Statute of Limitations for Class C / 3rd Degree Felony in Nebraska

Overview

In Nebraska, the statute of limitations (SOL) sets the outer deadline for the state to file criminal charges. If the deadline passes, prosecutors generally lose the ability to proceed—though real cases can involve timing disputes, tolling, and procedural events that affect how the clock is measured.

For a Class C felony—often described in other systems as a “3rd degree felony”—Nebraska’s SOL is governed by the general limitations scheme in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-919. DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator helps you compute that general deadline and visualize how changes to dates affect the result.

Scope of this page: Based on the available jurisdiction data, no claim-type-specific sub-rule was found. That means you should treat the rule below as the general/default limitations period for the relevant Nebraska felony category rather than a specialized variant.

Limitation period

Nebraska’s general rule for criminal SOLs in § 13-919 uses a fixed time period keyed to the seriousness of the offense class. For a Class C felony, the provided jurisdiction data indicates:

• General SOL period: 0.5 years (i.e., 6 months)
• General statute: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-919

How the deadline is measured (practical view)

In SOL calculations, you typically need at least one “starting date” that corresponds to when the limitations clock begins to run. In practice, that starting point is often tied to the offense conduct (commonly the date of the alleged act), but cases may use other triggers depending on the fact pattern.

DocketMath’s calculator is designed to work from explicit dates you provide, so you can focus on the timeline you have rather than guess.

What inputs change the output?

Using the DocketMath tool, you’ll generally be working with inputs like:

• Offense date (or another trigger date your record uses)
• Filing date (the date charges were filed or the date you want to test against)
• Optional timing/assumption toggles (depending on the tool’s interface)

When you change these dates:

• Moving the filing date later increases the chance the case falls outside the SOL period.
• Moving the offense date earlier can make the SOL expire sooner.
• If the tool provides any “assume tolling / no tolling” options, enabling tolling typically extends the deadline, while disabling tolling typically produces the strict base result.

Quick reference: base timeline for a Class C felony (general rule)

Because the general period is 0.5 years, the baseline computation conceptually works like this:

• Expiration date = starting date + 6 months (subject to any exceptions/tolling captured by the tool and facts)

To keep the math transparent, here’s a simple example framework (not legal advice):

If you want an exact date calculation (including how the tool rounds/handles calendar dates), use DocketMath below.

Key exceptions

Nebraska SOL computations can be affected by doctrines that pause or adjust deadlines. While this page presents the general/default period for Class C felonies under § 13-919, you should also know the kinds of events that commonly matter.

Because this page is built from a general SOL rule (and the jurisdiction data notes that no claim-type-specific sub-rule was found), exceptions are best treated as case-dependent rather than baked into the base number.

Common exception categories to watch for (and that many SOL calculators attempt to model):

• Tolling for certain conduct (for example, if a defendant is absent in a way that stops the clock under a statute or recognized rule)
• Tolling based on procedural events (for example, delays tied to specific proceedings)
• Accrual disputes (when the “starting date” is contested—especially where a continuing course of conduct is alleged)

Practical checklist for exception review

Before you rely on a calculator result, gather:

If you have multiple candidate “starting dates,” test each one in DocketMath to see how sensitive the outcome is.

Statute citation

• Nebraska general statute of limitations: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-919
  Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/chapter-13/statute-13-919/

This page applies the general/default SOL period indicated by the jurisdiction data for the relevant Nebraska felony classification—0.5 years (6 months)—and does not assume a special sub-rule beyond the general framework found in the statute.

Use the calculator

Use DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations tool to compute the deadline date for a Nebraska Class C felony using the general rule.

Primary CTA: **/tools/statute-of-limitations

What you’ll do in the tool

1. Open DocketMath – statute-of-limitations
2. Select or enter:

   • Jurisdiction: Nebraska (US-NE)
   • Offense classification: Class C felony (mapped to “3rd degree felony” label when applicable)
3. Enter the key dates:

   • Offense trigger date (e.g., alleged act date used in your records)
   • Filing date (or the “as of” date you want to test against)
4. Review the result:

   • Base expiration date (general SOL)
   • Any modeled adjustments if the tool provides exception/tolling toggles

How to interpret the output

Typically, calculators return a result that can be read like:

• If filing date ≤ expiration date → the filing is within the base SOL window
• If filing date > expiration date → the filing is outside the base SOL window

Again, exceptions can change those results—so treat “base SOL” as the starting point, not the entire story.

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