St. Louis County Busted Mugshots is a private reference service, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, authorize a release, post bond, or obtain an official record for a visitor. Direct those questions and requests to the public office that created or holds the record.
Official St. Louis County Contacts
The Sheriff Records Division is the county channel for crime and arrest records, citations, related data, and a requested booking photograph or jail record. The county states that public-data requests are handled through the Duluth Courthouse, even though the Sheriff has offices in Duluth, Hibbing, and Virginia.
St. Louis County Sheriff Records
Duluth Courthouse
100 N 5th Avenue West, Room 103
Duluth, MN 55802
218-726-2340
DSO.Records@StLouisCountyMN.gov
Fax: 218-726-2171
St. Louis County Jail Information
218-726-2345
The jail operates continuously. Research did not publish Records Division counter hours, so confirm records-office availability before visiting.
Use the Sheriff’s public data request page and its non-BWC request form for a focused county request. State the name, booking number if known, approximate date, arresting agency, and item sought. Records staff determine whether material is public, private, confidential, retained, or temporarily withheld.
- For a current county custody question, check the official jail roster first.
- For a person who may have left custody, review the 48-hour release roster.
- For a public county booking photograph or jail record, send the Sheriff Records request rather than expecting an online photo gallery.
- For a later criminal case result, use Minnesota Court Records Online or the relevant court administration office.
Choose the Agency That Holds It
A police report and a county booking record may describe the same event, but they are not held by the same custodian. Start with the agency that created the record, then use the county or state source for the separate custody question.
- For a Duluth police report, use the Duluth Police data request route.
- For a Hibbing police incident or arrest report, use the Hibbing public data request page.
- For a Hermantown police record, use the Hermantown Police records services.
- For a state prison or supervision question, use the Minnesota DOC search, not the county roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator.
- For release or transfer notifications, use Minnesota VINE. It is a notification tool, not a photo or court-record service.
- For warrant status, use the Sheriff’s Warrant Division materials. A warrant list is not a custody or conviction list.