Nebraska, Hall County
Where Grand Island's records are kept. Grand Island has its own city government, clerk's office, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Grand Island's own offices, along with State of Nebraska offices; the Hall County offices are on our Hall County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Property records
The Nebraska State Historical Society's James E. Potter Research Room at 1500 R Street, Lincoln, holds books, maps, newspapers, manuscripts, photographs and government records, and takes reference requests by email.
Open official site Nebraska State Historical Society Research, Reference and GenealogyCounty court
Federal court for bankruptcy cases filed in Nebraska, with courthouses in Lincoln and Omaha; dockets are searched on PACER, and forms, local rules, opinions and unclaimed funds details are posted.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of NebraskaCounty court
JUSTICE trial court and SCCALES appellate records are free at any courthouse kiosk or law library; online, a single name search costs $17 for up to 30 records, or subscribe for $100 a year.
Open official site Nebraska Judicial Branch Case Information eServicesVital records
Nebraska office keeping birth, death, marriage and divorce records for events in the state, issued as certified copies on security paper. Now at 301 Centennial Mall South in Lincoln.
Open official site Nebraska DHHS Office of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services lookup of incarceration records by last name or DCS ID number, with a full data download; accuracy questions go to its Records Administrator in Lincoln.
Open official site Nebraska Correctional Services Incarceration Record SearchProperty records
Nebraska State Patrol search of missing persons in Nebraska. Any field or mix of fields works, so a name is not needed; even gender alone returns results.
Open official site Nebraska State Patrol Missing PersonsPolice & jail
U.S. Justice Department NSOPW site that searches the sex offender registries of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, territories and Indian Country, by name or location.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
The public may ask the Nebraska State Patrol for a RAP sheet on any person. It lists Nebraska arrests where the person was fingerprinted and the resulting court dispositions.
Open official site Nebraska State Patrol Criminal History Record RequestsProperty records
City of Grand Island site with utility bill payment, agendas and packets, a transparency center, building permits and inspections, public records requests, GIS maps and the bid calendar. City Hall: 100 East First Street.
Open official site City of Grand IslandProperty records
100 E First Street Grand Island, Nebraska 68801 308-385-5444 Ext 111 cityclerk@grand-island.com
Open official site Grand Island Nebraska City ClerkPolice & jail
100 E First Street Grand Island, Nebraska 68801 308-385-5407 GIPoliceChief@grand-island.com
Open official site Grand Island Nebraska PoliceProperty records
100 E First Street Grand Island, Nebraska 68801 308-385-5444 Ext 220 and (308) 385-5390 Ext 220 fire@grand-island.com
Open official site Grand Island Nebraska Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Grand Island, a place of 53,131 people, is the seat of Hall County. Court and property records sit with Hall County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Nebraska. Grand Island's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hall County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Nebraska is run by the Nebraska Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online registration where Nebraska offers it, polling places and the local election office for Grand Island.
Deeds for property in Grand Island are recorded by the Hall County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Hall County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Nebraska come from the state vital records office, Nebraska DHHS Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.