Bill > LB298

This bill modifies Nebraska law regarding self-protection and the use of force, primarily by removing the duty to retreat in certain situations and establishing immunity from civil lawsuits for those acting in self-defense unless they recklessly or negligently injure an innocent person. Specifically, it amends existing statutes to clarify that a person not engaged in illegal activity who is attacked in a place they have a right to be can stand their ground and use force without a duty to retreat, and it expands the circumstances under which deadly force can be used for self-protection, including against unlawful entry into a dwelling or occupied motor vehicle. The bill also revises provisions related to using force to protect third parties and property, and it introduces immunity from civil liability for justified use of force, except in cases of reckless or negligent injury to innocent individuals.