Unlawful Intrusion and Nonconsensual Intimate Image Crimes
Nebraska Unlawful Intrusion Law
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Nebraska's voyeurism statute criminalizes intruding on people in a state of undress, secretly recording intimate areas even in public places, distributing such recordings, distributing private intimate or sexual images without consent (revenge porn), and threatening to do so. Drones are expressly covered.
- Where
- Nebraska
- Citation
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-311.08
- Status
- In force
- Last amended
- 2026-07-18
- Enforced by
- County attorneys and the Attorney General (criminal prosecution)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Unlawful intrusion: Class I misdemeanor, Class IV felony for repeat offenses. Recording intimate areas: Class IV felony. Distributing unlawful recordings: Class IIA felony, Class II for third offense. Nonconsensual distribution of private intimate images: Class I misdemeanor, Class IV felony for repeat. Threats: Class I misdemeanor. Sex offender registration where an adult targets a minor (28-311.08(6)).
- Applies to
- Any person who views or records another person in a state of undress in a place of solitude or seclusion (restroom, locker room, dressing room, tanning booth, and similar), including by drone (28-311.08(1), (8))
- Any person who records, distributes, or threatens to distribute images of another person's intimate areas or sexual conduct without consent (28-311.08(2)-(5))
Practices it requires
- Do not knowingly view or record another person in a state of undress in a place of solitude or seclusion without consent, including by drone or remote means.Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-311.08(1), (8)(b)
- Do not photograph, film, or record another person's intimate area without knowledge and consent when it is not generally visible to the public, in a public or private place.Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-311.08(2)
- Do not distribute or make public intimate or sexually explicit images of another person who reasonably expected privacy and did not consent, where no legitimate purpose is served, or threaten to do so to intimidate or harass.Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-311.08(3)-(5)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: effective_date null: first enacted by Laws 1996, LB 908; exact date not confirmed. LB935 (2026) amended the section (operative July 18, 2026 per statute page); what LB935 changed was not compared.
Research reference, not legal advice.