Burt County Jail Record Channels
The Burt County Sheriff's Office is the first official contact for same-day jail custody because the county's reviewed pages do not expose a public Burt County online inmate roster. The sheriff page says the office manages the county jail, operates the communications center, and provides law-enforcement services for the county. It also links to the state inmate search, but that state link is for sentenced Nebraska prison custody, not a live county booking list.
A useful Burt County inmate records search therefore has to follow the custody path. Start with the sheriff for current local custody. Check the Washington County jail list when a Burt County detainee may be housed regionally. Use the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services inmate search only after a person has moved into state prison. Use Nebraska JUSTICE for court charges, not for jail housing. For notification, the Nebraska Victims of Crime Alert Portal can help track custody or release alerts where the system participates.
Important: No official Burt County sheriff app with a roster, warrant search, or inmate lookup tool was found in the reviewed sources.
Use Burt County Jail Records
The safest search order is local, regional, state, then federal. A new arrest can move through booking, bond review, court, release, or transfer before a state or court database has caught up. A person arrested by a Burt County deputy, Tekamah police officer, Oakland police officer, Nebraska State Patrol trooper, or warrant officer may be booked through the Burt County jail channel and may later appear on a Washington County Corrections Facility list if housed there.
For rural Burt County searches, the agency label is often as important as the person's name. A row that says Burt Co or Burt Co/Sentenced points back to the local case, even if the person is physically housed in Blair. A row that says ICE HOLD, another county hold, fugitive from justice, or no bond means the release question may involve more than one office. Ask which agency controls release before posting money, scheduling travel, or assuming the person will leave custody on the first listed date.
- Call the Burt County Sheriff's Office and ask whether the person is in local custody, released, bonded, transported to court, or held at another facility.
- Search the Washington County jail list page if the sheriff or family information suggests regional housing. The page links to a frequently updated PDF roster.
- Read the roster row carefully. Burt County holds may show plain language such as Burt Co, Burt Co/Sentenced, warrant terms, received date, housing, bond, or release information.
- Use NDCS only for sentenced state prisoners. A DCS result does not prove the person is still in county jail.
- Use Nebraska JUSTICE to compare booking charges with formal court charges after a case is entered.
- Use BOP or ICE only for federal or immigration custody, since those locators do not replace the county jail record.
The Burt County jail mugshots page explains booking-photo limits. For the charge record that follows the booking, use the Burt County court records after jail arrest page.
Burt County Roster Search Fields
Burt County's official website did not provide a searchable roster form in the reviewed pages, so there are no county search boxes, filters, sort tabs, or booking-number fields to document. The field table below reflects that gap and preserves the official fallbacks that do exist. The Washington County list is a PDF link rather than a form, while NDCS and JUSTICE are separate state systems for prison and court records.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Burt County public online roster located | n/a | n/a | The official county site does not publish a searchable county jail roster in the reviewed pages. |
| Direct phone fallback | phone | n/a | Burt County Sheriff: (402) 374-2900. |
| Email fallback | n/a | sheriff@burtcountyne.gov. | |
| Washington County current jail list | PDF link | no form | The list page links a dated PDF roster and says the current list is updated frequently. |
The Washington County Corrections page states that the jail houses inmates from surrounding counties including Burt County. The official jail-list source is therefore more than a broad regional clue. It is a specific place to check after direct contact with the Burt County sheriff.
The Washington County jail-list page is captured in the project images from the official Washington County jail list.
The image shows why the Washington County channel matters: it is a list page, not a searchable Burt County database.
Burt County Inmate Record Fields
The most concrete sample field inventory comes from the Washington County Corrections Facility PDF inspected in the research. That roster included Burt County rows and showed a text table rather than individual profile pages. It did not show mugshots, booking numbers, street addresses, height, weight, race, sex, hair color, eye color, or pod and cell assignment. It did show enough data to confirm the custody path and to help a reader ask the right questions when calling the jail.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Last name, first name, and sometimes a middle initial. |
| Holding or agency notation | Labels such as WCSO, Burt Co, Burt Co/Sentenced, other county holds, or ICE HOLD when listed. |
| Charges | Plain-language charges, warrants, failure-to-appear labels, sentenced status, or holds. |
| Received and time | The date and time the person was received into the facility. |
| Housed or court date | Housing location such as WCSO and, in some rows, a court date or release date. |
| DOB | Date of birth used to distinguish people with similar names. |
| Bond or release date | Bond amount, ten-percent amount, cash amount, no-bond notation, ICE hold, or scheduled release. |
| Mugshot | No mugshot appeared in the Washington County PDF reviewed. |
Burt County Jail Contact Cards
The direct facility cards matter because Burt County inmate records may be split between the sheriff's jail function and Washington County's regional housing role. The Burt County sheriff is still the local starting point for a Burt arrest, bond question, release question, or written records request. Washington County is the second official custody check when the person may have been moved or held under a regional arrangement.
