Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Dayton, Minnesota, in Hennepin County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Hennepin County District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the court administrator, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files and common questions.
Related guides: Dayton public records, Hennepin County court records, Dayton arrest records, Dayton warrants, Dayton inmate search, Dayton criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Dayton
In Dayton, the Hennepin County District Court hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the court administrator.
The court administrator keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
Looking Up a Case from Dayton
For Hennepin County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/records-center-hennepin (page title: Records Center | Hennepin County District Court), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
The Minnesota court page SearchSystems verified is at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch.
What Reaches the Court from Dayton
Together, the 29 agencies in Hennepin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25,183 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Hennepin County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hennepincounty.gov/sitecore/content/hcattorney (page title: Hennepin County Attorney), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Dayton guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Dayton criminal records, Dayton divorce records, Dayton traffic tickets and Dayton DUI.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Dayton?
Through Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Dayton?
The Hennepin County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Dayton?
The court administrator. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Minnesota?
Yes: Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Is this the official Dayton 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.