28-703 Incest; penalty. - Nebraska Statutes

28-703. Incest; penalty.(1) Any person who shall knowingly intermarry or engage in sexual penetration with any person who falls within the degrees of consanguinity set forth in section 28-702 or any person who engages in sexual penetration with his or her minor stepchild commits incest.(2) Incest is a Class III felony.(3)(a) For purposes of this section, the definitions found in section 28-318 shall be used.(b) The testimony of a victim shall be entitled to the same weight as the testimony of victims of other crimes under this code. SourceLaws 1977, LB 38, § 142; Laws 1978, LB 748, § 9; Laws 1985, LB 89, § 1. Cross ReferencesRegistration of sex offenders, see sections 29-4001 to 29-4014. AnnotationsFor purposes of the incest statute, a "minor" is defined as a child under the age of 19. State v. Johnson, 12 Neb. App. 247, 670 N.W.2d 802 (2003).