McLeod County Criminal Records

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Where to search McLeod County records

McLeod County, Minnesota court, custody, police, and statewide records are kept in separate systems. Start court research with Minnesota Judicial Branch McLeod County District Court jurisdiction, calendar, location, and contacts. Check current custody through McLeod County Jail capacity, custody, programs, and inmate services.

Court casesMinnesota Judicial Branch McLeod County District Court jurisdiction, calendar, location, and contacts
Current custodyMcLeod County Jail capacity, custody, programs, and inmate services
Statewide recordsUse the Minnesota state-level source described below when available.
Federal recordsFederal court and custody records are outside county systems and require a separate federal search.

Verified local details

These details were drawn from the official sources linked in this guide. Reconfirm addresses, contacts, schedules, fees, and other time-sensitive details with the responsible agency.

McLeod County covers 504 square miles and consists of 14 townships and 9 cities.
The McLeod County Government Center is at 520 Chandler Avenue North in Glencoe, while the courthouse and law-enforcement center are at 830 11th Street East.
The McLeod County Sheriff's Office identifies itself as a 24/7 agency serving all cities and townships in the county and contracts law-enforcement services to Stewart and Silver Lake.
The sheriff is an officer of McLeod County District Court and has charge and custody of the McLeod County Jail.
The McLeod County Jail is a 59-bed licensed Class III jail at 801 10th Street East in Glencoe and holds both sentenced and pre-sentenced prisoners.
McLeod County District Court has original jurisdiction over civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, and traffic cases filed in the county and is part of Minnesota's First Judicial District.

McLeod County official record-source actions
Record type	Agency or source	Scope	Action	Last checked
Court cases	Minnesota Judicial Branch McLeod County District Court jurisdiction, calendar, location, and contacts	County or local	Open source	Not yet published
Jail and custody	McLeod County Jail capacity, custody, programs, and inmate services	County or local	Open source	August 18, 2026
Police and incident records	Sheriff records-request procedures and forms	County or local	Open source	August 19, 2026
Official records	County government directory and official services gateway	County or local	Open source	August 20, 2026
Jail and custody	Sheriff authority, service area, law-enforcement, and jail-custody information	County or local	Open source	August 24, 2026

How this guide is maintained: This matrix only republishes government and agency destinations supported by the researched guide or its reviewed county source registry. Page updated August 24, 2026. Agency sites and coverage can change, so confirm current rules with the source. Read our county source-review and correction policy.

If you are checking a McLeod County record, start by identifying which agency created it. Court dockets, municipal cases, jail information, police reports, and state records are separate sources. This page brings those paths together for McLeod County. McLeod County has 36,631 residents (2025 estimate). The source map below identifies the relevant local courts and agencies. Offices and online systems change, so confirm details with the agency before relying on a record.

Quick facts

County-equivalent identity: 27-085
Population: 36,631 residents (2025 estimate)
Local detail: McLeod County covers 504 square miles and consists of 14 townships and 9 cities.
Local detail: The McLeod County Government Center is at 520 Chandler Avenue North in Glencoe, while the courthouse and law-enforcement center are at 830 11th Street East.
Local detail: The McLeod County Sheriff's Office identifies itself as a 24/7 agency serving all cities and townships in the county and contracts law-enforcement services to Stewart and Silver Lake.
Local detail: The sheriff is an officer of McLeod County District Court and has charge and custody of the McLeod County Jail.
Local detail: The McLeod County Jail is a 59-bed licensed Class III jail at 801 10th Street East in Glencoe and holds both sentenced and pre-sentenced prisoners.
Local detail: McLeod County District Court has original jurisdiction over civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, and traffic cases filed in the county and is part of Minnesota's First Judicial District.

What is specific about this local guide

Local detail: McLeod County covers 504 square miles and consists of 14 townships and 9 cities.
Local detail: The McLeod County Government Center is at 520 Chandler Avenue North in Glencoe, while the courthouse and law-enforcement center are at 830 11th Street East.
Local detail: The McLeod County Sheriff's Office identifies itself as a 24/7 agency serving all cities and townships in the county and contracts law-enforcement services to Stewart and Silver Lake.

