Category: Attorney General Opinions

Senator Donald L. Wagner Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 15, 1983 REQUESTED BY: Senator Donald L. Wagner Nebraska State Senator State Capitol Building Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Wagner: This is in response to your letter of March 7, 1983, in which you referred to our Opinion Number 35 relating to the […]

Senator Lee Rupp Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 12, 1987 SUBJECT: The Legality of Closed Primary Elections in Light of Recent Decisions by the United States Supreme Court REQUESTED BY: Senator Lee Rupp Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General SUMMARY OF OPINION Must independent voters in Nebraska, who […]

M. Berri Balka Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion September 6, 1995 SUBJECT: Authority of the Nebraska Legislature to Set “Acceptable Ranges” for Statewide Equalization Under 1995 Neb. Laws, LB 137 REQUESTED BY: M. Berri Balka, State Tax Commissioner, Secretary, State Board of Equalization and Assessment WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General L. Jay Bartel, […]

Senator Burrows Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 17, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Burrows: In your letter of April 4, 1979, you requested our opinion on the question of whether LB 14 exceeds certain limitations of the Nebraska Constitution. Specifically, you noted in your letter that: “Questions have risen in my mind […]

Senators LaVon Crosby and Elaine Stuhr Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion April 30, 1997 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of Legislative Bill 532 Providing for Adjusted Supplemental Retirement Benefits REQUESTED BY: Senators LaVon Crosby and Elaine Stuhr Nebraska state Legislature WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Fredrick F. Neid, Assistant Attorney General You have requested that the […]

Senator Howard L. Peterson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 26, 1981 REQUESTED BY: Senator Howard L. Peterson Member of the Legislature State Capitol Building Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Peterson: You have asked for our opinion concerning the constitutionality of LB 182 of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature, First Session, 1981. The same is […]

Rodney J. Palmer Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: August 27, 1980 SUBJECT: JAILER FEES; AMOUNT SHERIFF ENTITLED TO KEEP REQUESTED BY: Rodney J. Palmer, Brown County Attorney, Ainsworth, Nebraska. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Mel Kammerlohr, Assistant Attorney General. 1. LB 628 of the 1980 Legislature contained a number of amendments […]

L. Joe Stehlik Pawnee Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 22, 1984 SUBJECT: Effective Date of Tax Exemptions REQUESTED BY: L. Joe Stehlik Pawnee County Attorney WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General Ralph H. Gillan, Assistant Attorney General If a church, on August 15, 1983, buys real estate previously not tax exempt, […]

Senator Peter Hoagland Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 28, 1981 REQUESTED BY: Senator Peter Hoagland Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Hoagland: This is in response to your letter of May 22, 1981, requesting an opinion as to the constitutionality of the final reading copy of LB 213. […]

Senator Haberman Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: November 12, 1980 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Haberman: You have asked whether a county historical society, as defined in Neb.Rev.Stat. § 23-355.01, is a political subdivision for the purposes of the Political Subdivision Budget Limit Act of 1979. In answering your question, it is clear from […]