Required Acknowledgment for Minnesota Court Records Online ("MCRO")
Users
must read and accept the following Terms and Conditions before using
the MCRO application to access Minnesota district court records:
1. UNOFFICIAL COURT CASE RECORDS.
The information available on Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) is
provided as a service and is not the official court case record.
The Minnesota Judicial Branch does not certify MCRO records or search
results, and is not responsible for any errors or omissions in the data
found on MCRO. Certified copies of court documents and civil
judgment search results may be obtained from local court administration.
2. LIMITED CASE RECORD INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Case records are displayed for all Minnesota district (trial)
courts. The information available on MCRO is limited to case,
hearing, and monetary judgment search results; case record information;
Registers of Actions; monetary judgment details; and documents for
publicly accessible district court case records that may also be
available online, as defined by Rule 8, subd. 2 of the Minnesota Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch.
Remote Access Restrictions: For privacy reasons, Rule 8, subd. 2 of the Minnesota Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch limits
the information available online and through MCRO. Public case
records and documents available at the public access terminals (MPA
Courthouse) in Minnesota courthouses and at the State Law Library are
not all accessible through MCRO or available on the internet. The
following are not available in MCRO, but are available through MPA
Courthouse:
a. Domestic Abuse
(OFP) and Harassment Restraining Order (HRO) case types, which the
federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) prohibits from displaying on
the internet.
b. Child Protection (CHIPS) and Juvenile Delinquency Felony 16 (D16) case types.
c. Public documents in civil commitment case types.
d.
Party street addresses and comment fields in all case types.
Criminal sentencing condition comments display in MCRO.
e.
Pending criminal, traffic, and petty misdemeanor cases for which there
is no conviction will not return in the Case Search Results or Hearing
Search Results when searching by defendant name. The pending cases
will return when searching by case number.
You WILL NOT be notified when public data is unavailable for any of these reasons as you are conducting searches in MCRO.
3. UNDERSTANDING AND USING MCRO CASE INFORMATION.
You are responsible for understanding the meaning of the search
results, case record information, and documents that you view through
MCRO, and for the appropriate and lawful use of such information.
If you have any questions regarding the meaning of the case record
information in MCRO, contact local court administration
at the corresponding district court. You are also responsible for
determining whether any case record information obtained from MCRO
during previous searches is still accurate, current, and complete.
4. ERRORS. If you see errors with the case record information or documents in MCRO, please notify local court administration at the corresponding district court.
5. MCRO SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Background checks should be conducted through the Minnesota Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension’s (BCA) Minnesota Public Criminal History Search
(CHS) system, which you can access online at https://chs.state.mn.us/;
at their office located at 1430 Maryland Avenue East in St. Paul; or by
calling (651) 793-2400 for information. The BCA’s CHS system
links prior criminal history through fingerprints to verify the
identification of the individual. MCRO cannot provide this level
of verification.
6. CAUTION: NAME SEARCHES CAN BE UNRELIABLE. Use
caution when searching and reviewing MCRO case record information, as
the person you searched for could have the same name, alias, birthdate,
or other identifiers as another individual. Even if you believe
your search returned the correct match, and the information appears to
be about the person searched for, remember that:
a. Two or more people can have the same name and birth date; and
b. Defendants and case parties use aliases, including the names of others.
7. CASE TYPES. The
case type listed in the search results and on the Register of Actions
is not an indicator of the final outcome of the case. For example,
the case type may indicate a more serious offense (such as Felony) than
the final Level of Sentence on the case. To determine the outcome
of a case, read the detailed information in the Register of Actions.
8. MCRO INSTRUCTION MATERIALS. Read
the training materials and other instruction guides for more
information about MCRO. The information is linked in the “More
information at” section on the MCRO application homepage and on the MCRO
webpage at www.mncourts.gov/mcro.
9. TERMS OF USE.
By accessing or using MCRO, you agree that you have read, understood,
and accept the Terms and Conditions and all other application
policies. You agree to comply with the Terms and Conditions and
the other policies, as well as all applicable laws, court rules,
regulations and court orders. This application and website are the
property of the Minnesota Judicial Branch and are protected by
copyright and other restrictions. Any unauthorized reproduction,
commercial publication, or exploitation of any text, images, or content
of the application and website are strictly prohibited. Your
access to and use of this application, and the content contained
therein, may be terminated at any time without notice. By using
this application, you understand and agree that the Minnesota Judicial
Branch may receive and store information as described in the Privacy Policy. You agree that use of the application may not be uninterrupted or error-free.
10. YOU MAY NOT DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
a. Violate any copyright and other proprietary or intellectual property rights in connection with this application;
b.
Engage in any data mining or use “bots” or similar data gathering and
extraction tools or methods in connection with this application;
c. Decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, lease, sell, distribute, or reproduce this application;
d.
Transmit, post, or otherwise make available: (i) content that is
unlawful, false, inaccurate, harmful, obscene, or otherwise
objectionable, including but not limited to, any content that infringes
on any intellectual property or proprietary rights; (ii) viruses, Trojan
horses, or other harmful programs or material; or (iii) advertising or
promotional materials, “spam,” or any other form of solicitation;
e. Misrepresent your affiliation with or impersonate any person or entity;
f. Interfere with or disrupt this application or attempt to circumvent this application and website’s security features;
g. Remove or modify any copyright notices, other proprietary notices, or references contained in this application;
h. Misrepresent the content from this application or misinform others about the origin or ownership of this application;
i.
Use the application in any manner which could damage, disable,
overburden, or impair MCRO, or interfere with any other party’s use of
the application; and
j. Use the
application for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these
Terms and Conditions and all applicable laws, court rules, regulations,
court orders and policies.
11. UPDATES.
The Minnesota Judicial Branch may update these Terms and Conditions at
any time. You are responsible for regularly reviewing and reading
the Terms and Conditions for any updates.
12. ACCESSIBILITY. The
Minnesota Judicial Branch is committed to providing all people with
equal access to the courts, and makes reasonable efforts to comply with
accessibility standards and provide information in an accessible
format. If you are having accessibility issues with the MCRO
application, please report the issue at https://www.mncourts.gov/Access-Case-Records/MCRO/Accessibility.aspx. To request an accommodation, visit the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations page.
13. CONTACT INFORMATION. Visit the Minnesota Judicial Branch website contact page to ask questions about the MCRO policies.
Do not use MCRO if you do not agree with or understand all of the above Terms and Conditions.
Rev. August 2022