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Outstanding warrants from MN are simply arrest orders that have been issued a while ago and are yet to be served. In other words, there is no difference between an active warrant which was released an hour ago and outstanding orders for arrests that have been lying in the police database for years.

The Minnesota Criminal procedure is a set of laws and guidelines that is used for processing adult offenders in the state. While all states have framed their criminal laws in keeping with the constitutional tenets, every geographical division of the country has its own specific way of handing crimes and perpetrators. Here is a look at the steps that are followed in MN when handling criminal occurrences.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension of Minnesota host the state’s Justice Information Service (MNJIS) which works as the exchange point for crime history data collected from various agencies. The MNJIS also has the responsibility of providing training, technology and other allied services to all crime justice agencies in the state, so they can better use and maintain their criminal history information resources.

The judicial machinery of Minnesota comprises of a range of tribunals that are arranged in a pyramid structure. At each level of this hierarchy, the courts have very specific powers in terms of the cases they handle. The Supreme Court of MN which is the ultimate ruling authority in the state is an apex entity that has original and appellate jurisdiction. Otherwise, all other tribunals can be segregated into appellate, limited or general jurisdiction courts.

Active warrants from Minnesota are based on written complaints filed by the police or the victim; the writ is meant to establish probable cause that can adequately link the alleged perpetrator to the criminal occurrence in question. Rule 2.01 of the MN Criminal Procedure further states that this petition can be supplemented by affidavits and witness deposition recorded under oath.