Not a government office. This reference cannot confirm, recall, clear, or remove a warrant, post bond, arrange surrender, or give legal advice. Use the official Clay County and Nebraska Judicial Branch contacts for those actions.
Official Clay County Contacts
Start with the court type and case number. County Court is the first route for traffic, misdemeanor, ordinance, bond, and preliminary-hearing matters. District Court is the felony-record route after bind-over. Both court offices use the Clay County courthouse in Clay Center.
Clay County Court
111 W Fairfield St, Clay Center, NE 68933
402-762-3651
Hours listed: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Clerk of the District Court
111 W Fairfield St, Clay Center, NE 68933
402-762-3595
Joni Bitterman, District 10.
Clay County Sheriff
104 E Edgar St, Clay Center, NE 68933
402-762-3528
General and non-emergency routing.
Clay County Jail
Custody and bond routing
402-762-1154
Use with the responsible court.
The County Attorney is listed at 402-762-3461 for prosecution questions. The prosecutor is not the universal custodian for court dockets. When the right department is uncertain, the Clay County Freedom of Information page says the County Clerk can forward a request to the department in charge.
What to Have Ready
Give the office the full name used in the case, case or citation number, approximate year, court type, city or agency, and the exact question. Ask whether the record shows an active, recalled, stayed, cancelled, or superseded warrant event, and what next action the court requires. Do not send a private person’s identifying details to a public website.
For a traffic matter, ask whether payment, waiver or plea, time payment, an appearance, or payment alternatives apply. For a felony, ask whether the case remains in County Court or moved to District Court. For custody, call the jail and the court together.