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
23-004 04/10/23 Constitutionality of Requiring Public Schools to Allow Access to Certain Youth Organizations to Provide lnformation, Services, and Activities (LB 805) 23-004537.83 KB
23-003 03/21/23 Authority of the Legislature to Change the Location of the Headquarters of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (LB397) 23-003326.95 KB
23-002 01/04/23 Authority of the Legislature to Limit the Criteria Utilized by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education to Approve Programs Involving "Institutes" or "Centers" 23-002477.54 KB
23-001 01/03/23 Authority of County Clerks or Election Commissioners to Manually Count Ballots 23-001291.62 KB
22-007 11/22/22 Eligibility of Public Power Districts to Provide Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Related Administrative Services Under Neb. Rev. Stat.§ 70-625(6). 22-007247.08 KB
22-006 08/19/22 Employee Eligibility to Participate in Retirement Systems Administered by PERB and NPERS 22-006792.69 KB
22-005 04/07/22 Constitutionality of Allowing Law Enforcement to Access Electronic Monitoring Data for Adjudicated Juveniles- LB 1010 22-005306.85 KB
22-004 04/04/22 Whether LR264CA Violates the Separate-Vote Requirement in Neb. Const. art. XVI 1 22-004271.72 KB
22-003 03/23/22 Constitutionality of LB 543 - The Agricultural Equipment Right-to-Repair Act 22-003873.67 KB
22-002 02/25/22 Constitutionality of Legislation Providing for the Sale and Re-acquisition of Educational Lands by the State Board of Educational Lands and Funds Under Certain Circumstances and Conditions (LB711) 22-002641.58 KB

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