Nebraska Attorney General Opinions

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-015: Reimbursement of Daily Parking Expenses of Public Service Commissioners While Working at the Commission's Lincoln Office

Oct 27, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-014: Authority of the Department of Correctional Services to Adopt Administrative Regulations Without Complying With Rulemaking Procedures Required Under the Administrative Procedure Act

Oct 20, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-013: Whether enactment of LB 176, which proposes to exempt pork packers from the prohibition against vertical integration of livestock production and packing in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2604 (2010), is necessary to prevent a violation of the dormant Commerce Clause created by the current statute

Oct 16, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-012: Constitutionality of LB 232 - the Nebraska College Choice Grant Program

Oct 16, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-011: Constitutionality of Legislation Requiring Nonresident Drivers of Motor Vehicles to Carry Proof of Insurance or Financial Responsibility

Sep 10, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-010: Whether the State's contractor which operates Nebraska.gov is required to utilize the State's banking relationship in processing payments made through Nebraska.gov for services provided by State agencies

Aug 10, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-009: Authority of the Nebraska Public Service Commission to Establish Minimum Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage Requirements for Contract Carriers Under L.B. 629, § 24, Which Exceed the Maximum Amounts Established in Neb. Rev. Stat.§ 44-6408(2) (201

Jun 19, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-008: LB 619 - Constitutionality of Legislation Defining Certain Forms of Poker as "Games of Skill" and Authorizing the Conduct of Poker Cash Games and Tournaments

May 13, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-007: Constitutionality of Oral Health Training and Services Fund Under Neb. Const. art. VII, § 11

May 6, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-006: Parole eligibility for sentence to life in prison

May 5, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-005: LB 414- Interpretation of the Property Tax Exemption for Fraternal Benefit Societies

Apr 27, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-004: Interpretation of LB 70 as Amended - Imposition of an Additional Occupation Tax Under the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act for Certain Devices

Mar 9, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-003: Authority of the Nebraska Public Service Commission to Adopt a Regulation Requiring Minimum Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage for Motor Carriers of Railroad Train Crews in Excess of the Maximum Amounts Established in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-6408(2)(20

Mar 4, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-002: LB 280- Constitutionality of Reducing the Percentage of the Actual Value of Agricultural and Horticultural Land Used in Calculating State Aid Value Under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act

Feb 17, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 15-001: Authority Of A City To Amend An Economic Development Program Under The Local Option Economic Development Act

Feb 3, 2015

Attorney General Opinion No. 13-001: Neb. Rev. Stat.§ 8-157.01; Non-discriminatory Operation Of And Fees For Switches Used By Automatic Teller Machines And Other Equipment To Transmit Electronic Information For Financial Institutions In Nebraska

Jun 27, 2013

Attorney General Opinion No. 12-009: Protected Classes Under The State Civil Rights Statutes; Do Cities And Counties Have Statutory Authority To Create Protected Classes Not Listed In State Statute

May 3, 2012

Attorney General Opinion No. 11-005: Legislative Term Limits; What Constitutes One-Half Of A Legislative Term Under Art. Ill,§ 12 (3) Of The Nebraska Constitution

Sep 27, 2011

Attorney General Opinion No. 11-004: Computation of the Time Available for Public Service Commission Final Action on a General Rate Case Filing Under the State Natural Gas Regulation Act When a Jurisdictional Utility Files a General Rate Application Containing Notice of Its Intent Not to Par

Sep 12, 2011

Attorney General Opinion No. 11-003: Constitutionality of Nebraska's campaign public funding laws under Ariz. Free Enter. Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett

Aug 17, 2011

Attorney General Opinion No. 11-002: Constitutionality Under Neb. Const. art. Ill,§ 24, of LB 256

May 23, 2011

Attorney General Opinion No. 11-001: LB 54 - Whether Legislation Establishing the Base Year for Tax Increment Financing of Redevelopment Projects as the Year Prior to Commencement of Rehabilitation, Acquisition, or Redevelopment is Consistent with Neb. Const Art. VIII, § 12

Mar 31, 2011

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-011: Eligibility Of Members Of The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission To Participate In The Nebraska State Insurance Program Which Provides Health Insurance Benefits To State Employees

