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NE Code § 42-823 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-823 - Application for proceedings; minor child not involved; jurisdiction.

42-823.  Application for proceedings; minor child not involved; jurisdiction.Whenever application is made to the conciliation court for conciliation proceedings in respect to a controversy between spouses, or a contested action for divorce, annulment of marriage, or separate maintenance, but there is no minor child whose welfare may be affected by the results of the controversy, and it appears to the court that reconciliation of the spouses or amicable adjustment of the controversy can probably be achieved, and that the work of the court in cases involving children will not be seriously impeded by acceptance of the case in the same manner as similar cases involving the welfare of children are disposed of, such acceptance may be made. In the event of such application and acceptance, the court shall have the same jurisdiction over the controversy and the parties thereto, or having any relation thereto, that it has under the provisions of sections 42-801 to 42-823 in similar cases involving the welfare of children.Source  Laws 1965, c. 228, § 23, p. 662.
NE Code § 42-901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-901 - Act, how cited.

42-901.  Act, how cited.Sections 42-901 to 42-931 shall be known and may be cited as the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 1;   Laws 1989, LB 330, § 4;   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 1;   Laws 1998, LB 218, § 17.
NE Code § 42-902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-902 - Legislative intent.

42-902.  Legislative intent.The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a present and growing need to develop services which will lessen and reduce the trauma of domestic abuse. It is the intent of the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act to provide abused family and household members necessary services including shelter, counseling, social services, and limited medical care and legal assistance.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 2.
NE Code § 42-904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-904 - Department; programs and services; duties.

42-904.  Department; programs and services; duties.The department shall establish and maintain comprehensive support services to aid victims of domestic abuse and to provide prevention and treatment programs to aid victims of domestic abuse, their families, and abusers.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 4.
NE Code § 42-905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-905 - Comprehensive support services; enumerated.

42-905.  Comprehensive support services; enumerated.The comprehensive support services shall include, but not be limited to:(1) Emergency services for victims of abuse and their families;(2) Support programs that meet specific needs of victims of abuse and their families;(3) Education, counseling, and supportive programs for the abuser;(4) Programs to aid in the prevention and elimination of domestic violence which shall include education and public awareness; and(5) Assistance in completing the standard petition and affidavit forms for persons who file a petition and affidavit for a protection order.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 5;   Laws 1989, LB 330, § 6;   Laws 1998, LB 218, § 19.
NE Code § 42-906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-906 - Support services; to whom provided.

42-906.  Support services; to whom provided.The department shall provide the support services as provided in section 42-905 to any person who seeks such services.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 6.
NE Code § 42-907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-907 - Emergency services; enumerated.

42-907.  Emergency services; enumerated.The department shall provide emergency services which shall consist of up to seventy-two hours of crisis intervention services including:(1) Constant access and intake to services;(2) Immediate transportation from a victim's home or other location to a hospital or a place of safety;(3) Immediate medical services or first aid;(4) Emergency legal counseling and referral;(5) Crisis counseling to provide support and assurance of safety;(6) Emergency financial aid; and(7) Safe living environments that will provide a supportive, nonthreatening shelter to victims, their families, and household members.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 7.
NE Code § 42-908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-908 - Department; victim; diagnostic assessment; referral; followup.

42-908.  Department; victim; diagnostic assessment; referral; followup.The department shall, as soon as possible after initial contact with the victim, determine through diagnostic assessment which programs are needed and desired by the victim and family members. The department shall make appropriate referral and conduct appropriate followup. The department shall, to the extent possible, use private sources to provide the support services.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 8.
NE Code § 42-909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-909 - Department; victim; provide support services; plan of action.

42-909.  Department; victim; provide support services; plan of action.The department shall, in addition to the emergency services, provide support services as needed to a victim of domestic abuse for up to thirty days. The support services shall be problem oriented and formulate a plan of action for the victim. Such services may include relocation, financial security, employment, advocacy, assertiveness training, substance abuse counseling, and alternatives to returning to the abuser. Also, the department shall provide services for children including day care, education, and counseling.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 9.
NE Code § 42-910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-910 - Department; services for children; enumerated.

