Category: Attorney General Opinions

Kenneth D. Steinmiller Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: November 28, 1979 SUBJECT: JUDGES’ RETIREMENT BENEFITS REQUESTED BY: Kenneth D. Steinmiller, Director, Retirement Systems of the State of Nebraska. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Ralph H. Gillan, Assistant Attorney General. 1. If a judge dies before having reached the age of 65, […]

Senator Janis McKenzie Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion May 30, 1995 SUBJECT: Application of LB 377 to Existing Ethanol Production Credit Agreements REQUESTED BY: Senator Janis McKenzie WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Steve Grasz, Deputy Attorney General You have requested an Attorney General’s Opinion regarding the applicability of LB 377 to existing contracts […]

David Arterburn Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 3, 1987 SUBJECT: School Permit and Learner’s Permit Violations under Neb.Rev.Stat. § 60-407 et seq. REQUESTED BY: David Arterburn Red Willow Deputy County Attorney WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General Yvonne E. Gates, Assistant Attorney General Pursuant to our phone conversation of February 25, […]

Mark P. Reynolds Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: July 30, 2003 SUBJECT: Status of Members of the Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review Commission as Employees for Purposes of Eligibility for State Employment Benefits and Application of the Forty Hour Basic Work Week. REQUESTED BY: Mark P. Reynolds, Chairman Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review […]

Senator Koch Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: August 7, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Koch: You have asked us several questions relating to LB 2, Eighty-fifth Legislature, First Special Session, 1978. While your questions relate to existing legislation and normally would fall within the proscription of our office on answering questions concerning the […]

SENATOR DEB FISCHER Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion November 17, 2009 Page 1 SUBJECT: Federal Preemption Of Legislation Transferring Surcharge Monies In The Enhanced Wireless 911 Fund To The General Fund. REQUESTED BY: Senator Deb FischerNebraska Legislature WRITTEN BY: Jon Bruning, Attorney GeneralL. Jay Bartel, Assistant Attorney General In 2001, the Nebraska Legislature enacted […]

Senator Johnson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: August 29, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Johnson: You have indicated that the Government, Military and the Veterans Affairs Committee of the Legislature is considering revisions to the election procedure for natural resource districts and other special use areas. Toward that end, you ask to what […]

Senator Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 13, 1977 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator: You have requested the opinion of this office concerning the constitutionality of LB 45. LB 45 essentially provides that a state agency must implement a legislative act even though an opinion of the Attorney General states that the act may […]

Loran Schmit Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 12, 1987 SUBJECT: Proposed Grasslands Protection Act, LB 124 REQUESTED BY: Loran Schmit State Senator WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General LeRoy W. Sievers, Assistant Attorney General 1: Is LB 124, the Grasslands Protection Act, unconstitutional because it effects an unlawful taking of property […]

Kenneth D. Steinmiller Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 27, 1981 SUBJECT: Retirement benefits for posthumous children of patrolmen REQUESTED BY: Kenneth D. Steinmiller, Director, Retirement Systems, Lincoln, Nebraska WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General Ralph H. Gillan, Assistant Attorney General When a Nebraska State Patrolman dies before retirement, leaving a widow […]