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NE Code § 28-916.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-916.01 - Terms, defined.

28-916.01.  Terms, defined.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 prescribed by law, or in which law or regulation is particularized in application to individuals;(2) Benefit shall mean gain or advantage, or anything regarded by the beneficiary as gain or advantage, including benefit to any other person or entity in whose welfare he or she is interested, but not an advantage promised generally to a group or class of voters as a consequence of public measures which a candidate engages to support or oppose;(3) Government shall include any branch, subdivision, or agency of the government of the state or any locality within it;(4) Harm shall mean loss, disadvantage, or injury, or anything so regarded by the person affected, including loss, disadvantage, or injury to any other person or entity in whose welfare he or she is interested;(5) Pecuniary benefit shall mean benefit in the form of money, property, commercial interests, or anything else the primary significance of which is economic gain;(6) Public servant shall mean any officer or employee of government, including legislators and judges, and any person participating as juror, advisor, consultant, or otherwise, in performing a governmental function, but the term shall not include witnesses;(7) Official proceeding shall mean a proceeding heard or which may be heard before any legislative, judicial, administrative, or other governmental agency or official authorized to take evidence under oath, including any referee, hearing examiner, commissioner, notary, or other person taking testimony or deposition in connection with any such proceeding; and(8) Statement shall mean any representation, but shall include a representation of opinion, belief, or other state of mind only if the representation clearly relates to state of mind apart from or in addition to any facts which are the subject of the representation.Source   Laws 1987, LB 451, § 2;  Laws 2019, LB496, § 1.  Annotations A proceeding is not made official by the formality with which it is conducted; instead, its officiality depends on its purpose and the authority from which it derives. Hence, a false sworn statement made for use in a pending judicial proceeding was considered to have been made in connection with an official proceeding for purposes of subornation of perjury. State v. Meehan, 7 Neb. App. 639, 585 N.W.2d 459 (1998).
NE Code § 28-917 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-917 - Bribery; penalty.

28-917.  Bribery; penalty.(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's or peace officer's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action or inaction in his official capacity; or(b) While a public servant or peace officer, he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that he will violate his public duty or oath of office by changing or amending his vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action or inaction as a public servant or peace officer.(2) It is no defense to prosecution under this section that the person sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he had not yet assumed office, lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.(3) Bribery is a Class IV felony.Source  Laws 1977, LB 38, § 202.Annotations  This section does not repeal by implication section 49-14,101. This section prohibits anyone from conferring or offering to confer "any benefit" upon a public servant with the intent to influence that public servant's actions in his official capacity. State v. Null, 247 Neb. 192, 526 N.W.2d 220 (1995). The crime of felony bribery is not committed unless the acts of the defendant actually influence a public servant's or peace officer's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action or inaction in his or her official capacity. State v. Kao, 3 Neb. App. 727, 531 N.W.2d 555 (1995).
NE Code § 28-918 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-918 - Bribery of a witness; penalty; witness receiving bribe; penalty.

28-918.  Bribery of a witness; penalty; witness receiving bribe; penalty.(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 testimony; or(b) Induce him to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or(c) Induce him to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.(2) Bribery of a witness is a Class IV felony.(3) A person who is a witness or has been called as a witness in any official proceeding commits a Class IV felony if he accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from any other person for the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of this section.Source  Laws 1977, LB 38, § 203.
NE Code § 28-919 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-919 - Tampering with witness or informant; jury tampering; penalty.

28-919.  Tampering with witness or informant; jury tampering; penalty.(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) Testify or inform falsely;(b) Withhold any testimony, information, document, or thing;(c) Elude legal process summoning him or her to testify or supply evidence; or(d) Absent himself or herself from any proceeding or investigation to which he or she has been legally summoned.(2) A person commits the offense of jury tampering if, with intent to influence a juror's vote, opinion, decision, or other action in a case, he or she attempts directly or indirectly to communicate with a juror other than as a part of the proceedings in the trial of the case.(3) Tampering with witnesses or informants is a Class IV felony, except that if such offense involves a pending criminal proceeding which alleges a violation of another offense classified:(a) As a Class II misdemeanor or a lower classification or a violation of a city or village ordinance, the offense is a Class I misdemeanor; or(b) As a Class II felony or a higher classification, the offense is a Class II felony.(4) Jury tampering is a Class IV felony, except that if such offense involves a pending criminal proceeding which alleges a violation of another offense classified as a Class II felony or a higher classification, the offense is a Class II felony.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 204;   Laws 1994, LB 906, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB496, § 2.  Annotations  A defendant's reasons for attempting to induce a witness to commit any of the acts enumerated in this section are not relevant. State v. Benson, 305 Neb. 949, 943 N.W.2d 426 (2020). Evidence was sufficient to support a conviction for tampering with a witness, where after the victim reported that she was sexually assaulted, the defendant relayed a message asking the victim to drop the charges; by doing so, the defendant essentially asked the victim to inform falsely or to withhold information. State v. Guzman, 305 Neb. 376, 940 N.W.2d 552 (2020). Sufficient evidence was presented from which a jury could conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intended to persuade the victim, who is also the witness, to withhold any further information concerning the rape she had reported. State v. Nissen, 252 Neb. 51, 560 N.W.2d 157 (1997). A person who has knowledge of a relevant fact or occurrence sufficient to testify in respect to it is a witness for the purpose of this section, even if such knowledge is not firsthand. State v. Cisneros, 248 Neb. 372, 535 N.W.2d 703 (1995). A witness, for purposes of this provision, is one who has knowledge of a relevant fact or occurrence sufficient to testify in respect to it. State v. McCoy, 227 Neb. 494, 418 N.W.2d 250 (1988).
NE Code § 28-920 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-920 - Bribery of a juror; penalty; juror receiving bribe; penalty.

