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NE LB559

Provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and criminal enterprises involving financial offenses


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Introduced
01/22/2025
In Committee
01/24/2025
Crossed Over
04/16/2025
Passed
05/14/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/21/2025

Introduced Session

109th Legislature

Bill Summary

A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; to amend sections 28-618, 28-1601, and 28-1602, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and section 28-101, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and continuing criminal enterprises involving financial offenses; to provide penalties; to define terms; to provide for forfeiture; to clarify and harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections.

AI Summary

This bill introduces comprehensive legal provisions to address financial crimes, particularly those involving skimmer devices and organized retail crime. The bill defines a "skimmer device" as an electronic device used to capture or record data from financial transaction devices or personal identification codes, and establishes criminal penalties for installing or using such devices with intent to defraud. Penalties range from misdemeanors to felonies depending on the monetary value of the fraud, with increasing severity for repeated offenses. The bill also introduces a new legal concept of a "continuing criminal enterprise" for financial transaction offenses, with escalating criminal charges based on the number of people involved and the gross receipts of the enterprise. Additionally, the legislation creates a Financial Fraud Victims' Reimbursement Fund, which will be administered by the Attorney General and used to compensate victims of financial transaction offenses from forfeited assets. The bill further expands legal definitions related to financial transactions, provides for asset forfeiture, and establishes a structured approach to prosecuting and penalizing increasingly sophisticated financial crimes.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025 (on 05/21/2025)

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