394 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-201 Department of Justice; Attorney General; head.
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There is hereby constituted an executive department to be known as the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General shall be the head of this department.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-201.01 Attorney General; salary.
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Until January 4, 2007, the annual salary of the Attorney General shall be seventy-five thousand dollars. Commencing January 4, 2007, the annual salary of the Attorney General shall be ninety-five thousand dollars. The salary of the Attorney General shall be payable in equal month…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-201.02 Restriction on private practice of law.
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The Attorney General and all permanent deputy and assistant attorneys general shall not engage in the private practice of law for compensation or lobbying for compensation.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-202 Department of Justice; powers and duties.
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The Department of Justice shall have the general control and supervision of all actions and legal proceedings in which the State of Nebraska may be a party or may be interested, and shall have charge and control of all the legal business of all departments and bureaus of the stat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-203 Attorney General; actions by or against the state; duties.
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The Attorney General is authorized to appear for the state and prosecute and defend, in any court or before any officer, board or tribunal, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state may be a party or interested. If the Director-State Engineer shall have drawn any…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-204 Attorney General; power in counties concurrent with county attorney.
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The Attorney General and the Department of Justice shall have the same powers and prerogatives in each of the several counties of the state as the county attorneys have in their respective counties.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-205 Attorney General; powers and duties; Child Protection Division.
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The duties of the Attorney General shall be: (1) To appear and defend actions and claims against the state; (2) To investigate, commence, and prosecute any and all actions resulting from violations of sections 32-1401 to 32-1417; (3) To consult with and advise the county attorney…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-206 Deputy attorney general; bond or insurance; powers and duties; compensation.
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The Attorney General shall appoint a deputy attorney general, who shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201. A copy of the appointment shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State. The deputy may do and perform, in the absence of the Attorney General,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-206.01 Attorney General; actions relating to boundary lines; duty.
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The Attorney General shall commence, prosecute, or defend all actions relating to Nebraska's boundary line which affect the rights and interests of Nebraska landowners whose land is being taxed by Nebraska political subdivisions on or after September 13, 1997. The Attorney Genera…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-207 Attorney General; actions involving use of waters of interstate streams; duty.
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It shall be the duty of the Attorney General of the state to commence, prosecute and defend any and all actions affecting the rights of Nebraska water users in interstate streams as against appropriators in any other state, and to take such steps as in his judgment are required t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-208 Attorney General; actions involving use of waters in interstate streams; special counsel; expense.
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The Attorney General is authorized to employ such assistance and incur such expenses as shall be necessary in any such actions.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-209 Attorney General; actions against members of Legislature; defense; when authorized.
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It shall be the duty of the Attorney General, when requested by resolution of the Legislature, to appear for, and prosecute or defend any action instituted or now pending in any of the courts of this state against any member of the Legislature for, or on account of, any words spo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-210 Attorney General; actions against members of Legislature; defense when Attorney General disqualified.
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When the nature of the action referred to in section 84-209 is such that the Attorney General is disqualified by law from appearing therein and defending the same, then, in that event, it shall be the duty of the Governor of the state to appoint special counsel to appear and defe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-211 Attorney General; antitrust division; violations of federal antitrust laws; duties.
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It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to institute and prosecute such proceedings as may be necessary for the State of Nebraska and its political subdivisions when there are violations of state and federal antitrust laws. Such proceedings shall be for the state and its pol…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-212 Attorney General; antitrust matters; powers; duties; damages; proof; distribution.
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The Attorney General shall have and retain all his common-law powers with respect to dealing with antitrust matters, and all related statutes of this state shall be deemed to be supplementary to such powers. He shall have authority to bring civil actions in the name of the state …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-213 Attorney General; antitrust matters; investigation; powers; duties; subpoena.
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Whenever the Attorney General undertakes any investigation contemplated by section 59-828, 84-211, or 84-212, he or she shall have the authority, prior to commencement of any action, to subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, examine them under oath, or require the productio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-214 Antitrust matters; labor of human beings; exempt.
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Anything in sections 59-821, 59-828, 59-829, and 84-211 to 84-214 to the contrary notwithstanding the labor of human beings shall not be construed to be an article of commerce or commodity of business and shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 59-821, 59-828, 59-829, and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-216 State agency; failure or refusal to implement statute; action by Attorney General; when; costs.
