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.
Lyon County, Minnesota, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Lyon 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, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Lyon County public records, Lyon County arrest records, Lyon County warrants, Lyon County criminal records, Lyon County police reports, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Lyon County
In Lyon County, the Lyon 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 Lyon County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at mncourts.gov/find-courts/lyon (page title: Lyon 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 Lyon County
Together, the three agencies in Lyon County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 390 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Lyon County District Court.
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 Lyon County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Lyon County criminal records, Lyon County divorce records and Lyon County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Lyon County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lyon County and Minnesota. These court pages from its Lyon County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Judgment Search (publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us)
Cities in Lyon County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Lyon County District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Lyon County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Marshall (13,996)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Lyon County?
Through Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Lyon County?
The Lyon County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Lyon County?
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 Lyon County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.