28-1316 Unlawful use of locks and keys; penalty; exceptions. - Nebraska Statutes

28-1316. Unlawful use of locks and keys; penalty;exceptions.(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfuluse of locks and keys if he orshe:(a) Sells, offers to sell, or gives to any person other than a law enforcementagency, dealer licensed under the MotorVehicle Industry Regulation Act, motor vehicle manufacturer, orperson regularly carrying on the profession of a locksmith any try-out key,manipulation key, wiggle key, or any other device designed to be used in placeof the normal change key of any motor vehicle; or(b) Has in his or her possessionany try-out key, wiggle key, manipulation key, or any other device designedto be used in place of the normal change key of any motor vehicle unless he or she is a locksmith, locksmithmanufacturer, dealer licensed under the MotorVehicle Industry Regulation Act, motor vehicle manufacturer, orlaw enforcement agency; or(c) Duplicates a master key for anyone unless written permission hasbeen granted by the person who has legal control of the master key. All masterkeys shall be stamped with the words DO NOT DUPLICATE. All duplications ofmaster keys shall also be stamped with the words DO NOT DUPLICATE.(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall be construed tomake it unlawful if:(a) The owner of two or more vehicles possesses a change key that canbe used on two or more vehicles that he orshe owns; or(b) Such owner changes the locks on such vehicle so that they are keyedalike; or(c) Any person makes or duplicates the original change keys for suchan owner; or(d) Anyone stamps any other type of key with the words DO NOT DUPLICATE.(3) Unlawful use of locks and keys is a Class III misdemeanor. SourceLaws 1977, LB 38, § 300; Laws 2010, LB816, § 2.Effective Date: March 4, 2010 Cross ReferencesMotor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, see section 60-1401.