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When the Attorney General determines, after such investigation as shall be necessary, that any agency of state government charged with the implementation of any act of the Legislature is failing or refusing to implement such act, he shall notify the agency head by letter of such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-217 Section; cumulative to existing remedies.
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Section 84-216 is cumulative to any existing remedies which may exist.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-218 Statewide model anonymous reporting protocol for health care providers.
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On or before July 1, 2019, the Attorney General shall develop and distribute a statewide model anonymous reporting protocol for use by health care providers as provided in section 28-902. Once developed, the statewide model anonymous reporting protocol shall be maintained by the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-219 Department of Justice Revolving Fund; created; use; investment.
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There is hereby created the Department of Justice Revolving Fund. The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General and shall consist of funds received from other governmental agencies for the provision of legal services pursuant to agreements with the Department of Justice.…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-304 Auditor; powers and duties; assistant deputies; qualifications; powers and duties.
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It shall be the duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts: (1) To give information electronically to the Legislature, whenever required, upon any subject relating to the fiscal affairs of the state or with regard to any duty of his or her office; (2) To furnish offices for himself o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-304.01 Auditor; audit, financial, or accounting reports; minimum standards; establish; political subdivisions; failure to file report; late fee; performance audits.
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(1) It shall be the duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts to establish, by rule and regulation, minimum standards applicable to all audit, financial, or accounting reports or copies of such reports required to be filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts by any political subdivi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-304.02 Auditor; audit, financial, accounting, or retirement system plan reports; written review; copies; disposition.
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The Auditor of Public Accounts, or a person designated by him or her, may prepare a written review of all audit, accounting, or financial reports required to be filed by a political subdivision of the state with the Auditor of Public Accounts and of public retirement system plan …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-304.03 Auditor; establish minimum standards.
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The Auditor of Public Accounts shall establish minimum standards for all persons identified as auditors or who conduct audits of any agency of state government or of any political subdivision. Such standards shall be established to achieve the goal of assuring a proper level of c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-305 Public entity; access to records; procedure; Auditor of Public Accounts; powers; nonpublic information shall not be made public.
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(1) The Auditor of Public Accounts shall have access to any and all information and records, confidential or otherwise, of any public entity, in whatever form or mode the records may be, unless the auditor is denied such access by federal law or explicitly named and denied such a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-305.01 Audit report; working papers and audit files; access; request; failure to comply; late fee; refuse report; deficiency; powers and duties.
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(1) The Auditor of Public Accounts shall have unrestricted access to the working papers and audit files for any audit report required to be filed with the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts. (2) Upon receipt of a written request by the Auditor of Public Accounts for access …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-305.02 Prohibited acts; penalty.
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Any person who willfully fails to comply with section 84-305 or 84-305.01, who otherwise willfully obstructs or hinders the conduct of an audit, examination, or related activity by the Auditor of Public Accounts, or who willfully misleads or attempts to mislead any person charged…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-311 Reports and working papers; disclosure status; penalty.
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(1)(a) All final audit reports issued by the Auditor of Public Accounts shall be maintained permanently as a public record in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts. (b) Working papers and other audit files maintained by the Auditor of Public Accounts are not public records…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-312 Auditor; oath; power to administer.
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The Auditor of Public Accounts shall have power to administer all oaths or affirmations required by law, in matters pertaining to the duties of his office, and may do and perform all acts or duties authorized to be performed by notaries public by the laws of the state, subject, h…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-314 Auditor; deputy; bond or insurance; compensation; duties; qualifications.
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The Auditor of Public Accounts shall have the power to appoint a deputy, who shall give a bond or equivalent commercial insurance policy to the State of Nebraska (1) with good and sufficient surety, (2) in the amount required by section 11-119, (3) to be approved by the Governor,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-315 Auditor; seal; evidentiary effect.
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The Auditor of Public Accounts shall keep a seal of office for the authentication of all papers, writings and documents required to be certified by him, and copies, so authenticated and certified, of all papers and documents lawfully deposited in his office, shall be received in …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-316 Auditor of Public Accounts; powers; employees; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
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(1) The Auditor of Public Accounts may decide not to include in any document that will be a public record the names of persons providing information to the Auditor of Public Accounts. (2) No employee of the State of Nebraska or any of its political subdivisions who provides infor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-321 Auditor of Public Accounts Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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There is hereby created in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts a cash fund to be known as the Auditor of Public Accounts Cash Fund. The fund shall be used for payment for services performed by the Auditor of Public Accounts for state agencies, political subdivisions, and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-322 Performance audits; authorized; report.
