Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Chanhassen, Minnesota, in Carver County, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the County Attorney files charges, a case in the Carver County District Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Chanhassen public records, Carver County arrest records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Chanhassen
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of Chanhassen. In Carver County the county agency that reports arrests is the Carver County Sheriff's Office.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Chanhassen Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chanhassen is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 26 people, down from about 71 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 111 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Carver County Sheriff's Office at carvercountymn.gov/departments/county-sheriff/jail-services/daily-i... (page title: Daily Inmate Roster | Carver County, MN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Chanhassen
Whether someone was arrested in Chanhassen, and what came of it, shows up in three places: the custody page of the Carver County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, which shows whether charges were filed; the County Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at carvercountymn.gov/departments/county-attorney/staff-information, phone (952) 361-1500).
Minnesota is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: the public criminal history search online is free and shows 15 years of convictions, through the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Chanhassen
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the agency must answer promptly, within a reasonable time, and it may charge copying, and staff time for requests over 100 pages.
- An arrest by the Chanhassen police: the police records page SearchSystems verified at chanhassenmn.gov/departments/public-safety/law-enforcement/reportin... (page title: Reporting & Safety | Chanhassen, MN), phone (952) 227-1100, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
- An arrest by the Carver County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (952) 361-1500, handles discovery for pending cases.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at carvercountymn.gov (page title: Request for Information | Carver County, MN).
- Your own statewide record: a request to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
The Carver County guide covers every agency in the county: Carver County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Chanhassen?
Look on the custody page of the Carver County Sheriff's Office at carvercountymn.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in Chanhassen booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Carver County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Chanhassen?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension: the public criminal history search online is free and shows 15 years of convictions. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Chanhassen?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Carver County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at carvercountymn.gov.
Is this the official Chanhassen website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.