Nebraska crime

Gross rent includes contract rent and estimated tenant-paid utilities and fuel. Rental utility-payment duties and notice-to-vacate rules concern tenancy and housing costs without establishing a change in the statewide median. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Nebraska evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Sec. 49. (1) When an act of domestic violence is perpetrated against a tenant or household member by someone who is not a cotenant or occupant of the same dwelling unit, the tenant may require the landlord to change the lock to the tenant's dwelling unit pursuant to section 50 of this act if the tenant or household member has: (a) Obtained a protective order, restraining order, or other similar relief which applies to the perpetrator of the act of domestic violence; or (b) Obtained certification confirming domestic violence as set forth in subdivision (5)(a)(iii) of section 76-1431. (2) To have a lock changed under this section, the tenant shall: (a) Provide the landlord a copy of the documentation described in subsection (1) of this section; and (b) Provide the landlord a written notice containing the request that the locks be changed immediately. (3) The landlord shall change the locks to the tenant's dwelling unit as provided in section 50 of this act within twenty-four hours after receiving the tenant's written request. Sec. 50. (1) A landlord required to change locks under section 48 or 49 of this act shall do so by either: (a) Replacing the entire locking mechanism with a locking mechanism of equal or better quality than the lock being replaced; or (b) If the lock is in good working condition: (i) Rekeying the lock; or (ii) In the case of a keyless electronic lock, resetting the entry code. (2)(a) If a landlord fails to change the locks as required by this section, the tenant: (i) May change the locks in a workmanlike manner with locks of similar or better quality than the original lock; (ii) Shall timely notify the landlord that the locks have been changed; and (iii) Shall, by a reasonable method agreed upon by the landlord and tenant, provide the landlord with a new key or the entry code by which to access the dwelling unit. (b) This subsection applies notwithstanding any provision in the rental agreement to the contrary. (3) A landlord who installs a new lock pursuant to this section may retain a copy of the key or entry code that opens the new lock. (4) The landlord may require the tenant to pay for the actual and reasonable cost incurred by the landlord in changing the locks under this section.

The FBI property-crime series includes burglary, larceny-theft and motor-vehicle theft. Shoplifting is a component of larceny-theft. Fraud, identity theft and possession or sale of stolen property are distinct offenses, and reporting coverage is incomplete and variable. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Nebraska evidence context: Reported property-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Sec. 2. For purposes of sections 2 to 5 of this act: (1) Aggregated retail market value means the total combined value of all retail merchandise involved in a transaction, series of transactions, occurrence, series of occurrences, or course of conduct which constitutes a violation of this section. Such value shall be calculated based on the price at which the retail merchandise would ordinarily be sold by a retailer in the ordinary course of business. If the value cannot be reasonably ascertained in such manner, the value shall be calculated based on the cost of replacing the retail merchandise within a reasonable period after a violation of this section; (2) Organized retail crime means the theft of retail merchandise with the intent or purpose of: (a) Reselling, distributing, or otherwise reentering the retail merchandise in commerce; or (b) Transferring the stolen retail merchandise to another retailer or to any other person in exchange for anything of value; (3) Retail commerce means the sale of articles, products, commodities, items, or components to the public for use or consumption rather than for resale; (4) Retail merchandise means any article, product, commodity, item, or component intended to be sold in retail commerce; and (5) Retailer means a person that sells or facilitates the sale of retail merchandise. Sec. 3. A person commits the offense of organized retail crime when that person, acting alone or in association with another person, does any of the following: (1) Knowingly commits an organized retail crime; (2) Organizes, supervises, finances, or otherwise manages or assists another person in committing an organized retail crime; (3) Removes, destroys, deactivates, or knowingly evades any component of an antishoplifting or inventory-control device to prevent the activation of that device or to facilitate another person in committing an organized retail crime; (4) Conspires with another person to commit an organized retail crime; (5) Receives, purchases, or possesses retail merchandise for sale or resale if a reasonable person would know such retail merchandise to be stolen; (6) Uses any artifice, instrument, container, device, or other article to facilitate the commission of an organized retail crime act; or (7) Knowingly causes a fire exit alarm to sound or otherwise activate, or deactivates or prevents a fire exit alarm from sounding, in the commission of an organized retail crime or to facilitate the commission of an organized retail crime by another person. Sec. 4. (1) A violation of section 3 of this act shall be a: (a) Class IIA felony when the aggregated retail market value of the retail merchandise involved is five thousand dollars or more; (b) Class IV felony when the aggregated retail market value of the retail merchandise involved is one thousand five hundred dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars; and (c) Class I misdemeanor when the aggregated retail market value of the retail merchandise involved is more than five hundred dollars but less than one thousand five hundred dollars. (2) A second or subsequent conviction under subdivision (1)(c) of this section shall be a Class IV felony. (3) For a prior conviction to be used to enhance the penalty under subsection (2) of this section, the prior conviction must have occurred no more than ten years prior to the date of commission of the current offense. (4) The aggregated retail market value of amounts taken pursuant to one organized retail crime scheme from one or more persons may be aggregated in the same indictment, information, or complaint in determining the classification of the offense, except that amounts shall not be aggregated into more than one offense. (5) In any prosecution of a violation of section 3 of this act, aggregate retail market value shall be an essential element of the offense that must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Sec. 5. It is not a defense to a violation of section 3 of this act that the retail merchandise was not stolen, embezzled, or converted property at the time of the violation if the retail merchandise was explicitly represented as being stolen, embezzled, or converted property.

