Category: Attorney General Opinions

Kermit A. Brashear Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion February 20, 1998 SUBJECT: Child Pornography Prevention Act — constitutionality of proposed amendments REQUESTED BY: Kermit A. Brashear, Senator WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Barry Waid, Assistant Attorney General Question Presented: Whether proposed amendments to Nebraska’s laws relating to child pornography are constitutional in light […]

Robert G. Simmons, Jr. Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 8, 1982 SUBJECT: County Sheriffs. REQUESTED BY: Robert G. Simmons, Jr. Banner County Attorney WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Mel Kammerlohr, Assistant Attorney General. 1. What is the responsibility and liability of the County Board during the absence of the Sheriff? […]

Senator Sieck Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 21, 1980 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Sieck: You have requested the opinion of this office regarding the constitutionality of LB 642, including the amendments recommended by its proponents, dated February 5, 1980. Section 1 of LB 642 would require the sentencing court to order a […]

Donald L. Knowles Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 21, 1980 SUBJECT: INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN THE TERM SPOUSE OR SURVIVING SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH PERSON IN SECTION 77-2004, R.S.SUPP., 1978 REQUESTED BY: Donald L. Knowles, Douglas County Attorney, Omaha, Nebraska. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Patrick T. O’Brien, Assistant Attorney General. […]

William F. Davis Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 13, 1978 SUBJECT: AUTHORITY OF COUNTY TO CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE PARTY TO OPERATE A SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AREA REQUESTED BY: William F. Davis, Otoe County Attorney, Nebraska City, Nebraska. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General, Marilyn B. Hutchinson, Assistant Attorney General. Do […]

Senator Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 7, 1977 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator: You have raised questions regarding LB 425, Eighty-fifth Legislature, First Session. You state in your letter that this bill amends sections 43-512, 43-512.01 and 43-512.03, R.R.S. 1943. You suggest that the amendment allows the county attorney to assume investigative authority. […]

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 […]

Senator Elroy M. Hefner Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 23, 1982 REQUESTED BY: Senator Elroy M. Hefner Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509 Dear Senator Hefner: You have asked the following questions in regard to Legislative Bill 611: 1. For purposes of legal liability in the event of a lawsuit […]

James A. Hansen Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion January 15, 1997 SUBJECT: Nebraska Bank Holding Company Act of 1995; De Novo Formation of a National Bank by an Out-of-State Bank Holding Company REQUESTED BY: James A. Hansen, Director Department of Banking and Finance WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Fredrick F. Neid, Assistant Attorney […]

Senator Chris Beutler Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 4, 1983 REQUESTED BY: Senator Chris Beutler Nebraska State Legislature 1105 State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Beutler: You have asked for our opinion concerning LB 358, before the judiciary committee. That bill would amend Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-2001 (Reissue 1979) by adding the […]