Category: Attorney General Opinions

Senator John DeCamp Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: September 23, 1985 REQUESTED BY: Senator John DeCamp Senator Chris Beutler Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509 Dear Senators DeCamp and Beutler: You have requested our opinion regarding whether the provisions of LB 2, introduced at the recently convened special session, extend beyond […]

Senator Glenn A. Goodrich Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 26, 1985 REQUESTED BY: Senator Glenn A. Goodrich Nebraska State Legislature 2104 State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Goodrich: In your letter of January 29, 1985, you call our attention to LB 242 and request our opinion as to the constitutionality of […]

Mary Dean Harvey Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: November 12, 1991 SUBJECT: Patient Self-Determination Act REQUESTED BY: Mary Dean Harvey, Director, Department of Social Services; Dr. Gregg F. Wright, Director Nebraska Department of Health; Joseph P. Foster, Acting Director, Nebraska Department of Aging; and Dale Bo Johnson, Director, Nebraska Department of Public Institutions […]

Holly Jensen Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 27, 1986 SUBJECT: Recognition of Tribal License Plates REQUESTED BY: Holly Jensen, Director, Department of Motor Vehicles WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General; Jill Gradwohl, Assistant Attorney General Does the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles have the authority to enter into a […]

Ray Aguilar Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: July 30, 2002 SUBJECT: Arrest Powers of Security Personnel REQUESTED BY: Senator Ray Aguilar District No. 35 WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General George R. Love, Assistant Attorney General You have asked whether a security guard is required to arrest someone who has committed a crime. […]

Senator C. N. (Bud) Robinson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 2, 1993 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of Proposed Change to Nebraska Waste Reduction and Recycling Act REQUESTED BY: Senator C. N. (Bud) Robinson, Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Steve Grasz, Deputy Attorney General You have inquired whether a change in […]

Senator Clarence E. Jacobson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 15, 1983 REQUESTED BY: Senator Clarence E. Jacobson Nebraska State Legislature Room 2105, State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509 Dear Senator Jacobson: This is in reply to your inquiry as to the constitutionality of LB 503, Eighty-Eighth Legislature, First Session. This bill, among other […]

William L. Howland Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: October 24, 1980 SUBJECT: SHERIFFS; JAILER FEES REQUESTED BY: William L. Howland, Dawes County Attorney. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Mel Kammerlohr, Assistant Attorney General. Does LB 628 which increases the jailer fee during the current term of county sheriff violate the provisions […]

John L. Craig Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 11, 2001 SUBJECT: Grade Crossing Protection Fund REQUESTED BY: John L. Craig, Director Nebraska Department of Roads WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Matthew F. Gaffey, Assistant Attorney General You have requested an Attorney General’s Opinion which addresses two questions: (1) does the Nebraska […]

Steven B. Timm Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 1, 1979 SUBJECT: RESPONSIBILITIES OF REGISTER OF DEEDS IN FILING INSTRUMENTS REQUESTED BY: Steven B. Timm, Gage County Attorney, Beatrice, Nebraska 68310. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Bernard L. Packett, Assistant Attorney General. May a Register of Deeds refuse to file instruments […]