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
15-001 02/03/15 Authority Of A City To Amend An Economic Development Program Under The Local Option Economic Development Act 15-0012.43 MB
13-001 06/27/13 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 13-0016.43 MB
12-009 05/03/12 Protected Classes Under The State Civil Rights Statutes; Do Cities And Counties Have Statutory Authority To Create Protected Classes Not Listed In State Statute 12-0095.01 MB
11005 09/27/11 Legislative Term Limits; What Constitutes One-Half Of A Legislative Term Under Art. Ill,§ 12 (3) Of The Nebraska Constitution 110053.39 MB
11004 09/12/11 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 Par 110041.1 MB
11003 08/17/11 Constitutionality of Nebraska's campaign public funding laws under Ariz. Free Enter. Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett 110031.64 MB
11002 05/23/11 Constitutionality Under Neb. Const. art. Ill,§ 24, of LB 256 11002929.66 KB
11001 03/31/11 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 11001183.66 KB
10011 12/09/10 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 100111.95 MB
10010 08/24/10 Public Service Commission Jurisdiction Over Transportation Provided by Contractors Providing Services Under Contracts With the Department of Health and Human Services 100104.33 MB

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