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The Auditor of Public Accounts, when expressly authorized by a majority vote of the members of the Legislative Oversight Committee, may conduct performance audits of state executive branch offices, state agencies, state bureaus, state boards, state commissions, the state library,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-323 Auditor of Public Accounts; federal funds; Statewide Single Audit; exclusive authority to perform.
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The Auditor of Public Accounts shall exercise the exclusive authority to perform, or cause to be performed, the Statewide Single Audit for the Federal Funds allocated to the State of Nebraska from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund pursuant to the federal American…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-401 Board of Educational Lands and Funds; records of state lands; duty to keep.
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The records appertaining to all public lands of the state shall be kept in the office of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds at the seat of government.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-402 Board of Educational Lands and Funds; seal.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall procure a seal with proper devices and the words Nebraska State Land Office included thereon, which seal shall be used by it officially in all matters pertaining to its office wherein a seal is required.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-404 Board of Educational Lands and Funds; field notes of Surveyor General of the United States; receipt.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall, as custodian thereof, receive from the Surveyor General of the United States for the State of Nebraska, or from any other authorized officer or agent of the United States having the care, custody and safekeeping of the same, all the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-405 Board of Educational Lands and Funds; field notes of Surveyor General of the United States; custody.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds, as such custodian, shall provide for and safely keep in its office all the surveys, field notes, maps, charts, records, and all other papers mentioned in section 84-404, the same as other public records are kept in its office.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-406 Board of Educational Lands and Funds; field notes of Surveyor General of the United States; inspection.
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The Commissioner of the General Land Office or any Surveyor General or deputy surveyor general or any agent or authority of the United States, or any county surveyor of Nebraska, shall at all times have free access to the surveys, field notes, maps, charts, records, and other pap…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-407 State Surveyor; deputy professional land surveyors; duties; compensation.
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(1) The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall appoint a competent and experienced professional land surveyor to be known and designated as the State Surveyor. He or she shall take charge under the supervision of the board of the field notes, maps, charts, and records of the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-407.01 Deputy surveyor; private employment; no additional fees; cost of plat and field notes.
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Whenever a survey, as provided by section 84-407, is made by a deputy land surveyor who is in the employ of the party requesting the survey, and who is receiving regular compensation from such party while making such survey, such party shall not be required to pay the fees as spe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-408 State Surveyor; duties; surveys; prima facie evidence of correctness.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall refer to the State Surveyor all questions or inquiries relating to surveys, grievances or disputes growing out of conflicting surveys of lands or lots. The surveyor shall issue and prepare the advice, instruction and opinion, and iss…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-409 State Surveyor; surveys; fees; amount; disposition; Surveyors' Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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There shall be paid to the State Treasurer, for each day the State Surveyor is engaged in making any survey or in settling and disposing of disputes and disagreements, as provided in section 84-410, a per diem rate of compensation as determined by the Board of Educational Lands a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-409.01 Applications for surveys; costs advanced; disposition.
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There shall accompany all applications for surveys, except those from political subdivisions, a sum sufficient to defray the cost of making such surveys as provided by sections 84-407, 84-407.01, and 84-409, and such advance deposits shall be held in the cash fund until the surve…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-410 State Surveyor; disputed surveys; how settled; prima facie evidence of correctness; compel testimony; oaths.
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In case of any dispute among owners of and arising for or by reason of any survey of boundaries of lands within this state, or in case of dispute or disagreement between surveyors as to said surveys or boundaries, the same shall be referred to the State Surveyor for settlement. H…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-411 State Surveyor; entry upon property authorized; damages.
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The State Surveyor and deputy surveyors in the official performance of their duties shall have authority to enter upon any property to make surveys. Entry upon any property, pursuant to this section, shall not be considered to be legal trespass and no damages shall be recoverable…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-412 Survey record repository; established.
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The State Surveyor shall establish a survey record repository in the city of Lincoln. The State Surveyor shall employ all individuals necessary to staff such repository and may, with the approval of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, set the salaries of such employees.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-413 Survey record repository; duties.
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The survey record repository shall: (1) Microfilm, index, and file the surveying records of all surveys completed after July 17, 1982, which are filed pursuant to sections 81-8,121 to 81-8,122.01; (2) Provide a copy of survey records to the county in which the survey was conducte…