Nebraska § 16-225 Police; regulation; penalties; power to prescribe

Nebraska Statutes

§ 16-225 — Police; regulation; penalties; power to prescribe

Nebraska § 16-225

Ch. 16Cities of the First Class

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-225 (2026).

Text

A city of the first class may regulate its police force, establish and support a night watch, impose fines, forfeitures, confinement, and penalties for the breach of any ordinance, and for recovery and collection of such fines, forfeitures, and penalties. In default of payment, it may provide for confinement in the city or county jail or other place of confinement as may be provided by ordinance or as provided under section  16-252 .

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A city of the first class may regulate its police force, establish and support a night watch, impose fines, forfeitures, confinement, and penalties for the breach of any ordinance, and for recovery and collection of such fines, forfeitures, and penalties. In default of payment, it may provide for confinement in the city or county jail or other place of confinement as may be provided by ordinance or as provided under section 16-252 .

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1901, c. 18, § 48, XXXII, p. 254; R.S.1913, § 4841; C.S.1922, § 4009; C.S.1929, § 16-226; R.S.1943, § 16-225; Laws 1965, c. 47, § 1, p. 247; Laws 2016, LB704, § 29.