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NE Code § 23-1721 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1721 - Sections; purposes.

23-1721.  Sections; purposes.The purposes of sections 23-1721 to 23-1736 are to guarantee to all citizens a fair and equal opportunity for public service in the office of the county sheriff in counties having a population of twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more, to establish and review conditions of service which will attract officers and employees of character and capacity, and to increase the efficiency of the county sheriff's office by the establishment of a merit system.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 1, p. 642;   Laws 1972, LB 1093, § 1;   Laws 1975, LB 315, § 1;   Laws 1977, LB 122, § 1;   Laws 1982, LB 782, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 1.  Annotations The purpose of this act is not to remove from the sheriff the right to discipline his personnel but, rather, to insulate deputy sheriffs from the political hazards which they might encounter upon the election of a new sheriff. Freese and Johnson v. County of Douglas, 210 Neb. 521, 315 N.W.2d 638 (1982).
NE Code § 23-1722 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1722 - Sheriff's office merit commission; created; county having 25,000 inhabitants or more.

23-1722.  Sheriff's office merit commission; created; county having 25,000 inhabitants or more.In any county having a population of twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more, there shall be a sheriff's office merit commission.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 2, p. 642;   Laws 1972, LB 1093, § 2;   Laws 1975, LB 315, § 2;   Laws 1977, LB 122, § 2;   Laws 1982, LB 782, § 2.
NE Code § 23-1723 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1723 - Sheriff's office merit commission; county having 400,000 or more population; members; number; appointment; term; vacancy.

23-1723.  Sheriff's office merit commission; county having 400,000 or more population; members; number; appointment; term; vacancy.The sheriff's office merit commission in counties having a population of four hundred thousand inhabitants or more as determined by the most recent federal decennial census shall consist of five members. One member shall be a duly elected county official, appointed by the county board. One member shall be a deputy sheriff, elected by the deputy sheriffs. Three members shall be selected by the presiding judge of the judicial district encompassing such county and shall be public representatives who are residents of the county. The terms of office of members initially appointed or elected shall expire on January 1 of the first, second, and third years following their appointment or election, as designated by the county board. As the terms of initial members expire, their successors shall be appointed or elected for three-year terms in the same manner as the initial members. The additional public representative provided for in this section shall serve until January 1, 1984, and thereafter his or her successors shall be appointed or elected for three-year terms. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment or election in the same manner as appointment or election of initial members. The commission shall have the power to declare vacant the position of any member who no longer meets the qualifications for election or appointment set out in this section.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 3, p. 643;   Laws 1972, LB 1093, § 3;   Laws 1974, LB 782, § 6;   Laws 1977, LB 304, § 1;   Laws 1983, LB 81, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 2;  Laws 2016, LB742, § 6.
NE Code § 23-1723.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1723.01 - Sheriff's office merit commission; county having 25,000 to 400,000 population; members; number; appointment; term; vacancy.

23-1723.01.  Sheriff's office merit commission; county having 25,000 to 400,000 population; members; number; appointment; term; vacancy.(1) In counties having a population of not less than twenty-five thousand inhabitants and less than four hundred thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, the sheriff's office merit commission shall consist of three members, except that the membership of the commission may be increased to five members by unanimous vote of the three-member commission.(2) If the commission consists of three members, one member shall be a duly elected county official, appointed by the county board, one member shall be a deputy sheriff, elected by the deputy sheriffs, and one member shall be selected by the presiding judge of the judicial district encompassing such county and shall be a public representative who is a resident of the county and neither an official nor employee of the county. If the commission consists of five members, one member shall be a duly elected county official, appointed by the board of county commissioners, two members shall be deputy sheriffs, elected by the deputy sheriffs, and two members shall be selected by the presiding judge of the judicial district encompassing such county and shall be public representatives who are residents of the county and neither officials nor employees of the county.(3) The terms of office of members initially appointed or elected after March 20, 1982, shall expire on January 1 of the years 1983, 1984, and 1985, as designated by the county board. Thereafter, the terms of the members of the commission shall be three years, except that in a county with a five-member commission, (a) the initial term of the additional deputy sheriff member shall be staggered so that his or her term shall coincide with the term of such county's deputy sheriff elected before August 31, 2003, and (b) the initial term of the additional public representative member shall be staggered so that his or her term shall coincide with the term of such county's public representative member appointed before August 31, 2003. As the terms of initial members expire, their successors shall be appointed or elected in the same manner as the initial members. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment or election in the same manner as appointment or election of initial members. The commission shall have the power to declare vacant the position of any member who no longer meets the qualifications for election or appointment set out in this section.Source   Laws 1977, LB 304, § 2;   Laws 1982, LB 782, § 3;  Laws 2003, LB 40, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 3;  Laws 2016, LB742, § 7.
NE Code § 23-1724 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1724 - Sheriff's office merit commission; members; salary; expenses.

