Category: Attorney General Opinions

Gerald E. Chizek Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 11, 1978 SUBJECT: UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ILLEGAL ALIENS REQUESTED BY: Gerald E. Chizek, Commissioner of Labor, Nebraska Department of Labor WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General, Jerold V. Fennell, Assistant Attorney General. May illegal aliens obtain unemployment compensation benefits under the provisions of the […]

Senator John W. DeCamp Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 25, 1984 REQUESTED BY: Senator John W. DeCamp State Capitol Room 1116 Lincoln, NE 68509 Dear Senator DeCamp: Your request as to the constitutionality of LB 926 was submitted to us on January 23, 1984, for review in our capacity as Special Assistant […]

John Hilgert Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 30, 2004 SUBJECT: Clarification of Statutory Definition of Honorable Discharge in Determining Eligibility for Nebraska Veterans’ Benefits REQUESTED BY: John Hilgert, Director Department of Veterans’ Affairs WRITTEN BY: Jon Bruning, Attorney General Leslie S. Donley, Assistant Attorney General You have requested our opinion regarding a […]

Lawrence Myers Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: September 27, 1993 SUBJECT: Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act/Paid Volunteers/Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission Jurisdiction REQUESTED BY: Lawrence Myers, Executive Director, Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Alfonza Whitaker, Assistant Attorney General Does the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission (NEOC) have jurisdiction under the […]

M. Berri Balka Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: November 13, 1995 SUBJECT: Interpretation of Exemption from Sales and Use Tax for Molds, Dies, and Patterns Built for Manufacturing a Single Product Which is “Injection Molded from Plastic” REQUESTED BY: M. Berri Balka, State Tax Commissioner WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General L. Jay […]

Anna J. Sullivan Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion October 13, 1998 SUBJECT: Authority of the Public Employees Retirement Board to Suspend Retirement Benefit Payments; Internal Revenue Service Qualification Requirements for Retirement Plans REQUESTED BY: Anna J. Sullivan, Acting Director Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Fredrick F. Neid, Assistant […]

Senator David Landis Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 19, 1987 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of LB 663 as Amended — Due Process Requirements Regarding Natural Gas Rate-Making by Nebraska Municipalities REQUESTED BY: Senator David Landis Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General L. Jay Bartel, Assistant Attorney General You have requested […]

Senator Loran Schmit Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 11, 1987 SUBJECT: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Act REQUESTED BY: Senator Loran Schmit, Chairman Committee on Natural Resources WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General; Linda L. Willard, Assistant Attorney General You have requested our opinion regarding the legality of LB 426 and LB […]

David O. Coolidge Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 13, 1979 SUBJECT: CONTINUING PERMITS FOR OVER DIMENSIONAL VEHICLES REQUESTED BY: David O. Coolidge, Director-State Engineer, Department of Roads. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Ruth Anne E. Galter, Assistant Attorney General. Can a permit to allow an inflatable front air shield to […]

Robert E. Roeder Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 28, 1981 SUBJECT: Taxation of severed mineral interests REQUESTED BY: Robert E. Roeder, Logan County Attorney, Stapleton, Nebraska WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General Ralph H. Gillan, Assistant Attorney General 1. Under the provisions of LB 59 of the 1981 Legislature, must an […]