense, court of conviction, date of the conviction and sentence information.

Minnesota Offender Locator
Search by name, date of birth, or identification number to find inmates current incarcerated or under law enforcement supervision. The database provides name, date of birth, facility, anticipated release date, case worker's name and phone, and criminal convictions. The database also links to the relevant statutory sections for the convictions.

Minnesota Level 3 Sex Offender Search
Minnesota Department of Corrections provides a search engine for finding Level III predatory offenders. New information appears within 48 hours. You may search by zip code, full or partial name, alias (use name search), city or county.