Category: Attorney General Opinions

Senator Keyes Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 5, 1979 SUBJECT: Re: LB 75 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Keyes: This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the authority of the Legislature to permit the sale of state-owned real estate by other than public sale, and place the proceeds of the sale in […]

Senator M.L. Dierks Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion April 19, 1995 SUBJECT: LB 337 — Constitutionality of Legislation Regulating the Initiative and Referendum Petition Process; Impact of LR 6CA on LB 337 REQUESTED BY: Senator M.L. Dierks Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Steve Grasz, Deputy Attorney General You have requested […]

Senator Wesely Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: September 17, 1979 SUBJECT: Re: LB 171 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Wesely: We are responding to your letter of August 1, 1979, requesting an opinion as to the constitutionality of LB 171, known as the Nebraska Lighting and Thermal Efficiency Act, which seeks to create a […]

Senator Jerry Chizek Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 7, 1986 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of LB 772 — Restriction of Paramilitary Training Activities REQUESTED BY: Senator Jerry Chizek WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General This is in response to your request and that of several other senators for an opinion on the constitutionality […]

ROBERT G. SIMMONS, JR. Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: JANUARY 3, 1986 SUBJECT: The necessity of a county assessor certificate for individuals filing for the office of COUNTY CLERK, where the COUNTY CLERK is also EX-OFFICIO COUNTY ASSESSOR REQUESTED BY: ROBERT G. SIMMONS, JR. BANNER COUNTY ATTORNEY WRITTEN BY: ROBERT M. SPIRE, ATTORNEY […]

Pam Brown Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: September 28, 2001 SUBJECT: Options available to the Legislature in reducing state aid for education in a special session called for the purpose of cutting the state budget. REQUESTED BY: Senator Pam Brown Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Charlotte R. Koranda, Assistant […]

Joe Lutjeharms Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 25, 1993 SUBJECT: School Transportation. Subject to certain conditions, public school boards may authorize the use of buses belonging to the school district for the transportation of public school students to and from school who reside outside the school district. REQUESTED BY: Joe Lutjeharms, Commissioner […]

Richard P. Nelson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 1, 2001 SUBJECT: Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act and the Nebraska Environmental Audit Laws REQUESTED BY: Richard P. Nelson, Director Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Lynn A. Melson, Assistant Attorney General You have […]

E. Benjamin Nelson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: September 2, 1994 SUBJECT: Retrocession of Federal Legislative Jurisdiction Over the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant Environmental Issues REQUESTED BY: The Honorable E. Benjamin Nelson Governor, State of Nebraska WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Lauren L. Hill, Assistant Attorney General The Governor’s office has initiated […]

Senator Karen Kilgarin Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: September 24, 1982 REQUESTED BY: Senator Karen Kilgarin Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Kilgarin: This is in response to your letter of 15 September 1982 in which you note our response of 1 September 1982 to three questions you asked […]