Category: Attorney General Opinions

John Breslow Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 10, 1992 SUBJECT: Negotiation (Cashing) of Personal Checks and Other Demand Instruments by County Offices REQUESTED BY: John Breslow, Auditor of Public Accounts WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Fredrick Neid, Assistant Attorney General You have requested our interpretation and assistance in determining the authority […]

Senator David Landis Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: April 14, 1987 SUBJECT: Receiver for Commonwealth REQUESTED BY: Senator David Landis WRITTEN BY: Robert M. Spire, Attorney General LeRoy W. Sievers, Assistant Attorney General Whether a valid law could be enacted that would remove the State Banking Department as receiver to Commonwealth and provide […]

James L. Brown Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: June 9, 1981 SUBJECT: Surveying definition. REQUESTED BY: James L. Brown, Secretary, State Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors, P.O. Box 94663, State Office Building, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68509. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Randall E. Sims, Assistant Attorney General. May a registered land […]

Senator Carsten Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 25, 1980 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Carsten: You have asked our opinion as to the constitutional validity of LB 882. This bill would abolish the Personal Property Tax Relief Fund, established by section 77-202.30, R.R.S. 1943, and the provisions providing for the distribution of that […]

Thomas P. McNally Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: December 13, 1979 SUBJECT: SURVEY BY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN HARLAN COUNTY REQUESTED BY: Thomas P. McNally, Harlan County Attorney. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; G. Roderic Anderson, Assistant Attorney General. Are lost or obliterated sectional corners reestablished by a Registered Land Surveyor […]

Carson H. Rogers Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: February 11, 1991 SUBJECT: Community Services Block Grant Funding; Propriety of Legislation Specifying Formula REQUESTED BY: Carson H. Rogers, State Senator WRITTEN BY: Don Stenberg, Attorney General Royce N. Harper, Senior Assistant Attorney General Can the Nebraska Unicameral pass legislation and specify in statute a […]

Ron Ross Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion July 29, 1999 SUBJECT: Whether the Department of Health and Human Services Has Authority to Establish a Regulation That Would Allow the Reimbursement to Counties of Unrecovered Costs Associated With the Processing and Disbursement of Child Support Payments Based Upon Insufficient Fund Checks Received From Employers REQUESTED […]

Lawrence R. Myers Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 20, 1979 SUBJECT: EQUAL PAY ACT TIME LIMITATIONS REQUESTED BY: Lawrence R. Myers, Executive Director, Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission. WRITTEN BY: Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General; Judy K. Hoffman, Assistant Attorney General. 1. Is there a 180 day limitation on the filing of charges […]

Senator Schmit Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: March 2, 1979 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Schmit: In your letter of February 14, 1979, you requested our opinion on the constitutionality of LB 399. We have examined the provisions of this legislation and have concluded that LB 399 violates the Commerce Clause, Article I, section […]

Senator Attorney General of Nebraska — Opinion DATE: May 24, 1977 REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator: You write asking if the provisions of LB 220A would apply to local subdivisions of state government, namely counties, cities, and school districts. LB 220A is an act requiring that employers shall pay wages to their employees on a regular […]