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Find the right office in Hall 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 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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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Hall County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Hall County.
Police Departments. Hall County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Hall County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Hall County Sheriff's Office is at 111 Public Safety Drive, Grand Island, NE 68801, telephone 308-385-5200. It provides Sheriff law enforcement services. Hall County Department of Corrections separately publishes its custody services at 110 Public Safety Drive. Sheriff location and functions. Corrections services.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Hall County are maintained by Hall County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Hall County Department of Corrections provides current and released inmate information and the route for a custody-record inquiry. Ask that custodian about the specific booking record or photograph; the Sheriff provides its own separate law enforcement records. Corrections records route. Sheriff records route.
Hall County Department of Corrections links current and released inmate lists and media reports. Prisoner information is available at 308-385-5206; the facility is at 110 Public Safety Drive, Grand Island, NE 68801. Use the named custody resources rather than treating an unrelated county office address as the jail location. Current Corrections contact and inmate-information routes.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 4 mine sites inside the county: 2 sites producing when the record was made, 2 processing plants, which are not workings; the old survey maps add 63 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 121 investigations in Hall County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $509,541 in back wages agreed for 764 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudburst Underground Sprinkler Systems, Inc | Grand Island | 1 | $200,903 | 89 |
| Heartland Disposal, Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $67,307 | 32 |
| Lamexicana, Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $51,061 | 19 |
| Rick's Lawn Care CO. | Grand Island | 1 | $20,517 | 20 |
| Buffet House, Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $14,760 | 6 |
| Environmental Direct, Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $12,243 | 17 |
| Hall County Board of Corrections | Grand Island | 1 | $12,109 | 34 |
| T & J Tires and Associates, LLC | Grand Island | 2 | $11,194 | 22 |
| Shafer, Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $10,719 | 35 |
| Bosselman, Inc. | Grand Island | 2 | $8,682 | 148 |
| J.C.D.H., Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $7,584 | 10 |
| RIGI Hospitality, LLC | Grand Island | 1 | $6,957 | 24 |
| DCI Grand Island #1, Inc. | Grand Island | 2 | $6,528 | 1 |
| McCain Foods USA, Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $5,927 | 93 |
| Family Eyecare Center PC | Grand Island | 1 | $5,332 | 9 |
| Stratford Plaza LLC | Grand Island | 1 | $5,129 | 19 |
| Tom Dinsdale Automotive, Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $5,007 | 2 |
| Creative Cabines, Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $5,003 | 2 |
| White Farms Trucking, Inc./Triple C Transport | Doniphan | 1 | $4,120 | 0 |
| Family Dental Care | Grand Island | 1 | $3,780 | 4 |
| Country Greenery, Inc. | Cairo | 1 | $3,533 | 12 |
| Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska, Inc. | Grand Island | 2 | $2,919 | 43 |
| Chicken Coop of Grand Island, Inc. | Grand Island | 2 | $2,838 | 4 |
| Westside Bowling Lanes, Inc. | Grand Island | 1 | $2,791 | 2 |
| Jia-Chi Yu, Inc | Grand Island | 1 | $2,394 | 2 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 106 on the Hall County record; 30 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 81 more with smaller records are on the Nebraska wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Hall County's Administration Building address notice. says its mailing address changed to 200 South Sycamore Street, Grand Island, NE 68801, effective January 1, 2025, while the physical location did not change. That distinction explains why an older office reference may use South Pine Street. Use the current department mailing address and suite when sending a records request rather than assuming that the notice describes a move to another building.
The Register of Deeds lists Suite 6, the Assessor Suite 1, the County Clerk Suite 4 and the Election Commission Suite 8 at 200 South Sycamore Street. These offices handle different records within the administration location. The District Court Clerk is separately at the courthouse on West First Street, and Sheriff and Corrections offices are on Public Safety Drive. Put the department name with the address so that a marriage copy, deed copy or court order is routed correctly. Sources: hallcountyne.gov; hallcountyne.gov; hallcountyne.gov; hallcountyne.gov; hallcountyne.gov
The Register of Deeds. records and indexes real property transactions, including deeds, mortgages, reconveyances, plats and liens. Its instructions link both an Instrument Search and the Hall County and Grand Island GIS viewer. The GIS route can connect ownership, sales history and mapped property information with scanned recorded documents. Use the instrument reference when you need a particular deed or lien rather than asking for an undefined parcel history.
The office's land-record questions. say it prefers a legal description when locating a deed but can also search by name or address. Supply the most precise reference already available to you. The office does not keep the original deed; it retains a reproducible record. A copy can document what was recorded, while a question about whether the property has clear title requires more than a single indexed entry.
