(A) It is an offense for any person to do any of the following:
(1) To connect any instrument, device or contrivance with any wire supplying or intended to supply electricity or electric current or to connect any pipe or conduit supplying gas or water, without the knowledge and consent of the supplier of such products or services, in such a manner that any portion thereof may be supplied to any instrument by or at which electricity, electric current, gas or water may be consumed without passing through the meter made or provided for measuring or registering the amount or quantity thereof passing through it;
(2) To knowingly use or knowingly permit the use of electricity, electric current, gas or water obtained unlawfully pursuant to this section;
(3) To reconnect electrical, gas or water service without the knowledge and consent of the supplier of such service if the service has been disconnected pursuant to Neb. RS 70-1601 through 70-1615; or
(4) To willfully injure, alter or by any instrument, device or contrivance in any manner interfere with or obstruct the action or operation of any meter made or provided for measuring or registering the amount or quantity of electricity, electric current, gas or water passing through it, without the knowledge and consent of the supplier of the electricity, electric current, gas or water passing or intended to pass through the meter.
(B) Proof of the existence of any wire, pipe or conduit connection or reconnection or of any injury, alteration, interference or obstruction of a meter is prima facie evidence of the guilt of the person in possession of the premises where that connection, reconnection, injury, alteration, interference or obstruction is proved to exist.
(Neb. RS 28-515.02) Penalty, see § 50.99