A merchant or a merchant's employee who causes the arrest of a person, as provided for in section 29-402.01 , for larceny of goods held for sale shall not be criminally or civilly liable for slander, libel, false arrest, or false imprisonment where the merchant or merchant's employee has probable cause for believing that the person arrested committed larceny of goods held for sale.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-402.03
Shoplifters; arrest; merchant or employee not liable
Laws 1957, c. 101, § 3, p. 361; Laws 1963, c. 157, § 2, p. 557.
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