Whenever a juvenile is detained or placed in an alternative to detention infringing upon the child's liberty interest under section 43-250 or 43-253 , the juvenile shall be released unconditionally within forty-eight hours after the detention or placement order or the setting of bond, excluding nonjudicial days, unless within such period of time (1) a motion has been filed alleging that such juvenile has violated an order of the juvenile court, (2) a juvenile court petition has been filed pursuant to section 43-274 , or (3) a criminal complaint has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-255
Detention or placement; release required; exceptions
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Schall v. Martin (1984)
Most recently applied in 2 Neb. Ct. App. 40 - In Interest of JLH (September 1993)
Laws 1981, LB 346, § 11; Laws 1982, LB 787, § 7; Laws 1987, LB 635, § 2; Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 16; Laws 2014, LB464, § 12; Laws 2016, LB894, § 8.
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