Renville County Jail Mugshots and Inmate Records

Renville County jail mugshots and in-custody data are published by the Renville County Sheriff's Office in Olivia, Minnesota. The county provides a web-based custody list that includes booking photos, names, charges, intake dates, bail status, and anticipated release dates. This page explains where to find the live roster, how to request official copies of booking photos, and what Minnesota statutes apply to public access for Renville County jail records.

Renville County Sheriff's Office and Jail

The Renville County Sheriff's Office is at 105 S. 5th St., Suite 210, Olivia, MN 56277. The jail phone is (320) 523-3600 and the Sheriff's Office main line is (320) 523-1161. The facility was built in 1957 and has a capacity of approximately 72 inmates. It is classified as a medium security facility and serves this west central Minnesota county. Staff handle all public records requests, visitor scheduling, and inmate services from this address.

The Renville County jail also makes an active warrants list available online alongside the custody roster. That warrant list lets you check whether someone has an outstanding warrant in the county in addition to finding who is currently in custody at the jail. Both lists are publicly available tools maintained by the Sheriff's Office.

You can find Sheriff's Office department information at renvillecountymn.com/sheriff. The main Renville County portal provides access to all county services and departments.

Renville County Jail Mugshots Online

Renville County maintains a dedicated online custody list at custody.renvillecountymn.com/custody.html. This list is one of the more complete rosters available from a smaller Minnesota county. It includes booking photos for each inmate, along with the MNI number, name, sex, age, booking number, intake date, charges, bail or bond status, and in some cases an anticipated release date. The list updates daily.

The roster is browse-only. There is no search form or filter box. You scroll through the listing to find a specific name. Using your browser's Ctrl+F find function is the fastest way to locate a particular person on the page. Because the list updates once a day, it may not reflect a release or new booking that happened within the last 24 hours. Call (320) 523-3600 for same-day status on a specific individual.

Renville County also publishes an active warrants list at warrants.renvillecountymn.com/warrant2.html. If you need to check whether someone has an outstanding warrant in addition to their jail status, that list is available on the same county domain. Both are public records under Minnesota law.

The Minnesota DOC Offender Locator is shown below from coms.doc.state.mn.us, useful when someone from Renville County has been transferred to state custody.

The DOC Offender Locator searches sentenced inmates statewide and can confirm whether a former Renville County detainee is now in a state prison facility.

Requesting Renville County Booking Photos

The online custody list includes photos for current inmates, but official copies of booking photographs require a formal request. Contact the Renville County Sheriff's Office at (320) 523-1161 to start the process. The staff will explain what you need to submit and whether any fees apply for copies. Written requests are standard for formal records under the Government Data Practices Act.

Booking photos are public data under Minnesota Statute 13.82. That statute classifies arrest data as public, which includes the person's name, the date and time of arrest, the charges, and the booking photograph in most standard cases. When you submit a written request, the county must respond within 10 business days per Minnesota Statute 13.03. Copy fees may apply for paper or specific digital formats.

If you run into trouble getting records from the Sheriff's Office, the Minnesota Department of Administration's Information Policy Division handles data practices complaints and can explain your rights under state law. That office also provides general guidance on how to submit effective data requests to government agencies.

The VINE notification system, available at vinelink.com, is shown below. VINE provides real-time custody alerts and works across many Minnesota county jails including facilities in the west central region.

VINElink lets you set up automated alerts for custody changes in Renville County and other Minnesota jails, so you are notified immediately when someone's status changes.

Minnesota Law and Renville County Jail Records

Several Minnesota statutes govern how Renville County handles public access to jail mugshots and inmate data. The foundation is Minnesota Statute 13.82, which defines arrest data as public. This covers names, booking dates, charges, and photographs in most cases. Everyone arrested and booked into the Renville County jail generates a public record under this statute.

County jails also operate under Minnesota Statute 641.05, which requires sheriffs to maintain a public jail register documenting every person committed to custody. Minnesota Statute 641.08 defines what the public can access from that register and how requests must be handled. These two statutes work together to ensure the jail register stays open and accessible.

Once someone leaves county custody for a state prison, their records fall under Minnesota Statute 13.85, which covers correctional data with slightly different privacy standards. For court case records, the Minnesota Trial Court Public Access system covers Renville County district court filings. Full criminal background checks are available from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at chs.state.mn.us for $8 per search.

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