Section 29-426 – Citation; failure to appear; penalty

May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Nebraska

Any person failing to appear or otherwise comply with the command of a citation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-426

Laws 1974, LB 829, § 5.

One-year probation as sentence for violating this section affirmed. State v. Meints, 223 Neb. 199, 388 N.W.2d 813 (1986).

Traffic infraction, refusal to sign citation, see section 60-684.