Attorney General Opinions | Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers

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
06003	01/09/06	Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems; Authority of the Public Employees Retirement Board to Issue Dividends in Cash Balance Benefit Plans of the State and County Employees Retirement Systems	060031.25 MB
06002	01/03/06	Whether a Farm Winery licensee (ClassY) can obtain a retail license in addition to its existing license to sell liquor product not produced at the winery	06002835.58 KB
06001	01/03/06	Whether the Department of Correctional Services Can Authorize Withholding of a Percentage of Wages Paid to Inmates on Work Release for Deposit Into the Victim's Compensation Fund	06001681.2 KB
05014	11/19/05	Applicability of the Open Meetings Act to Appeal Hearings Conducted by the Veterans' Advisory Commission	05014993.97 KB
05013	10/04/05	Retention of Passport Execution Fees By Clerk of the District Court	05013837.93 KB
05012	09/02/05	Approval Of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits	05012630.83 KB
05011	07/22/05	Whether the State Ombudsman Is Entitled to Inspect and Examine Presentence Investigation Reports that Are Incorporated into Inmate Files Maintained in the Custody of the Department of Correctional Services	050111.39 MB
05010	07/06/05	Does the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission (NEOC) Have Jurisdiction to lnvestigate a Claim of Housing Discrimination When the Complainant Has Signed a Release Releasing the Respondent From All Allegations Made by the Complainant Regarding His/Her Tenancy Including Any Subsequent Allegations of Discrimination?	05010479.19 KB
05009	05/18/05	Whether the Additional State Lottery Fund Distributions to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund Proposed in LB 332, or as Amended by Pending AM0795 or AM1338, Contravene the Distribution Scheme Established in Neb. Const. art. Ill, § 24	050091.06 MB
05008	05/12/05	Sale or Lease of the Hastings Correctional Center to a Private Contractor	05008300.75 KB

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Date

Title

PDF

06003

01/09/06

Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems; Authority of the Public Employees Retirement Board to Issue Dividends in Cash Balance Benefit Plans of the State and County Employees Retirement Systems

060031.25 MB

06002

01/03/06

Whether a Farm Winery licensee (ClassY) can obtain a retail license in addition to its existing license to sell liquor product not produced at the winery

06002835.58 KB