Chapter 81 — STATE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS

The compensation of the members of the task force shall be established by the Governor on a per diem basis, and they shall work the days and hours required to accomplish the task. Members of the task force shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duti…

The task force shall conduct a review of the plans, specifications, and other construction and repair documents and ongoing maintenance requirements for real property that may be proposed to be made available to any state agency by means of gift and any acquisition of real proper…

Each state agency operating or managing state-owned buildings, utilities, or grounds shall make a detailed inspection of facilities under its care to determine accurately what renewal work items exist and the probable cost and time required for doing the work. A detailed report o…

The report required by section 81-177 shall classify work items by urgency of need using three classes defined as follows: Class I — items for immediate action to (1) provide safety and protection against costly damage to buildings or their utility systems, (2) make structural, m…

(1) There is hereby created under the control of the Governor, for allocation to building renewal projects of the various agencies, a fund to be known as the Building Renewal Allocation Fund. The fund shall contain the revenue from the special privilege tax as provided in section…

The Building Renewal Allocation Fund, State Building Renewal Assessment Fund, University Building Renewal Assessment Fund, and State College Building Renewal Assessment Fund shall only be expended for the purpose of building renewal work except as appropriated by the Legislature …

For purposes of the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Child abuse means an offense under section 28-707; (2) Commission shall mean the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; (3) Committee shall mean the Crime…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act be construed as enabling the rights set forth in Article I, section 28, of the Constitution of Nebraska.

(1) A nonprofit organization, to be known as the Community Trust, may be created. After a tragedy, the Community Trust shall accept contributions from the public, manage such funds, and make distributions to help individuals, families, and communities in Nebraska that have suffer…

(1) The Crime Victim's Reparations Committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of five members of the commission and public members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to approval by the Legislature, as provided in subsection (2) of this section. (2)(a) Until su…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 81-1802 or subsection (2) of this section, a member of the committee shall serve for a term of four years. The term of each public member shall begin on October 1. (2) One of the two public members appointed pursuant to subdivision (2)(…

When a vacancy occurs on the committee, appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made for the balance of the term. A member whose term has expired shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed.

Members of the committee shall receive no reimbursement for the performance of their duties as members of the committee, except that such members shall receive reimbursement for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.

The executive director may serve as a hearing officer pursuant to this section and in addition the committee, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint one or more additional hearing officers, who shall be licensed to practice law in the state, to conduct hearings, take …

(1) Any person who may be eligible for compensation under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act may make application to the committee on forms provided by the committee. Such application need not be signed and acknowledged before a notary public. If the person entitled to m…

In order to be eligible for compensation the applicant, including a health care provider as described in section 81-1807, shall, prior to any hearing on an application, submit available reports from any physician or surgeon who has treated or examined the victim in relation to th…

(1) A hearing officer shall consider and rule upon any application made under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act within one hundred eighty days after receipt of all required information related to the crime. (2) If the hearing officer denies an award of compensation or a…

(1) Not later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, each agency shall submit to the Governor, in the form prescribed by him or her, a report of its proposed building renewal projects for the next biennium. Such report shall contain the information specified in section 81-…

(1) The committee or a hearing officer may hold hearings, sit and act at the times and places and take the testimony that the committee or the hearing officer considers advisable, and administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses. The hearing officer or the committee shall have f…

If a person has been convicted of an offense on which a claim under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act is based, proof of that conviction shall be taken as conclusive evidence that the offense occurred and that such person committed the offense, unless an appeal or a pro…

The hearing officer or the committee may, as part of an order entered under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act, determine and allow reasonable attorney's fees not to exceed five percent of any compensation awarded. If the decision of a hearing officer or the committee is…

The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations prescribing the procedures to be followed in the filing of applications and proceedings under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act and any other matters the commission considers appropriate, including special …

For the purpose of determining the amount of compensation payable under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act, the committee shall formulate standards for uniform application of the act and take into consideration rates and amounts of compensation payable for injuries and d…

In a case in which a person is injured or killed as a result of conduct specified in the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act, or by any act of any other person which is within the description of offenses listed in such act, the committee or a hearing officer may order the pay…

