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Hennepin Criminal & Traffic Division

The Criminal Court handles cases in two locations in downtown Minneapolis, and in two suburbs (Brooklyn Center and Minnetonka.) It includes Treatment Courts focused on specific case types such as DWI, drug offenses, and cases involving military veterans.

Related: Violations Bureau & Hearing Office

Criminal Court Records

Online

Minnesota Court Records Online - MCRO is the public, online version of the MN Court Information System (MNCIS), where you can search court records online.

NOTE: There are limits to case information online which are described in the MN Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch. Online records do NOT include street addresses for parties, or information on pre-conviction criminal, traffic, and petty misdemeanor cases. Pre-conviction criminal information is only available at the courthouse or by calling the Hennepin County Criminal Court at (612) 348-6000.


At the Courthouse

Most Hennepin Court records are available electronically at the courthouse. There are computers available to search for case records and view documents at the District Court Records Center on the Skyway Level of the Hennepin Co. Govt Center in the A-Tower and at the suburban courthouses. To request copies of a document from a court file, you may visit the District Court Records Center or one of the suburban courthouse locations. Plain copies can be printed for free at all courthouse locations. There is a $14 fee for a certified copy of a court document.


By Mail

You can request a copy of a Hennepin County criminal court record (e.g, case history) through the mail for a fee (see Criminal and Miscellaneous fee categories). To submit a record request, please fill out a Court Document Copy Request Form and send it to the court along with any necessary fee to the court address listed on the form.

Please visit our main Records Center page for more details on how to find Hennepin Court Records, get copies, and for hours and court locations.

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