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 September 25, 2026.
South St. Paul, Minnesota, in Dakota County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Dakota 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: South St. Paul public records, Dakota County court records, South St. Paul arrest records, South St. Paul warrants, South St. Paul inmate search, South St. Paul criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from South St. Paul
Court cases from South St. Paul are filed in the Dakota County District Court, which 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 South St. Paul
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch (page title: Case Search | Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)), phone (651) 793-2400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
What Reaches the Court from South St. Paul
Together, the 12 agencies in Dakota County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,406 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Dakota County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at dakotacountymn.gov/government/county-attorney (page title: County Attorney), phone 651-438-4438, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 South St. Paul guides take the kinds of file one at a time: South St. Paul criminal records, South St. Paul divorce records, South St. Paul traffic tickets, South St. Paul DUI and South St. Paul property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in South St. Paul?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch, phone (651) 793-2400. Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in South St. Paul?
The Dakota County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in South St. Paul?
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 South St. Paul 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.