Nebraska

Number of Registered Sex Offenders: 2,041

Latest Events

Recent Action: September 2005, Residency restriction legislation being considered/passed at various municipal levels

Statutes

Sex Offender Registration
NE ST § 29-4001 et seq.

Community Notification of Sexual Offenders
R.R.S. Neb. § 29-4013

Sexual Offenses Against Children and Penalties
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-319 et seq.

Crimes Involving the Prostitution of Children
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-805

Regulations

Registration: Adults; 2 tiers; 48 hours after arriving in any county; foreign convictions not registrable; notification of changes: within 5 working days

Notification: active; permissive for level 1, mandatory for levels 2 and 3; no specified time frame; applicable to adult and juvenile sex offenders found guilty after January 1, 1997; offender required to notify law enforcement for college where attending or working

Risk Designation: 3 specified tiers; no provision for hearing

Tracking: verification of registry info annually, to be sent back by mail within 10 days; duration of registration 10 years from release, probation, or parole or until sentencing court finds offender no longer suffers from mental abnormality (after at least 10 years), or life if aggravated or repeat offense

Penalties: Misdemeanor if underlying crime was misdemeanor; otherwise, Class IV felony


Resources

Website of Registry: http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/sor
Relevant State Entity: Nebraska State Police