Start with the Nebraska State Patrol RAP-sheet service
The Nebraska State Patrol lets the public request a Record of Arrest and Prosecution (RAP sheet) for an individual. The report covers Nebraska arrests where the person was fingerprinted and the resulting dispositions. The current fee is $45 for an online, mailed or in-person name-based criminal-history request.
Give the search enough identity information
The State Patrol requires at least the person’s name and date of birth for a name-based report and says former names, Social Security number and other identifiers can help. For the online system, name, date of birth, gender and race are required, with “Unknown” available for gender or race when appropriate. Check the identity fields before paying because a submitted name, birth-date or Social Security-number error can require a new paid request.
Public, complete and national checks are different products
The public Nebraska report is subject to statutory exclusions. A Complete Criminal History can include information excluded from the public view, but the State Patrol requires the subject’s notarized release before another requester receives that full report. Fingerprint-based national checks search state and national databases but are available only for purposes authorized by state or federal law.
Keep the receipt number and retrieve the online result promptly
Nebraska says a criminal-history report must be completed within three business days after a request is received in good order. A “no criminal record” online result may be ready within minutes; cases needing research can take up to the statutory three-business-day period. Online reports remain available for only 14 days, and the State Patrol says it cannot provide the report without a valid receipt number. The online fee is non-refundable even when the report says “No criminal record” or does not contain the information expected. Nebraska also says a no-record result may be ready without an email notification, so return to the system with the receipt number rather than waiting for an email that may never come.
Understand what “no criminal record” can mean
The State Patrol explains that its Nebraska history contains adult arrests supported by fingerprints. A known arrest may be absent because fingerprints were not taken, an arrest card was not forwarded, the information is excluded from the public view, or the event occurred outside Nebraska. For a known prosecution, use Nebraska Judicial Branch case information and the relevant court record to verify the court outcome.
Challenge the source of an incorrect entry
If a Nebraska RAP sheet is wrong, identify the arresting agency or court that supplied the disputed information. The State Patrol says it can update its record when the source agency agrees the information is incorrect and provides corrected information. Keep the report, case identifier and supporting court document together so the discrepancy can be traced to the correct source.