How can I search McLeod County District Court cases and calendars?

McLeod County District Court has original jurisdiction over civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, and traffic cases filed in the county and is part of Minnesota's First Judicial District. Open Minnesota Judicial Branch McLeod County District Court jurisdiction, calendar, location, and contacts for the court's current case-search and document-access instructions.

What types of civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, and traffic cases are handled in McLeod County District Court?

McLeod County District Court is the county trial court within Minnesota's First Judicial District and handles the civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, and traffic matters identified by the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Open Minnesota Judicial Branch McLeod County District Court jurisdiction, calendar, location, and contacts for the court's current case-search and document-access instructions.

How do I contact the McLeod County Court Administrator or courthouse?

The reviewed McLeod County source provides a direct court access path for this search. Open Minnesota Judicial Branch McLeod County District Court jurisdiction, calendar, location, and contacts for the court's current case-search and document-access instructions.

How can I check whether someone is in custody at the McLeod County Jail?

The approved official source set for McLeod County does not document a dedicated live inmate locator. Check McLeod County Jail capacity, custody, programs, and inmate services for the agency's current custody lookup or contact path; custody information can change quickly.

What are the McLeod County Jail's intake, release, visitation, phone, mail, and money procedures?

Current approved sources for McLeod County do not substantiate complete visitation, release, booking, and medical-record procedures. Use McLeod County Jail capacity, custody, programs, and inmate services for the detention agency's current visitation, booking, release, and records procedures.

How do I request a McLeod County Sheriff's Office incident or law-enforcement record?

Current approved sources for McLeod County do not substantiate record-type-specific police request instructions. Use Sheriff authority, service area, law-enforcement, and jail-custody information to request the report from the agency that created or maintains it.

How can I check an active warrant listed by the McLeod County Sheriff's Office?

The reviewed official sources for McLeod County do not identify record-type-specific police request instructions. Use Sheriff records-request procedures and forms to request the report from the agency that created or maintains it.

Where should I request records from a McLeod County city, township, or municipal police department?

No reviewed official source for McLeod County establishes record-type-specific police request instructions. Use Sheriff records-request procedures and forms to request the report from the agency that created or maintains it.

Jail, booking, and custody records

For current custody information, start with Sheriff authority, service area, law-enforcement, and jail-custody information. The public court calendar does not include every matter and excludes confidential or otherwise non-remotely accessible cases; calendar entries can change.

Finding McLeod County criminal court records

Start with Minnesota Judicial Branch McLeod County District Court jurisdiction, calendar, location, and contacts for the official McLeod County court path. County: McLeod County government administers county departments, county facilities, elections, property and land services, and other countywide programs. Court: McLeod County District Court is the county trial court within Minnesota's First Judicial District and handles the civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, and traffic matters identified by the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

Local courts, citations, and municipal records

Municipal and local court coverage is separate from the county trial-court path. Custody: The McLeod County Sheriff's Office has charge and custody of the county jail. The jail handles pretrial, sentenced, work-release, and Sentence to Service detainees; state-prison and federal custody are separate systems. Municipal: McLeod County includes 9 cities and 14 townships. Municipal governments and police agencies may maintain separate records, although the county sheriff provides countywide services and contracts with Stewart and Silver Lake.

Local police and incident-report sources

For police or incident records, use Sheriff records-request procedures and forms. The county website's in-custody and warrant resources may not represent every state, federal, municipal, or neighboring-county record and should be confirmed with the responsible agency.

City pages and jurisdiction boundaries

The relevant local courts and agencies may serve different incorporated municipalities, so confirm the filing locality before relying on a record.

Statewide Minnesota criminal-record sources

Statewide Minnesota sources are separate from McLeod County local records. Do not treat a statewide search as a complete county docket, jail roster, or police-record database.

Official McLeod County and Minnesota record sources

For an official starting point, use County government directory and official services gateway. Confirm current access rules, fees, contacts, and jurisdiction with the responsible agency.

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