Nebraska’s Public Records Law guarantees its residents the legal right to seek out, obtain, and use records kept by government bodies, which includes arrest records, court records, marriage and divorce licenses, and records of traffic violations, and this privilege extends to the citizens of Emerson. All pertinent information about the many happenings of authorities, city courts, and local government are contained in these records, and generally are believed public unless legally redacted. Emersons law enforcement and criminals both are held accountable because of the transparency provided by this legislation, making Emerson, and by proxy the united states, an even more free and open society.