{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-28-319.01","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-319.01","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-319.01","body":"(1) A person commits sexual assault of a child in the first degree:\n\n(a) When he or she subjects another person under twelve years of age to sexual penetration and the actor is at least nineteen years of age or older; or\n\n(b) When he or she subjects another person who is at least twelve years of age but less than sixteen years of age to sexual penetration and the actor is twenty-five years of age or older.\n\n(2) Sexual assault of a child in the first degree is a Class IB felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years in prison for the first offense.\n\n(3) Any person who is found guilty of sexual assault of a child in the first degree under this section and who has previously been convicted (a) under this section, (b) under section 28-319 of first degree or attempted first degree sexual assault, (c) under section 28-320.01 before July 14, 2006, of sexual assault of a child or attempted sexual assault of a child, (d) under section 28-320.01 on or after July 14, 2006, of sexual assault of a child in the second or third degree or attempted sexual assault of a child in the second or third degree, or (e) in any other state or federal court under laws with essentially the same elements as this section, section 28-319 , or section 28-320.01 as it existed before, on, or after July 14, 2006, shall be guilty of a Class IB felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of twenty-five years in prison.\n\n(4) In any prosecution under this section, the age of the actor shall be an essential element of the offense that must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 28"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=28-319.01","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"e29934ffb0ab47a6a9aef23025af065fd0c4372bcc979ab301be2296f3a99df9","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-28-319","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-28-320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}