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Search the state of Minnesota free public records and conduct background history search. Look up criminal records, federal cases and other civil filings such as divorces. People search provides phone numbers and addresses within the state as well as nationwide for names, and carrier information. State of Minnesota list of agencies that provide the public recorded documents.

Access Minnesota Courts online directly. Search court records; from Minnesota county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Minnesota dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Minnesota state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

Criminal, civil and divorce records in Minnesota can be held by more than one court, so search each court that may hold the case. The official court site below lists the Minnesota courts and how to reach each one.

• Find Minnesota courtsMinnesota Judicial Branch

Minnesota criminal records are maintained by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) under the Department of Public Safety. The Minnesota Public Criminal History Search (CHS) is a free service for searching public criminal history. Court records are accessible through Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO). The Minnesota DOC maintains a public registrant search for sex offenders subject to community notification.

Certified copies of Minnesota birth and death certificates are issued by the Office of Vital Records of the Minnesota Department of Health. Marriage records are also kept by the local office that issued the license, and divorce records by the court that granted the divorce.

• Minnesota vital recordsMinnesota Department of Health

Deeds and mortgages in Minnesota are recorded at the county level, and property taxes are handled by county or local offices. Business and UCC filings are kept by the state, bankruptcy cases are federal court records, and the state runs a free search for unclaimed property.

The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library keeps a list of state agencies, and the Minnesota Statutes are online from the Revisor of Statutes.

• Minnesota agenciesMinnesota Legislative Reference Library
• Minnesota StatutesOffice of the Revisor of Statutes

Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services, part of the Department of Public Safety, keeps driving records and handles vehicle registration.

• Minnesota driving record requestDriver and Vehicle Services
• Minnesota vehicle registrationDriver and Vehicle Services

In Minnesota, expungement seals a record. Under Minnesota Statutes section 609A.015, some records are expunged without a petition, such as cases where all charges were dismissed or resolved in the person's favor; other cases need a petition to the court.

• Minnesota Statutes chapter 609AOffice of the Revisor of Statutes
• Criminal expungementMinnesota Judicial Branch

For family history, start with the Minnesota State Archives, kept by the Minnesota Historical Society.

• Minnesota State ArchivesMinnesota Historical Society
• Family history researchMinnesota Historical Society library

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension runs Minnesota's Missing and Unidentified Persons Clearinghouse.

• Minnesota missing personsBureau of Criminal Apprehension
• NamUsU.S. Justice Department database of missing and unidentified people

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