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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.

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. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Nebraska state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

Criminal, civil and divorce records in Nebraska can be held by more than one court, so search each court that may hold the case. The official court site below lists the Nebraska courts and how to reach each one.

• Nebraska courtsNebraska Judicial Branch

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.

Certified copies of Nebraska birth and death certificates are issued by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Marriage records are also kept by the local office that issued the license, and divorce records by the court that granted the divorce.

• Nebraska vital recordsNebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Deeds and mortgages in Nebraska are recorded at the county level, and property taxes are handled by county or local offices. Business and UCC filings are kept by the state, bankruptcy cases are federal court records, and the state runs a free search for unclaimed property.

Nebraska.gov lists the state's agencies, and the Nebraska statutes are online from the Nebraska Legislature.

• Nebraska.gov all agenciesOfficial list of Nebraska agencies
• Nebraska Revised StatutesNebraska Legislature

The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles keeps driver records and handles vehicle registration.

• What's on a Nebraska driver recordDepartment of Motor Vehicles
• Nebraska vehicle registrationsDepartment of Motor Vehicles

Nebraska does not erase convictions, but a judge may set aside an infraction, misdemeanor or felony conviction if you finished probation, community service or certain short sentences. The order is added to the file, so a background check shows both the conviction and the set aside. Each conviction needs its own petition.

• Set aside of a criminal convictionNebraska Judicial Branch

For family history, start with History Nebraska, the state historical society, and the Nebraska Library Commission.

• Research, reference and genealogyHistory Nebraska
• Nebraska Library CommissionState library agency

The Nebraska State Patrol keeps a public search of missing persons in Nebraska.

• Nebraska missing personsNebraska State Patrol
• NamUsU.S. Justice Department database of missing and unidentified people

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