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Robocall Lawyer in Nebraska: $500 to $1,500 Per Illegal Call
Nebraska’s Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 86-236 to 86-257) bars robocall solicitations to cell phones, pagers, and emergency lines, and the Nebraska Attorney General points residents to the National Do Not Call Registry because the state keeps no list of its own. The federal TCPA sits on top of that and is what pays per call. If illegal calls or texts are hitting your phone in Nebraska, you may be owed $500 to $1,500 per call.
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Nebraska robocall law at a glance
The federal TCPA covers everyone in Nebraska. State law adds its own rules for automatic dialing-announcing devices.
Sections 86-236 to 86-257 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes are the Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices Act. Section 86-244 says a person shall not initiate a telephone solicitation using an automatic dialing-announcing device to an emergency line, a hospital or patient room line, a paging service, a cellular telephone service, or any service where the person called pays for the call, and it restricts such calls to residential and business lines as well. The Act also requires a permit from the Public Service Commission before a device is used for solicitations (§ 86-250), requires the message to identify who is calling (§ 86-247), and bars automated solicitations to a residential line before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. at the location of the person called (§ 86-248).
Nebraska does not run a state do-not-call list. The Attorney General’s consumer protection site, Protect the Good Life, directs residents to the National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov, and the Attorney General has sued carriers over illegal robocall traffic into the state. Consumer complaints go through the Attorney General’s online complaint system.
The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act is still the law that pays. It lets a Nebraska resident sue for $500 to $1,500 per illegal call or text. Cases are handled nationwide under the federal TCPA. Local counsel is associated where Nebraska rules require it.
Two laws protect Nebraska residents
A federal law covers everyone, and Nebraska adds its own Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices Act.
The TCPA
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the nationwide law behind every claim.
- Protects everyone in Nebraska, no matter the state rules.
- Bars autodialed or prerecorded calls and texts to your cell without consent.
- $500 to $1,500 per call, stacking with every violation.
- You can sue personally, you don’t wait on the government.
Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 86-236 to 86-257
How Nebraska adds to your protection under the federal rules.
- Robocalls to cell phones: no telephone solicitation by automatic dialing-announcing device to a cellular telephone service, pager, or emergency line (§ 86-244).
- Calling hours: no automated solicitation to a residential line before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. (§ 86-248).
- Do Not Call: no separate state list; the National Do Not Call Registry is the list that applies.
- Enforced by the Attorney General and the Public Service Commission; a state claim can sometimes be added to a federal TCPA case.
How the law works in Nebraska
The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) protects every Nebraska resident. It makes it illegal for a company to call or text your cell phone with an autodialer or a prerecorded or artificial voice without your prior express consent, and it bars telemarketing calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. When a company breaks those rules you can sue for $500 per illegal call or text, and up to $1,500 per call when the violation was willful or knowing. Damages are counted per call, so a season of robocalls to a 402 number in Omaha or Lincoln, or a 308 number out west, adds up quickly.
Nebraska’s own rules are in the Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 86-236 to 86-257. Section 86-244 bars initiating a telephone solicitation with an automatic dialing-announcing device to emergency lines, hospital rooms, paging services, cellular telephone services, and any service where the person called pays for the call, and it limits such calls to residential and business lines except as the Act allows. A device used for solicitations needs a permit from the Public Service Commission (§ 86-250), the message must identify the caller (§ 86-247), and automated solicitations to a residential line may not be made before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. (§ 86-248). Nebraska has no state no-call list; the Attorney General points residents to the national registry. A state claim can sometimes be added to a TCPA case, but the TCPA is the statute with a clear private right of action and fixed per-call damages, so it is the engine of the claim.
A federal TCPA claim for a Nebraska resident is filed in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, which covers the whole state from courthouses in Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte. Whether the calls hit a phone in Bellevue, Grand Island, or Kearney, the same court and the same federal rule apply. The federal TCPA has a four-year limitations period, but the count of calls and the dates matter, so talk to us before assuming there is time.
Max Morgan, Esq. of The Weitz Firm in Philadelphia represents Nebraska residents in these cases. Max is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and because the TCPA is a federal law he handles claims for consumers across the country and associates Nebraska counsel where the case requires it. Two patterns that often become cases are wrong-number robocalls and spam text messages. The review is free, and there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover.
Getting illegal calls in Nebraska? Do this.
- Register on the national list.Nebraska has no state registry, so donotcall.gov is the one place to register. Note the date; sales calls after it are evidence.
