Minnesota Judicial Branch - Access Case Records

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Minnesota Public Access (MPA) Remote

Minnesota Public Access (MPA) Remote offers access to case information via the internet for certain court records in the Minnesota Court Information System (MNCIS). The information is limited as described in the MN Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch.
Court documents cannot be viewed in MPA Remote.

MPA Remote

Due to a system update, you may be unable to access case records from 6:00 PM on Friday, August 12th, until 6:00 PM on Saturday, August 13th. Please plan accordingly.

Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)

MCRO will eventually replace MPA Remote as the online platform for public access to district court records. MPA Remote will continue to be fully accessible to the public until all three phases of the MCRO rollout are complete.

During Phase 1, documents filed in a case became accessible when searching with the case number.

Currently, during Phase 2, there is a new Case Search tab that allows users to search for cases by person name, business name, attorney name, case number, citation number, or attorney bar number. Case Search provides access to a Register of Actions (case details) for each case, as well as public documents filed in each case. The Document Search tab continues to be available, where users can search by case number to find documents in cases that are available online. While there is no charge for documents at this time, when MCRO is fully implemented, there will be a charge per document.

Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)

At a Courthouse

Each Minnesota district courthouse offers electronic access to statewide public case records through public access terminals. Each district courthouse also offers in-person counter access to locally-stored, public case records in paper form. Courthouse public access terminals provide the most complete access to electronic district court case records.