23-1724.  Sheriff's office merit commission; members; salary; expenses.The members of the commission shall not receive a salary for their services but shall be reimbursed for such necessary expenses and mileage as may be incurred in the actual performance of their duties with reimbursement for mileage to be made at the rate provided in section 81-1176.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 4, p. 643;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 29;   Laws 1996, LB 1011, § 12.
NE Code § 23-1725 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1725 - Commission; meetings; public; rules of procedure; adopt.

23-1725.  Commission; meetings; public; rules of procedure; adopt.The sheriff's office merit commission shall hold meetings regularly, at least once every three months, and shall designate the time and place thereof. It shall adopt its own rules of procedure and shall keep a record of its proceedings. All meetings and records of the commission shall be public except as otherwise provided in sections 23-1721 to 23-1736.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 5, p. 643;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 4.
NE Code § 23-1726 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1726 - Classified service, defined.

23-1726.  Classified service, defined.For purposes of sections 23-1721 to 23-1736, classified service includes all deputy sheriffs including the jailer and matrons but does not include the civilian employees of the office. The deputy sheriff designated by the sheriff as chief deputy is specifically excluded from sections 23-1721 to 23-1736.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 6, p. 643;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 5.
NE Code § 23-1727 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1727 - Commission; powers; duties.

23-1727.  Commission; powers; duties.The powers and duties of the sheriff's office merit commission shall be as follows:(1) To adopt rules not inconsistent with sections 23-1721 to 23-1736 for the examination and selection of persons to fill the offices and positions in the classified service which are required to be filled by appointment and for the selection of such persons to be employed in the classified service of the office of the sheriff;(2) To supervise the administration of the merit system rules, hold examinations from time to time after giving notice thereof, prepare and keep an eligibility list of persons passing such examinations, and certify the names of persons thereon to the sheriff;(3) To investigate, by itself or otherwise, the enforcement of sections 23-1721 to 23-1736 and of its own rules and the action of appointees in the classified service. In the course of such investigation, the commission, or its authorized representative, shall have the power to administer oaths, and the commission shall have power, by subpoena, to secure both the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers relevant to such investigation;(4) To provide, through the purchasing department of the county, all needed supplies for the use of the commission;(5) To classify deputy sheriffs and subdivide them into groups according to rank and grade based upon the duties and responsibilities of such positions. The commission shall recommend to the county board salaries which are uniform for each group of the classified service and comparable to those of comparable counties in this section of the United States; and(6) To perform such other duties as may be necessary to carry out sections 23-1721 to 23-1736.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 7, p. 643;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 6.  Annotations The powers enumerated in this section are intended to provide a form of civil service to deputy sheriffs employed by the various counties. Freese and Johnson v. County of Douglas, 210 Neb. 521, 315 N.W.2d 638 (1982).
NE Code § 23-1728 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1728 - Commission; competitive examinations; records of service; keep; subject to inspection by commission.

23-1728.  Commission; competitive examinations; records of service; keep; subject to inspection by commission.(1) The commission shall prepare and hold open competitive examinations in order to test the relative fitness of all applicants for appointment to the classified service. At least two weeks' notice shall be given of all such examinations by publication at least once in a legal newspaper published and of general circulation in the county or, if none is published in the county, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the county.(2) The commission shall cause to be kept records of the service of each employee, in the classified service, known as service records. These records shall contain facts and statements on all matters relating to the character and quality of the work done and the attitude of the individual toward his or her work. All such service records and employee records shall be subject only to the inspection of the commission.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 8, p. 644;   Laws 1986, LB 960, § 21.
NE Code § 23-1729 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1729 - Sheriff; personnel director; duties.

23-1729.  Sheriff; personnel director; duties.The sheriff of each county under sections 23-1721 to 23-1736 shall be the personnel director of the merit system. The personnel director shall act as secretary of the sheriff's office merit commission and shall advise the commission in all matters pertaining to the merit system established by sections 23-1721 to 23-1736.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 9, p. 645;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 7.
NE Code § 23-1730 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1730 - Deputy sheriffs; classified service; chief deputy sheriff.