The FBI property-crime series includes burglary, larceny-theft and motor-vehicle theft. Shoplifting is a component of larceny-theft. Fraud, identity theft and possession or sale of stolen property are distinct offenses, and reporting coverage is incomplete and variable. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Nebraska evidence context: Reported property-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Sec. 7. For purposes of sections 7 to 9 of this act: (1) Aggregated retail market value means the total combined value of all retail merchandise involved in a transaction, series of transactions, occurrence, series of occurrences, or course of conduct which constitutes a violation of section 8 of this act. Such value shall be calculated based on the price at which the retail merchandise would ordinarily be sold by a retailer in the ordinary course of business. If the value cannot be reasonably ascertained in such manner, the value shall be calculated based on the cost of replacing the retail merchandise within a reasonable period after a violation of this section; (2) Organized retail crime means the theft of retail merchandise with the intent or purpose of: (a) Reselling, distributing, or otherwise reentering the retail merchandise in commerce; or (b) Transferring the stolen retail merchandise to another retailer or to any other person in exchange for anything of value; (3) Retail commerce means the sale of articles, products, commodities, items, or components to the public for use or consumption rather than for resale; (4) Retail merchandise means any article, product, commodity, item, or component intended to be sold in retail commerce; and (5) Retailer means a person that sells or facilitates the sale of retail merchandise. Sec. 8. A person commits the offense of organized retail crime when that person, acting alone or in association with another person, does any of the following: (1) Knowingly commits an organized retail crime; (2) Organizes, supervises, finances, or otherwise manages or assists another person in committing an organized retail crime; (3) Removes, destroys, deactivates, or knowingly evades any component of an antishoplifting or inventory-control device to prevent the activation of that device or to facilitate another person in committing an organized retail crime; (4) Conspires with another person to commit an organized retail crime; (5) Receives, purchases, or possesses retail merchandise for sale or resale if a reasonable person would know such retail merchandise to be stolen; (6) Uses any artifice, instrument, container, device, or other article to facilitate the commission of an organized retail crime; or (7) Knowingly causes a fire exit alarm to sound or otherwise activate, or deactivates or prevents a fire exit alarm from sounding, in the commission of an organized retail crime or to facilitate the commission of an organized retail crime by another person. Sec. 9. (1) A violation of section 8 of this act shall be a: (a) Class IIA felony when the aggregated retail market value of the retail merchandise involved is five thousand dollars or more; (b) Class IV felony when the aggregated retail market value of the retail merchandise involved is one thousand five hundred dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars; and (c) Class I misdemeanor when the aggregated retail market value of the retail merchandise involved is more than five hundred dollars but less than one thousand five hundred dollars. (2) A second or subsequent conviction under subdivision (1)(c) of this section shall be a Class IV felony. (3) For a prior conviction to be used to enhance the penalty under subsection (2) of this section, the prior conviction must have occurred no more than ten years prior to the date of commission of the current offense. (4) The aggregated retail market value of amounts taken pursuant to one organized retail crime scheme from one or more persons may be aggregated in the same indictment, information, or complaint in determining the classification of the offense, except that amounts shall not be aggregated into more than one offense. (5) In any prosecution of a violation of section 8 of this act, aggregated retail market value shall be an essential element of the offense that must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

