Access Roseau County Criminal History Records

Roseau County criminal history records are maintained by the Sheriff's Office in Roseau and the 9th Judicial District Court. Located in the far northwest corner of Minnesota near the Canadian border, Roseau County handles all criminal matters through the county seat of Roseau. The Sheriff publishes both an active warrant listing and an in-custody list online, giving the public direct access to key criminal records data without a call to the office. This page covers those local tools along with state-level resources for court records and background checks.

Roseau County Sheriff and Online Criminal Records Tools

The Roseau County Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Steven Gust. The office is located at 604 5th Ave. SW, Roseau, MN 56751. The phone is (218) 463-1421 and the fax is (218) 463-1455. The Sheriff handles law enforcement for the county and maintains records tied to local arrests and criminal activity. For questions about a specific person or incident, calling the Sheriff during business hours is a good starting point. The county also provides two publicly accessible online tools that can answer many common questions without a call.

Under Minn. Stat. § 13.82, arrest data is public in Minnesota. Names, arrest times, charges, and locations of arrest must be released on request. Data may be withheld only in narrow situations, such as when release could harm an active investigation or when a court order restricts access. The Roseau County Sheriff makes a significant amount of this data available online proactively.

The Active Warrant Listing for Roseau County is available at warrants.co.roseau.mn.us. This is a dedicated page for outstanding arrest warrants in the county. You can check by name to see if a person has an active warrant. The In-Custody Listing for Roseau County is published at roseauonline.com/in-custody. This page shows who is currently held at the Roseau County Jail. Both tools are free and publicly accessible, making Roseau County one of the more open counties in northwest Minnesota for criminal records data.

The Roseau County active warrant listing is shown below. This tool lets you search by name to check for outstanding arrest warrants in the county.

Check warrants.co.roseau.mn.us for an up-to-date list of active arrest warrants in Roseau County.

District Court Records and MCRO

Roseau County is part of the 9th Judicial District. The courthouse is in Roseau and handles criminal case filings and official records for all crimes charged in the county. If someone was charged with a criminal offense in Roseau County, the case file is at this courthouse. Court staff can take records requests during normal business hours. For many people, starting with MCRO online is the faster approach before making a call or driving to the courthouse.

Minnesota Court Records Online, known as MCRO, is the state's free public case search tool. It covers courts across Minnesota including Roseau County. Search by name or case number at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us. The system returns party names, charges, case status, and docket entries. Juvenile records, sealed cases, and some active investigation files are not publicly available. Most adult criminal cases are accessible through MCRO at no cost. For Roseau County, MCRO combined with the local warrant and custody tools gives a thorough picture of local criminal history without a trip to the courthouse.

Under Minn. Stat. § 13.82, certain criminal justice data is public. MCRO makes that data searchable from any device with internet access. If you know a name or case number, you can pull basic case data right away.

The Roseau County District Court page on the Minnesota Courts website is shown below. This page lists court contact details, hours, and local resources for people researching criminal history in the county.

Visit mncourts.gov/Find-Courts/Roseau for Roseau County court contacts and services.

BCA Background Checks and State Criminal History

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension manages the state's official criminal history database. The BCA collects records from courts and law enforcement statewide, Roseau County included. Two public tools are available. The free site at cch.state.mn.us shows conviction data for most adults with a Minnesota criminal record. A certified background check costs $15 and is processed at dps.mn.gov. Certified checks use fingerprints and return more complete results than a name-only search.

Under Minn. Stat. § 13.87, criminal history data held by law enforcement is classified as private in most situations. The BCA can release a person's own record on request. Third-party access is more limited under state law. If you need a certified report or want to check your own record, the BCA process is the right path. The Minnesota Department of Corrections Offender Locator at coms.doc.state.mn.us covers people in state prison or on DOC supervision. This is a separate tool from the county jail. Both the BCA free tool and the DOC locator are publicly available at no cost.

Expungement of Criminal Records in Roseau County

Minnesota law allows people to petition to seal certain criminal records. Minn. Stat. § 609A.02 sets out who can apply and which types of charges or convictions are eligible for sealing. Expungement does not delete a record. It restricts who can see it. Law enforcement can still access sealed records in many cases, but public tools like MCRO, the Roseau County warrant list, and the in-custody roster will no longer show the case. For someone trying to put a past case behind them, that public restriction can make a meaningful difference.

To start in Roseau County, you file a petition at the District Court in Roseau. The court looks at the charges, how much time has passed since the case closed, and whether sealing the record serves the interest of justice. Waiting periods vary by offense type. Under Minn. Stat. § 609A.015, some cases qualify for automatic sealing after a set period with no formal petition required. The Roseau court clerk can help you figure out which process applies to your specific case. Legal aid organizations serve northwest Minnesota residents who need help with the petition process.

The Minnesota Courts self-help center at mncourts.gov has free guides and forms for people handling expungement on their own. For a rural county like Roseau, where legal resources can be harder to access in person, the online self-help tools are especially useful.

VINE Link and Inmate Notifications

VINE Link is a free national service for tracking inmate custody status at county jails and state facilities. You can search by name at vinelink.com to check whether someone is in custody in Roseau County. VINE also lets you register for alerts when an inmate's status changes, including releases and transfers. Roseau County also publishes its own in-custody listing online, so between VINE Link and the local roster, you have two good options for checking jail status without calling the Sheriff directly.

Cities in Roseau County

Roseau County is in the far northwest corner of Minnesota. The county seat is Roseau, and other communities include Warroad and Baudette. All criminal cases in the county are filed and handled at the Roseau County District Court.

No cities in Roseau County meet the population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. All county residents use the county-level courts and Sheriff's Office listed on this page.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Roseau County. If you are not certain which county holds a record, check where the incident occurred or where the person was living at the time of the case.