2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-161.01 — Conviction, defined; disciplinary measures; when effective.

Section 71-161.01
Conviction, defined; disciplinary measures; when effective.

A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere or non vult contendere made to a formal criminal charge shall be deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of sections 28-409, 71-147, 71-3,174, 71-3,175, and 71-6054. The term conviction within the meaning of such sections shall mean a judicial finding of guilt irrespective of the pronouncement of judgment or the suspension thereof and shall include instances in which the imposition or the execution of sentence is suspended following a judicial finding of guilt and the defendant is placed on probation. Pursuant to such sections, a license, permit, certificate, or registration, including one of a temporary nature, may be denied, refused renewal, limited, suspended, or revoked or have other disciplinary measures taken against it in accordance with section 71-155 when the time for appeal of the conviction has elapsed or the conviction has been affirmed on appeal or an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition or the execution of sentence, irrespective of any subsequent order under any statute allowing such person to withdraw his or her plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or non vult contendere and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty or the conviction, or releasing the person from probation, or dismissing the accusation, information, or indictment.

Source:

Laws 1976, LB 877, § 6

Laws 1978, LB 748, § 36

Laws 1986, LB 318, § 142

Laws 1988, LB 693, § 1

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 21

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska