Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, with about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Sauk Rapids offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Sauk Rapids, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Sauk Rapids records are kept
- Kept by the City of Sauk Rapids: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Benton County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Benton County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Sauk Rapids police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Sauk Rapids police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Sauk Rapids police records.
- Website: ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us/?SEC=EC1F1FCD-29CC-46D8-B1AC-19CFD4D4CB7F (page title: Police | Sauk Rapids, MN)
- Phone: (320) 251-9451
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Benton County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Sauk Rapids City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us/?SEC=30EC9DA5-5E14-4440-93C4-347FA9CA7F33 (page title: City Departments | Sauk Rapids, MN)
- Phone: 320-258-5300
- Address: 250 Summit Ave. N. Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
- Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-10:00pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Sauk Rapids
Minnesota public records law applies to the city government of Sauk Rapids. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Sauk Rapids Arrest Records
The Sauk Rapids arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Sauk Rapids's arrests to the FBI and the 371 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Sauk Rapids is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Sauk Rapids Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Sauk Rapids, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Sauk Rapids warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Sauk Rapids inmate search (the jail page of the Benton County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Sauk Rapids criminal records (the court file, the Minnesota criminal history and the local arrest records), Sauk Rapids court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Sauk Rapids police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act requires), Sauk Rapids traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Sauk Rapids DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Sauk Rapids divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Sauk Rapids property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Sauk Rapids website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Sauk Rapids offices listed above, and the city's own website is ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Sauk Rapids?
Request it from the Sauk Rapids police records unit at ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us, phone (320) 251-9451. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Sauk Rapids?
Sauk Rapids cases are heard by the courts that serve Benton County, and people arrested in Sauk Rapids are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Benton County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Sauk Rapids?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Minnesota public records law applies to city governments.