This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot verify a custody status, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Direct those requests to the government office that maintains the record.
Where to look for Richardson County records
Use the contact that matches the record or status in question. The Sheriff's Office is the first local route for county-jail custody, booking, admission, release, jail-register, and identification-photo records it maintains. The published Sheriff number is a general office line, not a dedicated booking-photo records unit.
Richardson County Sheriff's Office and Jail
Richard Hardesty Jr., Sheriff
Law Enforcement Center
65086 706 Trail
Falls City, NE 68355
Sheriff's Office: 402-245-2479
Current custody and jail information: 402-245-3599
Email: sheriff@richardsoncountyne.gov
The county page lists office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, open through lunch. The Sheriff's operational site lists lobby hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The official schedules conflict, so call before visiting. For an urgent safety emergency, call 911.
Records and booking-photo questions
Start with the official current-inmate page for current county custody, then consult the Sheriff's dated booking reports for a published time window. A booking entry is not a conviction, the live roster is not a historical arrest archive, and a court disposition is separate. For a historical item, send a narrow written request to the actual custodian under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712, identifying the person, approximate date, and exact record sought.
No booking-photo-specific online form, fee, or turnaround was found for Richardson County. Section 84-712 provides a response framework and permits actual additional costs in the circumstances stated by law. The Sheriff's published $3 accident-report fee, $25 LiveScan fingerprint-card charge, and the County Attorney's $0.25-per-page case-record charge are not booking-photo fees.
Falls City Police records
For a Falls City incident or police record, contact Falls City Police Department, 2307 Barada Street, Falls City, NE 68355; phone 402-245-4422; email fcpd@fallscityne.us. The city police record and the county jail booking record can be held by different custodians. No local online records form, booking-photo fee, or turnaround was verified.
After-booking court records
For a filed case, docket, or disposition, use the official Nebraska court name search and contact the appropriate Richardson County clerk if needed.
- Richardson County Court: 1700 Stone Street, Room 205, Falls City, NE 68355; 402-245-2812.
- Richardson County District Court Clerk: 1700 Stone Street, Room 301, Falls City, NE 68355; 402-245-2023.
- For a person sentenced to state custody, use the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services offender search, which is separate from the county jail.
- For federal or immigration detention, use the appropriate BOP locator or ICE detainee locator; neither is a Richardson County booking source.