42-910.  Department; services for children; enumerated.The department shall provide services for children which may include:(1) Emergency services which provide housing, food, clothing, and transportation to school;(2) Counseling for trauma which occurs when children witness or experience family violence;(3) Programs which provide for the appropriate educational needs of the individual child; and(4) Services for child care in the necessary absence of the victim parent.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 10.
NE Code § 42-911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-911 - Department; victims; provide resource information.

42-911.  Department; victims; provide resource information.The department shall provide complete resource information for victims and their families on legal, medical, financial, vocational, welfare, child care, housing, and other support services.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 11.
NE Code § 42-912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-912 - Department; develop client feedback; collect statistical data.

42-912.  Department; develop client feedback; collect statistical data.The department shall develop a means of client feedback and collect statistical data to assist it in evaluating program effectiveness.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 12.
NE Code § 42-913 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-913 - Department; person who commits domestic abuse; programs and services.

42-913.  Department; person who commits domestic abuse; programs and services.The department shall provide such programs and services as it deems appropriate for the person who commits domestic abuse.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 13.
NE Code § 42-914 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-914 - Department; domestic violence; develop educational curriculum.

42-914.  Department; domestic violence; develop educational curriculum.The department shall develop, in cooperation with the State Department of Education, a kindergarten through postsecondary educational curriculum relating to domestic violence.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 14.
NE Code § 42-915 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-915 - Department; families; develop community support systems.

42-915.  Department; families; develop community support systems.The department shall assist in developing community support systems for families to aid in the deterrence of all family crisis situations.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 15.
NE Code § 42-916 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-916 - Department; family program; prevent generational continuation of abuse.

42-916.  Department; family program; prevent generational continuation of abuse.The department shall provide a family program, especially for children, to prevent the generational continuation of abuse within the family.Source  Laws 1978, LB 623, § 16.
NE Code § 42-917 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-917 - Delivery of services; cooperation; coordination of programs.

42-917.  Delivery of services; cooperation; coordination of programs.The delivery of all services provided for under the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act shall be done in cooperation with existing public, private, state, and local programs whenever possible to avoid duplication of services. Special effort shall be taken to coordinate programs with the Department of Labor, the State Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other appropriate agencies, community service agencies, and private sources.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 17;   Laws 1980, LB 684, § 17;   Laws 1995, LB 275, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 104;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 90;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 61;  Laws 2009, LB154, § 8.
NE Code § 42-918 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-918 - Contact with victims of spouse abuse and families; confidentiality; violation; penalty.

42-918.  Contact with victims of spouse abuse and families; confidentiality; violation; penalty.Under the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act, strict confidence shall be observed in all contact with victims of spouse abuse and their families. Any record, report, or files maintained by the department pursuant to the act shall be confidential, except that the department may release statistical information, while not revealing names. Violation of this section shall be a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 18;   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 3.
NE Code § 42-919 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-919 - Programs; administered independent of welfare assistance programs.

42-919.  Programs; administered independent of welfare assistance programs.All programs under the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act shall be separate and administered independent of any welfare assistance program.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 19;   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 4.
NE Code § 42-920 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-920 - Department; contract for services.

42-920.  Department; contract for services.The department may construct, lease, purchase, purchase on contract, utilize vendor payment, and contract for services connected with the operation of the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act as needs and interest demand.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 20;   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 5.
NE Code § 42-921 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-921 - Department; power to accept gifts, grants, devises, and bequests; use.

42-921.  Department; power to accept gifts, grants, devises, and bequests; use.The department may accept gifts, grants, devises, and bequests of real and personal property from public or private sources to carry out the purposes of the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act. The department may sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend such gifts, grants, devises, and bequests or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income therefrom according to the terms and conditions thereof.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 21;   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 6.
NE Code § 42-922 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-922 - Department; adopt rules and regulations.

