Category: Attorney General Opinions

Senator David I. Maurstad Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion April 29, 1996 SUBJECT: Authority of DPI to Assess Patients and Relatives for Their Ability to Pay REQUESTED BY: Senator David I. Maurstad WRITTEN BY: DON STENBERG, Attorney General Martin W. Swanson, Assistant Attorney General This office has received a request for a formal opinion […]

Don Wesely Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 10, 1984 REQUESTED BY: Don Wesely Member of the Legislature State Capitol Building Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator Wesely: You pose three questions concerning the confidentiality of tests required to determine the alcohol and drug levels in the deceased (or surviving) driver or pedestrian in […]

Senator John W. DeCamp Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 3, 1985 WRITTEN BY: Senator John W. DeCamp Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol, Room 1116 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Dear Senator DeCamp: You have requested us to clarify our response regarding the second question addressed in Attorney General Opinion No. 88, issued on May […]

Senator W. Owen Elmer Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: January 18, 1990 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of Homestead Exemption Legislation REQUESTED BY: Senator W. Owen Elmer Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General L. Jay Bartel, Assistant Attorney General You have requested our opinion as to the constitutionality of legislation providing exemptions […]

Donald E. Sorensen Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: August 13, 1984 SUBJECT: Veterans’ Preference; application to state employees seeking promotions or transfers; application to merit and non-merit positions; relationship to Affirmative Action programs REQUESTED BY: Donald E. Sorensen, Commissioner, Nebraska Department of Labor, Lincoln, Nebraska WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General L. […]

Michael Justus Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 12, 1994 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of Distribution of Gross Revenue Payments Made by Public Power District Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-651.04 (Supp. 1993) Based on “Property Tax Requirements” of Political Subdivisions. REQUESTED BY: Michael Justus, Deputy State Auditor WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General L. […]

Bernard L. McNary Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 11, 1980 SUBJECT: OPENING OF COUNTY ROADS REQUESTED BY: Bernard L. McNary, Boone County Attorney, Box 26, Albion, Nebraska, 68620. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; John E. Brown, Assistant Attorney General. 1. What is the county’s responsibility to reestablish lost government corners, […]

Senator Hoagland Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 16, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Hoagland: You have raised a number of questions concerning the Legislature’s power to obtain documents through the issuance of subpoenas and the potential liability of individual members of a committee issuing such a subpoena and the potential liability of […]

E. Benjamin Nelson Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 20, 1991 SUBJECT: Public Records Act; Public Access to Governmental Work in Progress REQUESTED BY: E. Benjamin Nelson Governor of Nebraska WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Dale A. Comer, Assistant Attorney General You have requested our Opinion as to certain aspects of our […]

Senator James D. McFarland Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: November 9, 1989 SUBJECT: Constitutionality of Legislation Exempting Railroad Operating Property From Personal Property Tax REQUESTED BY: Senator James D. McFarland Nebraska State Legislature WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General L. Jay Bartel, Assistant Attorney General You have requested our opinion as to […]