If the arrest was recent
Start with the local jail
Public custody information for participating agencies only. Not every jail participates, and offline agencies may not report current bookings.
Search Minnesota participating-agency custody
Select Name or ID Number and use the displayed criteria. Review the agency and current custody status on any result, and check service notices/offline agencies. If nothing appears, contact the responsible local agency.
A state service link does not establish that this county’s bookings are included. Use a verified local route when available.
Official local-agency contacts
Provides all county government websites as navigation; no jail roster or booking-scope data. The Association home is https://www.mnsheriffs.org/. VINE UI did not render offline status names for Minnesota in this snapshot. Minnesota OJP officially endorses VINELink for county jail/detention status search (https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/ojp/VINE-Rack-Card-English_0.pdf); this government-to-vendor chain supports that public route. OJP VINE support: 800-247-0390; 877-664-8463 is VINE’s notification/search line.
Choose the responsible local agency and ask about its custody-information process.
Service instructions reviewed 2026-10-05. Public search controls were reached; individual search results were not checked.
If nothing appears, contact the arresting agency or the responsible jail to ask how to confirm booking. A missing record does not prove release, and an agency may limit what it can disclose.