42-922.  Department; adopt rules and regulations.The department shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations and perform all other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act. Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, rules and regulations relating to fees charged, training of personnel, and administration of the program.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 22;   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 7.
NE Code § 42-923 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-923 - Department; determine ability to pay for services; uniform fee schedule; reduced or waived; when.

42-923.  Department; determine ability to pay for services; uniform fee schedule; reduced or waived; when.The department shall determine the ability of the spouses or individuals to pay for services but shall not charge more than the actual cost. The department shall prepare and adopt a uniform fee schedule to be used. The scheduled fees may be reduced or waived by authorization of the department according to the rules of the department and as may be considered necessary to further the objective of the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act. The use of facilities and services established by the act shall not be denied residents of Nebraska because of inability to pay scheduled fees. Any fees received under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 23;   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 8.
NE Code § 42-924.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-924.01 - Protection order; filed, issued, and served without payment of costs; when.

42-924.01.  Protection order; filed, issued, and served without payment of costs; when.Fees to cover costs associated with the filing of a petition for a protection order or the issuance or service of a protection order seeking only the relief provided by the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act shall not be charged, except that a court may assess such fees and costs if the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the statements contained in the petition were false and that the protection order was sought in bad faith.At the final hearing, a court may assess costs associated with the filing of a petition for a protection order or the issuance or service of a protection order seeking only the relief provided by the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act against the respondent.Source   Laws 1989, LB 330, § 12;   Laws 1997, LB 393, § 1;   Laws 1998, LB 218, § 21.  Annotations Under this section, the district court erred in taxing the costs of a domestic abuse protection order action to the petitioner without making findings that the facts in the affidavit were not true or that the order was sought in bad faith. Torres v. Morales, 287 Neb. 587, 843 N.W.2d 805 (2014).
NE Code § 42-924.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-924.02 - Protection order; forms provided; State Court Administrator; duties.

42-924.02.  Protection order; forms provided; State Court Administrator; duties.The clerk of the district court shall make available standard petition and affidavit forms for all types of protection orders provided by law with instructions for completion to be used by a petitioner. Affidavit forms shall request all relevant information, including, but not limited to: A description of the most recent incident that was the basis for the application for a protection order and the date or approximate date of the incident and, if there was more than one incident, the most severe incident and the date or approximate date of such incident. The clerk and his or her employees shall not provide assistance in completing the forms. The State Court Administrator shall adopt and promulgate the standard petition and affidavit forms provided for in this section as well as the standard temporary ex parte and final protection order forms and provide a copy of such forms to all clerks of the district courts in this state. These standard temporary ex parte and final protection order forms shall be the only such forms used in this state.Source   Laws 1989, LB 330, § 13;   Laws 1997, LB 393, § 2;   Laws 1998, LB 218, § 22;  Laws 2019, LB532, § 4.
NE Code § 42-924.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-924.03 - Protection order granted to respondent; when.

42-924.03.  Protection order granted to respondent; when.A court shall only grant a respondent a protection order if (1) the respondent files a cross or counter petition seeking a protection order and (2) the issuing court makes specific findings of domestic or family abuse against the respondent and determines that the respondent is entitled to a protection order.Source  Laws 1998, LB 218, § 27.
NE Code § 42-926 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-926 - Protection order; copies; distribution; sheriff; duties; dismissal or modification; clerk of court; duties; notice requirements.