Dec 9, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-010: Public Service Commission Jurisdiction Over Transportation Provided by Contractors Providing Services Under Contracts With the Department of Health and Human Services

Aug 24, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-009: LB 1102 - Constitutionality of Legislation Authorizing Wagering on "Historic Horseraces"

Mar 29, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-008: Concealed Handgun Permit Act; Municipal Regulation Of Concealed Handguns

Mar 26, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-007: The State Purchasing Card Program and requirements for its utilization by the University of Nebraska

Mar 18, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-006: Article XVI, § 1 Of The Nebraska Constitution; Authority Of The Nebraska Legislature To Submit Constitutional Amendments To The Electors Of The State At Special Elections After A General Election

Feb 4, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-005: Sale or transfer of carbon sequestration rights on land owned and managed by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds

Jan 25, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-004: Whether Shipper License Fees Received By The Liquor Control Commission From Shippers Licensed Under Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 53-123.15(2) and 53-123.1 5(3) Should Be Deposited Into The General Fund Or Temporary School Fund

Jan 25, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-003: LB 691 ; Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction Over Unlicensed Persons Who Engage in Activities Described in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-885.01 (2)

Jan 25, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-002: Elimination of the constitutional office of State Treasurer on a date that does not coincide with the end of an incumbent Treasurer's term of office

Jan 8, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 10-001: Permissible Names For Use On Candidate Filing Papers And On The Ballot In Nebraska

Jan 5, 2010

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-013: Federal Preemption Of Legislation Transferring Surcharge Monies In The Enhanced Wireless 911 Fund To The General Fund

Nov 17, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-012: Whether A Proposed Amendment To Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-612 (Supp. 2009) Is Within The Scope Of The Governor's Call For The First Special Session Of The One-Hundred-First Nebraska Legislature

Nov 12, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-011: Whether Various Legislative Bills Fall Within the Scope Of The Governor's Call For the Special Legislative Session Which Commenced On November 4, 2009

Nov 9, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-010: LB 15 And The Scope Of The Governor's Call For The First Special Session Of The One-Hundred-First Nebraska Legislature

Nov 6, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-009: Increases in judicial compensation authorized by 2009 Neb. Laws LB 414, § 1

Aug 17, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-008: LB 355; Constitutionality Of Exemption To The Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act For Cigar Bars Under Special Legislation And Vagueness Analysis

Apr 16, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-007: Use of income from leases for electricity generation utililzing solar or wind energy and from the sale of carbon offset credits on unsold school lands under the management of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds to increase compensation paid to teachers

Apr 15, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-006: Can the State Foster Care Review Board Delegate Authority to Non-board Members to Visit and Observe Foster Care Facilities? Can the State Foster Care Review Board Create and Implement its own Rules, Regulations and Procedures?

Apr 15, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-005: Scope of Practice for Physical Therapists

Feb 9, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-004: Whether the Board of Parole is Authorized to Place a Special Condition on the Parole of Inmates with Immigration Detainers that the Inmates/Parolees be Returned to the Custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Should They Not be Deported Pursuant to the Detainer

Feb 3, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-003: Whether motor vehicle registrations may be offered on Nebraska.gov, and whether a percentage-based fee may be charged for that service; Authority of the Nebraska State Records Board

Jan 27, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-002: Whether Training and Exercising by Volunteers for Disaster/Emergency Preparedness Are Immune from Liability under the Nebraska Emergency Management Act

Jan 14, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 09-001: Authority of local political subdivisions to prohibit the carrying of concealed handguns by permitholders under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act

Jan 13, 2009

Attorney General Opinion No. 08-009: Whether LB 3 is within the scope of the Governor's call for a special session of the Legislature relating to child abandonment

Nov 16, 2008

Attorney General Opinion No. 08-008: Whether certain proposed legislation is within the scope of the Governor's call for a special session of the Legislature relating to child abandonment

Nov 14, 2008

Attorney General Opinion No. 08-007: Whether the Nebraska fireworks statutes, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§28-1239.01, 28-1241 through 28-1250, and 28-1252 are preempted by federal law

Oct 3, 2008

Attorney General Opinion No. 08-006: Treatment of financing statements filed to perfect specific statutory liens as financing statements for agricultural liens under the Uniform Commercial Code

Sep 25, 2008