The Register states that it does not provide legal advice, prepare documents for a customer or determine whether title is clear. It also explains that its land records concern Hall County property. If a family or business owned land in another county, keep that county's instruments in a separate research path. The Hall index can be part of a larger title or historical project, but it is not a statewide property registry. Source: hallcountyne.gov
The Register publishes ordinary copies at $0.20 per page and certified copies at $1.50 per page. The certified charge is a per-page product, so the document's length determines the total. Identify whether an ordinary research copy or a certified copy is needed before ordering. Its phone is 308-385-5040, and published hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., including the lunch hour. Sources: hallcountyne.gov; hallcountyne.gov
The same instructions list $10 for the first recording page and $6 for each additional page, with a top-margin requirement for recording stamps. A document without the required space can need an attached recording page and a separate charge. A new recording is different from reproducing a document already on file. Tell the office which service you are asking about and include the document type and number of pages when requesting a recording estimate. Source: hallcountyne.gov
The office requires the completed Real Estate Transfer Statement, Form 521, with a deed, including a transfer for which no money changes hands. Its department description also identifies that form for the specified real-estate instruments. Use the office's current recording instructions and the correct form rather than assuming a copy of an older deed satisfies the requirements for a new transaction. Documentary taxes and exemption questions are separate from the basic page charge. Sources: hallcountyne.gov; hallcountyne.gov
The Assessor's office. maintains property valuation information, sale data and mapping used in assessment and equalization. It also handles personal-property accounts, homestead-exemption administration and specified exemption applications. Its main department listing gives 200 South Sycamore Street, Suite 1, telephone 308-385-5050, with weekday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The current mailing-address notice should be read alongside older South Pine contact references. Source: hallcountyne.gov
The Register's questions distinguish its record of the owner name and legal description from the address used for tax statements, which may require an Assessor inquiry. When identifying a parcel, retain the legal description and any account or instrument reference rather than relying on a similar owner name. Ask the Assessor about the valuation record and the Register about the recorded instrument; the assessment database does not by itself replace the deed's full text. Sources: hallcountyne.gov; hallcountyne.gov
The County Clerk's marriage instructions. list $1 for an ordinary copy and $16 for a certified copy of a Hall-issued marriage license. A request needs the names, including the maiden name, and the marriage date. The license must have been issued in Hall County for that office to provide the copy. Its mail instructions specify a money order sent to the County Clerk at 200 South Sycamore Street, Grand Island.
The same instructions distinguish obtaining a new license from ordering an existing record. A new license costs $50, cash only, and is processed Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The general County Clerk office schedule continues until 5 p.m., so the licensing cutoff should be used for that service. A copy price should not be replaced with the higher new-license charge. Sources: hallcountyne.gov; hallcountyne.gov
For birth and death certificates, the county's certificate guidance. points to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. It describes eligibility for a certified birth record and warns that the search fee is retained when the record is not located or the requester does not qualify. The Register of Deeds specifically says it does not hold birth records. Do not send a birth-certificate payment to the land-record counter simply because a death-related instrument appears in a property file. Source: hallcountyne.gov
The Clerk of the District Court. maintains District Court pleadings and provides a public computer terminal during regular business hours. Photocopying and certification are available for a fee. The office is at 111 W. First Street, Suite 4, Grand Island, NE 68801, telephone 308-385-5144, with weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding county-approved holidays.
Provide the District Court case number, party names and document description when asking for a copy. A docket, filed pleading and final order are different requests, and certification should be stated expressly if needed. The county Clerk who handles marriage licenses is a separate office from the District Court Clerk. The court listing links Nebraska court access and self-help resources, but a resource link does not establish a free complete online copy of every case document. Source: hallcountyne.gov
The Hall County Sheriff's Office. is at 111 Public Safety Drive, Grand Island, telephone 308-385-5200. Published business hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; vehicle-title inspection has a narrower schedule. Use the Sheriff's incident, accident or service route for records produced by that agency. A custody inquiry should go to the separately published Corrections service.
The Hall County Department of Corrections. is at 110 Public Safety Drive and lists 308-385-5206 for prisoner information. Its public resources separate current inmates, released inmates and media reports. Lobby hours are weekdays, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Those hours are not a promise of an unscheduled visit. The Department provides its own visit instructions, while the court clerk remains the source for filed judicial orders.
The Election Commission. uses 200 South Sycamore Street, Suite 8, telephone 308-385-5085, with published office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Its resources separate current and past results, candidate filings, sample ballots and voter information. Identify the election and record category before requesting a set of documents, especially when a current result and an archived result relate to the same contest name.
Hall's public-records instructions. direct written requests to the record's custodian and explain the response requirement in business days. When the department is uncertain, the County Attorney's office will accept a request and forward it to the proper office. That route is at 231 S. Locust Street, Grand Island, telephone 308-385-5150. Describe the existing record and a practical time period so the receiving office can identify the material and discuss any copy costs.
Where to go
Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.
Recorded real property instruments and copies.
Office page: hallcountyne.gov
Assessment, sale data and property mapping.
Office page: hallcountyne.gov
Marriage records and county-clerk services.
Office page: hallcountyne.gov
District Court pleadings, public terminal, copying and certification.
Office page: hallcountyne.gov
Voter information and election records.
Office page: hallcountyne.gov
Sheriff law enforcement and service records.
Office page: hallcountyne.gov
Current and released custody information.
Office page: hallcountyne.gov
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Hall County Sheriff or a city police department in Hall 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 Hall County are kept by the Hall 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.
The county notice says the mailing address changed to 200 South Sycamore Street while the physical location stayed the same. Use the relevant department and suite on current correspondence. Address-change notice.
The Register lists $1.50 per page for a certified copy and $0.20 per page for an ordinary copy. The total depends on the document length. Copy fees.
The Register says it prefers the legal description but can search by name or address. Providing a known instrument reference further identifies the copy wanted. Deed-location instructions.
The Register says the completed Real Estate Transfer Statement is required with a deed even when no money changes hands. Recording and documentary-tax questions remain separate. Recording requirements.
The County Clerk lists $16 for a certified copy and $1 for an ordinary copy of a license issued in Hall County. Give the names and marriage date. Marriage-copy instructions.
The District Court Clerk provides a public terminal during business hours at 111 W. First Street, Suite 4, Grand Island. Copying and certification carry fees. Court-record access.
The Department of Corrections publishes 308-385-5206 and is at 110 Public Safety Drive. The Sheriff has a separate office and telephone. Corrections contact. Sheriff contact.
The County Attorney's office says it will accept and forward requests to the proper department. Its listed address is 231 S. Locust Street, Grand Island, telephone 308-385-5150. County request routing.
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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.