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Find the right office in Adams County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska handles bankruptcy cases filed in Nebraska. Its dockets, claims and case documents are searched through PACER.
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The Nebraska Department of Revenue Property Assessment Division issues assessment rules, valuation guides and protest forms and oversees the homestead exemption. Parcel records are kept by each county assessor.
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Adams County Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Adams County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Adams County.
Police Departments. Adams County is served by Adams County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments, including the Hastings Police Department. Each agency has jurisdiction over its respective areas, with the Sheriff's Office focusing on rural and unincorporated regions, while city departments handle urban law enforcement.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Adams County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 301 South Saint Joseph Avenue in Hastings, Nebraska 68901, provides primary law enforcement services for unincorporated areas of Adams County. Adams County Detention Facility, operated by the Sheriff's Office at the same location, houses pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. Within Adams County, the Hastings Police Department serves the city of Hastings and can be contacted at 219 North Hastings Avenue, Hastings, NE 68901 Smaller municipalities including Juniata, Roseland, and Holstein may have limited local law enforcement or rely on county services.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Adams County are maintained by Adams County Sheriff's Office. The process for obtaining arrest records involves submitting a formal request to the Sheriff's Office, which provides information such as the nature of the offense, date of arrest, and arresting agency.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Adams County are taken and retained by Adams County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These images are part of the arrest records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by direct request.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 mine site inside the county: 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 14 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Nebraska has no abandoned mine program.
Nebraska abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 69 investigations in Adams County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $564,885 in back wages agreed for 1,028 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah's Ark Processors, LLC | Hastings | 1 | $230,000 | 511 |
| El Puerto, LLC | Hastings | 1 | $142,793 | 36 |
| Thermo King Corporation | Hastings | 1 | $71,205 | 321 |
| Chapa's Partnership | Hastings | 1 | $35,717 | 73 |
| Don Rutt Plumbing and Heating, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $16,842 | 3 |
| Highland Operating Co. | Hastings | 2 | $15,500 | 0 |
| Rutt's Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $9,015 | 4 |
| WAM, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $7,432 | 18 |
| Krieger Electric Co. | Hastings | 1 | $6,516 | 3 |
| Barrel Bar, Inc. | Hastings | 2 | $3,634 | 2 |
| Midtowne Mart LLC | Hastings | 1 | $3,267 | 1 |
| King Buffet | Hastings | 1 | $3,039 | 7 |
| Turner Bros. Painting Contractors, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $2,829 | 1 |
| Southern Hills Golf Course, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $2,055 | 2 |
| Gottsch Feeding Corporation | Hastings | 1 | $2,033 | 1 |
| Electronic Systems, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $1,844 | 3 |
| World Wide Enterprises, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $1,783 | 1 |
| Premier Estates of Kenesaw, LLC | Kenesaw | 1 | $1,552 | 14 |
| Frontier Ford Lincoln Mercury Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $1,494 | 2 |
| Foote Equipment Company | Hastings | 1 | $744 | 12 |
| LCS, Inc. | Hastings | 2 | $598 | 1 |
| Murphy's Wagon Wheel, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $450 | 7 |
| BPW, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $436 | 1 |
| Peak Interests L.L.C. | Hastings | 2 | $152 | 1 |
| Bernardo, Inc. | Hastings | 1 | $100 | 1 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 62 on the Adams County record; 14 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 37 more with smaller records are on the Nebraska wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Adams County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Adams County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Nebraska criminal history record comes from the Nebraska State Patrol, Criminal Identification Division (Central Repository). Name based report (RAP sheet) on any person, online, or in person at any Nebraska State Patrol Troop Area office with the Criminal History Record Request form; fingerprint based national checks cost more. Fee: $45.00.
Search the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry (Nebraska State Patrol), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the County Clerk or Election Commissioner or through the Nebraska Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. Mail registrations must be postmarked by the third Friday before an election; in person registration at the County Clerk or Election Commissioner's office is open until 6 p.m. on the second Friday before an election.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Adams County are kept by the Adams County Register of Deeds. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Nebraska come from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Records. Online through the DHHS Vital Records ordering site, by mail with a check or money order made out to Vital Records to P.O. Box 95065, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5065, or in person at 301 Centennial Mall South, First Floor, Lincoln. Fee: $17.00 per copy of a birth certificate and $16.00 per copy of a death certificate.
Business entity filings are searched with the Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Any Nebraska city or village may impose an occupation tax, a privilege or license tax on an occupation or business within its boundaries.
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