Minnesota State Records St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Records simplifies the process of seeking out all types of court records, which includes civil court results, criminal court sentences, legal decisions, and other public records. Court records are open and available to people because of the Freedom of Information Act and their counterparts present in every state, which means any American can access the activities and occurrences from a trial or court event. Because of this the important points of lawsuits, bankruptcy findings, lien judgements, criminal trials and civil trials are all available for perusal and research. Not until a record is redacted, sealed, nullified, or else specified as classified will the record be unavailable.