Lyon County Recent Arrest Bookings

Lyon County recent bookings are managed by the Sheriff's Office in Marshall, the county seat and the largest city in this part of southwestern Minnesota. Marshall has a small university, a regional medical center, and several food processing facilities that draw workers from across the region, making it one of the more active small cities in the southwest corner of the state. All arrests made by the Sheriff, Marshall police, or state troopers in Lyon County run through the county jail in Marshall. Under Minnesota Statute 13.82, booking data including names, charges, and booking dates is public government data, and the Sheriff must make it available to anyone who asks for it.

Lyon County Jail Bookings and Public Access

Lyon County is larger and busier than many of its neighbors in southwest Minnesota. Marshall serves as a regional hub, and the Sheriff's Office handles arrests from multiple law enforcement agencies operating in the county. Each arrest that leads to jail time is logged as a booking record. That record is public under section 13.82 of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The statute classifies core arrest data as public government information. Agencies cannot restrict access to it simply because they prefer not to share it. The law compels disclosure.

The booking record captures the moment of arrest and intake. It includes the person's name, the date and time they were booked, the charges as stated by the arresting officer, any bail or bond set by a judge, and the name of the agency that made the arrest. If you need to track what happens after charges are filed, the Minnesota Courts public portal lets you search case filings for the Fifth Judicial District, which includes Lyon County. The court portal is free for basic name or case number searches.

Lyon County sees a range of arrest types, from traffic and drug offenses to property crimes and domestic cases. All bookings go through the same jail facility at 607 W. Main St. in Marshall, regardless of which agency made the arrest or what the charge is.

What Lyon County Booking Records Show

Each booking record in Lyon County contains the full name of the person arrested, the date and time of booking, the charges at the time of intake, bail or bond information if set, and the arresting agency. These are the fields that section 13.82 requires to be treated as public. The Sheriff's Office must provide them upon request. No special credentials are needed. Any person can ask and must receive this information.

Not everything in the intake file is public. Home addresses and dates of birth are generally protected under the privacy rules in the Government Data Practices Act. Juvenile bookings are handled separately and do not appear in the adult log. For broader criminal history data, the BCA criminal history search is the main statewide resource. It costs $8 and requires both a name and a date of birth. It pulls from all counties and gives a fuller picture than a single jail's booking log. The DOC offender search is free and covers the state prison population.

A booking record is a snapshot of the arrest. It does not reflect how the case ends. Charges can be reduced, dropped, or modified after booking. The record does not automatically update to show those changes.

How to Look Up Lyon County Booking Records

Lyon County does not currently maintain a public online jail roster available to the general public. To find out who is in custody or to request recent booking records, contact the Sheriff's Office directly. Call 507-537-6888 or visit the office at 607 W. Main St. in Marshall. The office must respond to requests for public data covered by section 13.82 in a prompt manner. If you want to submit a written request, address it to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office and state that you are requesting public booking data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.

For searches that cover the whole state, the BCA portal at the Department of Public Safety is the right resource. It charges $8 per search, requires a name and date of birth, and draws on criminal history data from all 87 Minnesota counties. The Minnesota Courts portal is free and covers court case filings in the Fifth District and beyond. For victim notification, VINELink lets you register to receive free alerts when a specific person's custody status changes in any Minnesota facility.

Lyon County Sheriff's Office

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office at 607 W. Main St. in Marshall handles all jail operations, bookings, inmate management, and public records requests. For questions about current inmates, recent bookings, or how to request public arrest data, the office is the right starting point. The Lyon County website has additional contact information and links to other county services.

Booking Fees, Retention, and Expungement in Lyon County

Lyon County follows the state records retention rules that apply to all Minnesota counties. Under Minnesota Statute 138.17, government agencies including county jails must retain records for set periods before disposal. Booking records are part of this framework. They stay on file for years even after a person is released and even if no charges were filed. The public may see only a short window of active records on a roster, but the full file persists under the retention schedule the state sets. This is the same across all 87 counties.

A booking fee is collected when someone is processed into the Lyon County jail. Minnesota Statute 641.12 authorizes county jails to charge this fee at the time of intake. It covers the cost of the booking process. The fee is charged whether or not the person is later convicted. It applies at the point of booking and is owed regardless of the case outcome. This is standard practice across Minnesota county jails.

For people who want to remove a past arrest from public records, expungement is the legal path. Minnesota Statute 609A sets the eligibility rules and the process for filing a petition. If a court grants expungement, the record is sealed from public view. In some cases the law enforcement record is also sealed. Not all arrests qualify. Factors include the type of charge, the outcome of the case, and the time that has passed. LawHelpMN has free guides that explain the process and help people figure out if they qualify.

The VINELink victim notification system covers Lyon County and all other Minnesota counties, letting registered users get automatic alerts when a person's jail or prison status changes.

Using VINELink alongside the BCA portal and the courts system gives you access to the most complete set of public information available for any booking or arrest that occurs in Lyon County.

Nearby Counties

Lyon County borders Redwood, Murray, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine, and Chippewa counties. Each county runs its own jail. Arrests near county lines may be processed in a neighboring county depending on where the incident occurred.