About Nebraska Public Records

About Nebraska public records

Search the state of Nebraska sources for divorces, lawsuits, criminal records, property data, people locator and free public information online. You may obtain birth or death certificates with downloadable forms. Get a marriage certificate from the department of health and human services resource. Search business and corporations or look into fictitious business names filings. Get court and case information instantly from the state's databases for family cases, juvenile related matters, federal cases and bankruptcies. Free court resources by district with official individual websites.

Court records and filings

Access Nebraska Courts online directly. Search court records; from Nebraska county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Nebraska dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Link to Nebraska probate sources with helpful information. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Nebraska state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

Court search routes

As there may be more one source to obtaining Nebraska criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.

 Nebraska State Court Structure:

The Nebraska county courts hear cases involving tort, contract, real property rights ($0/$15,000) and small claims cases up to $2,100.  The Nebraska county courts have exclusive estate jurisdiction and adoption jurisdiction.  the county courts have jurisdiction over misdemeanors, DWI/DUIs, juvenile cases, and traffic/other violations.  They perform preliminary hearings.  The Nebraska workers compensation court has limited jurisdiction involving only workers compensation disputes.  The Nebraska separate juvenile court hears juvenile matters.  The Nebraska district court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights, civil appeals, and miscellaneous civil matters.  The Nebraska district court has exclusive jurisdiction over mental health jurisdiction and domestic relations (except adoption).  The district court has jurisdiction over misdemeanors, DWI/DUIs, and exclusive felony, criminal appeals, and miscellaneous criminal jurisdiction.  The Nebraska court of appeals has mandatory jurisdiction  over civil, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, disciplinary, and original proceeding cases. It has no discretionary jurisdiction.  The Nebraska supreme court has mandatory jurisdiction over civil, capital, criminal, criminal disciplinary, and all other matters.

Criminal records and background checks

Nebraska criminal records are maintained by the Nebraska State Patrol. Limited criminal history searches are available online. The public may request a Record of Arrest and Prosecution (RAP sheet) for any individual including Nebraska arrests where fingerprints were submitted. Court records are accessible through the Nebraska Judicial Branch JUSTICE system with public access terminals in courthouses.

Background check access

Nebraska criminal background checks and public records searches. Court records access links and resources and look up divorces. Begin you employment screening with license verification. Personal history, judgments and liens, free instant UCC searches online. Link to many government agencies that provide public records. Request bankruptcy records, drivers records, find property and real estate ownership or find an address. Order birth certificates, marriage, death and recorded documents. Research among the most complete directory of databases with how to instructions, inquiry forms and step by step process of obtaining public information. Background Checks Help And Frequently Asked Questions Plus Other Related Information

Vital records

Statewide Nebraska vital records. Search births, marriage records and death certificates. Divorces filed with courts. State vital records offices. Link to the agencies in Nebraska and order vital records. Many records are public information available to the public from private and government entities. You can use information to verify your records. Look up vital statistics and free vital searches in Nebraska to conduct research online. Find certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth. Department of Health and Human Services rules and regulations on vital records. Find vital records regional offices. See Montana family history of vital records.

Property and asset records

Search for assets in Nebraska and obtain records of property, business ownership, professional license verification and other personal or corporate assets. Find bankruptcies, liens, UCC judgment filings and find out about information that can effect a person's or company's asset. See the status of a business and verify ownership, DBA, status, activity and whether the corporation or business filed in Nebraska owns property, vehicles, real estate and more. Unclaimed property and asset search from official government databases open to the public.

Government records and agencies

Access Nebraska government agencies and obtain information on executive branches, legislative branches and jucidial branches within state jurisdiction. Link below to the state government agencies as well as state government information and services. Other state government resources such as codified state law, voters registration and other state government departments

Driving and vehicle records

Direct Nebraska official government links to driver license and registration resources. Vehicle registration, tags, driving history, online forms, office locations, and hours.

Expungements and record clearing

Expunge your criminal past of felonies, misdemeanors, D.U.I convictions and more in the state of Nebraska. Get information regarding expungements and begin to erase your previous Nebraska criminal records statewide as well as nationwide. Some records can contain inaccurate or erroneous information that can be amended. Both juvenile and adult cases that can be corrected and begin your search for employment without a tainted past showing.

Genealogy and historical research

Nebraska genealogy related links and topics. Individual state search of your ancestors, start a family tree, browse census records and more online. Resources and data from the State Archives Online Catalog, State Library and Archives Genealogy Collections and Databases, Memory Collection World War I Service Cards, Confederate Pension Application Files, Publication of Archival Library and Museum Materials, State University Libraries, State Library, USGenWeb Project and National Archives Southeast Region.

Missing children resources

To locate a missing child in the state of Nebraska requires local law enforcement, criminal justice and private agencies to join forces. The Nebraska State Patrol unit known as the Missing Persons Clearinghouse, is a central repository for information on missing persons to include missing children. The information is collected and disseminated to assist law enforcement agencies, public and private organizations and the citizens of Nebraska in locating missing persons. Also an important collaboration in the search for missing children is Nebraska's Amber Alert program, which is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child abduction cases. The Nebraska State Patrol is also responsible for an Internet Crimes Against Children program in Nebraska. This important unit is part of a federal program which provides Nebraska and local law enforcement agencies the tools to conduct investigations to protect children from crimes involving the Internet. However, the internet also plays an extremely valuable role by providing both national and statewide search databases, websites which offer lists, photos, and details of children currently missing in Nebraska, and many resources and referrals for families dealing with a missing child.