Attorney General Opinions | Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers

Attorney General Opinions

Opinions of the Attorney General are prepared in response to a specific legal question from a state agency or state official in instances where that agency or official has need of a legal opinion in the performance of their duties. The Attorney General may provide an opinion to state legislators on a question relating to proposed or pending legislation, or when the opinion request “pertains directly to the performance of some function or duty by the Legislature itself.” (Op. Att’y Gen. No. 157 (December 20, 1985) at 1.) The Attorney General may also provide opinions to county attorneys when the question posed relates to “all criminal matters and in matters relating to the public revenue.” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-205(3) (2014). Attorney General Opinions issued after 1989 are available below.

The Attorney General is not authorized to give opinions to local governmental officials or private citizens.

Number	Date	Title	PDF
06008	05/25/06	Whether the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center is Obligated to Provide Initial Training for Jail Staff as Such Training is Required by Chapter 2, § 003.02 of the Standards for Jail Facilities Promulgated by the Nebraska Jail Standards Board	060081.22 MB
06006	04/12/06	Whether a Discount Offered by a Cigarette Manufacturer to Wholesale Customers Paying Invoices by Electronic Funds Transfer Qualifies as a "Discount for Cash Afforded for Prompt Payment" Which Should be Subtracted from the "Basic Cost of Cigarettes" under the Nebraska Unfair Cigarette Sales Act, Even Though the Manufacturer Does Not Offer the Same Discount to Wholesalers That Are Not Customers Because They Do Not Qualify for the Manufacturer's Direct Sales Program	060063.13 MB
06005	03/14/06	Use of Tax Exempt License Plates	06005683.21 KB
06004	01/09/06	Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems; Entitlement to Dividend Disbursements in Cash Balance Benefit Plans in the State and County Employees Retirement Systems	06004963.19 KB
06003	01/09/06	Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems; Authority of the Public Employees Retirement Board to Issue Dividends in Cash Balance Benefit Plans of the State and County Employees Retirement Systems	060031.25 MB
06002	01/03/06	Whether a Farm Winery licensee (ClassY) can obtain a retail license in addition to its existing license to sell liquor product not produced at the winery	06002835.58 KB
06001	01/03/06	Whether the Department of Correctional Services Can Authorize Withholding of a Percentage of Wages Paid to Inmates on Work Release for Deposit Into the Victim's Compensation Fund	06001681.2 KB
05014	11/19/05	Applicability of the Open Meetings Act to Appeal Hearings Conducted by the Veterans' Advisory Commission	05014993.97 KB
05013	10/04/05	Retention of Passport Execution Fees By Clerk of the District Court	05013837.93 KB
05012	09/02/05	Approval Of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits	05012630.83 KB

Number

Date

Title

PDF

06008

05/25/06

Whether the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center is Obligated to Provide Initial Training for Jail Staff as Such Training is Required by Chapter 2, § 003.02 of the Standards for Jail Facilities Promulgated by the Nebraska Jail Standards Board

060081.22 MB

06006

04/12/06

Whether a Discount Offered by a Cigarette Manufacturer to Wholesale Customers Paying Invoices by Electronic Funds Transfer Qualifies as a "Discount for Cash Afforded for Prompt Payment" Which Should be Subtracted from the "Basic Cost of Cigarettes" under the Nebraska Unfair Cigarette Sales Act, Even Though the Manufacturer Does Not Offer the Same Discount to Wholesalers That Are Not Customers Because They Do Not Qualify for the Manufacturer's Direct Sales Program

060063.13 MB