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.

Number Date Title PDF
90023 03/22/90 Whether LB 571 is Unconstitutional by Virtue of Containing Two Subjects 900231.21 MB
90021 03/22/90 LB 1241 - Granting of Tax Credits to Business Firms Purchasing Shares in Specified Business Development Corporations 900212.44 MB
90022 03/22/90 Constitutional Law. Construction of LB 688, as amended, in relation to Article III, section 18, of the Nebraska Constitution 900222.03 MB
90024 03/26/90 The Constitutionality of LB 854 with special emphasis on a 24-hour waiting period and the requirement of presenting to a woman information on the development of the fetus 900243.06 MB
90026 03/28/90 LB 1141; Constitutionality of Various Appointment Procedures for the Nebraska Higher Education Commission in Light of Article IV, Section 10 of the Nebraska Constitution 900263.17 MB
90025 03/28/90 The Constitutionality of Amendment 2294 to Legislative Bill 662: Restraint on Protected Speech in Violation of Nebraska Constitution, Art. 1, Section 5 900252.89 MB
90027 04/04/90 LB 1124 - Issuance of Transferrable Motor Fuel Tax Credit Certificates to Entities Which Produce Ethanol 900271.52 MB
90028 04/05/90 LB 1059 - Constitutionality of "Hold Harmless" Provision Assuring School Districts Will Not Receive Less State Aid for Three Year Period than Amounts Received Under the School Foundation and Equalization Act for 1989-90 900281.74 MB
90029 04/18/90 Is the State Department of Roads subject to the requirements of local building codes? 900292.56 MB
90030 05/21/90 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations to be Effective contemporaneous with Effective Date of Legislative Act 900301.22 MB