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Find the right office in Benton County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota keeps bankruptcy dockets and claims searchable through PACER, accepts electronic proofs of claim and runs a free bankruptcy advice clinic.
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The Minnesota Department of Revenue publishes property tax data by year and location, including sales ratios and market values. Parcel records and tax statements come from each Minnesota county.
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Benton County Sheriff, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
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Request birth and death certificates, marriage records and divorce filings in Minnesota.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Minnesota Secretary of State.
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Benton County Court Administration, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Minnesota Dept. of Commerce.
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Benton County Recorder's Office, the office that records deeds, mortgages and land documents, with its index and copy rules as published.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Benton County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Benton County.
Police Departments. In addition to Benton County Sheriff's Office, several city police departments operate within Benton County. These departments handle law enforcement within their respective city limits and often collaborate with the Sheriff's Office on major investigations and regional crime prevention initiatives.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Benton County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 615 6th Street North in Foley, Minnesota 56329, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Benton County. Arrest records in Benton County are public information under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, which governs access to public records.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Benton County are maintained by Benton County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request access to arrest records by submitting a formal request to the Sheriff's Office, under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Benton County are taken and retained by Benton County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office, either in person or via their official website.
The facility provides an inmate lookup service where you can find information about current detainees. You can visit the jail in person at 615 Highway 23, Foley, MN 56329, or call them at (320) 968-5192 for assistance.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 3 mine sites inside the county: 1 prospect or occurrence that was never worked, 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 70 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Limestone, General.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Minnesota has no coal AML program; its underground mines are iron mines on the Mesabi Range.
Minnesota abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 19 investigations in Benton County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $923,263 in back wages agreed for 294 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svihel Vegetable Farm, Inc. | Foley | 3 | $775,925 | 112 |
| Tift Enterprises, Inc. | Sauk Rapids | 1 | $43,232 | 24 |
| Stoney Brook Farms, Inc. | Foley | 2 | $34,232 | 55 |
| JR Masonry & Concrete Inc. | Sauk Rapids | 1 | $24,756 | 20 |
| Service Master of St. Cloud, Inc. | Saint Cloud | 1 | $18,340 | 28 |
| J.R. Ferche Inc. | Rice | 2 | $12,601 | 21 |
| Washington Place LLC | Saint Cloud | 1 | $5,913 | 10 |
| JLW-TW Corp | Sauk Rapids | 1 | $3,588 | 18 |
| Gary F. Bauerly, LLC | Rice | 1 | $1,743 | 1 |
| New Heights Dairy, LLC | Rice | 1 | $457 | 3 |
| Customer Elation, Inc. | Foley | 1 | $368 | 1 |
| Gopher State Contractors, Inc | Rice | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Design Electric, Inc. | Saint Cloud | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Sweet Honey Drop LLC | Sauk Rapids | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Benton County record, by back wages agreed; 6 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Minnesota wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Benton County Sheriff or a city police department in Benton County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Minnesota Statutes 13.82, subdivision 26, a booking photograph is public data; a law enforcement agency may withhold it for a time if access would hurt an active investigation.
The Minnesota criminal history record comes from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Free name search of public criminal history (convictions public for 15 years after the sentence ends) online; for your own full record, send the BCA a notarized personal request form by mail or in person. Fee: Free online public search; $8.00 for a Minnesota only check on yourself, plus $10.00 per card for fingerprinting service.
Search the Minnesota Department of Corrections Public Registrant Search, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county auditor or through the Minnesota Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Same day registration: yes, in person at your polling place on Election Day with proof of residence; registration ahead of time closes 20 days before a regularly scheduled election (Minnesota Statutes 201.061).
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Benton County are kept by the Benton County recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Minnesota come from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. Any Minnesota county vital records office sells birth and death certificates, and for fastest service MDH points you to a county office, where most of the time you get the order while you wait. In person at a county vital records office, or from MDH by mail to PO Box 64499, St. Paul, MN 55164-0499 or by fax to 866-416-1357 (credit card only) with the application form. Fee: $26 for a birth certificate ($19 for each added copy of the same one); $13 for a death certificate ($6 for each added copy).
Business entity filings are searched with the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services. Minnesota DEED says many local governments require licenses for certain kinds of businesses, and in some cases cities and counties require a general business license.
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