(1) In determining whether to make an order under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act, the committee or hearing officer shall consider all circumstances determined to be relevant, including, but not limited to, provocation, consent, or any other behavior of the victim whi…

(1) The committee or a hearing officer may award compensation for losses and expenses allowable under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act for which the applicant is not compensated by the offender or a person on behalf of the offender, by the United States, by a state or …

The committee or hearing officer may order the payment of compensation from the Victim's Compensation Fund for personal injury or death which resulted from: (1) An attempt on the part of the applicant to prevent the commission of crime, to apprehend a suspected criminal, to aid o…

The committee or hearing officer may order the payment of compensation to victims of crime and survivors of victims of crime for: (1) Expenses actually and reasonably incurred as a result of the personal injury or death of the victim, including expenses for mental health counseli…

The Governor, using such staff assistance as he or she may desire, shall monitor the activities of the task force and the agencies. To assure adequate accomplishment of the terms of each allocation, the Governor shall assure that expert inspection of projects is made by a compete…

(1) Prior to the hearing officer taking action on an application for compensation from the Victim's Compensation Fund, the applicant may request that a hearing officer make an emergency award of compensation to the applicant. If it appears to the hearing officer that the claim is…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, no order for the payment of compensation shall be entered under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act unless: (a) The application has been submitted to the committee within the deadline provided in subsectio…

No compensation shall be awarded from the Victim's Compensation Fund: (1) If the victim aided or abetted the offender in the commission of the unlawful act; (2) If the offender will receive economic benefit or unjust enrichment from the compensation; (3) If the victim violated a …

Except as provided in section 81-1813, no compensation shall be awarded under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act from the Victim's Compensation Fund in an amount in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars for each applicant per incident. Each award shall be paid in instal…

No order for payment of compensation under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act shall be made for injuries or death resulting from incidents or offenses occurring prior to January 1, 1979, or outside the state.

When an order for the payment of compensation for personal injury or death is made from the Victim's Compensation Fund, the committee shall be subrogated to the cause of action of the applicant against the person responsible for the injury or death and shall be entitled to bring …

The Department of Correctional Services shall, as far as possible, provide for the employment, eight hours per day, of confined persons by private businesses. The employment may be provided under section 81-1827, 83-183, or 83-184.

(1) The Director of Correctional Services may enter into such contracts as may be necessary to fully implement the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act. Such contractual arrangements may include, but not be limited to, rental or lease agreements for such buildings or portions …

[Repealed or reserved.]

The Department of Correctional Services may establish and maintain farms to provide food for the institutions under the jurisdiction of the department and also to provide opportunity for all inmates to work eight hours per day.

No building held in trust, property of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, nor highways or roads and revenue bond structures shall receive funds for renewal and maintenance under sections 81-173 to 81-190.

Any person who knowingly makes a false claim under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor and shall forfeit any benefit received and shall repay the state for any payment of compensation made under the act.

The rights to compensation created under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act are personal and shall not survive the death of a victim or dependent entitled to them, except that if the death occurs after an application for compensation has been filed with the committee the…

All determinations, decisions, and awards made by the committee or any hearing officer may be appealed, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(1) The committee shall prepare and submit to the commission a biennial report of its activities under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act. Such report shall be submitted to the Governor and Clerk of the Legislature. The report submitted to the Clerk of the Legislature sh…

[Repealed or reserved.]

The Victim's Compensation Fund is created. The fund may be used for operating costs associated with administering the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act, awards or judgments under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act other than distributions from the Community Trust, …

Every person, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other legal entity contracting with any person or the representative or assignee of any person accused of a crime in this state with respect to the reenactment of such crime, by way of a movi…

Upon disposition of charges favorable to any person accused of committing a crime or upon a showing by such person that five years have elapsed from the deposit of money into the Victim's Compensation Fund by the accused pursuant to section 81-1836 and further that no actions are…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law with respect to the timely bringing of an action, the five-year period provided for in section 81-1837 shall not begin to run until the accused has deposited money into the Victim's Compensation Fund.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 81-1836 to 81-1838, the committee shall make payments from the Victim's Compensation Fund to any person accused of crime upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction after a showing by such person that such money shall be used for…