Chapter 81 — STATE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
2,602 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-508 State Fire Marshal; arson; investigations; evidence.
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The State Fire Marshal shall, when in his opinion further investigation is necessary, take or cause to be taken the testimony on oath of all persons supposed to be cognizant of any facts or to have any means of knowledge in relation to the matter as to which an examination is her…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-509 State Fire Marshal; investigations; witnesses; subpoena; oath; perjury; contempt.
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(1) The State Fire Marshal, first assistant fire marshal, and deputies shall each have the power in any county of the State of Nebraska to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses before them, or any of them, to testify in relation to any matter which is by the provisions of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-510 State Fire Marshal; investigations; witnesses; disobedience of subpoena or contumacy; penalty.
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Disobedience of any subpoena in such proceedings, or contumacy of a witness, may, upon application of the State Fire Marshal to the district court of the county in which the offense was committed, be punished by the district court in the same manner as if the proceedings were pen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-511 Buildings; entry and inspection by State Fire Marshal; when authorized.
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In the performance of the duties imposed by the provisions of sections 81-501.01 to 81-531, the State Fire Marshal and any of his subordinates, may, at all times of the day and night, enter upon and examine any building or premises where a fire is in progress or has occurred, and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-512 Buildings; entry and inspection; when authorized.
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The State Fire Marshal, his or her first assistant, deputies, and subordinates, the chief of the fire department of each city or village where a fire department is established, the mayor of a city, the chairperson of the board of trustees of a village where no fire department exi…
Repealed. Laws 2017, LB371, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2017, LB371, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2017, LB371, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2017, LB371, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2017, LB371, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2017, LB371, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 2017, LB371, § 3.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-520 Buildings; fire hazards; abatement; penalty.
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The State Fire Marshal or any deputy or inspector who finds in any building or upon or beneath any premises any combustibles or explosive material, rubbish, rags, waste, oil, gasoline, or inflammable matter of any kind endangering the safety of such building or property or the oc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-520.01 Statewide open burning ban; waiver; permit; fee; terms, defined.
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(1) There shall be a statewide open burning ban on all bonfires, outdoor rubbish fires, and fires for the purpose of clearing land. (2) The fire chief of a local fire department may waive an open burning ban under subsection (1) of this section for an area under the local fire de…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-520.02 Open burning ban; range-management burning; violations; penalty.
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Any person violating the statewide open burning ban established by section 81-520.01 or violating sections 81-520.03 to 81-520.05 shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-520.03 Land-management burning; fire chief of local fire department; designate member of department; share powers and duties.
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The fire chief of a local fire department may designate a member of the local fire department to share the powers and duties of the fire chief under sections 81-520.01 to 81-520.05, except adopting standards pursuant to subsection (4) of section 81-520.01.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-520.04 Land-management burning; permit; issuance; when.
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The fire chief of a local fire department may waive an open burning ban under subsection (1) of section 81-520.01 by issuing a permit for land-management burning only if the land-management burning is to be conducted in accordance with section 81-520.05.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-520.05 Land-management burning; application for permit; plan; contents; fire chief; duties.
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(1) A landowner, tenant, or other landowner's agent of the land where land-management burning is proposed shall file an application for a permit and a plan for conducting such burning. The plan shall include: (a) The name of the landowner of the land on which land-management burn…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-521 Fire insurance companies; reports to State Fire Marshal required; copies mailed to fire department of certain cities.
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Every fire insurance company authorized to transact business in this state is required to report to the State Fire Marshal, through the secretary or other officer of the company designated by the board of directors for that purpose, all fire losses on property insured in any such…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-522 Fires; failure of city or county authorities to investigate and report; penalty.
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Any officer referred to in section 81-506 who neglects to comply with any of the requirements of sections 81-501.01 to 81-531 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-523 State Fire Marshal; office; support and maintenance; tax on fire insurance companies; rate; credit.
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(1) For the purpose of maintaining the office of the State Fire Marshal and such other fire prevention activities as the Governor may direct, every foreign and alien insurance company including nonresident attorneys for subscribers to reciprocal insurance exchanges shall, on or b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-524 State Fire Marshal; office; salaries; expenses; payment.
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The State Fire Marshal shall keep on file in his office an itemized statement of all salaries and expenses incurred by his office, and shall approve all vouchers issued therefor, before they are submitted to the Director of Administrative Services for payment, which shall be allo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-525 State Fire Marshal; records public; exceptions.
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All records on file in the State Fire Marshal's office shall be public, except any testimony, correspondence, or other matter taken in an investigation or an inspection by, or in a report to, the State Fire Marshal under the provisions of the Nebraska Natural Gas Pipeline Safety …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-526 State Fire Marshal; investigations; duty of county attorney to act.
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The county attorney of any county, upon request of the State Fire Marshal, or his or her deputies or assistants, shall (1) assist such officers in the investigation of any fire which, in their opinion, is of suspicious origin and (2) act as attorney for such officers in all court…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-527 State Fire Marshal; schools; exits; fire drills.
