(1) A person commits false imprisonment in the first degree if he or she knowingly restrains or abducts another person (a) under terrorizing circumstances or under circumstances which expose the person to the risk of serious bodily injury; or (b) with intent to hold him or her in a condition of involuntary servitude. (2) False imprisonment in the first degree is a Class IIIA felony.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-314
False imprisonment in the first degree; penalty
Applied in 31 court decisions — leading case State v. Nissen (1997)
Most recently applied in 31 Neb. Ct. App. 1 - State v. Rush (May 2022)
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 29; Laws 1997, LB 364, § 5.
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