Burt County Jail
111 North 13th Street, Suite 1
Tekamah, NE 68061
(402) 374-2900
Sheriff / jail information line
Washington County Jail
444 South 16th Street
Blair, NE 68008
402-426-6866
Regional corrections facility for Washington County and surrounding county holds
Burt County Jail Visit Records
Burt County did not publish a jail visitation schedule or visitor rule page in the reviewed county sources. If a Burt County detainee is housed at Washington County Jail, use the Washington County video visitation rules. Those rules describe account approval, scheduling, visit length, visitor limits, identification, minor documentation, and sanctions. Always confirm the inmate's current housing before scheduling because a person may be released, transferred, sent to court, or moved to another custody level.
Because the Burt County sheriff's reviewed pages do not list local jail visit hours, a visit plan should not be built from old directory sites or assumptions about courthouse access. The county contact page lists general courthouse hours, while the sheriff page lists public counter services such as title inspections and fingerprints during weekday office hours. Those service hours confirm public counter access, but they do not create jail visitation times. For an inmate visit, the current housing facility controls the schedule.
| Visit Item | Washington County Rule for Burt Holds | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Account approval | Approval may take 48 hours. | Create the account before the desired visit window. |
| Scheduling window | Visits may be scheduled 1 to 7 days ahead. | Same-day plans may fail. |
| Visit length | 25-minute video visits. | Plan questions and family updates in advance. |
| Weekly limit | Two visits per week. | Multiple family members should coordinate. |
| Visitor limit | Two visitors maximum. | Extra viewers can cause a denied or stopped visit. |
| Identification | Valid ID is required under the posted rules. | Names and ID should match the account. |
Note: Burt County's own reviewed pages did not publish a jail visitor entrance map, parking rule, or local video-visit vendor.
Burt County Custody Comparison
A common search mistake is treating every inmate lookup as the same kind of record. Burt County jail records track local arrest and short-term custody. Nebraska prison records track sentenced state custody after transfer to NDCS. Federal and immigration locators track separate custody systems. A person can also have a hold or detainer, which means another agency has a custody interest even if a bond appears on the local roster.
| Custody Level | Best Official Source | What It Usually Shows |
|---|---|---|
| County or regional jail | Burt County Sheriff, then Washington County jail list | Booking charge, received date, housing, bond, release date, holds, and court cues. |
| Sentenced Nebraska prison | NDCS incarceration records search | DCS ID, current facility, sentence information, release data, and sometimes an institutional photo. |
| Court charges | Nebraska JUSTICE and Burt County courts | Formal charges, register of actions, payments, case events, and filed document images where available. |
| Federal custody | BOP inmate locator or U.S. Marshals District of Nebraska | Federal prison or federal detainee routing, not county bond or local mugshot data. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | ICE or qualifying CBP custody by A-number or biographical search. |
Burt County Booking Timeline
A Burt County arrest usually begins with transport to the sheriff's jail channel or to a facility used for Burt County detention. Intake confirms the person's name, date of birth, warrants, agency hold, and charge paperwork. Staff inventory property, create the booking record, complete screening, and route the person through classification. Classification is the jail process used to assign housing and security level based on rules, safety needs, health needs, and charge status.
Bond or first appearance may follow soon after booking. The Washington County sample roster shows bond terms such as ten-percent amounts, cash amounts, no-bond entries, sentenced status, and release dates. Those fields are useful, but they are not a substitute for a phone call. A listed bond can be blocked by another county hold, warrant, ICE hold, or court order. Nebraska JUSTICE may trail the jail event because the court search states there is a 24-hour lag after a new case is entered.
Burt County Public Records Requests
For jail records that are not online, use the Burt County public records page and the sheriff's direct contact channel. A written request should name the person, give an approximate arrest or booking date, state the type of record requested, and give a preferred delivery method. Nebraska law allows access to public records unless another law permits withholding or redaction. Juvenile records, medical information, security details, or active-investigation material may be handled differently.
Under Neb. Rev. Stat. 84-712, the records custodian must respond as soon as practicable and without delay, but no more than four business days after actual receipt of a written request. The response may grant access, deny access, or explain why more time and a cost estimate are needed. If a request is denied, Neb. Rev. Stat. 84-712.04 governs denial letters and review rights.
- Hold
- Another agency has a custody interest.
- Detainer
- A notice asking the jail to hold or notify another agency.
- Disposition
- The court outcome, such as dismissal, conviction, amendment, or set aside.
- DCS ID
- The Nebraska state prison identifier used by NDCS.