NEBRASKA SEX OFFENDERS    

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§ 29-4002.  Legislative findings.

The Legislature finds that sex offenders present a high risk to commit repeat offenses.  The Legislature further finds that efforts of law enforcement agencies to protect their communities, conduct investigations, and quickly apprehend sex offenders are impaired by the lack of available information about individuals who have pleaded guilty to or have been found guilty of sex offenses and who live in their jurisdiction.  

This information is to be used to provide notice and information about a registrant so a community can develop constructive plans to prepare themselves and their family.  Sex Offenders have "always" been in our communities.  The notification process will remove their ability to act secretly.

Sex offender registry information shall not be used to retaliate against the registrants, their families, or their employers in any way.  Vandalism, verbal or written threats of harm are illegal and will result in arrest and prosecution.

The Nebraska Sex Offender Registration Act became effective January 1, 1997, Statute section 29-4001 through section 29-4013.

The crimes that require a person to register are:

Non-parental Kidnapping of a Minor, §28-313
False Imprisonment of a Minor, §28-314 or 28-315
Sexual Assault, §28-319 or 28-320
Sexual Assault of a Child, §28-320.01
Sexual Assault of a Vulnerable Adult, §28-386(1)(c)
Incest of a Minor, §28-703
Pandering of a Minor, §28-802
Visual Depiction of Sexually Explicit Conduct of a Child, §28-1463.03 or 28-1463.05
Conspiracy to Commit the Above Crimes
An Attempt to Commit the Above Crimes

- Pleads guilty to or is found guilty of any crime(s) requiring registration;
- Is on probation or parole or incarcerated for any of the crimes requiring registration;
- Is released from incarceration, parole, probation for any of the crimes requiring registration;
- Enters the state of Nebraska on or after January 1, 1997, having plead guilty of any offense or having been release from incarceration, probation or parole for any offense in another state, territory, commonwealth or other jurisdiction of the United States within the ten (10) years preceding January 1, 1997 or any date thereafter that is substantially equivalent to the listed offenses.

Juveniles are not required to register unless they are found guilty in adult court.

Individuals from other states are required to register in Nebraska if the charge they were convicted of is the same or equivalent to Nebraska's Sex Offender Registry crimes.

All sex offenders that meet Nebraska's registry's requirements are required to register, including individuals that have been declared sexually violent offenders by the court.  Sexually violent offenders are required to register a minimum of 10 years and remain registered until the court determines the person no longer suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in a sexually violent offense.

A sexually violent offender is a person who has been convicted of one or more of the crimes that require a person to register and who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder, making them likely to commit sexually violent offenses for the purpose of victimization.  An offender can only be determined as a sexual violent offender by the sentencing court after considering evidence from experts on behavior and treatment of sexual offenders.

Sex offenders are required to be registered for a period of ten (10) years.

-Class IV Felony if the original crime was a felony.
-Misdemeanor of the same class as the sex offense requiring registration.

We are only able to access information pertaining to sex offenders who are classified as a high risk/Level 3 sex offenders.  

The Nebraska Sex Offender Registration Act has mandated a notification process that is based on a three-tiered risk system.  All registrants will be classified into one of three risk levels according to their risk to re-offend sexually; low risk/level 1, moderate risk/level 2, or high risk/level 3.  The risk level is determined by a risk assessment instrument developed by the University of Nebraska Law/Psychology Department.  The Sex Offender Registration Act then dictates what entities will receive the information about the sex offender.

The risk assessment classifies the sex offender by looking at 14 factors relevant to the sex offender's risk to re-offend sexually.  A summary of these factors are:

The number of convictions for sex/sex related offenses.
The number of convictions for other offenses.
The number of charges for sex/sex related convictions, even if the charges did not result in convictions.
The age at the arrest for the offenders first sex/sex related conviction.
The offender's relationship to the victim.
The gender of the victims.
The age of the victims.
The level of force used during the commission of the sex crimes.
Whether there is prior sex offense in a jurisdiction outside the State of Nebraska.
Whether the offender is currently on supervision or has a history of violating supervision.
The disciplinary reports from the offender being confined/incarcerated.
Whether the offender made threats toward their victim(s).
Mental health diagnostic history and treatment.
Length of time between incarceration and a felony or class I or II misdemeanor.

The information is used to provide public notice and information about a registrant so a community can develop constructive plans to prepare themselves and their family.  The notification process will decrease their ability to act secretly, but parents will have the biggest impact by teaching children about personal safety.  A family should develop a safety plan.  Children need to be educated about safety tips for both strangers and people with whom they are familiar.  Have open communication with your children and review safety tips frequently.  Avoid situations that make you or your children vulnerable for an offender.  For example, children and parents need to be alert to suspicious behavior such as a person who approaches children/youth without a specific reason or a person that hangs around schools, parks, or other places where children/teens frequent.  Avoid scaring them but tell children not to accept rides and to stay away from a person's home/yard they do not know.  Use the buddy system when playing outdoors.  Have the children tell the parents if a person tries to talk to them and call to 911 if a person approaches them and no other adults are around.

Parents should define and demonstrate appropriate physical affection and teach children that they have a right to say no to anyone that is touching them in a way that makes them uncomfortable.  If parents teach the child accurate sexual education and terminology for body parts, they are more likely to perceive that it is safe to confide in the parents and to be able to describe the situation, if something does occur.  Without this type of information, children will have difficulty discerning what is appropriate and inappropriate.  This is especially true if the perpetrator is someone they trust that is telling them that such inappropriate behavior is acceptable.  Such dialogue also assures them that they won't be in trouble and that the perpetrator is the one responsible.  Encourage them to tell about inappropriate touching no matter what the person tells them.  Teach them to keep telling until someone intervenes.

Sex offenders have always been in our communities.  There is no typical sex offender.  Stereotypes often are not true.  Most offenders are known to victims and are often put in a position of trust with their victim.  Parents should be cautious about people who spend a lot of time with children in the absence of other adults or who spend more time with children than with other adults.  They should also be aware of a person that frequently wants to take their child alone on vacations or other trips.  Other signs may be an influx of gift giving to the child.  Parents can also monitor the child's behavior for any changes in interactions with other people including the parents.  Some possible signs of abuse may be withdrawal, poor school performance, fear of people, sexual acting out, unexplained physical problems associated with private parts and/or the mouth.
           
NOTE:  If you submitted your request to us and did not provide a zip code for us to search, then we have searched under the zip code of the address that you provided when you signed up to use our services. If you need a different zip code checked, please contact our offices at 1-800-315-7678.
                      
If you have the name of a particular individual whom you would like us to
check, again, please call our offices and we can usually tell you if they are registered as a sex offender in your state. We can be reached Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. MST.  1-800-315-7678
  
This information is updated regularly, to try to assure that it is complete and accurate.  However, this information can change quickly.  You are cautioned that the information provided in this site search is information of record and may not reflect the current residence, status, or other information regarding a registrant (offender).
       
Sex offenders have always lived in our communities; but it wasn't until the passage of the sex and child offender registration act that the law enforcement even knew where they were living. In many cases, this information is now available to enhance public safety and protection.
         
WARNING: Abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will not be tolerated. Further, such abuse could potentially end the ability to provide this information. We believe the only person who wins if this ends is the offender, since sex offenders derive their power through secrecy.

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