Nebraska Statutes 71-3414. Terms, defined
For purposes of the Domestic Abuse Death Review Act:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-3414
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(1) Associated victim means a family or household member of the decedent victim who also experienced abuse committed by the perpetrator;
(2) Decedent victim means a person who died by homicide or suicide as a result of domestic abuse;
(3) Domestic abuse means abuse as defined in section 42-903 ;
(4) Domestic abuse death means:
(a) A homicide that involves, or is a result of, domestic abuse;
(b) The death of a decedent victim who was a member of a law enforcement agency, emergency medical service, or other agency responding to a domestic abuse incident;
(c) The death of a decedent victim who was responding to a domestic abuse incident; or
(d) A suicide of a decedent victim if there are circumstances indicating the suicide involved, or was the result of, domestic abuse within two years prior to the suicide, including: (i) The decedent victim had applied for or received a protection order against the perpetrator within two years prior to the suicide; (ii) the decedent victim had received counseling, treatment, or sought other supportive services as a result of the domestic abuse within two years prior to the suicide; or (iii) the decedent victim had reported domestic abuse to law enforcement within two years prior to the suicide;
(5) Family or household member has the same meaning as in section 42-903 ;
(6) Investigation means a domestic abuse death investigation as described in section 71-3415 ;
(7) Law enforcement agency means the police department or town marshal in incorporated municipalities, the office of the county sheriff, and the Nebraska State Patrol;
(8) Perpetrator means the person who has been the predominant aggressor of domestic abuse;
(9) Survivor of domestic abuse means a person who is a current or prior victim of domestic abuse; and
(10) Team means the State Domestic Abuse Death Review Team as provided in section 71-3416.