Chapter 20 — CIVIL RIGHTS

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-501 Racial profiling; legislative intent.
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Racial profiling is a practice that presents a great danger to the fundamental principles of a democratic society. It is abhorrent and cannot be tolerated. An individual who has been detained or whose vehicle has been stopped by the police for no reason other than the color of hi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-502 Racial profiling prohibited.
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(1) No member of the Nebraska State Patrol or a county sheriff's office, officer of a city or village police department, or member of any other law enforcement agency in this state shall engage in racial profiling. The disparate treatment of an individual who has been detained or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-503 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 20-501 to 20-506: (1) Disparate treatment means differential treatment of persons on the basis of race, color, or national origin; (2) Motor vehicle stop means any stop of a motor vehicle, except for a stop of a motor truck, truck-tractor, semitrailer, tr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-504 Written racial profiling prevention policy; contents; Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; powers; duties; motor vehicle stop; record of information; failure to comply, effect; immunity; law enforcement officer, prosecutor, defense attorney, or probation officer; report required.
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(1) The Nebraska State Patrol, the county sheriffs, all city and village police departments, and any other law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt and provide a copy to the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice of a written policy that prohibits the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-505 Forms authorized.
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On or before January 1, 2002, the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety, the Attorney General, and the State Court Administrator may adopt and promulgate (1) a form, in printed or electronic format, to…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-506 Racial Profiling Advisory Committee; created; members; duties.
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(1) The Racial Profiling Advisory Committee is created. (2)(a) The committee shall consist of: (i) The executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, who also shall be the chairperson of the committee; (ii) The Superintendent of Law Enforce…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-601 Legislative declaration.
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The Legislature hereby declares that American Sign Language is recognized by the State of Nebraska as a distinct and separate language.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-701 Act, how cited.
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Sections 20-701 to 20-705 shall be known and may be cited as the First Freedom Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-702 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the First Freedom Act: (1) Exercise of religion means the practice or observance of religion and includes any action that is motivated by a sincerely held religious belief, whether or not the exercise is compulsory or central to a larger system of religious belief…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-703 Right to the exercise of religion; operation of a religious organization during a state of emergency; restrictions on state action.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, state action shall not: (1) Substantially burden a person's right to the exercise of religion unless it is demonstrated that applying the burden to that person's exercise of religion in this particular instance is essential to further a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-704 Civil action; assertion of defense; appropriate relief.
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(1) A person or religious organization whose exercise of religion or religious service has been burdened or restricted, or is likely to be burdened or restricted, in violation of the First Freedom Act, may bring a civil action or assert such violation or impending violation as a …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-705 Act; applicability.
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The First Freedom Act applies to all state and local laws, and the implementation of those laws, whether statutory or otherwise, regardless of whether adopted before or after July 19, 2024.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-801 Act, how cited.
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Sections 20-801 to 20-804 shall be known and may be cited as the Personal Privacy Protection Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-802 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Personal Privacy Protection Act: (1) Nonprofit organization means a nonprofit organization holding a certificate of exemption under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) Person means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-803 Personal information; exempt from disclosure; public agency; prohibited acts; contractor or grantee; protected information; applicability.
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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and except as otherwise provided in this section, each public agency is prohibited from: (a) Requiring any individual to provide personal information or otherwise compelling the release of personal information; (b) Requiri…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-804 Civil action; appropriate relief.
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Any person aggrieved by a violation of the Personal Privacy Protection Act may bring a civil action for appropriate relief. Appropriate relief includes: (1) The greater of actual damages or two thousand five hundred dollars in liquidated damages per violation; and (2) Such prelim…