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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-246.01

Juvenile court; exclusive original and concurrent original jurisdiction

Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case State v. Pauly (2022)

Most recently applied in In re Interest of Aaden S. (August 2025)

Laws 2014, LB464, § 9; Laws 2015, LB265, § 3; Laws 2024, LB1051, § 4; Laws 2026, LB1032, § 11

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(1) The juvenile court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction as to: (a) Any juvenile described in subdivision (3) or (11) of section 43-247 ; (b) Any juvenile who was under sixteen years of age at the time the alleged offense was committed and the offense falls under subdivision (1) of section 43-247 ; (c) A party or proceeding described in subdivision (5) or (7) of section 43-247 ; and (d) Any juvenile who was under fourteen years of age at the time the alleged offense was committed and the offense falls under subdivision (2) of section 43-247 . (2)(a) The juvenile court shall also have exclusive original jurisdiction as to: (i) Any juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offense under subdivision (1) of section 43-247 and who was sixteen years of age or seventeen years of age at the time the alleged offense was committed; and (ii) Any juvenile who was fourteen years of age or older at the time the alleged offense was committed and the offense falls under subdivision (2) of section 43-247 except offenses enumerated in subdivision (1)(a)(ii) of section 29-1816 . (b) Proceedings initiated under subsection (2) of this section may be transferred as provided in section 43-274 . (3)(a) The juvenile court shall have concurrent original jurisdiction with the county court or district court as to: (i) Any juvenile described in subdivision (4) of section 43-247 ; (ii) Any proceeding under subdivision (6), (8), (9), or (10) of section 43-247 ; and (iii) Any juvenile described in subdivision (1)(a)(ii) of section 29-1816 . (b) Proceedings initiated under subsection (3) of this section may be transferred as provided in section 43-274 . (4) The juvenile court shall have the authority to grant temporary concurrent jurisdiction to the tribal court of an Indian child's tribe for the sole purpose of finalizing a tribal customary adoption as provided in sections 43-1518 to 43-1521 .

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