A person commits theft if he receives, retains, or disposes of stolen movable property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it has been stolen, unless the property is received, retained, or disposed with intention to restore it to the owner.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-517
Theft by receiving stolen property
Applied in 45 court decisions — leading case State v. Messersmith (1991)
Most recently applied in State v. Dixon (August 2020)
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 116.
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Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.