Overview
Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) provides online access to many public Minnesota state district court records and documents.
Four search tabs are available to help users access court records and documents:
Four search tabs are available to help users access court records and documents:
- Case Search allows users to search for court cases by person name, business name, attorney name, case number, citation number, or attorney bar number. It also provides access to a Register of Actions and the public documents available online in each case.
- Document Search allows users to search by case number to find public documents in court cases that are available online.
- Hearing Search provides information for hearings scheduled in a court case. Users can search for hearings by person name, business name, case number, judicial officer, attorney name, or attorney bar number.
- Judgment Search allows users to search by debtor name for judgment details, including any satisfactions, for docketed money judgments.
Users can access and download the following types of public documents:
Documents Not Accessible through MCRO:
- Public documents in public Civil Commitment, Domestic Abuse, Harassment, Delinquency Felony 16+, and Child in Need of Protection or Services (CHIPs) cases.
- Access to documents in MCRO filed prior to July 1, 2015, is limited. Users may need to contact local court administration for more information about these documents.
For more information on which documents are available through MCRO, review the MCRO Document & Case Access Overview Handout.
There is no charge for documents accessed and downloaded through MCRO.
Additional Resources:
- Searching for Cases in MCRO: Quick Reference Guide, Video
- Searching for Documents in MCRO: Quick Reference Guide, Video
- Searching for Judgments in MCRO: Quick Reference Guide, Video
- Searching for Hearings in MCRO: Quick Reference Guide, Video
Handout – Understanding Your MCRO Case Search Results »
Handout – Understanding MCRO Case Details and Judgment Details
Video – Understanding Your Case Search Results in MCRO »