{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1117","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1117","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1117","body":"The Attorney General or county attorney may file a petition in the district court of the county in which a subject resides or the county in which an alleged act constituting a threat of harm to others occurs. The petition shall allege that the subject is a person in need of court-ordered custody and treatment and shall contain the following:\n\n(1) The name and address of the subject, if known;\n\n(2) A statement that the subject is believed to be eighteen years of age or older or that the subject is a juvenile who will become eighteen years of age within ninety days after the date of filing the petition;\n\n(3) The name and address of the subject's guardian or closest relative, if known;\n\n(4) The name and address of any other person having custody and control of the subject, if known;\n\n(5) A statement that the subject has a developmental disability and poses a threat of harm to others;\n\n(6) The factual basis to support the allegation that the subject has a developmental disability; and\n\n(7) The factual basis to support the allegation that the subject poses a threat of harm to others.\n\nThe Nebraska Evidence Rules shall apply to proceedings under the Developmental Disabilities Court-Ordered Custody Act unless otherwise specified.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-1117","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"6f95281d7d34ddae3322381f3314a2bfc1bf8706cb8842b49dc1f4195c336e8a","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1116","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}