Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Nemaha County, Kansas, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office and one city agency. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the booking at the county jail, and, if the County Attorney files charges, a case in the Nemaha County District Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Nemaha County public records, Kansas arrest records, Kansas inmate search and Kansas criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Nemaha County
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Nemaha County.
One city in Nemaha County reports its arrests to the FBI separately:
- Seneca.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Nemaha County Are Held
A person held after an arrest in Nemaha County is booked into the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The booking record, with the charges, is the first public record of the arrest; once the person is released or sentenced the record continues in the court file.
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 8 people, down from about 13 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 36 beds, and it ran at 22 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office at nemahasoks.gov/jail/jail-roster (page title: Jail Roster | Nemaha County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov/@@search?SearchableText=inmate+search.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Nemaha County
An arrest in Nemaha County can be traced in three places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; the case index of the Nemaha County District Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at nmcoks.us/district-court, phone 785-336-2170); the County Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at nmcoks.us/attorney, phone 785-336-2170).
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Kansas is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: anyone can order a name-based criminal history record check online, through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Nemaha County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the agency must answer within 3 business days, and it may charge staff time and copying.
- An arrest by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Seneca: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 785-336-2170, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Nemaha County District Court, through its records page at nmcoks.us/district-court, phone 785-336-2170.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at nemahasoks.gov (page title: Open Records | Nemaha County Sheriff's Office).
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Nemaha County?
Look on the custody page of the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office at nemahasoks.gov/jail/jail-roster. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in Nemaha County booked?
In the county jail, run by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office.
Are arrest records public in Nemaha County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation: anyone can order a name-based criminal history record check online. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Kansas Open Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Nemaha County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at nemahasoks.gov.
Is this the official Nemaha County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.