Nebraska Statutes 18-309. Prosecutions for violations; evidence; immunity of witnesses
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No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or producing books and papers, in any prosecution under sections 18-305 to 18-309, for the reason that the required testimony, documentary or otherwise, may tend to incriminate such person or subject such person to a penalty or forfeiture. No person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which such person may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, in any prosecution under such sections, except that no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution for perjury committed in so testifying.
Source
- Laws 1897, c. 13, § 8, p. 139;
- R.S.1913, § 5223;
- C.S.1922, § 4424;
- C.S.1929, § 18-408;
- R.S.1943, § 18-309;
- Laws 2021, LB163, § 9.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 18-309
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- 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
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.