Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4009 (2026)

Information not confidential; limit on disclosure

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section NE-LEGnebraskalegislature.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

(1) Information obtained under the Sex Offender Registration Act shall not be confidential, except that the following information shall only be disclosed to law enforcement agencies, including federal or state probation or parole agencies, if appropriate:

(a) A sex offender's social security number;

(b) Any references to arrests of a sex offender that did not result in conviction;

(c) A sex offender's travel or immigration document information;

(d) A sex offender's remote communication device identifiers and addresses;

(e) A sex offender's email addresses, instant messaging identifiers, chat room identifiers, global unique identifiers, and other Internet communication identifiers;

(f) A sex offender's telephone numbers;

(g) A sex offender's motor vehicle operator's license information or state identification card number; and

(h) The name of any employer of a sex offender.

(2) The identity of any victim of a sex offense shall not be released.

(3) The release of information authorized by this section shall conform with the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Nebraska State Patrol pursuant to section 29-4013.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2021 · leading case: Hopkins v. Hopkins, 883 N.W.2d 363 (Neb. 2016).
Hopkins v. Hopkins, 883 N.W.2d 363 (Neb. 2016). · cites it 3× “”36 Both § 29-4009 and § 29-4013(4) impose restrictions on who can access infor- mation in the sex offender registry, and these statutes do not include courts or private parties to a custody dispute.”
Doe v. Nebraska, 734 F. Supp. 2d 882 (D. Neb. 2010). · cites it 10× “Right to the confidentiality of the registry information, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-4009 (Rev. 2006); e. Ability to have the sentencing court exempt certain defendants from the obligations of registration, Neb.”
Slansky v. Nebraska State Patrol, 685 N.W.2d 335 (Neb. 2004). · cites it 4× “§ 29-4009. As previously mentioned, whether it is necessary to notify the public under § 29-4009(3) is essentially a question whether the offender is at a high risk to reoffend.”
A.W. Ex Rel. Doe v. Nebraska, 865 F.3d 1014 (8th Cir. 2017). “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4009 (1). Further, the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP)—the agency tasked by SORA with adopting and promulgating rules and regulations to carry out SORA’s registration provisions and for the release of information ' under § 29-4009, id.”
Welvaert v. Nebraska State Patrol, 683 N.W.2d 357 (Neb. 2004). “) § 29-4009(3). By limiting dissemination to information that is relevant to public safety, SORA shields offenders from the publication of irrelevant personal information.”
Doe I v. Peterson (D. Neb. 2021). · cites it 3× “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4009 (3). “The procedures for release of information established by the Nebraska State Patrol shall provide for law enforcement and public notification using electronic systems.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4009(1) — 4 cases
Hopkins v. Hopkins, 883 N.W.2d 363 (Neb. 2016). “”36 Both § 29-4009 and § 29-4013(4) impose restrictions on who can access infor- mation in the sex offender registry, and these statutes do not include courts or private parties to a custody dispute.”
Slansky v. Nebraska State Patrol, 685 N.W.2d 335 (Neb. 2004). “§ 29-4009. As previously mentioned, whether it is necessary to notify the public under § 29-4009(3) is essentially a question whether the offender is at a high risk to reoffend.”
Doe v. Nebraska, 734 F. Supp. 2d 882 (D. Neb. 2010). “Right to the confidentiality of the registry information, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-4009 (Rev. 2006); e. Ability to have the sentencing court exempt certain defendants from the obligations of registration, Neb.”
Doe I v. Peterson (D. Neb. 2021). “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4009 (3). “The procedures for release of information established by the Nebraska State Patrol shall provide for law enforcement and public notification using electronic systems.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4009(3) — 2 cases
Slansky v. Nebraska State Patrol, 685 N.W.2d 335 (Neb. 2004). “§ 29-4009. As previously mentioned, whether it is necessary to notify the public under § 29-4009(3) is essentially a question whether the offender is at a high risk to reoffend.”
Welvaert v. Nebraska State Patrol, 683 N.W.2d 357 (Neb. 2004). “) § 29-4009(3). By limiting dissemination to information that is relevant to public safety, SORA shields offenders from the publication of irrelevant personal information.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4009(7) — 1 case
Doe v. Nebraska, 734 F. Supp. 2d 882 (D. Neb. 2010). “Right to the confidentiality of the registry information, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-4009 (Rev. 2006); e. Ability to have the sentencing court exempt certain defendants from the obligations of registration, Neb.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4009(l)(d) — 1 case
Doe v. Nebraska, 734 F. Supp. 2d 882 (D. Neb. 2010). “Right to the confidentiality of the registry information, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-4009 (Rev. 2006); e. Ability to have the sentencing court exempt certain defendants from the obligations of registration, Neb.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.