28-920.  Bribery of a juror; penalty; juror receiving bribe; penalty.(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 if he accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person for the purpose of influencing his vote, opinion, decision, or other action as a juror.Source  Laws 1977, LB 38, § 205.
NE Code § 28-922 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-922 - Tampering with physical evidence; penalty; physical evidence, defined.

28-922.  Tampering with physical evidence; penalty; physical evidence, defined.(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 the intent to impair its verity or availability in the pending or prospective official proceeding; or(b) Knowingly makes, presents, or offers any false physical evidence with intent that it be introduced in the pending or prospective official proceeding.(2) Physical evidence, as used in this section, shall mean any article, object, document, record, or other thing of physical substance.(3) Tampering with physical evidence is a Class IV felony, except that if such offense involves a pending criminal proceeding which alleges a violation of another offense classified:(a) As a Class II misdemeanor or a lower classification or a violation of a city or village ordinance, the offense is a Class I misdemeanor; or(b) As a Class II felony or a higher classification, the offense is a Class II felony.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 207;  Laws 2019, LB496, § 3.  Annotations  The crime of tampering with physical evidence, as defined by subdivision (1)(a) of this section, does not include mere abandonment of physical evidence in the presence of law enforcement. State v. Lasu, 278 Neb. 180, 768 N.W.2d 447 (2009). To conceal or remove physical evidence, within the meaning of subdivision (1)(a) of this section, is to act in a way that will prevent it from being disclosed or recognized. State v. Lasu, 278 Neb. 180, 768 N.W.2d 447 (2009).
NE Code § 28-923 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-923 - Simulating legal process; penalty.

28-923.  Simulating legal process; penalty.(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 any person, firm, company, or corporation, for the purpose and intent of forcing payment of any alleged claim, debt, or legal obligation.(2) Simulating legal process is a Class III misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1977, LB 38, § 208.
NE Code § 28-924 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-924 - Official misconduct; penalty.

28-924.  Official misconduct; penalty.(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.Source  Laws 1977, LB 38, § 209.Annotations Failure by a county attorney to reside in the county he or she holds office in is not official misconduct. Hynes v. Hogan, 251 Neb. 404, 558 N.W.2d 35 (1997).
NE Code § 28-925 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-925 - Misuse of official information; penalty.

28-925.  Misuse of official information; penalty.(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 if he:(a) Acquires pecuniary interest in any property, transaction, or enterprise which may be affected by such information or official action; or(b) Speculates or wagers on the basis of such information or official action; or(c) Aids, advises, or encourages another to do any of the foregoing with intent to confer on any person a special pecuniary benefit.(2) Misuse of official information is a Class III misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1977, LB 38, § 210.
NE Code § 28-926 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-926 - Oppression under color of office; penalty.

28-926.  Oppression under color of office; penalty.(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 office, and shall be answerable to the party so injured, deceived, or harmed or oppressed in treble damages.(2) Oppression under color of office is a Class II misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1977, LB 38, § 211. Annotations  This section is penal in nature and makes no provision for plaintiff to elect between actual and treble damages. An action pursuant to this section is one "upon a statute for a penalty" and is subject to the 1-year statute of limitations of section 25-208. LaBenz Trucking v. Snyder, 246 Neb. 468, 519 N.W.2d 259 (1994). Because this section is a criminal statute, a prosecution and conviction of public servants for the crime of oppression under color of office is necessary before any damages or penalties will be assessed. Cole v. Wilson, 11 Neb. App. 837, 661 N.W.2d 706 (2003). This section is purely criminal in nature and does not provide for an independent civil remedy. Cole v. Wilson, 11 Neb. App. 837, 661 N.W.2d 706 (2003). Treble damages under this section would not be payable to the individual who was oppressed. Cole v. Wilson, 11 Neb. App. 837, 661 N.W.2d 706 (2003).
NE Code § 28-927 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-927 - Neglecting to serve a warrant; penalty; forfeiture of office.

