When any person shall be taken into custody and charged with any misdemeanor, the sheriff or the jailer may admit such person to bail in an amount not in excess of that prescribed by the bond schedule furnished by the judges of that court, conditioned for his or her appearance in this court to answer the offense charged. In unusual cases, the sheriff or jailer may consult a judge of this court about the bond; a judge's verbal order setting such person's bond shall supersede the bond schedule.
§ 6-1416.Bail.
Article 14: Uniform County Court Rules of Practice and Procedure · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceSection 6-1416 lets a sheriff or jailer set bail for a person arrested on a misdemeanor charge according to the court’s bond schedule, and allows a judge’s verbal order in an unusual case to override that schedule.
Full Text of § 6-1416
Plain-English Summary
Section 6-1416 gives sheriffs and jailers authority to act quickly when someone is arrested on a misdemeanor charge. Rather than waiting for a judge to personally set bail in every case, the sheriff or jailer can admit the person to bail, using the bond schedule the court’s judges have already furnished, and cannot exceed the amount that schedule prescribes. The bail is conditioned on the person showing up to answer the charge.
Not every arrest fits neatly into a standard schedule. For an unusual case, the rule lets the sheriff or jailer check in with a judge about the bond instead of applying the schedule automatically. If a judge gives a verbal order setting the bond in that conversation, that order controls over whatever the schedule would otherwise call for.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who sets bail for someone arrested on a misdemeanor in Nebraska?
The sheriff or jailer can admit the person to bail, following the bond schedule furnished by the judges of the court.
Can the sheriff set bail higher than the bond schedule allows?
No. The bail amount cannot exceed what the bond schedule prescribes, absent a judge’s order.
What happens in an unusual case that does not fit the standard bond schedule?
The sheriff or jailer may consult a judge about the bond, and a judge’s verbal order setting the bond supersedes the schedule.
Does this rule apply to felony charges?
The rule addresses bail for persons charged with a misdemeanor specifically.
What is bail under this rule conditioned on?
The person’s appearance in court to answer the charge against them.
Source & verification. Section text is
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
Official source
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