Nebraska, Dawson County
Where Sumner's records are kept. Sumner has its own municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Sumner's own offices, along with State of Nebraska offices; the Dawson County offices are on our Dawson County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Secretary of State business search for the status of corporations and other entities, trade names, trademarks and service marks registered in the state, with good standing certificates. Business services: 402-471-4079.
Open official site Nebraska Secretary of State Corporate and Business SearchCounty court
The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska handles federal civil and criminal cases statewide, with case files found through PACER. Nebraska state court cases are held by the Nebraska Judicial Branch.
Open official site Nebraska Federal CasesProperty records
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.
Open official site Nebraska Property RecordsState records
State Treasurer's Unclaimed Property Division: search unclaimed bank accounts, wages, insurance benefits, deposits and safe deposit box contents by name, file and track claims, and report property as a holder.
Open official site Nebraska Unclaimed Property DivisionVital records
Request birth and death certificates, marriage records and divorce filings in Nebraska.
Open official site Nebraska Vital RecordsCounty court
Dawson County Court, the county court for Sumner, sits at 700 North Washington in Lexington, open weekdays 8 am to 5 pm, with Judge Jeffrey M. Wightman and phone 308-324-5606.
Open official site Dawson County CourtEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Sumner, a place of 252 people, is in Dawson County, whose county seat is Lexington. Court and property records sit with Dawson County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Nebraska. Sumner's own offices are in the cards above, and our Dawson 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 voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Sumner.
Deeds for property in Sumner are recorded by the Dawson County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Dawson 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.
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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.