Chapter 28 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
778 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-915 Perjury; subornation of perjury; penalty.
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(1) A person is guilty of perjury if, in any (a) official proceeding he or she makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation, or swears or affirms the truth of a statement previously made, when the statement is material and he or she does not believe it to be true …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-915.01 False statement under oath or affirmation; penalty; applicability of section.
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(1) A person who makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation, or swears or affirms the truth of such a statement previously made, or makes a false statement in an unsworn declaration that meets the requirements of the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, whe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-916 Terms, defined.
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As used in sections 28-916 to 28-923, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Juror means any person who is a member of any petit jury or grand jury, impaneled by any court of this state or by any public servant authorized by law to impanel a jury. The word juror also includes…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-916.01 Terms, defined.
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As used in this section and sections 28-915, 28-915.01, 28-919, and 28-922, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Administrative proceeding shall mean any proceeding, other than a judicial proceeding, the outcome of which is required to be based on a record or documentation …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-917 Bribery; penalty.
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(1) A person commits bribery if: (a) He offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a public servant or peace officer with the intent to influence that public servant or peace officer to violate his public duty, or oath of office, thereby influencing the public servant'…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-918 Bribery of a witness; penalty; witness receiving bribe; penalty.
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(1) A person commits bribery of a witness if he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness or a person he believes is about to be called as a witness in any official proceeding with intent to: (a) Influence him to testify falsely or unlawfully withhold any te…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-919 Tampering with witness or informant; jury tampering; penalty.
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(1) A person commits the offense of tampering with a witness or informant if, believing that an official proceeding or investigation of a criminal or civil matter is pending or about to be instituted, he or she attempts to induce or otherwise cause a witness or informant to: (a) …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-920 Bribery of a juror; penalty; juror receiving bribe; penalty.
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(1) A person commits bribery of a juror if he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a juror with intent to influence the juror's vote, opinion, decision, or other action as a juror. (2) Bribery of a juror is a Class IV felony. (3) A juror commits a Class IV felony…
Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 906, § 2.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-922 Tampering with physical evidence; penalty; physical evidence, defined.
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(1) A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence if, believing that an official proceeding is pending or about to be instituted and acting without legal right or authority, he or she: (a) Destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or alters physical evidence with…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-923 Simulating legal process; penalty.
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(1) A person commits the offense of simulating legal process if he sends, delivers, or mails or in any manner shall cause to be sent, delivered, or mailed, any paper or document simulating or intended to simulate a summons, complaint, writ, or other court process of any kind, to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-924 Official misconduct; penalty.
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(1) A public servant commits official misconduct if he knowingly violates any statute or lawfully adopted rule or regulation relating to his official duties. (2) Official misconduct is a Class II misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-925 Misuse of official information; penalty.
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(1) Any public servant, in contemplation of official action by himself or by a governmental unit with which he is associated, or in reliance on information to which he has access in his official capacity and which has not been made public, commits misuse of official information i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-926 Oppression under color of office; penalty.
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(1) Any public servant or peace officer who, by color of or in the execution of his office, shall designedly, willfully, or corruptly injure, deceive, harm, or oppress any person, or shall attempt to injure, deceive, harm, or oppress any person, commits oppression under color of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-927 Neglecting to serve a warrant; penalty; forfeiture of office.
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(1) When any warrant legally issued by any magistrate in this state in any criminal case shall be delivered into the hands of any sheriff or other officer to be executed, whose duty it shall be to execute such warrant, it is hereby made the duty of such sheriff or other officer t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-928 Mutilating a flag; penalty; flag, defined.
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(1) A person commits the offense of mutilating a flag if such person intentionally casts contempt or ridicule upon a flag by mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon such flag. (2) Flag as used in this section shall mean any flag, ensign, banner, standard, color…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-929 Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, certain employees, or a health care professional in the first degree; penalty.
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(1) A person commits the offense of assault on an officer, an emergency responder, a state correctional employee, a Department of Health and Human Services employee, or a health care professional in the first degree if: (a) He or she intentionally or knowingly causes serious bodi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-929.01 Assault on an emergency care provider or a health care professional; terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 28-929, 28-929.02, 28-930, 28-931, and 28-931.01: (1) Emergency care provider means (a) an emergency medical responder; (b) an emergency medical technician; (c) an advanced emergency medical technician; (d) a community paramedic; (e) a critical care param…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-929.02 Assault on a health care professional; hospital and health clinic; sign required.
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Every hospital and health clinic shall display at all times in a prominent place a printed sign with a minimum height of twenty inches and a minimum width of fourteen inches, with each letter to be a minimum of one-fourth inch in height, which shall read as follows: WARNING: ASSA…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-930 Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, certain employees, or a health care professional in the second degree; penalty.
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(1) A person commits the offense of assault on an officer, an emergency responder, a state correctional employee, a Department of Health and Human Services employee, or a health care professional in the second degree if: (a) He or she: (i) Intentionally or knowingly causes bodily…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-931 Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, certain employees, or a health care professional in the third degree; penalty.
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(1) A person commits the offense of assault on an officer, an emergency responder, a state correctional employee, a Department of Health and Human Services employee, or a health care professional in the third degree if: (a) He or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-931.01 Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, certain employees, or a health care professional using a motor vehicle; penalty.
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(1) A person commits the offense of assault on an officer, an emergency responder, a state correctional employee, a Department of Health and Human Services employee, or a health care professional using a motor vehicle if: (a) By using a motor vehicle to run over or to strike an o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-932 Confined person; person in legal custody of Department of Correctional Services; dangerous sex offender; assault; penalty; sentence.
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(1) Any person (a)(i) who is legally confined in a jail or an adult correctional or penal institution, (ii) who is otherwise in legal custody of the Department of Correctional Services, or (iii) who is committed as a dangerous sex offender under the Sex Offender Commitment Act an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-933 Confined person; person in legal custody of Department of Correctional Services; dangerous sex offender; offenses against another person; penalty; sentence.
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(1) Any person (a)(i) who is legally confined in a jail or an adult correctional or penal institution, (ii) who is otherwise in legal custody of the Department of Correctional Services, or (iii) who is committed as a dangerous sex offender under the Sex Offender Commitment Act an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-934 Assault with a bodily fluid against a public safety officer; penalty; order to collect evidence.
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(1) Any person who knowingly and intentionally strikes any public safety officer with any bodily fluid is guilty of assault with a bodily fluid against a public safety officer. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, assault with a bodily fluid against a public …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-935 Fraudulently filing a financing statement, lien, or document; penalty.
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(1) A person commits the offense of fraudulently filing a financing statement, lien, or document if the person directly, or through an intermediary, submits for filing or recording in the public record, as defined in section 28-911: (a) Any document purporting to create a noncons…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-936 Electronic communication device; possession within facility; provided to inmate; penalty; seizure; disposition.
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(1) A person commits an offense if he or she intentionally introduces within a facility, or intentionally provides an inmate of a facility with, any electronic communication device. An inmate commits an offense if he or she intentionally procures, makes, or otherwise provides him…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-937 Electronic monitoring device; acts prohibited; violation; penalty.
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(1) A person shall not intentionally and without authority remove, destroy, alter, tamper with, damage, or circumvent the operation of an electronic monitoring device required to be worn or used by that person or another person pursuant to a court order or as a condition of parol…