28-927.  Neglecting to serve a warrant; penalty; forfeiture of office.(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 to serve the same immediately, and if such sheriff or other officer shall neglect or delay to serve any such warrant, delivered to him or her as aforesaid, when in his or her power to serve the same, either alone or by calling upon assistance according to law, he or she commits the offense of neglecting to serve a warrant.(2) Neglecting to serve a warrant is a Class II misdemeanor if the offense charged for which the warrant was issued is a felony.(3) Neglecting to serve a warrant is a Class III misdemeanor if the offense charged for which the warrant was issued is a misdemeanor.(4) Any sheriff or other officer who is convicted under this section shall immediately forfeit his or her office.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 212;   Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 20.
NE Code § 28-928 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-928 - Mutilating a flag; penalty; flag, defined.

28-928.  Mutilating a flag; penalty; flag, defined.(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, colors, or replica or representation thereof which is an official or commonly recognized symbol of the United States or the State of Nebraska.(3) Mutilation of a flag is a Class III misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1977, LB 38, § 213.
NE Code § 28-929 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-929 - Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, certain employees, or a health care professional in the first degree; penalty.

28-929.  Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, certain employees, or a health care professional in the first degree; penalty.(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 bodily injury:(i) To a peace officer, a probation officer, a firefighter, an emergency care provider, or an employee of the Department of Correctional Services;(ii) To an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services if the person committing the offense is committed as a dangerous sex offender under the Sex Offender Commitment Act; or(iii) To a health care professional; and(b) The offense is committed while such officer, firefighter, emergency care provider, or employee is engaged in the performance of his or her official duties or while the health care professional is on duty at a hospital or a health clinic.(2) 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 shall be a Class ID felony.Source   Laws 1982, LB 465, § 3;  Laws 2005, LB 538, § 1;  Laws 2009, LB63, § 7;  Laws 2010, LB771, § 4;  Laws 2012, LB677, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB811, § 17;  Laws 2020, LB1002, § 5.  Cross References  Sex Offender Commitment Act, see section 71-1201.
NE Code § 28-929.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-929.01 - Assault on an emergency care provider or a health care professional; terms, defined.

28-929.01.  Assault on an emergency care provider or a health care professional; terms, defined.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 paramedic; or (f) a paramedic, as those persons are licensed and classified under the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act;(2) Health care professional means a physician or other health care practitioner who is licensed, certified, or registered to perform specified health services consistent with state law who practices at a hospital or a health clinic;(3) Health clinic has the definition found in section 71-416; and(4) Hospital has the definition found in section 71-419.Source  Laws 2012, LB677, § 4;  Laws 2014, LB811, § 18;  Laws 2020, LB1002, § 6.  Cross References  Emergency Medical Services Practice Act, see section 38-1201.
NE Code § 28-929.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-929.02 - Assault on a health care professional; hospital and health clinic; sign required.

28-929.02.  Assault on a health care professional; hospital and health clinic; sign required.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: ASSAULTING A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, INCLUDING STRIKING A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WITH ANY BODILY FLUID, IS A SERIOUS CRIME WHICH MAY BE PUNISHABLE AS A FELONY.Source  Laws 2012, LB677, § 5;  Laws 2018, LB913, § 1.
NE Code § 28-930 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 28 - Crimes and Punishments|28-930 - Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, certain employees, or a health care professional in the second degree; penalty.

28-930.  Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, certain employees, or a health care professional in the second degree; penalty.(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 injury with a dangerous instrument:(A) To a peace officer, a probation officer, a firefighter, an emergency care provider, or an employee of the Department of Correctional Services;(B) To an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services if the person committing the offense is committed as a dangerous sex offender under the Sex Offender Commitment Act; or(C) To a health care professional; or(ii) Recklessly causes bodily injury with a dangerous instrument:(A) To a peace officer, a probation officer, a firefighter, an emergency care provider, or an employee of the Department of Correctional Services;(B) To an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services if the person committing the offense is committed as a dangerous sex offender under the Sex Offender Commitment Act; or(C) To a health care professional; and(b) The offense is committed while such officer, firefighter, emergency care provider, or employee is engaged in the performance of his or her official duties or while the health care professional is on duty at a hospital or a health clinic.(2) 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 shall be a Class II felony.Source   Laws 1982, LB 465, § 4;  Laws 2005, LB 538, § 2;  Laws 2009, LB63, § 8;  Laws 2010, LB771, § 5;  Laws 2012, LB677, § 2;  Laws 2014, LB811, § 19;  Laws 2020, LB1002, § 7.  Cross References  Sex Offender Commitment Act, see section 71-1201.Annotations  Pepper spray is a dangerous instrument, as it is an object which, because of its nature and the manner and intention of its use, is capable of inflicting bodily injury. State v. Simmons, 23 Neb. App. 462, 872 N.W.2d 293 (2015). In determining whether an off-duty officer working in a secondary employment capacity is performing official duties within the meaning of this section, one should examine the nature of the acts the officer is performing at the time of the incident as well as the circumstances surrounding those acts and the secondary employment. State v. Wilen, 4 Neb. App. 132, 539 N.W.2d 650 (1995). There is no crime in this state for attempted reckless assault on a peace officer in the second degree. State v. Hemmer, 3 Neb. App. 769, 531 N.W.2d 559 (1995).