- Keep every call and text.Do not delete the log, the voicemails, or the message threads. A saved recorded message to your cell is direct proof under both § 86-244 and the TCPA.
- Say “stop” and note the date.A company that keeps calling after you tell it to stop is in a worse position under the TCPA. Write down when you said it and to whom.
- File with the Nebraska Attorney General.The Attorney General’s consumer protection division takes complaints through the online complaint form at nebraska.gov (linked from protectthegoodlife.nebraska.gov), or by phone at 800-727-6432 or 402-471-2682.
- Report it nationally, then get a free review.Report the calls to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and the FCC at fcc.gov/complaints. Then tell us what is happening and we will tell you, free, whether you have a case. Our guide to reporting a robocall covers each step.
Why Nebraska residents reach out
Three patterns we hear from Nebraska callers. If one sounds like your phone, it is worth a free look.
Prerecorded sales calls to a cell phone without consent violate the TCPA, and § 86-244 bars ADAD solicitations to cellular service in Nebraska.
Wrong-number collection robocalls are one of the most common TCPA claims. You do not have to owe the debt to bring one.
Marketing texts sent without consent count like calls under the TCPA. Screenshots are usually the only proof you need.
What we help Nebraska residents with
Each of these is a real, recoverable claim under the TCPA.
Wrong-number robocalls
Prerecorded or auto-dialed calls meant for someone else. You can have a claim even though you’re not a customer.
About wrong-number robocall claimsWrong-number debt collection
Auto-dialed collection calls for a debt that was never yours. Illegal twice over, and it pays.
About wrong-number debt collection claims“Stop calling me”
You told them to stop and the calls kept coming. Each one can be a separate violation.
About claims for calls after you said stopSpam text messages
Marketing texts you never agreed to count under the TCPA too. Screenshots are often all the proof you need.
About spam text message lawsuitsDo-Not-Call violations
Registered your number and the calls didn’t stop? Continued telemarketing may entitle you to damages.
About Do Not Call violation claimsPrerecorded cell calls
Robotic or artificial-voice calls to your cell without consent are a clear TCPA violation.
About prerecorded cell call claimsHow it works
Three steps. No cost to find out. No obligation to go further.
Tell us what happened
Answer a few plain-English questions about the calls or texts. It takes about two minutes.
Max reviews it free
Max Morgan’s team looks at your answers and tells you, honestly, whether you have a claim worth pursuing.
If you qualify, he fights for it
You pay nothing up front and nothing unless you recover. Max handles the case.
Real cases Max has helped win
The TCPA is federal, so these results apply to Nebraska residents too.
Wrong-number prerecorded debt-collection calls.
Lucas v. Synchrony Bank (N.D. Ind.)
Telemarketing to Do-Not-Call list & after opt-out.
Campbell v. Everything Breaks (D. Nev.)
385 wrong-number calls at $1,500 each.
Higgs v. Golden Title Loans (W.D. Tenn.)
Prerecorded calls to cell phones without consent.
Key v. Miracle Faith Center (N.D. Fla.)
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.
Nebraska robocall FAQs
Does Nebraska have its own Do Not Call list?
No. Nebraska does not maintain a state registry. The Attorney General’s Protect the Good Life site directs residents to the National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov, and telemarketers must honor that list when calling a Nebraska number. Registering there is the only step you need to take.
Which court hears a robocall case for a Nebraska resident?
A federal TCPA claim is filed in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, which covers the entire state from courthouses in Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte. Some claims can also be brought in state court. We decide venue with you once we have seen the call records.
Do I need a Nebraska lawyer for a robocall case?
Not necessarily. The TCPA is a federal law that applies nationwide. Max Morgan, Esq. is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and handles TCPA claims for consumers across the country, associating Nebraska counsel where the rules require it. The case review is free and there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover.
What does Nebraska law add on top of the TCPA?
The Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices Act bars robocall solicitations to cell phones, pagers, and emergency lines, requires a Public Service Commission permit for a device used in solicitations, limits residential robocalls to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and requires messages to identify the caller. A state claim can sometimes be added to a federal case, but the fixed $500 to $1,500 per call comes from the TCPA.
Are there calling-hour rules in Nebraska?
Yes, for automated calls. Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-248, a telephone solicitation by automatic dialing-announcing device may not go to a residential line before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. at the location of the person called, which matches the federal Telemarketing Sales Rule for live sales calls. A recorded solicitation outside that window breaks state law, and if it went to your cell without consent it likely breaks the TCPA as well.
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