Mission Statement

The mission of the Hall County Register of Deeds office is to record, manage, account, and preserve all records in our custody as set forth by Nebraska Statute. This office shall be committed to providing information and serving the public in an efficient, courteous and economical way. The public should maintain a high expectation of the performance of its county office and it is our commitment to meet that.

The Register of Deeds office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and maintained so that the public is made aware of their existence. The duties of the office are to record the documents presented at the time of delivery, proofread and index them accordingly. Some of the documents received and various Deeds, Plats, Mortgages, Reconveyances, Deeds of Trust, Death Certificates, as well as State and Federal Tax Liens. Our office scans all documents, microfilms daily on 35mm and 16mm film and process the film for office use. Records are kept of all fees collected and disbursed, according to Statute. Our office processes an average of 11,650 documents per year

The Register of Deeds is an elected office. I am elected to a four year term by the citizens of Hall County. My office staff includes the Register of Deeds, Deputy, Records Technician and part time Office Clerk.

The records in the Register of Deeds office are a vital part of our county's Geographical Information System (GIS).

You may use MapSifter for retrieval of specific information on property such as ownership, history of sales and purchase amounts, subdivision boundaries, as well as viewing scanned images of our actual documents.

Additionally, if you are searching for deed instruments, we have a newly-redesigned Instrument Search advanced search page.

If you have interest in Hall County from a historical perspective you may want to check out our Historical Maps/Atlases section. These atlases of the past are a wealth of useful information.

The Real Estate Transfer Statement (Form 521) is required to be filed with the Register of Deeds when a deed to real estate, memorandum of contract, or land contract is presented for recording.