Minnesota, county records
Find the right office in St. Louis 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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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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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Minnesota Dept. of Commerce.
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County profile
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Arrest records in St. Louis County are public under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, which governs access to government data.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in St. Louis County are taken and retained by St. These booking photos are part of the arrest records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or online databases that compile public records.
St. Louis County is served by Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District Court, with courthouses located in Duluth at 100 North 5th Avenue West, Duluth, MN 55802 (phone: 218-726-2450) and in Hibbing at 1810 12th Avenue East, Hibbing, MN 55746 (phone: 218-262-6100).
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 554 mine sites inside the county: 361 past producers, now closed, 46 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 96 sites producing when the record was made, 30 processing plants, which are not workings, 21 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 742 holes drawn inside the county, 13 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; Nickel, Copper; construction sand and gravel.
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.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
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.
Know before you ask
Each figure below was read on the official source linked beside it, October to November 2026. A fee or rule the source does not state is left out rather than guessed, and offices can change their schedules, so confirm on the source before you pay or travel.
A St. Louis County property request should identify which title system holds the instrument. The Recorder recording questions direct researchers who do not know whether land is abstract or Torrens to provide a legal description or parcel identification number to the Duluth or Virginia office. Carry that answer into the document request; a street address alone may not identify the recorded instrument. Save the document number as well as the property description.
The Examiner of Titles explanation describes a separate role for registered land: examining title matters and issuing instructions to the Registrar. A title certificate, a recorded deed and an examiner directive are different records. Specify which is needed instead of ordering an unspecified property file.
The real-estate copy instructions charge $10 for a certified document. A plain copy has a $5 minimum covering up to three pages, then $1 per additional page. Official plats have separate prices: $15 certified and $5 plain, with plat maps also offered online without charge. For an electronic payment, use the recorded document number as the transaction reference and send the payment confirmation with the request. Include whether the record is abstract or Torrens and provide delivery details. The office emails plain copies but mails certified copies or holds them for pickup. A payment receipt alone does not identify every service the requester needs.
St. Louis County distinguishes certified and non-certified birth records. Its birth-certificate instructions list $26 for the first certified copy and $19 for additional copies of the same record ordered together. The corresponding non-certified prices are $13 and $6. Certified requests require an eligible requester with tangible interest. An in-person applicant brings valid picture identification; a mailed certified application requires notarization. Complete the application and required notarization before using the online payment route, then send the application and payment confirmation together. The county allows one to two weeks including mailing, which is a combined processing-and-delivery estimate, not a guaranteed number of business days.
The marriage-record service starts with the county where the couple applied for the license. Its Minnesota Official Marriage System link can help identify that custodian when the application county is uncertain. St. Louis County charges $9 for each certified copy of a license it holds. Complete its request form before paying online, then email the form and payment confirmation to the listed vital-records address. The certified record is returned by first-class mail; the email submission is not a promise of an emailed certificate. Supply both names used on the license and the event information, and distinguish a recorded marriage copy from a new license application.
The genealogy research service describes public research access and a volunteer genealogist who is typically available on Thursdays in Duluth. Call ahead to arrange a research session and discuss the records needed. Volunteer availability and any research charge are separate from a Recorder certificate fee. Bring names, spelling variants, event places and approximate dates so the search can target the relevant record series.
For a death-record order, the death-certificate instructions list $13 for the initial copy and $6 for additional copies of the same record ordered together. Certified copies require tangible interest, and mailed certified applications require notarization. Historical interest by itself does not establish eligibility for every restricted record.
The Public Records locations directory lists different counter schedules. Duluth normally opens Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hibbing opens 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Virginia opens 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Hibbing has a public real-estate research terminal, while documents accepted at regional locations are forwarded to Duluth for recording. The directory also announces special service changes for December 1, 2026, so check the selected office before travel. Distinguish a regional submission counter from the office that actually records and returns the instrument, particularly when a filing deadline matters.
Where to go
Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.
Recording, registered title and vital-record services.
