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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Any person, except the petitioner, who knowingly violates a protection order issued pursuant to the Protection Orders Act, after service or notice as described in subsection (4) of section 26-114, or a valid foreign protection order recognized pursuant to section 26-123 or 26-124, shall be guilty of an offense and punished as provided in this section.
(2) For a violation involving a domestic abuse protection order, a sexual assault protection order, a valid foreign domestic abuse protection order recognized pursuant to section 26-123, or a valid foreign sexual assault protection order recognized pursuant to section 26-124, a violation of this section is a Class I misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class IV felony for any second or subsequent offense.
(3) For a violation of a harassment protection order or a valid foreign harassment protection order recognized pursuant to section 26-124, a violation of this section is a Class II misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I misdemeanor for any second or subsequent offense.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 26. Courts; Protection Orders § 26-118. Protection order; foreign protection order; violation; penalties - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-26-courts-protection-orders/ne-rev-st-sect-26-118/
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