Self-Defense Laws in Nebraska

Nebraska has a duty to retreat outside the home and workplace. Deadly force is not justifiable unless the actor believes it is necessary to protect himself against death, serious bodily harm, kidnapping or sexual intercourse compelled by force or threat; nor is it justifiable if 'The actor knows that he can avoid the necessity of using such force with complete safety by retreating' or by surrendering possession of a thing to a person asserting a claim of right to it or complying with a demand to abstain from an action he has no duty to take. Deadly force is also not justifiable if the actor, with the purpose of causing death or serious bodily harm, provoked the use of force in the same encounter.

'The actor shall not be obliged to retreat from his dwelling or place of work unless he was the initial aggressor or is assailed in his place of work by another person whose place of work the actor knows it to be' (§ 28-1409(4)(b)(i)). Deadly force in the dwelling is still limited to situations where the actor believes it is necessary to protect himself against death, serious bodily harm, kidnapping or sexual intercourse compelled by force or threat (§ 28-1409(4)).