Nebraska Attorney General

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
10011	12/9/2010	Eligibility Of Members Of The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission To Participate In The Nebraska State Insurance Program Which Provides Health Insurance Benefits To State Employees	10011
11001	3/31/2011	LB 54 - Whether Legislation Establishing the Base Year for Tax Increment Financing of Redevelopment Projects as the Year Prior to Commencement of Rehabilitation, Acquisition, or Redevelopment is Consistent with Neb. Const Art. VIII, § 12	11001
11002	5/23/2011	Constitutionality Under Neb. Const. art. Ill,§ 24, of LB 256	11002
11003	8/17/2011	Constitutionality of Nebraska's campaign public funding laws under Ariz. Free Enter. Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett	11003
11004	9/12/2011	Computation of the Time Available for Public Service Commission Final Action on a General Rate Case Filing Under the State Natural Gas Regulation Act When a Jurisdictional Utility Files a General Rate Application Containing Notice of Its Intent Not to Participate in Negotiations with Affected Cities	11004
11005	9/27/2011	Legislative Term Limits; What Constitutes One-Half Of A Legislative Term Under Art. Ill,§ 12 (3) Of The Nebraska Constitution	11005
12-009	5/3/2012	Protected Classes Under The State Civil Rights Statutes; Do Cities And Counties Have Statutory Authority To Create Protected Classes Not Listed In State Statute	12-009
13-001	6/27/2013	Neb. Rev. Stat.§ 8-157.01; Non-discriminatory Operation Of And Fees For Switches Used By Automatic Teller Machines And Other Equipment To Transmit Electronic Information For Financial Institutions In Nebraska	13-001
15-001	2/3/2015	Authority Of A City To Amend An Economic Development Program Under The Local Option Economic Development Act	15-001
15-002	2/17/2015	LB 280- Constitutionality of Reducing the Percentage of the Actual Value of Agricultural and Horticultural Land Used in Calculating State Aid Value Under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	15-002

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Date

Title

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10011

12/9/2010

Eligibility Of Members Of The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission To Participate In The Nebraska State Insurance Program Which Provides Health Insurance Benefits To State Employees