Benton county mn court records

Benton County Courthouse

615 Highway 23, Foley, MN 56329
Benton County

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Benton County, MN Court System Information

Benton County is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 38,451. Its county seat is Foley.

District Court

Benton County is located within the Minnesota Seventh Judicial District and is served by a district court.

Benton County, MI Court Overview

The following courts are located in Benton County, Minnesota. This list is not meant to be comprehensive and only lists courts with pages on Ballotpedia.

1. Seventh Judicial District, Minnesota

Visitation Information

Office Hours:
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday

Physical Address:
Benton County Courthouse
615 Highway 23 E
Foley, MN 56329

Benton County Court Administrator:

Cheri Woehler, Court Administrator
P.O. Box 189
615 Highway 23 E
Foley, MN 56329
Phone: 320-968-5205
Fax: 320-968-5353
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday

Service and Responsibilities:

The Court Administrator’s Office is responsible for managing the daily administrative and support operations of the court and for processing the various cases that are filed in Benton County, including all family, conciliation, criminal, civil, probate, juvenile, and traffic cases. The office is also responsible for collecting all court fees and fines, management of the jury process, and notification of all hearing dates scheduled before the Judges.

Benton County District Court:

Benton County Courthouse
615 Highway 23
Foley, MN 56329
Phone: (320) 968-5205
Fax: (320) 968-5353
Office Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday

Benton County District Court Judge:

Michael S. Jesse, Judge
Benton County Courthouse
615 Highway 23
Foley, MN 56329
Phone: (320) 968-5205
Office Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday

Robert J. Raupp, Judge
Benton County Courthouse
615 Highway 23
Foley, MN 56329
Phone: (320) 968-5205
Office Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday

Benton County, MI County Recorder

Cheryl Kantor, Recording Supervisor
Benton County Recorder
P.O. Box 129
531 Dewey Street
Foley, MN 56329
Phone: 320-968-5037
Fax: 320-968-5306
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday

Services and Responsibilities

The County Recorder’s office is responsible for recording, indexing, maintaining, and displaying records of legal documents for all real estate records in Benton County. The office accepts for recording and issues copies of military discharges, state and federal tax liens as well as birth, death, and marriage records.

Trial Court Documents

• District (county) Court files include pleadings/documents filed by the parties to the case and orders and findings from the court.
• The public can review many district court records and determine what documents are available online through the Minnesota Judicial Branch Access Case Records page.  You will need to know the names of the parties or the court file number to pull up the court files online. 
  
• The public can also access court documents from public access computer terminals at any Minnesota district (county) courthouse or at the Minnesota State Law Library. Please note that the fee is $8 per document fee to print from courthouse terminals. 
• The availability of court records is governed by the Minnesota Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch.
• Time periods for keeping court records and protocols for the transfer and/or destruction of court records is addressed in the District Court Retention Schedule. 

Appeals Courts Documents

• Court records from Minnesota Court of Appeals and Minnesota Supreme Court include pleadings/documents filed by the parties to the case (including petitions, statements of the case, and briefs) and orders and opinions from the court.
• Online access to the Minnesota Court of Appeals and Minnesota Supreme Court opinions and case records is available through the public view of the Minnesota Appellate Courts Case Management System (P-MACS).
• Documents that are not currently available on P-MACS may be viewed online using a public access computer terminal at any Minnesota district (county) courthouse or at the Minnesota State Law Library. 

NOTE: By law or court order, some documents in a court file may be "confidential," "expunged," or "sealed" and cannot be viewed or copied.

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Benton County Court Records Offices

Benton County Court Records Databases

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Benton County Court Jury Duty Information