Article 21: Special Proceedings and Actions · Last amended 2015 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section defines the two terms the Human Trafficking Victims Civil Remedy Act relies on — human trafficking and trafficking victim — by pointing to the definitions already set out in section 28-830 for labor trafficking, labor trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking, and sex trafficking of a minor.
Full Text of § 25-21,298
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For purposes of the Human Trafficking Victims Civil Remedy Act:
(1) Human trafficking means labor trafficking, labor trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking, or sex trafficking of a minor, as those terms are defined in section 28-830; and
(2) Trafficking victim has the same meaning as in section 28-830.
Source
Laws 2015, LB294, § 2.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-21,298 keeps its definitions short by borrowing them. For purposes of the Human Trafficking Victims Civil Remedy Act, human trafficking means labor trafficking, labor trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking, or sex trafficking of a minor, exactly as those four terms are defined in section 28-830. A trafficking victim carries the same meaning given to that term in the same section.
By tying its two key terms to the criminal code’s definitions rather than writing new ones, the act keeps the civil remedy aligned with how Nebraska law already defines trafficking conduct, so a court or litigant working through a civil claim under this act looks to section 28-830 for the operative definitions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “human trafficking” mean under this act?
Labor trafficking, labor trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking, or sex trafficking of a minor, each as defined in section 28-830.
What does “trafficking victim” mean under this act?
The same thing it means in section 28-830.
Does this section write its own definitions, or does it cross-reference another statute?
It cross-references section 28-830 for both terms rather than defining them independently.
Does the act cover trafficking of minors as well as adults?
Yes. The definition of human trafficking includes labor trafficking of a minor and sex trafficking of a minor, alongside the adult forms of each.
Why would a reader need to check section 28-830 to understand this act?
Because both of the act’s defined terms adopt their meaning directly from that section rather than restating it here.
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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