Category: Attorney General Opinions

Senator Reutzel Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 8, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Reutzel: In your February 26, 1979, letter you asked: “If the statutes pertaining to the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Court are amended to change the name to the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, is it necessary to have a constitutional amendment […]

Allen J. Beermann Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 28, 1993 SUBJECT: Statutory requirements for the registration of petition circulators who circulate initiative and referendum petitions in multiple counties. REQUESTED BY: Allen J. Beermann Nebraska Secretary of State WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Dale A. Comer, Assistant Attorney General Neb. Rev. Stat. […]

Senator Wesely Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 19, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Wesely: We are in receipt of your letter of January 17, 1979, inquiring about the qualifications for the position of Director of Personnel for the State of Nebraska and seeking our opinion as to whether or not Mrs. Janet […]

Gary Gustafson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion November 4, 1996 SUBJECT: Can a Private Electrical Power Operator Construct a Plant in Nebraska and Provide Power to a Public Power Supplier’s Existing Customers? REQUESTED BY: Gary Gustafson, Executive Director Nebraska Power Review Board WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Timothy J. Texel, Assistant Attorney General […]

Senator Kate Witek Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion July 22, 1996 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of Placing Descriptive Language on Ballots Regarding Candidates’ Positions on Term Limits REQUESTED BY: Senator Kate Witek WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Steve Grasz, Deputy Attorney General You have requested an Attorney General’s Opinion as to the constitutionality of a […]

John Breslow Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: October 9, 1992 SUBJECT: Access by the Auditor of Public Accounts to legislative telephone records in light of the Nebraska Public Records Statutes, and, in particular, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 84-712.05 (11) (Reissue 1987). REQUESTED BY: John Breslow Auditor of Public Accounts WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General […]

Louis E. Lamberty Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 20, 1984 SUBJECT: Disposition of excess property. REQUESTED BY: Louis E. Lamberty, Director-State Engineer, Nebraska Department of Roads, P.O. Box 94759, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68509. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Gary R. Welch, Assistant Attorney General. 1. Can the State of Nebraska give […]

Mike Johanns Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion February 14, 2000 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of LB 729; Testing the legal sufficiency of initiative and referendum measures prior to their submission to the voters of Nebraska. REQUESTED BY: Mike Johanns Governor of Nebraska WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Dale A. Comer, Assistant Attorney General LB 729 […]

Senator Emil E. Beyer, Jr. Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 5, 1986 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of LB 761 — Double Taxation REQUESTED BY: Senator Emil E. Beyer, Jr. Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General John Boehm, Assistant Attorney General This is in response to your request for an opinion […]

William J. Edwards Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 15, 1978 SUBJECT: OPERATION OF SNOWMOBILES REQUESTED BY: William J. Edwards, Deputy Director, Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General, Linda A. Akers, Assistant Attorney General. If there are no regulations issued by the Department of Roads or by […]