Person looking to obtain a criminal background check on an individual may do so by clicking on the link below.  This is a free service offered by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as of August 1, 2005 as required by Minnesota statute.

This website contains public data maintained by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Data on criminal convictions is public for 15 years following the completion of the sentence. Public information includes: offense, court of conviction, date of the conviction and sentence information. Information not available on this website includes: arrest data, juvenile data, criminal history data from other states, federal data, data on convictions where 15 years or more have elapsed since the completion of the sentence, and other data deemed private or confidential.

In order to obtain this information you must have the subjects name and date of birth and you Must read the information on the site explaining the site and check the box that you have read and understand the rules. 

 

Click on this  link to be connected to the Minnesota Public Criminal History site

http://cch.state.mn.us