(1) A person commits the offense of obstructing a peace officer, when, by using or threatening to use violence, force, physical interference, or obstacle, he or she intentionally obstructs, impairs, or hinders (a) the enforcement of the penal law or the preservation of the peace by a peace officer or judge acting under color of his or her official authority or (b) a police animal assisting a peace officer acting pursuant to the peace officer's official authority. (2) For purposes of this section, police animal means a horse or dog owned or controlled by the State of Nebraska or any county, city, or village for the purpose of assisting a peace officer acting pursuant to his or her official authority. (3) Obstructing a peace officer is a Class I misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-906
Obstructing a peace officer; penalty
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case State v. Lynch (1986)
Most recently applied in State v. Yah (September 2024)
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 191; Laws 1995, LB 283, § 1; Laws 2012, LB721, § 1.
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