Conduct involving the appropriation, seizure or destruction of, damage to, intrusion on or interference with property is justifiable under circumstances which would establish a defense of privilege in a civil action based thereon, unless: (1) Sections 28-1406 to 28-1416 or the law defining the offense deals with the specific situation involved; or (2) A legislative purpose to exclude the justification claimed otherwise plainly appears.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1415
Justification in property crimes
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Clayburn (1986)
Most recently applied in State v. Schmaltz (September 2019)
Laws 1972, LB 895, § 10; R.R.S.1943, § 28-842, (1975).
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.