Mike Hilgers

Nebraska Attorney General

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.

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04009 03/25/04 Constitutionality of adding a "Danger to the Community" condition to Nebraska's Bail Statutes 04009648.32 KB
04007 03/08/04 LB 1179; Circumvention Of The Public Meetings Statutes By Electronic Communication; Electronic Communications As Public Records 040071.02 MB
04006 02/24/04 Whether, Pursuant to the Nebraska Fair Housing Act, It Is Appropriate For the NEOC to Negotiate Fines, Some of Which Are Paid to Organizations Beyond the Control of State Government or Whether These Monies Should Be Received, Accounted For, and Disbursed Like Other State Monies? 04006952.73 KB
04005 02/06/04 Whether Application of Amendment to Definition of "New Ethanol Facility" to Existing Ethanol Production Agreements Unconstitutionally Impairs Contractual Obligations 040052.88 MB
04004 02/04/04 The Constitutionality of Legislation Proposed in LB 660, with AM0301, and LB 709, Requiring the Legislature to Provide Adequate Funding for Mandated Programs and Activities 040041.03 MB
04003 02/02/04 Whether LR4CA, a proposed amendment to the Nebraska Constitution regarding hunting, fishing, and trapping, will have an affect on the Nebraska Constitution and various existing statutes 040031.09 MB
04002 01/29/04 Whether Legislation Establishing an Authority Empowered to Acquire and Operate a Statewide Communication System for Public Safety Agencies, Which is Authorized to Issue Bonds to Finance the System, Impermissibly Allows the Creation of State Indebtedness in Excess of the Limit in Neb. Const. art. XIII,§ 1 040021.62 MB
04001 01/22/04 Titling of Continuation Vehicles 04001319.2 KB
03028 12/22/03 Salaries of Probation Officers, LB 789 030281.37 MB
03027 12/12/03 Whether Counties, as "political subdivisions" contracting with state agencies to provide health and human services, are in the Public Counsel's jurisdiction 03027987.8 KB

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