Olmsted County arrest records and inmate search
Search a name across the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center roster, Minnesota court records and Minnesota prisons, plus federal custody. The county seat is Rochester.
Olmsted County’s own roster: webapp.co.olmsted.mn.us. Checking the registry instead? Olmsted County sex offender registry
Olmsted County inmate search: who is in the Olmsted County jail. One name search reaches the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center roster and every other record type below.
Olmsted County is home to about 164,784 people (US Census Bureau, 2023 estimate), up 1.2% since the 2020 census: 3% of Minnesota’s residents, the 7th most populous of its 87 counties. People arrested here are booked into the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center, and Olmsted County publishes who is held there on its own roster at webapp.co.olmsted.mn.us. A search here checks that roster together with the records below, so one search answers whether a person is in the Olmsted County jail, in a Minnesota state prison or in federal custody.
- Olmsted County jail bookingsThe Olmsted County Adult Detention Center roster: who was booked, when, and on what charges
- Minnesota court recordsthe statewide court source: case, charge and disposition
- Minnesota warrantsthe statewide warrant system
- Minnesota prison recordsthe Department of Corrections: people serving a state sentence
- Minnesota sex offender registryregistration, offense and address; one of the 58 registries in the search
- Federal custodyFederal Bureau of Prisons inmates
Olmsted County jail roster: what a booking record shows.
A booking record is made when someone is taken into custody at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center. It is an arrest-stage record: it says the person was booked on a date, on the charges written down at booking, and whether bond was set. It never says the person was convicted.
Most official rosters list only the people held now, so an entry usually comes down after release. Olmsted County’s roster at webapp.co.olmsted.mn.us is the place to confirm current custody.
What a Olmsted County booking record shows
Olmsted County arrest records: arrest, charge and outcome. Three records, three places.
Booking at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center
Shows that someone was arrested in Olmsted County and what they were booked on. Searchable here through the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center roster.
Filed in the District Court
Prosecutors decide what to charge. A felony goes to the District Court, which hears misdemeanors too. The charge filed can differ from the charge at booking.
Disposition in the court file
Conviction, dismissal or acquittal is in the court record, kept by the District Court administrator. Minnesota court records in the search carry it where the court publishes it.
An arrest record alone never proves a crime. Read the guide to arrest records for how bookings, charges and dispositions differ, and why a dismissed charge can still appear.
Olmsted County court records: finding a case and its outcome.
In Minnesota, felony cases from Olmsted County are heard in the District Court, which also hears misdemeanors. The District Court administrator keeps the case files, which is where a disposition, a sentence and later sealing or expungement orders are recorded.
Minnesota’s statewide court source is part of a name search here, so a result can show how a case ended, not only that it began.
Finding a Olmsted County case yourself
- Get the full name and a date of birth; a case number, if you have one, is faster still.
- Ask the District Court administrator for Olmsted County, in Rochester, by name and date of birth or by case number.
- For a certified copy of a judgment, ask the District Court administrator; certified copies usually carry a small fee.
Olmsted County warrant search: Minnesota warrant lookup.
Minnesota publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it, so a warrant entered there for someone in Olmsted County shows with the person’s other records. Not every local warrant reaches a published list. A search that finds nothing is not proof that no warrant exists; to be certain, ask the Olmsted County sheriff’s office or the District Court administrator.
Olmsted County mugshots: where booking photos are published.
A booking photo is taken at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center when someone is booked. Where Olmsted County publishes it, it appears on the official roster at webapp.co.olmsted.mn.us, usually only while the person is held.
OffenderSearch does not show or sell booking photos, and never charges to remove anything. A photo on a commercial mugshot site is not a conviction, and several states restrict sites that charge to take one down.
Olmsted County sex offender registry. About 165 on our index have an address in Olmsted County.
The registry is a separate public record from arrests and court cases: it lists people required to register after a sex offense conviction, usually with an address. The count near an address is free.
Sex offenders in Olmsted County cities
Olmsted County criminal background check: search by name.
- Type a first and last name, and add an age or date of birth so the right person rises to the top.
- Tick “Also check criminal records” on the look-up page to add criminal records to the registry check (it uses 2 searches).
- 25 searches are free with a personal account. No card.
Not a consumer report. Hiring or renting? Use an FCRA-regulated check; see what an employer’s check shows.
Olmsted County criminal records FAQ
How do I find out if someone is in the Olmsted County jail?
Olmsted County publishes its own jail roster at webapp.co.olmsted.mn.us. To search the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center together with Minnesota prisons and federal custody in one step, search the person's name here; add an age or date of birth to tell people with the same name apart.
Where are Olmsted County court records kept?
Felony cases from Olmsted County are heard in the District Court, and the District Court administrator keeps the case files. The same court hears misdemeanors.
Can I search Olmsted County warrants online?
Minnesota publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it. Not every local warrant reaches that system, so to be certain, ask the Olmsted County sheriff's office or the District Court administrator.
Is an arrest in Olmsted County the same as a conviction?
No. A booking at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center records an arrest and the charges at that moment. Whether the person was convicted is decided in the District Court, and only the court record shows the outcome. Court records in the search carry that outcome where the court publishes it.
Does OffenderSearch show Olmsted County mugshots?
No. Booking photos are not shown or sold here. Where Olmsted County publishes a photo, it is on the official roster at webapp.co.olmsted.mn.us. No law requires anyone to pay a website to remove a booking photo, and several states restrict sites that charge for it.
How many registered sex offenders live in Olmsted County?
About 165 on our index have an address in Olmsted County. The Olmsted County sex offender registry page has the count, a map and a search by address.
Can I use a Olmsted County criminal record search to hire someone or rent to them?
No. A search here is not a consumer report. A hiring, tenant, credit or insurance decision needs an FCRA-regulated report from a consumer reporting agency, with the person's written consent.