{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1204","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1204","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1204","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\n(2) The certificate shall be in writing and shall include the following information:\n\n(a) The subject's name and address, if known;\n\n(b) The name and address of the subject's spouse, legal counsel, guardian or conservator, and next of kin, if known;\n\n(c) The name and address of anyone providing psychiatric or other care or treatment to the subject, if known;\n\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\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\n(f) The name and work address of the certifying mental health professional;\n\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\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\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":["NE Code","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-1204","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"ae8ef0ea1066b83828ed472a3edee1c9fe2ef2abdd4df252424e60890bcc8255","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."}