Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-813 (2026)

Search warrant; issuance; limitation; terms, defined

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(1) A warrant may be issued under sections 29-812 to 29-821 to search for and seize any property (a) stolen, embezzled, or obtained under false pretenses in violation of the laws of the State of Nebraska, (b) designed or intended for use or which is or has been used as the means of committing a criminal offense, (c) possessed, controlled, designed, or intended for use or which is or has been possessed, controlled, designed, or used in violation of any law of the State of Nebraska making such possession, control, design, or use, or intent to use, a criminal offense, or (d) which constitutes evidence that a criminal offense has been committed or that a particular person has committed a criminal offense.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, no warrant shall be issued to search any place or seize anything in the possession, custody, or control of any person engaged in procuring, gathering, writing, editing, or disseminating news or other information for distribution to the public through a medium of communication unless probable cause is shown that such person has committed or is committing a criminal offense. For purposes of this subsection, the terms person, information, and medium of communication shall be defined as provided in section 20-145.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2015 · leading case: State v. Intercontinental, Ltd., 486 A.2d 174 (Md. 1985).
State v. Intercontinental, Ltd., 486 A.2d 174 (Md. 1985). “); Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-813 (1979); Nev.Rev.Stat.”
State v. Davis, No. A-14-1137 (Neb. Ct. App. Dec. 8, 2015). · cites it 2× “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-813 (1) (Reissue 2008) authorizes the issuance of a warrant to search for and seize any property possessed in violation of any law of the State of Nebraska making such possession a criminal offense.”
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