If any jury commissioner or deputy jury commissioner, sheriff or deputy sheriff, or person having charge of election records neglects or fails to perform the duties imposed by the Jury Selection Act, the person so offending shall be guilty of contempt of court.
§ 25-1675.Act; neglect or failure by officers; contempt of court.
Article 16: Jurors and Jury Selection · Last amended 2020 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section makes it contempt of court for a jury commissioner, deputy jury commissioner, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or custodian of election records to neglect or fail to perform the duties the Jury Selection Act imposes on them.
Full Text of § 25-1675
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 667, p. 511; R.S.1913, § 8146; C.S.1922, § 9081; C.S.1929, § 20-1611; R.S.1943, § 25-1611; Laws 1953, c. 72, § 5, p. 226; Laws 1979, LB 234, § 5; R.S.1943, (2016), § 25-1611; Laws 2020, LB387, § 32.
Plain-English Summary
The jury selection process depends on several officials doing their part — drawing names, keeping records, summoning people. Section 25-1675 backs that dependence with a consequence: if a jury commissioner, deputy jury commissioner, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or the person in charge of election records neglects or fails to perform the duties the Jury Selection Act places on them, that person is guilty of contempt of court.
Election records custodians are included because the jury selection system draws on voter and other public records to build its jury pools; if that data source falls through, the whole process suffers. Contempt gives courts a direct tool to enforce compliance without waiting on a separate criminal prosecution.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can be held in contempt for failing to carry out jury selection duties?
A jury commissioner, deputy jury commissioner, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or person having charge of election records.
What counts as a violation under this section?
Neglecting or failing to perform a duty the Jury Selection Act imposes on that official.
Is this a criminal charge or a contempt sanction?
Contempt of court, not a separate criminal offense.
Why does this section mention election records custodians?
Because jury pools draw in part on public records those custodians maintain.
How does this section relate to the felony penalties in sections 25-1676 and 25-1677?
Those sections punish intentional tampering or jury packing with criminal penalties, while this section addresses neglect of duty through contempt.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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