STATE AND STATUTE: Nebraska, Stats. §§ 28-710 et seq. (originally enacted in 1977; statute language affecting what appears here most recently amended in 2012; all language verified here as of November of 2017)

WHAT IS REPORTABLE "ABUSE": Physical, sexual, or mental abuse or neglect. [28-711(1)]

MANDATORY REPORTERS: Any person having reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect. [28-711(1)]

HOW AND WHERE TO REPORT: Orally by telephone to the Department of Health and Human Services, a law enforcement agency, or the state's 24-hour, toll-free hotline (1-800-652-1999), followed by a written report. [28-711(1)(2)]