42-926.  Protection order; copies; distribution; sheriff; duties; dismissal or modification; clerk of court; duties; notice requirements.(1) Upon the issuance of a temporary ex parte or final protection order under section 42-925, the clerk of the court shall forthwith provide the petitioner, without charge, with two certified copies of such order. The clerk of the court shall also forthwith provide the local police department or local law enforcement agency and the local sheriff's office, without charge, with one copy each of such order and one copy each of the sheriff's return thereon. The clerk of the court shall also forthwith provide a copy of the protection order to the sheriff's office in the county where the respondent may be personally served together with instructions for service. Upon receipt of the order and instructions for service, such sheriff's office shall forthwith serve the protection order upon the respondent and file its return thereon with the clerk of the court which issued the protection order within fourteen days of the issuance of the protection order. If any protection order is dismissed or modified by the court, the clerk of the court shall forthwith provide the local police department or local law enforcement agency and the local sheriff's office, without charge, with one copy each of the order of dismissal or modification. If the respondent has notice as described in subsection (2) of this section, further service under this subsection is unnecessary.(2) If the respondent was present at a hearing convened pursuant to section 42-925 and the protection order was not dismissed, the respondent shall be deemed to have notice by the court at such hearing that the protection order will be granted and remain in effect and further service of notice described in subsection (1) of this section is not required for purposes of prosecution under subsection (4) of section 42-924.(3) When provided by the petitioner, the court shall make confidential numeric victim identification information, including social security numbers and dates of birth, available to appropriate criminal justice agencies engaged in protection order enforcement efforts. Such agencies shall maintain the confidentiality of this information, except for entry into state and federal databases for protection order enforcement.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 26;   Laws 1989, LB 330, § 9;   Laws 1998, LB 218, § 24;  Laws 2012, LB310, § 5;  Laws 2019, LB532, § 6.
NE Code § 42-927 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-927 - Law enforcement agencies; education and training programs.

42-927.  Law enforcement agencies; education and training programs.All law enforcement agencies in the state shall provide officers employed by them with an education and training program designed to inform the officers of the problems of domestic abuse, procedures to deal with such problems, the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act, and the services and facilities available to abused family and household members.Source   Laws 1978, LB 623, § 27;   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 9.
NE Code § 42-928 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-928 - Protection order; restraining order; violation; arrest, when.

42-928.  Protection order; restraining order; violation; arrest, when.A peace officer shall with or without a warrant arrest a person if (1) the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed a violation of an order issued pursuant to section 42-924, a violation of section 42-925, a violation of an order excluding a person from certain premises issued pursuant to section 42-357, or a violation of a valid foreign protection order recognized pursuant to section 42-931 and (2) a petitioner under section 42-924 or 42-925, an applicant for an order excluding a person from certain premises issued pursuant to section 42-357, or a person protected under a valid foreign protection order recognized pursuant to section 42-931 provides the peace officer with a copy of a protection order or an order excluding a person from certain premises issued under such sections or the peace officer determines that such an order exists after communicating with the local law enforcement agency.Source   Laws 1989, LB 330, § 10;   Laws 1998, LB 218, § 25.
NE Code § 42-929 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-929 - Arrest; peace officer; duties; conditions of release.

42-929.  Arrest; peace officer; duties; conditions of release.A peace officer making an arrest pursuant to section 42-928 shall take such person into custody and take such person before a judge of the county court or the court which issued the protection order. At such time the court shall establish the conditions of such person's release from custody, including the determination of bond or recognizance, as the case may be. The court shall issue an order directing that such person shall have no contact with the alleged victim of the abuse or violation.Source  Laws 1989, LB 330, § 11.
NE Code § 42-930 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-930 - Law enforcement agency; Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; duties.

42-930.  Law enforcement agency; Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; duties.(1) By January 1, 1998, each law enforcement agency shall develop a system for recording incidents of domestic abuse within its jurisdiction. All incidents of domestic abuse, whether or not an arrest was made, shall be documented with a written incident report form that includes a domestic abuse identifier.(2) By January 1, 1998, the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice shall develop or shall approve a monthly reporting process. Each law enforcement agency shall compile and submit a monthly report to the commission on the number of domestic abuse incidents recorded within its jurisdiction.(3) The commission shall submit a report annually to the Governor, the Legislature, and the public indicating the total number of incidents of domestic abuse reported by each reporting agency. The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.Source   Laws 1997, LB 829, § 10;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 43.