Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-204 (2026)

Jail record; required entries; open for inspection; period maintained

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The officer in charge of any municipal jail shall keep a written record which shall show the name of each person confined, the date of the commencement and termination of his or her confinement, the nature of the charge against him or her, and the medical service provided. Such officer shall keep such further records as may be prescribed by the rules of the Jail Standards Board. The records so kept shall be subject to the inspection of any person and to the public generally and shall be kept for such periods of time as may be prescribed by the rules of the State Records Administrator.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2020 · leading case: Huff v. Brown, 305 Neb. 648 (Neb. 2020).
Huff v. Brown, 305 Neb. 648 (Neb. 2020). · cites it 2× “The remaining paragraph, denominated as “request 3,” included requests for jail records, including medical records, maintained pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-204 (Reissue 2010). In request 3, Huff requested his own jail records as well as records for certain jurors from his…”
Boppre v. Overman (Neb. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Pursuant toNeb.Rev.Stat.§47-204 The officer in charge of any municipal jail shall keep a written record which shall show the name of each person confired, the date of the commencement and termination of his or confinement, the nature of the charge against him or her, and the…”
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