This private reference service is not a government office. It cannot verify custody, arrange release, accept bond, or obtain an official booking record. Contact the appropriate public office below for those matters.
Official Seward County Offices
For a current-custody question, a jail booking record, or a county sheriff record, begin with the custodian that holds the item. The county’s FOI instructions direct requests to the department in charge and allow the County Clerk to forward a request when the responsible department is unclear. Ask for an estimated duplication cost before proceeding, since no booking-photo fee is published.
Seward County Sheriff’s Office
Justice Center
261 S 8th Street, Suite 245
Seward, NE 68434
Phone: 402-643-2359
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Seward County Detention Center
Justice Center
261 S 8th Street, Suite 099
Seward, NE 68434
Phone: 402-643-9453
For a court result, the District Court Clerk is available at 402-643-4895 and the County Court at 402-643-3341. Emergency calls belong with 911. Non-emergency dispatch is 402-643-4578.
Choose the Record Holder
Different systems answer different questions. Use the originating agency first, then follow the record into the appropriate court or custody system.
- Use the county search and records path for the current shared jail portal, county booking requests, and the court follow-up route.
- For a possible warrant, use the sheriff or court verification route described with Most Wanted Fugitives.
- For Nebraska state custody, use the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services inmate locator and its public-records process.
- For federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator. For ICE custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For Seward Police records, use the city’s open-records form. For Milford, call the police department at 402-761-2772 to confirm the custodian. Utica inquiries normally route through the sheriff because no village police records office was found.