Nebraska Attorney General Opinions

Attorney General Opinion No. 05-001: (1) Whether the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board may invest the Nebraska Environmental Endowment Fund in a portfolio which contains investments which may return capital gains or dividends. (2) Whether the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board may allocate earnings of the Nebraska Environmental Endowment Fund which are not interest income, but instead are capital gains or dividends, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §81 -15,174.01

Jan 12, 2005

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-030: Briefing Materials And Legal Memoranda Filed With A Court As Public Records

Dec 27, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-029: Amendment to Opinion Number 03017, Interpretation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-7606(3) As It Relates To Grant Awarded From The Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund

Dec 21, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-028: Authority of the State Records Board to Approve Surcharge or Convenience Fees on Electronic Payments for Electronic Access to Public Records

Oct 27, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-027: Application Of The Nebraska Open Meetings Act To A Workshop Conducted By The Board of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska

Oct 20, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-026: Interpretation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1,104.01 Pertaining to Predictive Genetic Testing

Sep 10, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-025: Requiring Social Security Numbers On Applications For Licensing By The State Electrical Board

Sep 7, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-024: PURPA's Applicability To Nebraska Electric Utilities and Its Impact On Nebraska Power Review Board's Authority Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-1014 To Consider Applications To Construct Or Install Small Power Production Facilities

Sep 7, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-023: Judges Retirement Act; Operative date(s) of the 2004 Neb. Laws LB 1097 Amendments

Aug 18, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-022: Authority Of The Legislature's Performance Audit Committee To Review Confidential Records In Connection With A Performance Audit Of A State Agency

Aug 14, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-021: Authority Of The Governor To Conform Certain Nebraska Government Procurement Procedures To The Provisions Of The Agreement On Government Procurement Under The Auspices Of The World Trade Organization

Aug 2, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-020: Authority of Real Estate Appraiser Board to Assign Administration of Appraisal Review Aspect of Board 's Licensing Function to an Independent Appraisal Broker

Jun 1, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-019: Whether a veteran who was given a "general discharge" would be eligible for a lifetime hunting and fishing permit issued by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission under Neb. Rev. Stat. §37-420

Apr 26, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-018: Release of Information on Death Certificates; HIPAA

Apr 20, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-017: Authority Of Filing Officers To Refuse To File Financing Statements Under The Uniform Commercial Code

Apr 20, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-016: The Application of Nebraska Statute § 81-8,239.08 to Psychologist

Apr 14, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-015: Neb. Rev. Stat.§ 47-111 (1998) And § 004.02A Of Chapter 2 Of The Nebraska Jail Standards, 81 NAC 2, § 004.02A; Supervision Of Female Prisoners By Male Corrections Personnel.

Apr 7, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-014: Whether LB 855 contains unconstitutionally vague language; creates a jurisdictional conflict; and is usurped by existing state law(s)

Apr 2, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-013: Constitutionality of Amendment 2502 to LB 599 - Grant of Authority to Board of Engineers and Architects to Increase Statutory Exemptions from the Engineers and Architects Act

Mar 30, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-012: Clarification of Statutory Definition of Honorable Discharge in Determining Eligibility for Nebraska Veterans' Benefits

Mar 29, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-011: Whether recreational vehicle park services provided by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission are subject to sales tax pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §77 -2701.16

Mar 25, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-010: Whether LB 1065 and LB 479, as Amended, Unconstitutionally Impair Contractual Obligations Between the State and Ethanol Producers

Mar 25, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-009: Constitutionality of adding a "Danger to the Community" condition to Nebraska's Bail Statutes

Mar 25, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-008: Constitutionality of LB 657 - Surcharge on Electricity Subscribers to Fund Payment of Judgment or Settlement of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Litigation

Mar 25, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-007: LB 1179; Circumvention Of The Public Meetings Statutes By Electronic Communication; Electronic Communications As Public Records

Mar 8, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-006: Whether, Pursuant to the Nebraska Fair Housing Act, It Is Appropriate For the NEOC to Negotiate Fines, Some of Which Are Paid to Organizations Beyond the Control of State Government or Whether These Monies Should Be Received, Accounted For, and Disbursed Like Other State Monies?

