28-1351 Unlawful membership recruitment into an organization or association; penalty. - Nebraska Statutes

28-1351. Unlawful membership recruitment intoan organization or association; penalty.(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfulmembership recruitment into an organization or association when he or sheknowingly and intentionally coerces, intimidates, threatens, or inflicts bodilyharm upon another person in order to entice that other person to join or preventthat other person from leaving any organization, group, enterprise, or associationwhose members, individually or collectively, engage in or have engaged inany of the following criminal acts for the benefit of, at the direction of,or on behalf of the organization, group, enterprise, or association or anyof its members:(a) Robbery undersection 28-324;(b) Arson in the first, second, or third degree under section 28-502, 28-503, or 28-504, respectively;(c) Burglary under section 28-507;(d) Murder inthe first degree, murder in the second degree, or manslaughter under section 28-303, 28-304, or 28-305, respectively;(e) Violations of the Uniform ControlledSubstances Act that involve possession with intent to deliver, distribution,delivery, or manufacture of a controlled substance;(f) Unlawful use, possession,or discharge of a firearm or other deadly weapon under sections 28-1201 to 28-1212.04;(g) Assault in the first degree or assault in the second degreeunder section 28-308 or 28-309, respectively;(h) Assault on an officerin the first, second, or third degree under section 28-929, 28-930, or 28-931,respectively, or assault on an officer using a motor vehicle under section 28-931.01;(i) Theft by unlawful taking or disposition under section 28-511;(j) Theft byreceiving stolen property under section 28-517;(k) Theft by deception undersection 28-512;(l) Theft by extortion under section 28-513;(m) Kidnappingunder section 28-313;(n) Any forgery offense under sections 28-602 to 28-605;(o) Criminalimpersonation under section 28-638;(p) Tampering with a publiclyexhibited contest under section 28-614;(q) Unauthorized use of a financial transactiondevice or criminal possession of a financial transaction device under section 28-620 or 28-621, respectively;(r) Pandering under section 28-802;(s) Bribery,bribery of a witness, or bribery of a juror under section 28-917, 28-918,or 28-920, respectively;(t) Tampering with a witness or an informant or jury tamperingunder section 28-919;(u) Unauthorized application of graffiti under section 28-524;(v) Dogfighting,cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another under section 28-1005; or(w) Promoting gambling in the first degree under section 28-1102.(2) Unlawfulmembership recruitment into an organization or association is a Class IV felony. SourceLaws 2009, LB63, § 21. Cross ReferencesUniform Controlled Substances Act, see section 28-401.01.