{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1204","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1204","heading":"Emergency protective custody; dangerous sex offender determination; written certificate; contents.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a mental health professional who, upon evaluation of a person admitted for emergency protective custody under section 71-919, determines that such person is a dangerous sex offender shall execute a written certificate as provided in subsection (2) of this section not later than twenty-four hours after the completion of such evaluation. A copy of such certificate shall be immediately forwarded to the county attorney.\n(2) The certificate shall be in writing and shall include the following information:\n(a) The subject's name and address, if known;\n(b) The name and address of the subject's spouse, legal counsel, guardian or conservator, and next of kin, if known;\n(c) The name and address of anyone providing psychiatric or other care or treatment to the subject, if known;\n(d) The name and address of any other person who may have knowledge of the subject's mental illness or personality disorder who may be called as a witness at a mental health board hearing with respect to the subject, if known;\n(e) The name and address of the facility or jail in which the subject is being held for emergency protective custody and evaluation;\n(f) The name and work address of the certifying mental health professional;\n(g) A statement by the certifying mental health professional that he or she has evaluated the subject since the subject was admitted for emergency protective custody and evaluation; and\n(h) A statement by the certifying mental health professional that, in his or her clinical opinion, the subject is a dangerous sex offender and the clinical basis for such opinion.\n(3) In the case of a subject domiciled within Indian country who is taken into emergency protective custody by a law enforcement officer under tribal law, a mental health professional who, upon evaluation of such person, determines that such person is a dangerous sex offender shall execute appropriate written documentation in a format provided by the tribe not later than twenty-four hours after the completion of such evaluation. A copy of such certificate shall be immediately forwarded to the person designated by the tribe.","path":["Chapter 71 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-1204","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T06:03:47Z","sha256":"c27baded3bb0c5fe2baf0147c5b02bb589fdbe4bb011642509c8d93fc4a92ad3","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1203","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}