Wabasha County Jail and Booking Records

Wabasha County recent bookings are maintained by the Sheriff's Office in Wabasha and are available to the public under Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act. The county sits along the Mississippi River on the Wisconsin border in southeastern Minnesota. The jail roster shows who is currently in custody, the charges entered at intake, booking dates and times, and custody status. This page explains how to access those records, what they include, how state law governs their retention, and what options are available for people who want a booking record reviewed through the courts.

Wabasha County Booking Roster and Inmate Search

The Wabasha County Sheriff's Office sits at 625 Jefferson Avenue in the city of Wabasha. The jail attached to this facility processes all arrests made in Wabasha County. The county covers a stretch of bluff country and river towns along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, and the Sheriff serves as the primary law enforcement contact for the entire county. Everyone brought into custody here goes through the same booking process and ends up in the same public roster.

Minnesota Statute 13.82 is the legal basis for public booking records. Under this statute, arrest and intake data is classified as public government data, which means the Sheriff must make it available. The Wabasha County roster at co.wabasha.mn.us is where that information is posted. Searching the roster is free and does not require any account or registration.

Each booking record shows the full name of the person taken into custody, the date and time of intake, the charges or offenses entered at booking, the arresting agency, and current custody status. Bail information is added once a court order is in place. Home addresses and other personal data that fall outside the public fields defined by section 13.82 are not shown in the public view of the roster.

Booking records capture the state of things at intake. Charges can change after a prosecutor reviews the file. A booking is not a conviction.

What Wabasha County Booking Records Show

When someone is arrested in Wabasha County and taken to the jail, the intake process creates a booking record. That record holds the information collected at the time the person was processed. It reflects the charges as entered by the arresting officer, the timing of the booking, and the agency involved. What you see in the public roster is that intake record, not a court finding or a final determination of guilt.

The standard public record for a Wabasha County booking shows: full name, booking date and time, offense or charge descriptions, arresting agency, bond or bail status, and current custody or release status. Court dates may appear in some records. Fields that are classified as private or protected under Minnesota data law are not included in the public display. This is consistent with how the state's data practices rules apply to booking records across all counties.

Once a case is formally filed in court, the Minnesota Courts case search at mncourts.gov lets you look up charges as filed, hearing dates, case numbers, and case status. Court records and jail records are separate systems. They are updated by different agencies at different times. Checking both gives the most complete picture of where a case stands.

How to Search Wabasha County Recent Bookings

Go to the Wabasha County website at co.wabasha.mn.us and find the Sheriff section to access the current jail roster. You can search by name if you are looking for a specific person, or browse the full list to see who has been recently booked in the county. The roster is the county's official source for current booking information.

The Minnesota BCA criminal history search is available for broader statewide queries. This system requires a name and date of birth and charges a fee per search. It covers records from law enforcement agencies across Minnesota and is a good option when you need more than a single county's current roster. The BCA is part of the Department of Public Safety.

VINELink provides free custody status alerts for all Minnesota county jails. Register your contact information and the name of the person you want to track. The service sends alerts by phone, email, or text when their custody status changes. It is useful for victims and for families who need to know when someone is released or moved.

If a person was transferred from the Wabasha County jail to a state prison, the Minnesota Department of Corrections offender search lets you find their current location and status within the state corrections system.

Wabasha County Sheriff's Office

The Wabasha County Sheriff's Office operates the county jail and manages all booking and inmate services in the area. Located in Wabasha on the Mississippi River, the office handles questions about specific inmates and general jail procedures. The county website has current contact information for all departments.

Wabasha County: Retention, Booking Fees, and Expungement

Booking records in Wabasha County are government records and must be kept according to the state retention schedule established under Minnesota Statute 138.17. This law governs how long agencies hold records before disposal is permitted. The online public roster may only show a window of recent activity, but official records are retained for the full periods required by the state schedule, which is generally much longer than what the public roster displays.

When someone is brought into the Wabasha County jail, a booking fee is collected under Minnesota Statute 641.12. This statute gives county jails the authority to charge an intake fee as part of the standard booking process. The fee is assessed when the person is processed into the jail. It is separate from bail, fines, and court fees. It applies regardless of whether charges are filed or how the case resolves later.

Expungement is the process for sealing an arrest or criminal record in Minnesota. Statute 609A sets the eligibility rules and filing procedures. A successful expungement petition results in a court order that seals both court and in some cases law enforcement records, restricting who can access them. Not every booking qualifies. Whether a Wabasha County arrest record can be expunged depends on the charge type, the case outcome, and the time elapsed since the arrest. LawHelpMN has free guides on the expungement process and connects people with legal aid organizations that assist with these cases in Minnesota.

Private data aggregators that copied the record before an expungement order was issued are not required by state law to delete it.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension criminal history portal gives access to statewide records and is a useful supplement to the local Wabasha County booking roster.

The BCA system charges a fee per search and requires a name and date of birth, but it covers records from law enforcement agencies across all 87 Minnesota counties.

Nearby Counties

Wabasha County is in southeastern Minnesota and borders Wisconsin via the Mississippi River. Each neighboring county runs its own jail and booking system.