Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 84. State Officers § 84-949. Individual with criminal conviction; submit application; additional information regarding circumstances, mitigating factors, and rehabilitation; occupational boards; determination regarding disqualification; appeal

(a) The age of the individual when the individual committed the offense;

(b) The time elapsed since the offense;

(c) The circumstances and nature of the offense;

(d) The completion of the criminal sentence;

(e) The completion of, or active participation in, rehabilitative drug or alcohol treatment or individual counseling;

(f) Testimonials and recommendations, which may include a progress report from the individual's probation or parole officer;

(g) Other evidence of rehabilitation;

(h) Education and training;

(i) Employment history;

(j) Employment aspirations;

(k) Family responsibilities at the time of application;

(l) Whether the individual is required to be bonded in the occupation; and

(m) Any other information the individual deems appropriate.

(a) The individual's conviction directly and specifically relates to the duties and responsibilities of the occupation;

(b) The individual obtaining such license, certification, or state recognition would pose a direct and substantial risk to public safety because the individual has not been rehabilitated, as evidenced by information described in subsection (1) of this section, to safely perform the duties and responsibilities of the occupation; and

(c) Beginning January 1, 2025, the individual has a potentially disqualifying conviction.

(a) A deferred adjudication, participation in a diversion program, or an arrest not followed by a conviction;

(b) A conviction of an offense for which no sentence of incarceration is statutorily authorized;

(c) A conviction that has been sealed, annulled, dismissed, expunged, set aside, or pardoned;

(d) A juvenile adjudication;

(e) A nonviolent misdemeanor unless it is for an offense expressly listed in section 84-941.01;

(f) A conviction older than three years for which the individual was not sentenced to a term of incarceration; or

(g) A conviction for which the individual's incarceration ended more than three years before the date of the application, other than a potentially disqualifying conviction.