Category: Attorney General Opinions

Senator Douglas A. Kristensen Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 27, 1992 SUBJECT: Amendment of Sales and Use Tax Statutes to Exempt Purchases by County Agricultural Societies. REQUESTED BY: Senator Douglas A. Kristensen Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General L. Jay Bartel, Assistant Attorney General You have requested our opinion […]

Senator Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 6, 1978 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator: You have asked for our opinion on the constitutionality of LB 743 of the Eighty-fifty Legislature, Second Session (1978). The same is hereinafter discussed. LB 743 would establish a scholarship award program to Nebraska students based on need and who […]

Senator Lee Rupp Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 17, 1987 SUBJECT: County Road Right of Ways REQUESTED BY: Senator Lee Rupp, Chairperson Government, Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General; Linda L. Willard, Assistant Attorney General You have asked whether an individual placing traps on public lands […]

Senator George Coordsen Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 28, 1992 SUBJECT: LB 946; Does that bill changing the effective date of legislative redistricting conflict with Article III, Section 7 or Article III, Section 8 of the Nebraska Constitution? REQUESTED BY: Senator George Coordsen Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General […]

Senator Goodrich Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: September 15, 1980 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Goodrich: You have asked us two questions involving problems concerning the dissolution of marriages when one of the spouses has an unvested interest in a trust. Depending upon our answers to your questions, you state that you may introduce […]

Senator Don Wesely Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: October 3, 1994 SUBJECT: Scope of Practice of Dental Hygienists REQUESTED BY: Senator Don Wesely WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Lynn A. Melson, Assistant Attorney General You have asked whether legislation is needed to assure that the Department of Health has statutory authority to […]

Senator Tom Vickers Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 22, 1983 REQUESTED BY: Senator Tom Vickers Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Vickers: This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the amendment to LB 465 adopted by the Education Committee, copy of which was attached to your letter. […]

Ralph Michener Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: October 6, 1981 SUBJECT: Persons Held Under Mental Health Emergency Protective Custody; Liability for Costs of Services Provided by a State Hospital. REQUESTED BY: Ralph Michener, Director Department of Public Institutions. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Martel J. Bundy, Assistant Attorney General. 1. Who […]

Chris Beutler Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 30, 2004 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of Amendment 2502 to LB 599 — Grant of Authority to Board of Engineers and Architects to Increase Statutory Exemptions from the Engineers and Architects Act. REQUESTED BY: Senator Chris Beutler Nebraska Legislature WRITTEN BY: Jon Bruning, Attorney General Mark D. […]

E. Benjamin Nelson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 24, 1994 SUBJECT: Enforcement of Nebraska Criminal Laws Restricting Gambling Against Activities on Riverboats Conducting Casino Gambling on the Missouri River Under Iowa Law. REQUESTED BY: The Honorable E. Benjamin Nelson, Governor WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General L. Jay Bartel, Assistant Attorney General […]