Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-718 (2026)

Child protection cases; central registry; name-change order; treatment; fee; waiver

✓ current as of July 2026

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(1) There shall be a central registry of child protection cases maintained in the department containing records of all reports of child abuse or neglect opened for investigation as provided in section 28-713 and classified as either court substantiated or agency substantiated as provided in section 28-720.

(2) The department shall determine whether a name-change order received from the clerk of a district court pursuant to section 25-21,271 is for a person on the central registry of child protection cases and, if so, shall include the changed name with the former name in the registry and file or cross-reference the information under both names.

(3) The department may charge a reasonable fee in an amount established by the department in rules and regulations to recover expenses in carrying out central registry records checks. The fee shall not exceed five dollars for each request to check the records of the central registry. The department shall remit the fees to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund. The department may waive the fee if the requesting party shows the fee would be an undue financial hardship. The department shall use the fees to defray costs incurred to carry out such records checks. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2001–2018 · leading case: Bell v. Grow With Me Childcare & Preschool, 299 Neb. 136 (Neb. 2018).

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Bell v. Grow With Me Childcare & Preschool, 299 Neb. 136 (Neb. 2018). · cites it 6× “3 See Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-718 and 28-720 (Cum.”

Benitez v. Rasmussen, 626 N.W.2d 209 (Neb. 2001). · cites it 2× “The Registry is a centralized database of child maltreatment reports that the Department maintains pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-718 (Reissue 1995). The reports identify the perpetrator as well as the child who was harmed.”

Devin Kilpatrick v. Pat King (8th Cir. 2007). “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-718 . Listings on the Register are not available to the general public, although some child-care agencies have direct access 2 Ronda was a plaintiff in the lawsuit, as well.”

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