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Fillmore County Arrest Records
Fillmore County arrest records are official documents that law enforcement agencies must create whenever an individual is apprehended and taken into custody.
While arrests may occur for various reasons, most incidents in Fillmore typically arise from a law enforcement officer witnessing the commission of an offense or when the circumstances surrounding a crime suggest that a particular individual may be responsible.
After arrest, suspects are typically booked into jail, even before a court conviction is obtained. Most individuals sentenced to serve time following a conviction are held at the Fillmore County Adult Detention Center.
The Fillmore County Sheriff's Office primarily maintains arrest records. However, since only the courts can adjudge a suspect guilty, conviction and sentencing records are preserved as part of the Fillmore County court records.
Are Arrest Records Public in Fillmore County?
Arrest records in Fillmore County are generally public, under Section 13.82 of the 2024 Minnesota Statutes. Typically, almost anyone may approach the originating law enforcement agency and ask to inspect documents containing details about an individual's arrest in the agency's custody.
However, access to arrest records may lawfully be restricted in certain circumstances, including:
- When disclosure would reveal the identity of a victim, witness, informant, or undercover law enforcement officer,
- If disclosure may threaten the personal safety of someone else.
- Data in arrest warrant indices are confidential until the defendant has been taken into custody or appeared before a court. The information may only be made public if law enforcement determines that the public interest is better served by making it public.
- Booking photographs where disclosure would affect an active investigation.
Any person denied access to arrest or investigative records may bring an action in the district court to authorize disclosure of the data.
Before authorizing access, the court will consider whether the benefit to the person bringing the action outweighs any harm to the public, the Sheriff, other law enforcement agencies, or any person identified in the data.
Fillmore County Sheriff's Office
901 Houston St. NW
Preston, MN 55965
Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Phone: (507) 765-3874
Fillmore County Arrest Statistics
According to the Department of Public Safety's 2022 Uniform Crime Report, there were nine assault offenses, two drug/narcotic violations, three larceny/ theft offenses, two stolen property offenses, and one weapon law violation offense.
Find Fillmore County Arrest Records
Individuals seeking access to Fillmore County arrest records may explore one or more of these resources:
Inmate Jail Roster: Interested individuals can look up inmates held in the Fillmore County Adult Detention Center by inspecting the Current Inmate Jail Roster. To do this, requesters should:
- Visit the Fillmore County website
- Click the three dashes on the top, right corner to open the drop-down menu
- Select "DEPARTMENTS"
- Scroll down and click "Fillmore County jail".
- Open the Sub Menu on the left and select "Current Inmate Jail Roster" to be prompted with the list of inmates currently being held in the jail facility.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections provides public access to an online Incarcerated Individual Search Locator. This online tool allows individuals to look up inmates sentenced to serve time in state correctional institutions. Users may search by inmate name or MNDOC Offender ID.
Alternatively, searches may be done using the Minnesota Judicial Branch's Minnesota Records Online (MCRO) platform. This tool allows individuals to search for court cases, including district court files about a suspect's arraignment and prosecution for a criminal offense. Interested individuals can find out if a defendant served time in jail by searching criminal court records.
Searches typically require entering a name, case number, citation, or attorney bar number in the search field before clicking "search" to initiate a database query.
Fillmore County Arrest Records Vs. Criminal Records
In Fillmore County, arrest records typically refer to concise pieces of information detailing the fact of a suspect's apprehension. These include:
- The date and time of arrest
- Length of pursuit in distance and time
- Involved units and deputies
- The initial reason and the circumstances surrounding the pursuit
- The arrestee's personal information
- Alleged offense, charges filed, or disposition such as bail
Such information must typically be filed with the public safety commissioner within 30 days following apprehension. Once filed, the data is entered on the arrestee's criminal history record for as long as required by statute, serving as notice of prior arrest and nothing more.
Criminal history records, on the other hand, are more comprehensive. Although typically inclusive of arrest data, they extend beyond this data to capture other essential information compiled by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. This includes:
- Offenses
- Courts of conviction
- Dates of conviction
- Sentencing information
How Long Do Arrests Stay on Your Record?
Arrest incidents that resulted in criminal convictions are public for 15 years following the completion of the sentence imposed by the court. However, the Clean Slate Act requires automatic expungement (sealing) of arrest records from a person's BCA criminal history when the arrest did not result in a conviction. This eliminates the need to petition the court for an order sealing the record.
Fillmore County Arrest Warrants
An arrest warrant is a court-issued order that permits law enforcement to find and arrest an individual suspected of committing an offense that violates the state's criminal code. This order is typically reduced to writing, and it contains the following details:
- The name of the suspect authorized to be apprehended
- The charge or other legal basis for authorizing the arrest
- The issuing district judge's signature
- The name of the officer authorized to execute the arrest.
Arrest warrants are typically issued when the suspect is no longer at the crime scene to bring them before the court for a fair criminal trial.
Do Fillmore County Arrest Warrants Expire?
Fillmore County arrest warrants have no expiration date. Instead, they remain active until the suspect has been taken into custody, served with the warrant, or appeared before the court.
Expunge Fillmore County Arrest Records
Expungement of arrest records in Fillmore County is governed primarily by Minnesota Statutes 299C.11. According to this statute, for an arrest record to be expunged, it must first fall within the class of arrest records considered expungeable.
Expungeable arrest records include:
- Records of arrest where the arrestee was never charged with the crime
- If the case was dismissed before a criminal complaint was filed against the individuals arrested
Once these qualifying conditions are met, the arrestee can request that the "identifying parts" of the arrest records (except DNA samples that were collected) be destroyed and that the arrest record be sealed at the law enforcement agency without petitioning the court.
The request will be honored provided the arrestee has not been convicted of a felony or gross misdemeanor within ten (10) years before the arrest. It is recommended that letters be sent to the appropriate enforcement agency by "Certified Mail-Return Receipt Requested" so that the applicant will know when the agency received the letters.
Having read the above, those who consider their arrest record eligible for expungement may start the process using the sample letters listed below to contact the agencies: