28-703. Incest; penalty.(1) Any person who shall knowingly intermarry or engage in sexual penetration with any person who falls within the degrees of consanguinity set forth in section 28-702 or any person who engages in sexual penetration with his or her stepchild who is under nineteen years of age commits incest.(2) Incest is a Class III felony, except that incest with a person who is under eighteen years of age is a Class IIA felony.(3)(a) For purposes of this section, the definitions found in section 28-318 shall be used.(b) The testimony of a victim shall be entitled to the same weight as the testimony of victims of other crimes under this code.Source Laws 1977, LB 38, § 142; Laws 1978, LB 748, § 9; Laws 1985, LB 89, § 1; Laws 2015, LB605, § 43. Cross References Registration of sex offenders, see sections 29-4001 to 29-4014.Annotations Incest of an adult is not a registrable offense under the Sex Offender Registration Act. State v. Aguilar-Moreno, 17 Neb. App. 623, 769 N.W.2d 784 (2009). For purposes of the incest statute, a 'minor' is defined as a child under the age of 19. State v. Johnson, 12 Neb. App. 247, 670 N.W.2d 802 (2003).
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