Category: Attorney General Opinions

Henry G. Jacoby Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: October 12, 1979 SUBJECT: AUTHORITY OF NEBRASKA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSIONER REQUESTED BY: Henry G. Jacoby, State Athletic Commissioner, Lincoln, Nebraska WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Paul E. Hofmeister, Assistant Attorney General. Whether the State Athletic Commissioner has the authority to refuse to issue […]

Senator Tom Vickers Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 5, 1981 REQUESTED BY: Senator Tom Vickers Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Vickers: In your letter of January 29, 1981, you requested our opinion of the constitutionality of LB 32, a bill to prohibit the possession or operation of […]

John A. Breslow Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 1, 1993 SUBJECT: Application of the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act to partial payments of real and personal property taxes due counties. REQUESTED BY: John A. Breslow, Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts Dawn E. Rockey, Nebraska State Treasurer WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney […]

Senator Simon Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 18, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Simon: You have requested our advice as to possible constitutional impediments to the enactment of legislation `prohibiting utilities from good will advertising and advertising designed to encourage greater consumption.’ Advertising is a legitimate activity and, although subject to some […]

JOHN A. GALE Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion February 4, 2010 SUBJECT: Article XVI, § 1 Of The Nebraska Constitution; Authority Of The Nebraska Legislature To Submit Constitutional Amendments To The Electors Of The State At Special Elections After A General Election. REQUESTED BY: John A. Gale Nebraska Secretary of State WRITTEN BY: Jon […]

Senator John DeCamp Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: December 21, 1983 REQUESTED BY: Senator John DeCamp Nebraska State Legislature 1116 State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator DeCamp: In your letter of November 29, 1983, you indicate a desire to sponsor legislation relating to members of the Legislature which would require that each […]

Senator Steve Wiitala Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 10, 1983 REQUESTED BY: Senator Steve Wiitala Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Wiitala: This will acknowledge our receipt of your letter of January 5, 1983. In that letter you ask if a proposed legislative bill which you contemplate introducing […]

Senator Calvin F. Carsten Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: December 8, 1981 REQUESTED BY: Senator Calvin F. Carsten Member of the Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509 Dear Senator Carsten: You have called our attention to the fact that inState ex rel. Douglas v. Herrington, 206 Neb. 516, 294 N.W.2d 330 (1980), the […]

SENATOR MICK MINES Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion August 28, 2006 SUBJECT: Whether In Light of Equal Protection Concerns, It Would Be “Prudent” to Delete the “Notice Of Risks” Requirement Added To Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44 3522 (2004) By LB 875 In 2006. REQUESTED BY: Senator Mick Mines Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: […]

Senator Carsten Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 6, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Carsten: You have asked that we review LB 285, Eighty-Sixth Legislature, First Session. LB 285 seeks to amend LB 1, Eighty-Fifth Legislature, First Special Session, 1978. In your first question you ask `Does the limitation on the budgets of […]