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Choose Nebraska State Patrol’s online criminal history request, prepare identifying details and understand public-record exclusions.
Know what the online Nebraska report covers
The Nebraska State Patrol’s Limited Criminal History Searches service produces a Record of Arrest and Prosecution, usually called a RAP sheet. It covers Nebraska arrests supported by fingerprint submissions and resulting dispositions. It is not a national search, a local police incident report or a search of every court filing. The returned criminal-history check is certified and bears the State Patrol seal; that certification does not enlarge the database’s coverage.
A no-record result means there is no releasable result for the submitted identifiers. An arrest may be missing because fingerprints were not taken or not forwarded, the event occurred outside Nebraska, or disclosure restrictions apply. Minor citations and juvenile matters should not be expected to appear as a complete personal history. Obtain the relevant court’s disposition when you need proof of how a specific charge ended.
Check the required fields before paying
Prepare the requester’s full legal name, mailing address and reachable email. For each person searched, the portal requires first and last name, date of birth, sex and race. The State Patrol FAQ allows “Unknown” for sex/gender or race when necessary. Social Security number, driver’s license number and residence are optional; supply sensitive identifiers only through the official service and only when you are authorized to use them.
Name and date of birth drive the search, with Social Security number considered if supplied. Previous names can help you identify the right record. Check spelling and birth date carefully: a submitted online request cannot simply be edited and rerun. An error in the name, birth date or Social Security number can require another request and another fee. A similar name alone is not a reliable identity match.
The charge is per person, even when nothing is released
The published online price is $45 for each person of interest, nonrefundable regardless of the outcome. The portal lists Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. For two people, budget $90 before submitting. Save the receipt number immediately; it is the key for retrieving an order, not just a payment record. Choose the intended recipient as requester if the report must go directly to an organization.
You can also mail or bring the State Patrol criminal-history request form with $45 by personal check, cashier’s check or money order, following its Criminal History Record Requests instructions. Do not put the order into the agency’s general public-records request form. That service is a separate route and directs criminal-history customers to the designated criminal-history process.
Retrieve and save the report promptly
A no-record report can be available to download or print within minutes. A request needing a technician’s identity review can take up to three business days after the complete request and payment are received. Research notices and completion notices are emailed, but the State Patrol warns that a no-record result may produce no email. Return to the portal’s previous-orders service rather than waiting indefinitely for a message.
Reports remain available for 14 days after they become available. Missing that window means a new request and fee. The State Patrol also says it cannot release order information without a valid receipt number. Keep the original certified download, receipt and identifiers together, and check the report’s contents before forwarding it.
Understand public exclusions and the fuller-report route
The portal describes public exclusions for juvenile adjudications, dismissed or acquitted charges, older arrests without charges and completed-diversion matters. Its examples use one year for qualifying no-charge arrests and two years for qualifying diversion arrests. These are disclosure rules with exceptions, not a promise that the event never occurred or that every record has been erased.
For information excluded by section 29-3523, the portal identifies exceptions involving current prosecution or correctional control from a separate arrest, announced candidates or holders of public office, and the subject’s notarized request for release to a specified recipient. Where the release is needed, the receipt page supplies forms that can be uploaded, faxed or mailed as instructed. Follow that fuller-report process rather than assuming ordinary payment authorizes restricted access.
Correct the source and choose fingerprints only when appropriate
If the report contains an incorrect event or disposition, contact the originating court, county attorney or law-enforcement agency. The State Patrol can help identify that source, but it requires corrected information from the source before updating its repository. Preserve the disputed entry, case number and supporting disposition so the correction can be traced.
Fingerprint-based nationwide checks are a separate, more restricted product. The State Patrol says they are available through its authorized process when required by state or federal law. Paying for fingerprint collection does not itself establish eligibility or ensure a licensing body will accept the result. Follow the requesting agency’s designated instructions.