Sherburne County Booking Reports

Sherburne County Booking Reports are public records documenting each person booked into the county jail in Elk River. The Sherburne County facility is one of the largest county jails in Minnesota and houses both local inmates and federal detainees. This page covers how to search for booking records, what information each record contains, and where to find related court and arrest data.

About the Sherburne County Jail and Booking Records

The Sherburne County jail is one of the largest county facilities in Minnesota, with a capacity of 732 beds. That's considerably larger than most county jails in the state, and there's a reason for it. Sherburne County contracts with federal agencies to house detainees, including those in the custody of ICE, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. On an average day, more than 500 federal detainees are held at the facility alongside county-level inmates.

This distinction matters when you're searching for someone. A federal detainee at Sherburne County may not appear in the same search results as a locally arrested person. Federal detainees can often be located through the agency that placed them there, such as the ICE online detainee locator or the U.S. Marshals Service, while locally booked individuals appear in the Sheriff's Office inmate search system.

The jail page at co.sherburne.mn.us/400/Jail provides information about the facility, visitation, and how to search for inmates. Inmate search allows lookups by last name, first name, date of birth, or booking number. That range of search options gives you flexibility depending on how much information you have at the start.

Sheriff's Office Contact Details

The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office is located in Elk River and handles all jail operations and booking records. Staff are available by phone and email for records requests and general inquiries.

Records requests are handled during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week. Physical copies of records cost $0.25 per page. Mail requests should be sent to the same address above, attention to the Records Division.

How to Search for Booking Records

Sherburne County offers several search options for finding inmates and their booking records. You can search by last name, first name, date of birth, or booking number. Having more information makes the search more precise, but a last name alone will return results in most cases.

For locally booked inmates, the Sheriff's Office inmate search system is the right starting point. For federal detainees, you'll typically need to go through the relevant federal agency. ICE has an online detainee locator. The U.S. Marshals Service has its own inmate lookup tool. If you're not sure whether a person is held locally or federally, call the jail directly at 763-765-3800 and ask.

Records available through the system cover current inmates and recently released individuals. For older booking records or document copies, contact the Records Division at records@co.sherburne.mn.us or by mail. For court case information tied to a Sherburne County booking, use Minnesota Court Records Online, which covers the 10th Judicial District that handles Sherburne County cases.

Minnesota Law and Public Access

Minnesota Statutes section 13.82 classifies arrest data as public government data. Under chapter 13, law enforcement agencies are required to make booking information available to the public. This includes names, arrest dates, arresting agencies, and charges. The Sherburne County Sheriff follows this law in publishing inmate search information and processing records requests.

Federal detainees are governed by different rules than state and county inmates. Federal detention records may be subject to federal agency policies and the Privacy Act rather than Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act. If you're researching a federal detainee held at Sherburne County, you may need to work through the relevant federal agency rather than the county records process.

For conviction records beyond current bookings, the BCA Criminal History search covers statewide criminal history compiled by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Section 13.87 of the Minnesota Statutes governs how that criminal history data is handled and what can be disclosed to different types of requestors.

Statewide Resources

The Minnesota DOC Offender Locator covers people serving state prison sentences. Someone held pre-trial at Sherburne County jail will not appear there, but someone who was convicted and transferred to a state facility would show up in the DOC system. These two systems serve different populations.

VINE offers free custody alerts. Register at vinelink.com or call 1-877-664-8463 to get notifications when a person's status changes. Alerts can go out by phone, email, or text and are available at any time. The service covers Sherburne County local inmates, though availability for federal detainees may vary.

The Minnesota Jail Roster aggregator and Inmate Search MN are third-party tools that compile data from multiple counties. If you're uncertain which county someone is held in, these can help narrow it down. Verify any results against official county sources before acting on them.

Nearby Counties

Sherburne County sits northwest of the Twin Cities and borders several other counties. Each has its own jail and booking records process.

• Anoka County
• Wright County