Yellow Medicine County Arrest Records

Yellow Medicine County recent arrests are processed by the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office in Granite Falls, which serves this southwestern Minnesota county along the Minnesota River and operates the county jail. You can search current inmate data through VINELink or contact the Sheriff's Office at 320-564-2130. Under Minnesota law, basic arrest and booking data for adults is public. This page covers how to find current inmate status, request arrest reports, look up criminal court cases, and access state resources for Yellow Medicine County records.

Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office

The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office is at 415 9th Avenue in Granite Falls. The main phone is 320-564-2130, and the fax is 320-564-2131. The office handles all law enforcement functions in the county, including patrol, investigations, civil process, court security, and jail operations. Yellow Medicine County is named for the Yellow Medicine River, which runs through this southwestern corner of Minnesota.

The Jail Administrator is Kathy Busack, reachable at kathy.busack@co.ym.mn.gov. The Records Division handles public data requests for arrest reports and incident records. Contact 320-564-2130 for records inquiries or to ask about a specific person in custody. Written requests can be sent to 415 9th Avenue, Granite Falls, MN 56241. The office follows the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act and must respond to requests within 10 business days.

The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office in Granite Falls manages all recent arrests, jail bookings, and public records for Yellow Medicine County along the Minnesota River in southwestern Minnesota.

Call 320-564-2130 for records requests, inmate status questions, or to reach the jail administrator directly about a recent Yellow Medicine County arrest.

Yellow Medicine County Jail and Booking Records

The Yellow Medicine County Jail is operated by the Sheriff's Office in Granite Falls. It houses both pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. All adult arrests made in Yellow Medicine County by the Sheriff's patrol and any city police agencies are processed at this facility. The booking data is public under Minnesota Statutes.

For current inmate status, VINELink covers Yellow Medicine County. You can search by name or offender ID to check custody status and register for custody change alerts. This free service is available any time. Call 320-564-2130 if you need to speak with jail staff directly. For anyone serving a state sentence following a Yellow Medicine County conviction, the DOC offender search at coms.doc.state.mn.us shows current status.

Yellow Medicine County is a small, rural county. Booking volumes are lower than in metro or larger outstate counties, but the public access rules under Minnesota law are the same. All adult arrest data is subject to release upon request.

Searching Yellow Medicine County Arrest Records

VINELink at vinelink.com is the main free online tool for checking current custody in Yellow Medicine County. For criminal cases after an arrest, the Minnesota court search at mncourts.gov shows filings, charges, and hearing dates in Yellow Medicine County District Court. Search by person name to find cases tied to a recent arrest.

For arrest reports, contact the Records Division at 320-564-2130. Under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.82, agencies must release arrest and booking data to the public. This covers name, age, address, date of arrest, charges, and the arresting agency. You do not need to state a reason for the request. The agency has 10 business days to respond. Under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.85, additional criminal justice data may also be accessible depending on the type of record and case stage.

For a full statewide criminal history tied to Yellow Medicine County arrests, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca processes background checks that draw from all Minnesota agencies. This is the most complete option available to the public. The predatory offender registry at por.state.mn.us lists registered offenders in Yellow Medicine County and is searchable by name or address without an account or fee.

Arrest Data Access in Yellow Medicine County

The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office follows Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act for all data requests. Under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.82, arrest and booking data for adults is public. Juvenile records are not. Active investigation records may be restricted. Safety-related data can be withheld in some situations. For standard adult arrest data in Yellow Medicine County, the default is open access, and the agency must respond within 10 business days.

The full text of Minnesota's data practices laws, including the statutes that govern arrest record access, is available at revisor.mn.gov. These rules apply uniformly across all 87 Minnesota counties, including Yellow Medicine. Every request made to the Sheriff's Office is processed under these same standards.

Criminal History and Warrant Information

To check whether someone has an outstanding warrant in Yellow Medicine County, the court case search at mncourts.gov is a useful starting point. When a judge issues a warrant, the case record is updated to show it. The warrant document itself is not posted publicly, but the case file will note that one was issued. Law enforcement can check live warrant status through secure systems that are not open to the public.

For a broader criminal history search, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca handles statewide background checks drawing from all Minnesota agencies including Yellow Medicine County. The Minnesota Predatory Offender Registry at por.state.mn.us lists registered offenders searchable by name or address without a fee. The Department of Corrections offender search at coms.doc.state.mn.us covers anyone currently or formerly in state prison following a Yellow Medicine County conviction.

Cities in Yellow Medicine County

All arrests made within Yellow Medicine County cities are processed through the county jail in Granite Falls. The county seat of Granite Falls is the largest city and home to the Sheriff's Office and courthouse. Other communities in the county include Canby, Clarkfield, and Hanley Falls. None of the cities in Yellow Medicine County meet the population threshold for a dedicated city arrests page on this site.

Nearby Counties

Yellow Medicine County is surrounded by several southwestern Minnesota counties. Check these links if you need records from a neighboring area.