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ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 408
Introduced by McKinney, 11.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to conduct a study to examine
whether Nebraska should amend its laws relating to the determination of the age
of majority.
Nebraska law generally defines the age of majority as 19 years old.
Nebraska is one of three states, along with Alabama and Mississippi, that does
not have age 18 as the general age of majority. Additionally, Nebraska law does
have some overlapping definitions that provide for some circumstances in which
people who are 18 years old possess some, but not all, adult rights, such as
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2101, which permits persons at least 18 years old to enter
into contracts or obtain mental health services. Additionally, in other areas
of law, there is a seemingly different age of majority, such as Neb. Rev. Stat.
§ 28-705, which defines a child as an individual under the age of 16 for
purposes of the crime of child abandonment.
The study shall include, but need not be limited to, an examination of the
following:
(1) Any impact amending the age of majority will have on child custody and
support matters and foster care youth and other potential ramifications; and
(2) What legislation, policies, or protocols other states have enacted
relating to the age of majority and the experience that such other
jurisdictions have had when implementing changes to the age of majority.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
1. That the Judiciary Committee of the Legislature shall be designated to
conduct an interim study to carry out the purposes of this resolution.
2. That the committee shall upon the conclusion of its study make a report
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of its findings, together with its recommendations, to the Legislative Council
or Legislature.
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