23-1730.  Deputy sheriffs; classified service; chief deputy sheriff.For purposes of sections 23-1721 to 23-1736, all deputy sheriffs actually serving as such shall comprise the classified service. The chief deputy sheriff shall not be within the classified service, but a deputy sheriff serving with permanent rank under sections 23-1721 to 23-1736 may be designated chief deputy sheriff and retain such rank during the period of his or her service as chief deputy sheriff and shall upon termination of his or her duties as chief deputy sheriff revert to his or her permanent rank.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 10, p. 645;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 8.
NE Code § 23-1731 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1731 - Classified service; vacancy; how filled.

23-1731.  Classified service; vacancy; how filled.Whenever a position in the classified service is to be filled, the sheriff shall notify the sheriff's office merit commission of that fact, and the commission shall certify the names and addresses of the three candidates standing highest on the eligibility list for the class or grade for the position to be filled, and the sheriff shall forthwith appoint to such position one of the three persons so certified. Such appointment shall be for a probationary period to be fixed by the rules, but not to exceed one year. On or before the expiration of the probationary period, the sheriff may, by presenting specific reasons for such action in writing, discharge a probationary appointee, or, with the approval of the commission, transfer him or her to another department within the sheriff's office. If not discharged prior to the expiration of the period of probation and if no complaint has been made about the service rendered, the appointment shall be deemed permanent. To prevent the stoppage of business or to meet extraordinary conditions or emergencies, the sheriff may, with the approval of the commission, make a temporary appointment to remain in force for not to exceed sixty days and only until regular appointment can be made under sections 23-1721 to 23-1736.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 11, p. 645;   Laws 1982, LB 729, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 9.
NE Code § 23-1732 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1732 - Deputy sheriffs in active employment; examinations; when required.

23-1732.  Deputy sheriffs in active employment; examinations; when required.(1) All deputy sheriffs in active employment on January 1, 1970, in counties of four hundred thousand inhabitants or more as determined by the most recent federal decennial census and on January 1, 1973, in counties having a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand but less than four hundred thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, and who have been such for more than two years immediately prior thereto, shall hold their positions without examinations until discharged, reduced, promoted, or transferred in accordance with sections 23-1721 to 23-1736.(2) All deputy sheriffs in active employment on January 1, 1975, in counties having a population of more than sixty thousand but not more than one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, and who have been deputy sheriffs for more than two years immediately prior thereto, or who have been certified by the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center and who have received a certificate of completion shall hold their positions without examinations until discharged, reduced, promoted, or transferred in accordance with sections 23-1721 to 23-1736.(3) All deputy sheriffs in active employment on January 1, 1977, in counties having a population of more than forty thousand but not more than sixty thousand inhabitants, and who have been deputy sheriffs for more than two years immediately prior thereto, or who have been certified by the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center and who have received a certificate of completion shall hold their positions without examinations until discharged, reduced, promoted, or transferred in accordance with sections 23-1721 to 23-1736.(4) All deputy sheriffs in active employment on January 1, 1982, in counties having a population of twenty-five thousand or more but not more than forty thousand inhabitants, and who have been deputy sheriffs for more than two years immediately prior thereto, or who have been certified by the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center, and who have received a certificate of completion shall hold their positions without examinations until discharged, reduced, promoted, or transferred in accordance with sections 23-1721 to 23-1736.(5) All deputy sheriffs who have been so employed for more than six months and less than two years on such date shall be required to take qualifying examinations, and all such deputy sheriffs who have been so employed for less than six months on such date shall be required to take competitive examinations.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 12, p. 646;   Laws 1972, LB 1093, § 4;   Laws 1975, LB 315, § 3;   Laws 1977, LB 122, § 3;   Laws 1982, LB 782, § 4;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 10;  Laws 2016, LB742, § 8.
NE Code § 23-1733 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1733 - Promotions; procedure.

23-1733.  Promotions; procedure.Whenever possible, vacancies shall be filled by promotion. Promotion shall be made from among deputy sheriffs qualified by training and experience to fill the vacancies and whose length of service entitles them to consideration. The commission shall, for the purpose of certifying to the sheriff the list of deputy sheriffs eligible for promotion, rate such deputy sheriffs so qualified on the basis of their service record, experience in the work involved in the vacant position, training and qualifications for such work, seniority, and military service ratings. Seniority shall be controlling only when other factors are equal. Only the names of the three highest on the list of ratings shall be certified. The sheriff shall forthwith appoint one of the three persons so qualified.Source  Laws 1969, c. 140, § 13, p. 646.
NE Code § 23-1735 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1735 - Classified service; discrimination; prohibited.

