Nebraska § 47-208 City or village prisoners; employment on public improvement projects

Nebraska Statutes

§ 47-208 — City or village prisoners; employment on public improvement projects

Nebraska § 47-208

Ch. 47Jails and Correctional Facilities

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-208 (2026).

Text

The governing board of every city and village may employ at labor on the public streets and other public improvements, persons confined in the jail of such city or village, as the case may be, on account of conviction for violation of statutes or ordinances. The governing board shall prescribe rules and regulations governing employment and safekeeping, and determine what compensation, if any, such prisoners shall receive for their services.

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The governing board of every city and village may employ at labor on the public streets and other public improvements, persons confined in the jail of such city or village, as the case may be, on account of conviction for violation of statutes or ordinances. The governing board shall prescribe rules and regulations governing employment and safekeeping, and determine what compensation, if any, such prisoners shall receive for their services.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1913, c. 228, § 1, p. 659; R.S.1913, § 3543; Laws 1915, c. 70, § 1, p. 184; C.S.1922, § 3016; Laws 1929, c. 137, § 1, p. 491; C.S.1929, § 47-201; R.S.1943, § 47-301; R.S.1943, (1978), § 47-301; Laws 1983, LB 180, § 6.