The mortality series includes firearm deaths across intents, including suicide and homicide. Storage rules and firearm regulation concern possible components of injury prevention without proving an effect on deaths. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Nebraska evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 1. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) Firearm has the same meaning as in section 28-1201; (b) Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence has the same meaning as in section 28-1206; (c) Qualified third party means: (i) A county sheriff, police officer, or member of the Nebraska State Patrol; (ii) A firearm dealer licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923; or (iii) Any other responsible adult named by a court in an order under this section; and (d) Respondent means the person subject to an order under this section. (2) A court shall enter an order requiring a person to surrender all firearms and ammunition in his or her possession when: (a) Issuing a domestic abuse protection order as provided in section 26-115; (b) Sentencing a defendant to a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence as provided in section 10 of this act; (c) Sentencing a defendant for a misdemeanor violation of a domestic abuse protection order or foreign domestic abuse protection order as provided in section 26-118; or (d) Issuing an order relating to a foreign domestic abuse protection order as provided in section 9 of this act. (3) An order under this section shall: (a) Require the respondent, within the deadline required by subsection (4) of this section, to: (i) Surrender all firearms or ammunition in the respondent's possession in this state to a qualified third party; and (ii) Complete the affidavit under subsection (6) of this section and deliver it to the sheriff, county attorney, the designee of the sheriff or county attorney, or any person named by the court in the order; (b) Order the respondent not to possess any firearms or ammunition for the period of time provided in subsection (5) of this section; (c) Notify the respondent that the respondent may be responsible for paying any costs of storing such firearms or ammunition; (d) Notify the respondent that following the expiration of the period of time provided for in subsection (5) of this section, the respondent may reclaim possession of such firearms or ammunition, unless otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearms or ammunition at that time; and (e) Notify the respondent of the penalty for violating this section or section 28-1206. (4)(a) Except as provided in subdivision (4)(b) of this section, the respondent shall surrender all firearms and ammunition in the respondent's possession in this state to a qualified third party and complete and return the affidavit under subsection (6) of this section within forty-eight hours after receipt of the order under subsection (3) of this section. (b) For a respondent who is convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and sentenced to a period of incarceration, the deadline in this subsection shall be forty-eight hours after release from incarceration, unless an earlier period is agreed to in writing by the respondent and the court, in which case a responsible person designated by the incarcerated respondent may surrender the respondent's firearms and ammunition and complete the affidavit on the respondent's behalf. (5) An order issued under this section shall remain in effect: (a) For an order arising from any protection order, so long as such protection order is in effect, including any renewals; and (b) For an order arising from a conviction for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, for a period of seven years following such conviction. (6) The State Court Administrator shall develop a standard affidavit form for use under this section. The administrator shall develop such form in consultation with advocacy groups dedicated to ending sexual and domestic violence. The administrator shall make the form available on a judicial branch website accessible to the public. (7) Prior to release from incarceration for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, a county jail or prison shall provide a respondent with written notice of his or her obligations under this section. (8) Upon issuance of an order under this section, the court shall transmit a copy of such order to the sheriff and any other local law enforcement agency in the county where the respondent resides and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (9) A law enforcement agency that takes possession of firearms or ammunition under this section shall: (a) Maintain such firearms and ammunition in a secure location; (b) Develop procedures for returning such firearms and ammunition to a respondent following expiration of the period described in subsection (5) of this section; and (c) Verify that a respondent may lawfully possess any such firearms or ammunition before returning them to the respondent. (10) A respondent who fails to comply with an order issued under this section shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.

The mortality series includes firearm deaths across intents, including suicide and homicide. Storage rules and firearm regulation concern possible components of injury prevention without proving an effect on deaths. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Nebraska evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Sec. 5. (1) A person commits an offense if: (a) Such person stores or leaves a loaded firearm which is not (i) secured by a trigger lock mechanism, (ii) placed in a securely locked box or container, or (iii) placed in some other location which a reasonable person would believe to be secure from a minor under the age of fourteen years; (b) Such person knows or has reason to believe that a minor under the age of fourteen years is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the minor's parent or guardian; (c) The minor gains access to the firearm without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian; and (d) The minor exhibits the firearm in a public place or uses the firearm to cause bodily injury or death to a person. (2) This section does not apply if: (a) The minor obtains the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry by any person; or (b) If the minor's possession or use of the firearm is justified under sections 28-1406 to 28-1416. (3) A violation of this subsection is a Class I misdemeanor.

