Nebraska

Nebraska Revised Statutes — Chapter 28, Crimes and Punishments

117 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 28-1001 — Repealed. Laws 1990, LB 50, § 13
• § 28-1002 — Repealed. Laws 1990, LB 50, § 13
• § 28-1003 — Transferred to section 28-1010
• § 28-101 — Nebraska Criminal Code, how cited
• § 28-102 — Purposes; principles of construction
• § 28-103 — Restrictions on applicability
• § 28-1105 — Possession of gambling records; penalty
• § 28-1108 — Prosecution; affirmative defense
• § 28-1109 — Proof of possession of gambling device; prima facie evidence
• § 28-1110 — Gambling; prosecution; not in violation of jurisdiction where conducted; no defense
• § 28-1111 — Gambling device or record; money used as a bet or stake; other property; forfeited to state; hearing
• § 28-113 — Civil action authorized; statute of limitations; proof required
• § 28-114 — Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; duties
• § 28-1202.01 — Carrying concealed handgun; locations; restrictions; posting of prohibition; violation; penalty; affirmative defense; applicability
• § 28-1205 — Use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony; possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony; carrying a firearm or destructive device during the commission of a dangerous misdemeanor; penalty; separate and distinct offense; proof of possession
• § 28-1206 — Possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person; penalty
• § 28-1207 — Possession of a defaced firearm; penalty
• § 28-1214 — Explosives control; applicability of sections
• § 28-1226 — Failure to report theft of explosives; penalty
• § 28-1227 — Other violations; penalty
• § 28-1229 — Explosives control; Nebraska State Patrol; permits; issuance; conditions
• § 28-1239 — Explosives control; exceptions to sections; enumerated
• § 28-1239.01 — Fireworks display; permit required; fee; sale of display fireworks; regulation
• § 28-1240 — Unlawful transportation of anhydrous ammonia; penalty; unlawful use of certain containers; penalty
• § 28-1251 — Unlawful testing or inspection of fire alarms; penalty; certification of applicants; examination; fee for examination and certification
• § 28-1252 — Fireworks; State Fire Marshal; rules and regulations; enforcement of sections
• § 28-1253 — Liquefied petroleum gas; prohibited acts; violation; penalty; enforcement
• § 28-1254 — Motor vehicle operation with person under age of sixteen years; prohibited acts; violation; penalty
• § 28-1316 — Unlawful use of locks and keys; penalty; exceptions
• § 28-1317 — Unlawful picketing; penalty
• § 28-1318 — Mass picketing, defined; penalty; display of sign required
• § 28-1319 — Interfering with picketing; penalty
• § 28-1323 — Transfer or cause to be transferred any sounds recorded on a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, or film; unlawful; exemption
• § 28-1332 — Unauthorized possession of receptacle; penalty
• § 28-1407 — Justification; choice of evils
• § 28-1416 — Justification an affirmative defense; available in certain civil actions
• § 28-1445 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 972, § 4
• § 28-1446 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 972, § 4
• § 28-1447 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 972, § 4
• § 28-1448 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 972, § 4
• § 28-1456 — Repealed. Laws 1978, LB 748, § 61
• § 28-1457 — Repealed. Laws 1978, LB 748, § 61
• § 28-1458 — Repealed. Laws 1978, LB 748, § 61
• § 28-1459 — Repealed. Laws 1978, LB 748, § 61
• § 28-1464 — Transferred to section 28-1463.04
• § 28-1481 — Acts prohibited
• § 28-1483 — Donated food; resale prohibited; violation; penalty
• § 28-1801 — View Statute 28-1463.01 Transferred to section 28-1801
• § 28-1902 — Act; purpose
• § 28-1903 — Terms, defined
• § 28-1905 — Offense under foreign law; acts prohibited; violation; penalty
• § 28-3,108 — Prohibited abortion; penalty
• § 28-3,109 — Action for damages; action for injunctive relief; attorney's fees
• § 28-3,110 — Anonymity; court orders authorized
• § 28-311.02 — Stalking and harassment; legislative intent; terms, defined
• § 28-311.03 — Stalking
• § 28-311.04 — Stalking; violations; penalties
• § 28-311.06 — Hazing, defined; penalty
• § 28-327.11 — Civil action; rebuttable presumption; noneconomic damages; expert witness; physician deemed transacting business; affirmative defense; additional remedies
