Learn About Nebraska Public Records

Nebraska Public records are informative documents about residents of Nebraska. These are generally filed by the state, local and federal agencies, nongovernmental agencies and commercial bodies. These are collected by the officials of these organizations and other investigators and compiled in different sections. Public records help to know about a particular person, institution or organization. The Freedom of Information Act was introduced in USA in 1966. This act contains rules that allow access to information and data which are held by a state of USA.

Types of Public Records in Nebraska

There are innumerable types of public records available. Few of them are-

o Court records
o Vital records
o Land records
o Criminal records
o Naturalization records
o Property records
o Land records
o Driving records
o Professional records

There are several other types of records but not all of these are allowed for public access. The following are few of those records that not allowed for public viewing unless certain conditions are met as coded by the statute-

• Personal information of a student or an ex-student
• Medical records other than vital records
• Records scientific research work and trade secrets
• Investigation records which are generally stored
• Records related to labor negotiations, confidential claims or litigation
• Records of historical, paleontological or archaeological significance
• Records related national defense and security
• Records and memorandum of legislative telephone calls

Maintenance of Public Records

The public records are maintained in a very systematic manner. You can find detailed representation of these records according to city, county, state, political subdivision, nonprofit corporation, township and other organizational locations. These are stored in forms of paper documents, audio visual tapes, emails and online databases.

Records are updated regularly and are checked for accuracy. Due to this, a nominal fee is charged. Few personal records like education records, health records can be viewed by the person himself. After accessing these records the authorities recheck them to prevent any kind of misplacement or damage.

Records are maintained in various departments. For example the criminal records can be found in court documents, department of corrections, state archives and so on. Similarly vital records are largely maintained in the “Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services”. Find out more from: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/VitalRecords/

You may also email at: Vitalrecords@dhhs.ne.gov
Or directly post your requests at:

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Division of Public Health
Vital Records
P.O. Box 95065, Lincoln, NE 68509-5065

Search a Public Record of Nebraska

Searching the Nebraska records are no more a difficult task. Most of the accessible records are entered in the online databases. You can get relevant data from various such search sites. All you have to ensure is the information that you are feeding these databases so that they can track down the correct record. For instance if you are investigating about driving records, you need to enter correctly the name, license number, location and other specific details of the particular person. Know more from:http://www.dmv.state.ne.us/dvr/drvrec

To find out records about professional sales tax permits, liens, registrations, justice court case, driver records and many other categories simply visit the following page:http://www.nebraska.gov/subscriber/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/basicservices.html

You will be able to know about several details against the payment of a small administrative fee. The fees are different for different categories but the average charge is about $5 per record. You can also view associated images.

The public may ask for an arrest or prosecution record of individuals. Record types will include acquittals, convictions and nullified convictions. You will get to know about the full name of the offender, alias, date of birth, conviction and social security number.