The failure or refusal of an employee or officer of an executive department, state institution, or board to pay over the public money, or any part thereof, belonging to the state or to account to or to make settlement with the State Treasurer upon demand shall be prima facie evidence of embezzlement, and such person shall be punished, as provided by law, for the embezzlement of public funds.

Source

  • Laws 1911, c. 132, § 2, p. 443;
  • R.S.1913, § 5594;
  • C.S.1922, § 4901;
  • C.S.1929, § 84-711;
  • R.S.1943, § 84-711;
  • Laws 1999, LB 61, § 2.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 84-711

  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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