This fact counts abortions reported as performed in Nebraska in 2025, regardless of the patient’s residence. It is not a count of all abortions obtained by Nebraska residents in other states. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Nebraska evidence context: Abortions reported as performed in Nebraska. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 1. Sections 1 to 6 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Preborn Child Protection Act. Sec. 2. The Preborn Child Protection Act only applies to intrauterine pregnancies. Sec. 3. For purposes of the Preborn Child Protection Act: (1)(a) Abortion means the prescription or use of any instrument, device, medicine, drug, or substance to or upon a woman known to be pregnant with the specific intent of terminating the life of her preborn child. (b) Abortion shall under no circumstances be interpreted to include: (i) Removal of an ectopic pregnancy; (ii) Removal of the remains of a preborn child who has already died; (iii) An act done with the intention to save the life or preserve the health of the preborn child; (iv) The accidental or unintentional termination of the life of a preborn child; or (v) During the practice of in vitro fertilization or another assisted reproductive technology, the termination or loss of the life of a preborn child who is not being carried inside a woman's body; (2) Gestational age means the age of a preborn child as calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman; (3)(a) Medical emergency means any condition which, in reasonable medical judgment, so complicates the medical condition of the pregnant woman as to necessitate the termination of her pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay in terminating her pregnancy will create a serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function. (b) No condition shall be deemed a medical emergency if based on a claim or diagnosis that the woman will engage in conduct which would result in her death or in substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function; (4) Preborn child means an individual living member of the species homo sapiens, throughout the embryonic and fetal stages of development to full gestation and childbirth; (5) Pregnant means the condition of having a living preborn child inside one's body; and (6) Reasonable medical judgment means a medical judgment that could be made by a reasonably prudent physician, knowledgeable about the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical conditions involved. Sec. 4. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a physician, before performing or inducing an abortion, shall first: (a) Determine, using standard medical practice, the gestational age of the preborn child; and (b) Record in the pregnant woman's medical record: (i) The method used to determine the gestational age of the preborn child; and (ii) The date, time, and results of such determination. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any physician to perform or induce an abortion: (a) Before fulfilling the requirements of subsection (1) of this section; or (b) If the probable gestational age of the preborn child has been determined to be twelve or more weeks. (3) It shall not be a violation of subsection (1) or (2) of this section for a physician to perform or induce an abortion in the case of: (a) Medical emergency; (b) Pregnancy resulting from sexual assault as defined in section 28-319 or 28-319.01; or (c) Pregnancy resulting from incest as defined in section 28-703. Sec. 5. (1) If a physician performs or induces an abortion because of a medical emergency pursuant to subdivision (3)(a) of section 4 of this act, the physician shall certify in writing that a medical emergency existed and explain the medical emergency in the written certification. The physician shall keep the written certification in the woman's medical record. (2) If a physician performs or induces an abortion in the case of sexual assault or incest pursuant to subdivision (3)(b) or (c) of section 4 of this act, the physician shall certify in writing that the abortion was performed because of sexual assault or incest and that the physician complied with all applicable duties imposed by section 28-902. The physician shall keep the written certification in the woman's medical record. Sec. 6. No woman upon whom an abortion is attempted, induced, or performed shall be liable for a violation of the Preborn Child Protection Act.

The FBI series includes reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The reviewed provision concerns a component such as murder, nonconsensual sexual penetration or aggravated assault; not every offense covered by a broader statute belongs in this series. Reporting coverage is incomplete and variable. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Nebraska evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

2.Protection of law enforcement officers(a)Killing of law enforcement officers(1)OffenseChapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:1123.Killing of law enforcement officers(a)DefinitionsIn this section—(1)the terms Federal law enforcement officer and United States judge have the meanings given those terms in section 115;(2)the term federally funded public safety officer means a public safety officer or judicial officer for a public agency that—(A)receives Federal financial assistance; and(B)is an agency of an entity that is a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any territory or possession of the United States, an Indian tribe, or a unit of local government of that entity;(3)the term firefighter includes an individual serving as an official recognized or designated member of a legally organized volunteer fire department and an officially recognized or designated public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew;(4)the term judicial officer means a judge or other officer or employee of a court, including prosecutors, court security, pretrial services officers, court reporters, and corrections, probation, and parole officers;(5)the term law enforcement officer means an individual, with statutory arrest powers, involved in crime or juvenile delinquency control or reduction or enforcement of the laws;(6)the term public agency includes a court system, the National Guard of a State to the extent the personnel of that National Guard are not in Federal service, and the defense forces of a State authorized by section 109 of title 32; and(7)the term public safety officer means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, as a law enforcement officer, as a firefighter, as a chaplain, or as a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew.(b)OffenseIt shall be unlawful for any person to—(1)kill, or attempt or conspire to kill—(A)a United States judge;(B)a Federal law enforcement officer; or(C)a federally funded public safety officer while that officer is engaged in official duties, or on account of the performance of official duties; or(2)kill a former United States judge, Federal law enforcement officer, or federally funded public safety officer on account of the past performance of official duties.(c)PenaltyAny person that violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 10 years or for life, or, if death results, shall be sentenced to not less than 30 years and not more than life, or may be punished by death..(2)Table of sectionsThe table of sections for chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:1123. Killing of law enforcement officers..

The mortality series includes firearm deaths across intents, including suicide and homicide. Storage rules and firearm regulation concern possible components of injury prevention without proving an effect on deaths. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Nebraska evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

2.Conforming the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990Section 922(q)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)by striking or at the end of clause (vi);(2)by striking the period at the end of clause (vii) and inserting ; or; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(viii)by an individual authorized by section 926B or 926C to carry a concealed firearm..