Olmsted County
Olmsted County was created in 1855 from portions of Rice, Wabasha, and Fillmore Counties. Its land area is about 653.5 square miles, and its estimated population is 162,307. The administrative headquarters is located in Rochester.
Olmsted County is served only by the District Court. The District Court presides over all civil, criminal, probate, domestic relations, juvenile, traffic, and ordinance violation cases. It has specialty courts, including a Veterans Treatment Court and a Conciliation (Small Claims) Court that hears civil cases whose claims are less than $20,000.
Olmsted County public court records include any recorded information collected, created, and received by the District Court. The Olmsted District Court Administrator maintains and disseminates the county's court records to the public. Examples of such public court records, by case type, include:
- Civil records
- Criminal records
- Traffic records
- Family law records
- Probate records
The Minnesota Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch governs the availability of court records in the state, including Olmstead County. To access the county's court records, requests may be made in person or by mail to the Court Administrator's office at:
151 4th Street
Rochester, MN 55904
Phone: (507) 206-2400
Fax: (507) 285-8996
The requesting party will provide useful information about the records, such as the name of the plaintiff or defendants, record date, and case file number to help facilitate the search. Olmsted County allows anyone to search public court records online through the Minnesota Judicial Branch Access Case Records page. Per Section 357.021-2 (2022) of the State of Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, there is a $14 fee per document for certified records and a $14 fee per document for exemplified copies of court records.
