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Find the right office in Scotts Bluff 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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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Scotts Bluff County. It operates various divisions, including patrol, investigations, and a K-9 unit, to ensure full law enforcement services throughout Scotts Bluff County.
Police Departments. Scotts Bluff County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments. These departments handle law enforcement within their respective city limits, while the Sheriff's Office covers rural and unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Scotts Bluff County is primarily provided by Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 1825 10th Street in Gering, Nebraska 69341. Smaller communities such as Mitchell, Morrill, and Minatare may have their own police departments or contract with Scotts Bluff County Sheriff. Arrest records in Scotts Bluff County are considered public records under Nebraska Revised Statute 84-712, the Nebraska Public Records Act, which mandates that most government records be available for public inspection unless specifically exempted.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Scotts Bluff County are maintained by Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup is available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Scotts Bluff County are taken and retained by Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These images are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 3 mine sites inside the county: 3 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 41 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.
Scotts Bluff County lies on the edge of the Goshen Hole Field coal field and the coal there is subbituminous, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska, Geological and Mineral Resources and linked below.
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 28 investigations in Scotts Bluff County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $12,322 in back wages agreed for 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Precision Manufacturing, Inc. | Gering | 1 | $4,591 | 35 |
| Big Red Monument Express | Gering | 1 | $3,375 | 1 |
| American Lodging, LLC | Gering | 1 | $2,320 | 15 |
| Prairie Sky Foods | Minatare | 1 | $999 | 2 |
| Midwest Construction and Fabrication, Inc. | Gering | 1 | $898 | 6 |
| C. S. Bosche, Inc. | Gering | 1 | $80 | 1 |
| Stage Coach Stop | Gering | 1 | $59 | 1 |
| Community Action Partnership of Western NE | Gering | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| Sandberg Implement, Inc. | Gering | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Movie Gallery, Inc. | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| R& C Welding & Fabrication, Inc. | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Heritage of Gering, Inc. | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Northfield Retirement Communities | Scottsbluff | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| JJAM's | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Anderson's 71 Mart, Inc. | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Cyclone Enterprises, Inc. | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Gilli's Fill'n Station | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Bernhardt Land, LLC | Minatare | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Ahlers Baking, Inc. | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| CBM Managed Services | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| WBG, LLC | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Joyful Noise at Gering Zion Church | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Learning Tree Child Care | Gering | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| SKR Farms, LLC | Minatare | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Olson Custom Haying, LLC | Lyman | 1 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 26 on the Scotts Bluff County record; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 1 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 Scotts Bluff County Sheriff or a city police department in Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County are kept by the Scotts Bluff 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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