Otter Tail County Jail Mugshots Overview
The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office operates the Otter Tail County Jail and publishes the official Jail In Custody List as a PDF. The county roster page says inmate information is public data under Minn. Stat. 13.82, 13.85, and 641.05, and the PDF inspected in the research was timestamped "In Custody 06/18/2026 10:00." That roster is the correct first stop for current jail identity, intake, charge, bond, and release information.
The important limitation is specific: the roster has a Photo column, but no confirmed public mugshot image URL, clickable profile image, or separate official mugshot gallery was identified in the extracted official PDF or county page text. The research did not locate an official "recent bookings" photo gallery for Otter Tail County. A person looking for a booking photo should not assume that every jail photo is posted online just because the public roster includes a photo field.
The county's official custody-list gateway explains the roster source and the public-data basis for the jail list. Open the Otter Tail County Jail In Custody List page before using a third-party source.
The county page is useful because it points to the official roster and identifies the Minnesota statutes the sheriff cites for public custody information.
Where to Find Otter Tail County Booking Photos
Start with the official custody PDF, not a commercial mugshot site. The Otter Tail roster is not a database form with individual profile pages. It is a current PDF that updates every two hours from the county page. Use the browser or PDF find function for a last name, MNI number, booking number, statute number, or charge phrase. If a matching row appears, read across the row and note the identifiers before asking the jail or Sheriff's Office for anything else.
- Open the county Jail In Custody List page and use the county link to the current PDF roster.
- Check the timestamp at the top of the roster, because the county says the list updates every two hours.
- Use Ctrl+F or the PDF search box for the person's last name, MNI number, booking number, or charge term.
- Read the row for the Photo column, name, MNI number, booking number, intake date, charges, bond amount, and projected release date if shown.
- If no booking photo is visible or downloadable, save the name, approximate booking date, and booking number for a Sheriff's Office data request.
- If the person is missing from the roster, call the jail at 218-998-8556, check Minnesota Court Records Online, or search MNDOC for a sentenced state-prison transfer.
For the broader current-custody process, the related Otter Tail County jail inmate records page explains the PDF roster fields and fallback channels.
Roster Field Inventory with the Photo Column
The inspected Otter Tail custody PDF presented records as rows, not as full public profile pages. The sample record inventory showed the fields below. The Photo field matters because it confirms the roster has a photo column, while the extracted official PDF did not confirm a public image link or gallery.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| MNI # | County master-name identifier, with examples showing long numeric values and leading zeros. |
| Name | Person's name in last, first, middle format. |
| Sex / Age | Basic roster demographics. The extracted roster text did not show date of birth. |
| Booking # | Booking-event identifier for the jail intake event. |
| Intake_Date | Date the person was booked into the Otter Tail County Jail. |
| Charges | Charge level, status, statute number, and description, such as felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, active, or sentenced entries. |
| Photo | Column exists on the official roster; no confirmed public mugshot image URL or separate gallery was found in the extracted official PDF. |
| Bond_Amount | May show no amount, cash/bond language, with-conditions or without-conditions amounts, or file-specific bond entries. |
| Projected Release Date | Appears when available, especially on some sentenced jail entries. |
Are Otter Tail County Jail Mugshots Public Record?
The accurate answer is narrower than "all mugshots are online." Otter Tail County states that jail inmate information is public data under Minnesota statutes, and the roster includes a Photo column. Minnesota also classifies some law-enforcement and corrections data as private, nonpublic, confidential, or protected nonpublic. That means a booking photo may be part of a jail or law-enforcement file, but the public online roster is not proof that a public image must be displayed, downloadable, or retained in an online gallery.
Minnesota statute callout:
Minn. Stat. 13.82 governs law-enforcement data, including arrest, warrant, response, and investigative data, with public and nonpublic classifications.
Minn. Stat. 13.85 defines corrections and detention data for people held in jails, prisons, lockups, and correctional facilities.
Minn. Stat. 641.05 requires the sheriff to keep a permanent jail record for people committed to jail under the sheriff's charge.
How Long a Mugshot Stays on the Roster
The research did not find an official Otter Tail County retention window for online booking photos. The custody list is a current in-custody PDF, and the county says it updates every two hours. A row can change when a person is released, transferred, sentenced, bonded out, or otherwise no longer held in the same status. Historical jail records may still exist with the Sheriff's Office even when a person is no longer on the current public roster.
What is and is not public: The public can use the current custody PDF to see fields such as name, MNI number, booking number, intake date, charges, Photo column, bond amount, and projected release date when shown. The public should not assume juvenile information, investigative material, sealed records, private data, or every booking image is available online. A Sheriff's Office data request can be approved, approved in part, or denied based on Minnesota data classifications.
How to Request an Otter Tail County Booking Photo
If the current roster does not show a usable booking photo, use the Sheriff's Office Data Request Form. Describe the record as specifically as possible: the person's full name, approximate booking date, MNI number, booking number, court file number if known, and that the request is for the booking photo or booking record connected to that jail intake. The form allows requesters to choose paper pickup, paper mail, thumb drive with a fee applying, email copies, or another delivery method.
The Sheriff's Office form warns that fees may apply to certain requests. It also includes an office-use classification area for public, private, non-public, confidential, or protected non-public data, and it allows the office to approve, approve in part, or deny a request. For current custody questions before filing a form, the Otter Tail County Jail phone number is 218-998-8556 and the Sheriff's Office main number is 218-998-8555.
Mugshot Removal, Court Records, and Expungement
Otter Tail County's researched sources did not identify a special online mugshot-removal program. If the underlying case is dismissed, sealed, expunged, or otherwise changed, the records-clearing path is through the court and the originating agencies, not through a commercial photo site. Minnesota statutes include automatic expungement eligibility in some qualifying matters under Minn. Stat. 609A.015 and petition-based expungement under Minn. Stat. 609A.03. Court outcomes should be checked separately from the jail roster because the roster is a custody document, not the final charging or disposition record.
For the post-arrest court path, including first appearance, MCRO, and expungement context, use Otter Tail County court records after a jail arrest. Avoid any site that frames a booking photo as a paid removal problem. The supported local route is to verify the court record, then direct any public-data or correction request to the office that maintains the government record.
Federal, Immigration, and State Photo Limits
The Otter Tail County Jail may hold prisoners for immigration and the U.S. Marshals, but federal or immigration status does not create a public mugshot gallery. BOP and ICE locators generally focus on identity, custody, facility, and release or detention status, not downloadable mugshot images. If a person was transferred from the county jail to state prison after sentencing, the MNDOC Locator is the correct state-prison lookup path. If a person is in federal sentenced custody or immigration custody, use the federal locator path and call the jail when local boarding status is unclear.