Office page: stlouiscountymn.gov
Vital records, document submission for Duluth recording and public land-research terminal.
Office page: stlouiscountymn.gov
Vital records, land inquiries and document submission for Duluth recording.
Office page: stlouiscountymn.gov
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 122 investigations in St. Louis County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,018,925 in back wages agreed for 1,528 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Piping Inc. | Duluth | 2 | $218,731 | 264 |
| Duluth Bethel Society, Inc. | Duluth | 1 | $130,775 | 126 |
| Spectrum Health Companies | Brainerd | 5 | $77,595 | 245 |
| Northstar Painting and Sandblasting, LLC | Duluth | 1 | $70,871 | 8 |
| Gartner Refrigeration Company | Duluth | 1 | $66,175 | 24 |
| Military Affairs, Department of | Duluth | 1 | $56,302 | 36 |
| Stepping Stones for Living, LLC | Duluth | 1 | $42,989 | 111 |
| Sellars Construction Co., Inc. | Hibbing | 1 | $30,007 | 24 |
| Lee Foster Care | Duluth | 1 | $22,099 | 16 |
| Rural Living Environments, Inc. | Babbitt | 6 | $21,511 | 32 |
| University Nursery School | Duluth | 1 | $19,677 | 53 |
| Innovative Living, Inc. | Duluth | 2 | $17,195 | 22 |
| Loyear Cleaning Service, Inc. | Duluth | 1 | $16,670 | 21 |
| Gulbranson Excavating Co. | Eveleth | 1 | $13,814 | 7 |
| Beverly Enterprises-Minnesota, LLC | Hibbing | 1 | $12,939 | 6 |
| General Cleaning, Inc. | Duluth | 1 | $12,483 | 34 |
| Starkovich Distributing, Inc. | Virginia | 1 | $11,354 | 5 |
| Workwell systems, Inc. | Duluth | 1 | $10,868 | 5 |
| Focus on Living, Inc. | Duluth | 2 | $10,688 | 64 |
| Reed's Boarding and Lodging, LLC | Duluth | 1 | $9,716 | 2 |
| BKR Investments LLC | Duluth | 1 | $9,251 | 30 |
| Pike Lake Dairy Queen | Duluth | 1 | $8,912 | 6 |
| Viita's Excavating, Inc. | Cook | 2 | $8,564 | 20 |
| Summit Management LLC | Duluth | 1 | $8,484 | 13 |
| Building Blocks Learning Center LLC | Duluth | 1 | $8,274 | 26 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 101 on the St. Louis County record; 34 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 76 more with smaller records are on the Minnesota wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
Open only the answer you need.
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County are kept by the St. Louis 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.
Give the Recorder a legal description or parcel identification number. The Duluth or Virginia office can help identify the title system using the recording inquiry route. Retain that answer with the instrument reference.
Its copy instructions distinguish delivery: plain copies can be emailed, while certified copies are mailed or collected in person. Submit the request and payment confirmation through the real-estate copy service. State the delivery method.
The posted estimate is one to two weeks including mail delivery. It combines handling and transit, so it should not be converted into a fixed business-day service promise. See the birth-order instructions.
The county accepts the completed request and payment confirmation by email, but sends the certified marriage copy by first-class mail. Follow the marriage-copy process. Keep the mailing address complete.
No. Genealogy research assistance and eligibility for a certified record are separate matters. Review the death-record eligibility instructions before ordering a restricted certificate for family research.
Yes. The county describes a volunteer who is typically available on Thursdays and asks researchers to arrange a session. Use the genealogy contact instructions. Availability should be confirmed before travel.
Their posted lunch closures differ. Hibbing closes from noon to 12:30 p.m.; Virginia closes from noon to 1 p.m. Confirm any special closure through the regional office directory.
The Examiner of Titles addresses registered-land title matters, and directives instruct the Registrar of Titles. The county explains those roles in its Examiner of Titles service. Identify the particular directive or certificate needed.
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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.