23-1735.  Classified service; discrimination; prohibited.No person in the classified service or seeking admission thereto shall be appointed, reduced, or removed, or in any way favored or discriminated against because of his political, racial, or religious opinions or affiliations, except for membership in any organization which has advocated or does advocate the overthrow of the government of the United States or this state by force or violence.Source  Laws 1969, c. 140, § 15, p. 647.
NE Code § 23-1736 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1736 - Classified service; political activity; prohibited.

23-1736.  Classified service; political activity; prohibited.No person serving in the classified service under sections 23-1721 to 23-1736 shall actively participate in any campaign conducted by any candidate for public office while on duty or while in uniform.Source   Laws 1969, c. 140, § 16, p. 647;  Laws 2003, LB 222, § 12.
NE Code § 23-1801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1801 - Inquest; when authorized; coroner's jury; compensation.

23-1801.  Inquest; when authorized; coroner's jury; compensation.(1) The coroner shall hold an inquest upon the dead bodies of such persons only as are supposed to have died by unlawful means. When the coroner has notice of the presence in the county of the body of a person supposed to have died by unlawful means, the coroner may, at his or her discretion, issue a warrant to a sheriff of the county requiring the sheriff to summon six residents of the county to appear before the coroner at a time and place named in the warrant.(2) Each juror shall receive for each day employed in the discharge of his or her duty the sum of twenty dollars to be paid by certificate drawn by the coroner on the general funds of the county.(3) A juror may voluntarily waive payment under this section for his or her service as a juror.Source   Laws 1879, § 97, p. 380;   R.S.1913, § 5663;   Laws 1915, c. 101, § 1, p. 244;   C.S.1922, § 4993;   Laws 1923, c. 109, § 1, p. 267;   C.S.1929, § 26-1502;   R.S.1943, § 23-1801;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 69;   Laws 1987, LB 313, § 2;   Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 7;  Laws 2012, LB865, § 2. Annotations  This article is incorporated into law which requires the county attorney to perform the duties of coroner. State ex rel. Crosby v. Moorhead, 100 Neb. 298, 159 N.W. 412 (1916). Coroner has jurisdiction, though person may have been injured or died in another county. Moore v. Box Butte County, 78 Neb. 561, 111 N.W. 469 (1907). Coroner can lawfully hold inquest upon bodies of persons supposed to have died by unlawful means. He is not entitled to fees unless a jury is summoned. Lancaster County v. Holyoke, 37 Neb. 328, 55 N.W. 950 (1893).
NE Code § 23-1802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1802 - Inquest; warrant; form.

23-1802.  Inquest; warrant; form.The warrant may be in substance as follows: The State of Nebraska, ............. County. To any sheriff of such county:In the name of the people of the State of Nebraska, you are hereby required to summon six residents of your county to appear before me at .........., on the ...... day of .......... 20...., then and there to hold an inquest upon the dead body of ................, there lying, and by what means such person died. Witness my hand this ...... day of ........ A.D. 20.... . ........... Coroner.Source   Laws 1879, § 98, p. 381;   R.S.1913, § 5664;   C.S.1922, § 4994;   C.S.1929, § 26-1503;   R.S.1943, § 23-1802;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 70;   Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 8;  Laws 2004, LB 813, § 8. Annotations Jurors must obey venire of coroner, and are entitled to fees though it was unnecessary to summon them. Moore v. Box Butte County, 78 Neb. 561, 111 N.W. 469 (1907).
NE Code § 23-1803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1803 - Inquest; warrant; execution.

23-1803.  Inquest; warrant; execution.The sheriff shall execute the warrant and make return thereof at the time and place therein named.Source   Laws 1879, § 99, p. 381;   R.S.1913, § 5665;   C.S.1922, § 4995;   C.S.1929, § 26-1504;   R.S.1943, § 23-1803;   Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 9.
NE Code § 23-1804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1804 - Inquest; coroner's jury; vacancies; oath.

23-1804.  Inquest; coroner's jury; vacancies; oath.If any juror fails to appear, the coroner shall cause the proper number to be summoned or returned from the bystanders immediately, and proceed to impanel them and administer the following oath in substance: You do solemnly swear that you will diligently inquire and true presentment make, when, how, and by what means the person whose body lies here dead came to his or her death, according to your knowledge and the evidence given you, so help you God.Source   Laws 1879, § 100, p. 381;   R.S.1913, § 5666;   C.S.1922, § 4996;   C.S.1929, § 26-1505;   R.S.1943, § 23-1804;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 71.