Minnesota, Mower County
Where Austin's records are kept. Austin has its own city government, police department and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Austin's own offices, along with State of Minnesota offices; the Mower County offices are on our Mower County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Austin, Minnesota site, with City Hall at 500 4th Avenue NE, city council agendas, the City Clerk and special assessment search, building permit forms, planning and zoning and police department pages.
Open official site City of AustinPolice & jail
The Austin Police Department at 201 1st Street NE, Suite 2, with 34 sworn officers on round the clock shifts, plus K-9, school resource officers, police policies, an annual report and weekly accident reports.
Open official site Austin Police DepartmentPolice & jail
Weekly accident reports from Austin police list traffic accidents in the city where a report was written, with case numbers, registered owners and drivers, and the date, time and location of each crash.
Open official site Austin Police Weekly Accident ReportsCity records
The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act lets anyone inspect or request City of Austin public data; requests are taken at City Hall, 500 4th Ave NE, by mail or through an online form.
Open official site City of Austin Request for DataCity records
Austin building permits come through Public Works at City Hall, 500 4th Avenue NE, with online permit application and lookup, commercial and residential permit forms, plan review applications and mechanical, plumbing and excavation permits.
Open official site Austin Public Works BuildingPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
Fills mail and fax orders for Minnesota birth records since 1900 and death records since 1908. Only eligible people may get certified copies, and county offices can often fill orders while you wait.
Open official site Minnesota Department of Health Office of Vital RecordsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
Search indexes of Minnesota birth records from 1900 to 1934, death records from 1904 to 2001 and state censuses from 1865 to 1905, plus the society's library catalog and immigration guides.
Open official site Minnesota Historical Society Family History ResearchCounty court
Minnesota's federal bankruptcy court, with courthouses in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and Fergus Falls; its site links PACER case lookup, electronic proof of claim filing, unclaimed funds and a free advice clinic.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of MinnesotaCounty court
Minnesota Judicial Branch search of state court cases, statewide or by county, by party name, case number, citation number or attorney, across civil, criminal, family and probate cases, with document, hearing and judgment searches.
Open official site Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)Everything else, organized
16 more Austin sources not listed above.
Local record guide
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Austin, a place of 26,174 people, is the seat of Mower County. Court and property records sit with Mower County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Minnesota. Austin's own offices are in the cards above, and our Mower County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Minnesota is run by the Minnesota Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Austin.
Deeds for property in Austin are recorded by the Mower County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Mower County page lists the county offices.
Businesses that operate in Austin register with the Minnesota Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Austin requires one, comes from the town or Mower County.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.