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Bail bond agents in Nebraska

Bail bonds with sureties are permitted, and each surety must justify under oath in twice the bond amount with real estate; no Nebraska statute licenses bail bond agents or sets a premium. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-901(5))

Each surety on such recognizance shall be required to justify under oath in a sum twice the amount of such recognizance and give the description of real estate owned by him or her of a value above encumbrance equal to the amount of such justification

Note: Chapter 29 art. 9 and the Insurance chapter (ch. 44) were enumerated on 2026-10-20: no statute prohibits compensated sureties, and none licenses bondsmen or sets a premium.

Percentage deposit with the court in Nebraska

A defendant may deposit with the clerk up to 10 percent of the bond in cash; 90 percent is returned after the appearances and 10 percent is kept as appearance bond costs. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-901(3)(c)(i))

the deposit with the clerk of the court in cash of a sum not to exceed ten percent of the amount of the bond, ninety percent of such deposit to be returned to the defendant upon the performance of the appearance or appearances and ten percent to be retained by the clerk as appearance bond costs

Cash bail in Nebraska

The court must consider every method of bond to avoid pretrial jail and, before requiring a bond, consider the defendant's financial ability to pay. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-901(3))

The court shall consider all methods of bond and conditions of release to avoid pretrial incarceration. If the judge determines that the defendant shall not be released on his or her personal recognizance, the judge shall consider the defendant's financial ability to pay a bond

A full cash deposit is returned to the defendant after all appearances are made. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-901(3)(c)(ii))

The cash deposit shall be returned to the defendant upon the performance of all appearances.

How bail is set in Nebraska

The state constitution makes all persons bailable by sufficient sureties, except treason, listed sexual offenses and murder where the proof is evident or the presumption great. (Neb. Const. art. I, § 9)

All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for treason, sexual offenses involving penetration by force or against the will of the victim, and murder, where the proof is evident or the presumption great.

Note: Official annotation: the sexual-offense exception was held unconstitutional in Hunt v. Roth (8th Cir. 1981), vacated as moot in Murphy v. Hunt (1982).

County court judges in each county must adopt a bail schedule for all misdemeanors and other offenses they deem necessary. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-901.05)

It shall be the duty of the judges of the county court in each county to prepare and adopt, by a majority vote, a schedule of bail for all misdemeanor offenses and such other offenses as the judges deem necessary.

If a court date is missed in Nebraska

The court may set a forfeiture aside on conditions it imposes if justice does not require enforcing it. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1107)

The court may direct that a forfeiture of the recognizance be set aside, upon such conditions as the court may impose, if it appears that justice does not require the enforcement of the forfeiture.

For the rest of what can follow a missed date, see missed court in Nebraska.