When a person is charged with a traffic infraction in Nebraska, the officer must issue a citation and the citation can serve as the complaint filed with the court. Traffic infractions are generally treated like misdemeanors for how prosecutions are handled. People charged with a traffic infraction commonly request a hearing or enter a written plea to contest the charge.
Because the citation itself, if it meets legal requirements and is sworn as required, is treated as a lawful complaint when filed with the court, the case then proceeds through the court process like other misdemeanor traffic matters. A next step the in-app tool provided is preparing a written plea or contest letter and a hearing request to file with the court handling the citation.
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What Nebraska law says
State law requires that a person charged with a traffic infraction be issued a citation, and refusal to sign a citation is a misdemeanor punishable under the criminal statutes under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-684. When a citation includes the required information and is sworn as required, filing that citation with a court is treated as a lawful complaint for prosecution under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-685. Traffic infractions are generally handled in the same manner as misdemeanors unless another law provides otherwise, under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-688.
What to do
A common first step is to read the citation carefully to find the court listed and any appearance date.
A common next step is to prepare a written plea or contest letter and a hearing request to file with the court (the in-app tool produced these documents).
A common option is to file the written plea or hearing request with the court clerk by the method the court allows (mail, online, or in person).
A common follow-up is to check the court’s scheduling information and attend any hearing or court date the court sets.
A common step before a hearing is to collect evidence or witnesses that others in this situation often bring to court.
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Common questions
Does refusing to sign a citation cause bigger problems?
Refusing to sign a citation is identified in the statutes as a misdemeanor offense, punishable as provided under the criminal statutes, so courts treat that refusal differently than simply contesting the citation itself, under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-684.
Is the citation itself the formal complaint?
Yes, if the citation contains the required information and is sworn as required, filing it with a court is treated as a lawful complaint for prosecution under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-685.
Are traffic infractions handled like misdemeanors?
The statutes state traffic infractions are treated in the same manner as misdemeanors for prosecution and disposition except where another law provides otherwise, under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-688.
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