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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-929 (2026)

Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, certain employees, or a health care professional in the first degree; penalty

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(1) A person commits the offense of assault on an officer, an emergency responder, a state correctional employee, a Department of Health and Human Services employee, or a health care professional in the first degree if:

(a) He or she intentionally or knowingly causes serious bodily injury:

(i) To a peace officer, a probation officer, a firefighter, an emergency care provider, or an employee of the Department of Correctional Services;

(ii) To an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services if the person committing the offense is committed as a dangerous sex offender under the Sex Offender Commitment Act; or

(iii) To a health care professional; and

(b) The offense is committed while such officer, firefighter, emergency care provider, or employee is engaged in the performance of his or her official duties or while the health care professional is on duty at a hospital or a health clinic.

(2) Assault on an officer, an emergency responder, a state correctional employee, a Department of Health and Human Services employee, or a health care professional in the first degree shall be a Class ID felony.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1957–2025 · leading case: State v. Ezell, 314 Neb. 825 (Neb. 2023).
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State v. Ezell, 314 Neb. 825 (Neb. 2023). · cites it 2× “sentenced Ezell to consecutive terms of incar- ceration for a total of 96 to 116 years’ 3 imprisonment: 40 to 45 years’ imprisonment for assault on an officer, a Class ID felony 4; 26 to 30 years’ imprisonment for attempted assault on an officer in the first degree, a Class II…”
State v. Vazquez, 319 Neb. 192 (Neb. 2025). · cites it 2× “20 First degree assault on an officer is defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-929 (1) (Cum. Supp. 2024) as “intentionally or knowingly caus[ing] serious bodily injury” to a “peace officer” while such officer “is engaged in the performance of his or her official duties.”
In Re Interest of Blythman, 302 N.W.2d 666 (Neb. 1981). · cites it 2× “His return to the complex for an indefinite period of time was the only option open to the court under the sexual sociopath *53 laws then existing, Neb.”
State v. Hoffman, 416 N.W.2d 231 (Neb. 1987). “Felony debauching of a minor as charged in count II consisted of fondling or massaging in an indecent manner the sexual organs of a person under 16 years of age;§ 28-929(2), R.R.S. 1943. . . . The evidence of the State which proved the first degree sexual assault in this case…”
State v. Dat, 318 Neb. 311 (Neb. 2025). · cites it 2× “The Nebraska Court of 13 Brief for appellant at 11. 14 See Neb. Rev.”
Cotner v. Solomon, 80 N.W.2d 587 (Neb. 1957). · cites it 4× “In that connection, the alleged offense is defined by section 28-929(2), R.R.S. 1943. The offense allegedly occurred on August 24, 1955, and involved one named minor girl 5 years old, and one named minor girl 6 years old.”
State v. Aby, 287 N.W.2d 68 (Neb. 1980). “§ 28-408.03 (1) (c), R. R. S. 1943. Felony debauching of a minor as charged in count II consisted of fondling or massaging in an indecent manner the sexual organs of a person under 16 years of age.”
State v. LeFever, 970 N.W.2d 792 (Neb. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “A-21-322 (Lincoln County) On December 3, 2019, the State filed a criminal complaint in the county court for Lincoln County charging LeFever as follows: counts I and II, attempted assault of an officer, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-929 (1)(a)(i) and 28-201(2) (Reissue…”
State v. Reich, 183 N.W.2d 223 (Neb. 1971). · cites it 3× “After conviction for violation of section 28-929(2), R. R. S. 1943, for the indecent fondling or massaging of the sexual organs of a girl of the age of 10 years, the defendant was sentenced to an indeterminate period of 3 to 5 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex.”
State v. Guardiola, 32 Neb. Ct. App. 915 (Neb. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-929 (Cum. Supp. 2022).”
State v. Blythman, 267 N.W.2d 525 (Neb. 1978). · cites it 2× “In March, 1974, the defendant was charged with fondling a girl under the age of 16 in violation of section 28-929 (2), R. R. S. 1943. The defendant pleaded guilty to the fondling charge in exchange for the dismissal of a charge of assault on an 8-year-old girl, which occurred on…”
State v. Burton, 118 N.W.2d 502 (Neb. 1962). · cites it 2× “In that connection, the alleged offense is defined by section 28-929, subdivision (2), R. S. Supp.”
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— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-929(1) — 1 case
State v. Churchich (Neb. Ct. App. 2014).
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-929(1)(a)(i) — 1 case
State v. LeFever, 970 N.W.2d 792 (Neb. Ct. App. 2022). “A-21-322 (Lincoln County) On December 3, 2019, the State filed a criminal complaint in the county court for Lincoln County charging LeFever as follows: counts I and II, attempted assault of an officer, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-929 (1)(a)(i) and 28-201(2) (Reissue…”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-929(2) — 3 cases
State v. Hoffman, 416 N.W.2d 231 (Neb. 1987). “Felony debauching of a minor as charged in count II consisted of fondling or massaging in an indecent manner the sexual organs of a person under 16 years of age;§ 28-929(2), R.R.S. 1943. . . . The evidence of the State which proved the first degree sexual assault in this case…”
Cotner v. Solomon, 80 N.W.2d 587 (Neb. 1957). “In that connection, the alleged offense is defined by section 28-929(2), R.R.S. 1943. The offense allegedly occurred on August 24, 1955, and involved one named minor girl 5 years old, and one named minor girl 6 years old.”
State v. Reich, 183 N.W.2d 223 (Neb. 1971). “After conviction for violation of section 28-929(2), R. R. S. 1943, for the indecent fondling or massaging of the sexual organs of a girl of the age of 10 years, the defendant was sentenced to an indeterminate period of 3 to 5 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex.”
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