Category: Attorney General Opinions

Douglas D. Christiansen Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: July 12, 2002 SUBJECT: Are out-of-state private postsecondary career schools, that advertise and solicit in Nebraska, required to license their agents through the Nebraska Department of Education and, if so, does the licensing requirement violate the U.S. Commerce Clause? REQUESTED BY: Douglas D. Christiansen, Commissioner […]

Senator Larry D. Stoney Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 20, 1981 REQUESTED BY: Senator Larry D. Stoney Member of the Legislature State Capitol Building Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Stoney: You have asked for our opinion in connection with Section 7 of LB 17. You ask whether or not it would be […]

Terry Carlson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion July 3, 1997 SUBJECT: Does Federal Law Regulating Interstate Natural Gas and Gasoline Pipelines Preempt State Electrical Inspection Requirements of Pipeline Company Property Located in the State of Nebraska? REQUESTED BY: Terry Carlson, Executive Director Nebraska State Electrical Board WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Timothy J. […]

Douglas D. Christensen Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion August 15, 1997 SUBJECT: State Aid Certification Procedures; Effect of the 1997 Enactment of LB 595 and LB 713 REQUESTED BY: Douglas D. Christensen Commissioner of Education WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Lauren L. Hill, Assistant Attorney General You have requested an opinion from this […]

Senator Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 23, 1978 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator: You have requested the opinion of this office as to whether LB 4 is constitutional and whether it would be binding upon future legislatures. LB 4 in pertinent part provides that the Legislature may not exceed the previous year’s budget […]

William J. Edwards Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 4, 1980 SUBJECT: WRITTEN AGREEMENTS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 60-510, R.R.S. 1943 REQUESTED BY: William J. Edwards, Deputy Director, Department of Motor Vehicles. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Ruth Anne E. Galter, Assistant Attorney General. Must all persons entering into a written […]

Lawrence R. Myers Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 6, 1987 SUBJECT: Retaliation Section of Nebraska’s Fair Employment Practices Act; Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-1114(3) (1986 Cum.Supp) REQUESTED BY: Lawrence R. Myers, Executive Director Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General Elaine A. Catlin, Assistant Attorney General Is the termination of […]

Senator Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 5, 1978 SUBJECT: Dear Senator: You have asked for our opinion on LB 638 which you have introduced in this legislative session. LB 638 amends LB 532, section 45, Eighty-fifth Legislature, First Session, 1977. Your amendment, in effect, reestablishes the former method of appropriation of state […]

Senator Don Wesely Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 9, 1988 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of LB 377 Concerning Penalties for DWI and Implied Consent Refusal REQUESTED BY: Senator Don Wesely Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General Yvonne E. Gates, Assistant Attorney General LB 377 requires the Director of the Department […]

ESTHER L. CASMER, CHAIR Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion February 3, 2009 SUBJECT: Whether the Board of Parole is Authorized to Place a Special Condition on the Parole of Inmates with Immigration Detainers that the Inmates/Parolees be Returned to the Custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Should They Not be Deported Pursuant […]