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Official Blue Earth Records Contacts
The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, Blue Earth County Jail, and Sheriff Records Division are the county custodians for the contacts and records below. The county's live directory and Records page should be checked before a visit because hours and contacts can change.
Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office and Blue Earth County Jail401 Carver Road
Mankato, MN 56001
Mailing address: P.O. Box 228, Mankato, MN 56002-0228
Sheriff's Office general line: (507) 304-4800
Jail public line: (507) 304-4830
Records request line: (507) 304-4814
Records Coordinator Michele Updike: (507) 304-4801
Records email: records@blueearthcountymn.gov
Administration: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Records public requests: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Jail lobby: open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Choose the public channel that matches the record stage. A county roster result, a court file, and a state or federal custody result each answer different questions.
- For current county custody or a very recent county-jail booking, use the official Blue Earth County Custody Roster. The county advises that an entry can take up to 24 hours after a booking number is assigned.
- For an existing booking record, report, or photograph request, contact the Sheriff Records Division and identify the person, approximate date, and record sought. The county's Data Practices process governs the request.
- For a person in state prison custody or under Minnesota DOC supervision, use the MN DOC public locator. It is not a substitute for a Blue Earth County booking search.
- For the later court case, hearings, or public court documents, search Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) by name or case number. Online access has published limits.
- For separate federal or immigration custody systems, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE detainee locator. Neither establishes that a person was booked into the Blue Earth County Jail.