Feb 24, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-005: Whether Application of Amendment to Definition of "New Ethanol Facility" to Existing Ethanol Production Agreements Unconstitutionally Impairs Contractual Obligations

Feb 6, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-004: The Constitutionality of Legislation Proposed in LB 660, with AM0301, and LB 709, Requiring the Legislature to Provide Adequate Funding for Mandated Programs and Activities

Feb 4, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-003: Whether LR4CA, a proposed amendment to the Nebraska Constitution regarding hunting, fishing, and trapping, will have an affect on the Nebraska Constitution and various existing statutes

Feb 2, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-002: Whether Legislation Establishing an Authority Empowered to Acquire and Operate a Statewide Communication System for Public Safety Agencies, Which is Authorized to Issue Bonds to Finance the System, Impermissibly Allows the Creation of State Indebtedness in Excess of the Limit in Neb. Const. art. XIII,§ 1

Jan 29, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 04-001: Titling of Continuation Vehicles

Jan 22, 2004

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-028: Salaries of Probation Officers, LB 789

Dec 22, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-027: Whether Counties, as "political subdivisions" contracting with state agencies to provide health and human services, are in the Public Counsel's jurisdiction

Dec 12, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-026: Authority of an "Acquisition Agency" Established Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Safety Wireless Communication System Act to Exercise Eminent Domain Power

Dec 5, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-025: Whether the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board has the authority, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§81 -15, 167 through 81 -15,176, to advise the Legislature and more specifically, whether it has the authority to lobby

Nov 26, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-024: Application Procedures For Judicial Retirement And Complaints Against A Judge Before The Nebraska Commission On Judicial Qualifications; 2003 Neb. Laws LB 320, AM 2003

Nov 4, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-023: Legality of a Proposed Business Structure for an Integrated Biorefinery Complex as it pertains to Article XII , Section 8 of the Nebraska Constitution (Initiative 300)

Oct 6, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-022: Interpretation of Agency Regulatory Authority Involving Pesticides Used in Connection with M-44 Cyanide Capsules for the Control of Certain Predatory Wild Animals in Nebraska

Aug 11, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-020: The Constitutionality of Payments Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1579 to Non-public Schools, or to Churches or Other Institutions That Might Be Considered "Religious Societies" in the Context of Article I, § 4 and Article VII, § 11 of the Nebraska Constitution

Jul 30, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-019: LB 320; Retirement Of A District Judge While A Complaint Is Pending Against Him Before The Nebraska Judicial Qualifications Commission; Duties Of The Court Administrator

Jul 9, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-018: Subpoena Power of State Fire Marshal

Jun 30, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-017: Interpretation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-7606(3) As It Relates To Grant Awarded From The Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund

Jun 4, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-016: Federal Rural Economic Development Loan And Grant Program; Constitutionality Of Participation In The Grant Portion Of That Program By Public Power Districts Under Art. XIII , § 3 Of The Nebraska Constitution

May 19, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-015: Whether The Sales Tax on Gross Income Received for Casino Advertising Proposed Under LB 759, as Amended, Violates the Guarantee of Freedom of Speech in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution

May 14, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-014: Application of Neb. Rev. Stat.§ 60-6,301 (5) (Supp. 2002) to vehicles hauling grass sod

May 14, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-013: Statutory Responsibility of Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission

May 9, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-012: Constitu tionality of AM 7091 to LB 667; More than One Subject

May 7, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-011: LB 762; Disposition Of Fines And Penalties Levied Under The Nebraska Campaign Finance Limitation Act Under Art. VII , § 5 Of The Nebraska Constitution

May 7, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-010: Does the "Office of the Nebraska Capitol Commission" Proposed to be Created Under LB 755 Constitute an "Executive Office of the State" Under Neb. Const. art. IV,§ 27, Requiring Approval by a Two-Thirds Majority Vote of the Legislature?

Apr 23, 2003

Attorney General Opinion No. 03-009: Changing the Boundaries of Community College Areas

Apr 11, 2003