(1) For purposes of the Nebraska Criminal Code and any statute passed by the Legislature after the date of passage of the code, misdemeanors are divided into seven classes which are distinguished from one another by the following penalties which are authorized upon conviction:

Attorney's Note

Under the Nebraska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class I misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $1,000
Class II misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $1,000
Class III misdemeanorup to 3 monthsup to $500
Class IIIA misdemeanorup to 7 daysup to $500
Class IV misdemeanorup to $500
Class V misdemeanorup to $100
Class W misdemeanorup to 60 daysup to $500
For details, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-106 and

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 28-106

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

Class I misdemeanor…….. Maximum — not more than one year
imprisonment, or one thousand dollars
fine, or both
Minimum — none
Class II misdemeanor……. Maximum — six months imprisonment, or
one thousand dollars fine, or both
Minimum — none
Class III misdemeanor…… Maximum — three months imprisonment,
or five hundred dollars fine, or both
Minimum — none
Class IIIA misdemeanor….. Maximum — seven days imprisonment, five
hundred dollars fine, or both
Minimum — none
Class IV misdemeanor……. Maximum — no imprisonment, five
hundred dollars fine
Minimum — none
Class V misdemeanor…….. Maximum — no imprisonment, one
hundred dollars fine
Minimum — none
Class W misdemeanor……. Driving under the influence or implied
consent
First conviction
Maximum — sixty days imprisonment and
five hundred dollars fine
Mandatory minimum — seven days
imprisonment and five hundred dollars
fine
Second conviction
Maximum — six months imprisonment and
five hundred dollars fine
Mandatory minimum — thirty days
imprisonment and five hundred dollars
fine
Third conviction
Maximum — one year imprisonment and
one thousand dollars fine
Mandatory minimum — ninety days
imprisonment
and one thousand dollars fine