• § 28-327.12 — Statute of limitations; tolled; section, how construed; violations; how treated
• § 28-354 — Cruel punishment, defined
• § 28-355 — Transferred to section 28-361.01
• § 28-364 — Proper supervision, defined
• § 28-365 — Registry, defined
• § 28-374 — Alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation; department; duties
• § 28-374.01 — Alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation; completion of investigation; decision regarding entry into registry; notice; contents; right to amend or expunge information; appeal
• § 28-374.02 — Adult protective services official; training; requirements
• § 28-386 — Knowing and intentional abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or senior adult; penalty
• § 28-408 — Registration to manufacture or distribute controlled substances; factors considered
• § 28-409 — Registrant; disciplinary action; grounds; procedure
• § 28-410 — Records of registrants; inventory; violation; penalty; storage
• § 28-411 — Controlled substances; records; by whom kept; contents; compound controlled substances; duties
• § 28-415 — Narcotic drugs; label; requirements
• § 28-416 — Prohibited acts; violations; penalties
• § 28-417 — Unlawful acts; violations; penalty
• § 28-447 — Repealed. Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 130
• § 28-448 — Repealed. Laws 2009, LB 151, § 5
• § 28-449 — Crystalline iodine; sale; requirements
• § 28-459 — Methamphetamine precursor; seller; duties; waiver authorized
• § 28-460 — Methamphetamine precursor; access to exchange to law enforcement
• § 28-465 — Repealed. Laws 2025, LB2, § 1
• § 28-471 — Lookalike substance; prohibited acts; penalty
• § 28-507 — Burglary; penalty
• § 28-508 — Possession of burglar's tools; penalty
• § 28-509 — Terms, defined
• § 28-511 — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition
• § 28-516 — Unauthorized use of a propelled vehicle; affirmative defense; penalties
• § 28-517 — Theft by receiving stolen property
• § 28-602 — Forgery, first degree; penalty
• § 28-603 — Forgery, second degree; penalty; aggregation allowed; when
• § 28-606 — Criminal simulation; penalty
• § 28-624 — Criminal possession of a blank financial transaction device; penalties
• § 28-625 — Criminal sale of a blank financial transaction device; penalties; blank financial transaction device, defined
• § 28-626 — Criminal possession of a financial transaction forgery device; penalty
• § 28-633 — Payment cards; prohibited acts; violation; penalty
• § 28-634 — Payment cards; prohibited acts relating to scanning device or encoding machine; violation; penalty
• § 28-635 — Repealed. Laws 2019, LB7, § 7
• § 28-636 — Criminal impersonation; identity theft; identity fraud; terms, defined
• § 28-637 — Criminal impersonation; identity theft; identity fraud; venue; victim; contact local law enforcement agency
• § 28-639 — Identity theft; penalty; restitution
• § 28-712.02 — Military family advocacy program; child abuse or neglect; notify military installation
• § 28-713 — Reports of child abuse or neglect; law enforcement agency; department; duties; rules and regulations
• § 28-713.01 — Cases of child abuse or neglect; completion of investigation; notice; when; right to appeal; right to amend or expunge information; appeal
• § 28-721 — Central registry; record; amend, expunge, or remove; mandatory expungement hearing; waiver; department; duties
• § 28-722 — Central registry; subject of report; access to information
• § 28-734 — Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 782, § 5
• § 28-735 — Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 782, § 5
• § 28-736 — Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 782, § 5
• § 28-737 — Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 782, § 5
• § 28-816 — Violations; declaratory judgment
• § 28-817 — Prosecution; temporary restraining order or injunction; when
• § 28-818 — Order or judgment of injunction; contents
• § 28-830 — Human trafficking; forced labor or services; terms, defined
• § 28-927 — Neglecting to serve a warrant; penalty; forfeiture of office
• § 28-935 — Fraudulently filing a financing statement, lien, or document; penalty
• § 28-936 — Electronic communication device; possession within facility; provided to inmate; penalty; seizure; disposition
• § 28-937 — Electronic monitoring device; acts prohibited; violation; penalty