Duluth Jail Mugshots and Booking Records

Duluth jail mugshots are generated at the St. Louis County Jail at 4334 Haines Road, Duluth, MN 55811, which is the primary booking facility for all Duluth Police Department arrests. Duluth is the county seat of St. Louis County and the fifth largest city in Minnesota, with about 87,000 residents. The Duluth Police Department makes the initial arrest, and then the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office takes over custody at the jail. Booking photos, arrest data, and current inmate information are all handled through the county. This page covers how to find Duluth jail mugshots, who to contact, and how the records request process works under Minnesota law.

St. Louis County Jail and Duluth Bookings

The St. Louis County Jail at 4334 Haines Road, Duluth, MN 55811 is the primary detention facility for people arrested in Duluth. The jail phone is 218-726-2345. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office oversees jail operations. Their main page is at stlouiscountymn.gov/your-government/leadership/sheriffs-office, and the jail-specific page is at stlouiscountymn.gov/your-government/leadership/sheriffs-office/jail.

Duluth is the county seat of St. Louis County, which is the largest county by land area in Minnesota. The county handles all major detention functions for the Duluth area. When the Duluth Police Department arrests someone, they are transported to the St. Louis County Jail for booking and processing. That is where the mugshot is taken, fingerprints are collected, and the official arrest record is created.

Under Minnesota Statute 13.82, arrest data for adult offenders is public information. This includes the person's name, charges, booking date, and in many cases the booking photo. The Sheriff's Office maintains the official records for people in custody at the St. Louis County Jail. For requests related to Duluth arrests, the Sheriff's Office is the primary contact for jail-related records.

VINE services at vinelink.com let you track custody status for people in the St. Louis County system. Free registration gives you alerts when someone is released or moved to another facility. This is a useful tool for anyone monitoring an active case from Duluth.

Duluth Police Department and the Arrest Process

The Duluth Police Department is at 2030 Arlington Ave, Duluth, MN 55811. Non-emergency calls go to 218-730-5400. For emergencies, call 911. The department's website is at duluthmn.gov/police/. The city's main site at duluthmn.gov lists all department contacts and services.

Duluth Police officers handle initial arrests within city limits. After an arrest, the person is taken into custody and transported to the St. Louis County Jail for booking. The jail processes the intake, takes the booking photo, and creates the formal custody record. Duluth Police maintain their own incident reports and crime data, but jail-related records and mugshots are held by the county. If you are looking for a booking photo, contact the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office. If you need an incident report or crime report from Duluth Police, contact the police department directly at 218-730-5400.

The Duluth Police Department page below is the starting point for contacting the department and understanding what records they hold separately from county jail records.

The Duluth Police Department handles arrests within Duluth city limits and maintains local police reports and incident data separate from the St. Louis County Jail records.

This page is where you find the Duluth Police Department's contact information, services, and links to records and public safety resources for Duluth, Minnesota.

Duluth Police records requests are processed through the department for reports and incidents that did not result in a county booking, or for cases where you need the police report rather than the jail record. For booking photos specifically, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is the right agency to contact, since the county holds those records after intake at the jail.

Duluth Jail Mugshots Search Tools

Current inmate information for the St. Louis County Jail is available through the Sheriff's Office website at stlouiscountymn.gov. The inmate roster shows people who are currently in custody at the facility. Search by name to check whether a specific person is being held. If you do not find them in the current roster, they may have been released or transferred.

For people who were convicted and moved to state prison, the MNDOC Offender Locator at coms.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/ lets you search by name. It shows current custody location, sentence details, and other public information for people managed by the Minnesota Department of Corrections. This is useful for cases where someone from Duluth received a prison sentence after their county booking.

The Duluth city homepage shown below provides an overview of city services and links to the police department and other departments relevant to public records access in Duluth.

The Duluth city homepage links to all city departments and services, including the Police Department and public records information for Duluth, Minnesota.

This is the main Duluth city website, which connects you to department contacts, police services, and other public records resources for the Duluth area.

If you need criminal history data that goes beyond current custody or booking records, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension offers statewide criminal history searches at chs.state.mn.us. The BCA maintains records from law enforcement agencies across the state and can be a useful supplement to county-level searches when you need a broader picture of someone's history.

Requesting Duluth Booking Records Under Minnesota Law

To get a specific Duluth jail mugshot or booking record, submit a data practices request to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office. The request is governed by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. 13.03, which requires agencies to respond to requests for public data within 10 business days. Arrest data including booking photos is classified as public under Minn. Stat. 13.82 for adult offenders.

Contact the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office through the jail at 218-726-2345 or through the Sheriff's main office. You can also visit the St. Louis County website at stlouiscountymn.gov for contact details and procedures. Standard copying fees of $0.25 per page apply to paper records. Contact the Sheriff's Office directly for the current fee schedule and to confirm what formats are available for booking photos.

For Duluth Police Department records such as incident reports and crime reports, contact the department at 218-730-5400. Records requests for police reports go through the police department, while jail-related records including booking photos go through the county. In practice, you may need to contact both agencies depending on what information you are looking for. Starting with the county Sheriff's Office is the right move if your main goal is to find a booking photo.

People convicted in Duluth cases and transferred to state facilities are tracked through the MNDOC. For people who remain in the county system, the Minnesota jail statute at Minn. Stat. 641.05 and related provisions govern how county jails operate and what records they must maintain. The jail standards statute at Minn. Stat. 641.08 sets additional operational requirements for county detention facilities like the St. Louis County Jail where Duluth arrestees are held.

Nearby Cities

Duluth is in northeastern Minnesota near Lake Superior. Other qualifying cities across the state also have jail mugshot records available through their county systems.