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It shall be the duty of the State Fire Marshal and his or her deputies and assistants to require teachers of public and private schools and educational institutions to conduct regular fire drills in accordance with such rules and regulations as he or she may adopt and promulgate …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-528 State Fire Marshal Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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(1) The State Fire Marshal Cash Fund is created. Money collected pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The fund shall be used to pay for costs incurred in the general operations program of the State Fi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-529 Sections, how construed.
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It is declared that sections 81-501.01 to 81-531 and 81-5,151 to 81-5,157 are in nature necessary for the public safety, health, peace, and welfare and shall be liberally construed.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-530 Mechanical Safety Inspection Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Mechanical Safety Inspection Fund is created. All fees collected by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to the Nebraska Amusement Ride Act and the Conveyance Safety Act shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Mechanical Safety Inspection Fund. Fees so collected…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-531 Fire chiefs; local officers; fire reports; compensation; mileage.
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(1) There shall be paid to the chiefs of fire departments and mayors of cities who do not receive to exceed fifty dollars annually as compensation for their services as such chiefs or mayors, to chairpersons of the village boards, to the township clerks of every organized townshi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-532 Firefighters; report regarding; contents.
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The State Fire Marshal shall create a report regarding firefighters including the (1) type of department, including fire and rescue and fire only, (2) number of firefighters, including paid, paid per call, and unpaid, (3) department classification, including all paid departments,…
Repealed. Laws 1985, LB 40, § 2.
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Repealed. Laws 2021, LB37, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 1985, LB 40, § 2.
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Repealed. Laws 1985, LB 40, § 2.
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Repealed. Laws 1985, LB 40, § 2.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-538 Violations; penalty.
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Anyone violating any of the provisions of sections 81-501.01 to 81-531, for which no other specific penalty is provided, shall be deemed guilty of a Class V misdemeanor, and each day's noncompliance shall constitute a separate offense.
Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 893, § 18.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 893, § 18.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 893, § 18.
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Repealed. Laws 2018, LB889, § 5.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-542 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1969, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 of the United States shall mean Public Law 90-481, 82 Stat. 720, 90th Congress, S. 1166, enacted August 12, 1968; (2) State…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-543 State Fire Marshal; safety standards for transportation of gas and operation of pipeline facilities; adopt waiver of compliance; conditions.
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(1) After June 12, 1969, and from time to time thereafter, and pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, the State Fire Marshal shall, by order, establish minimum safety standards for the transportation of gas and pipeline facilities. Such standards may apply to the design, i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-544 State Fire Marshal; certifications and reports to the United States Secretary of Transportation.
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The State Fire Marshal is authorized to make such certifications and reports to the United States Secretary of Transportation as may be required from time to time under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 of the United States.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-545 Transportation of gas; operation of pipeline facilities; safety standards; requirements.
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(1) Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall (a) at all times after the date any applicable safety standard established under sections 81-503, 81-505, 81-525, and 81-542 to 81-552 takes effect comply with the requireme…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-546 Transportation of gas; operation of pipeline facilities; violations; notice; response; order; failure to comply; penalty; considerations.
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(1) Whenever the State Fire Marshal, after conducting an inspection or investigation, has determined with a reasonable degree of certainty that any person has violated or is violating any provision of subsection (1) of section 81-545 or any regulation under the Nebraska Natural G…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-547 Transportation of gas; operation of pipeline facilities; violations; district court; jurisdiction.
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(1) The district courts shall have jurisdiction to restrain violations of sections 81-503, 81-505, 81-525, and 81-542 to 81-552, including the restraint of transportation of gas or the operation of a pipeline facility, or to enforce standards established under the Nebraska Natura…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-548 Transportation of gas; operation of pipeline facilities; plan for inspection and maintenance; file with State Fire Marshal; adequacy of plan.
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Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities subject to sections 81-503, 81-505, 81-525, and 81-542 to 81-552 shall file with the State Fire Marshal a plan for inspection and maintenance of each such pipeline facility owned or o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-549 Transportation of gas; operation of pipeline facilities; records; reports; inspection; State Fire Marshal; duties; confidential information.
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(1) Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the State Fire Marshal may reasonably require to enable him or her to determine wheth…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-550 Nebraska Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Cash Fund; created; use; investment; assessments.
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(1) The Nebraska Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Cash Fund is created. The fund shall consist of money received from assessments pursuant to this section which shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The Nebraska Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Cash Fund shall be…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-551 State Fire Marshal; duties; powers.
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The duties and powers of the State Fire Marshal and of his or her deputies and assistants prescribed in sections 81-509 to 81-523, 81-526, 81-527, 81-531, 81-538, and 81-5,151 to 81-5,157 and the Petroleum Products and Hazardous Substances Storage and Handling Act shall not be ap…