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
05007 04/12/05 Operation Of A Public Board - Number Of Votes Required To Adopt A Measure; Abstention And Recusal Due To A Conflict Of Interest, And Their Effect On The Presence Of A Quorum 050073.23 MB
05006 03/08/05 Investment Authority of Cities of the Primary Class to Make De Minimus Investments in Federally Regulated Funds and Securities Under Applicable State Law Opinion 05006742.44 KB
05005 03/02/05 Whether Licensed Electricians Have the Authority to Design, Plan, Lay Out and Supervise Electrical Installations Performed for Another, for Electrical Light, Heat, Power, and Other Purposes 050051.35 MB
05004 03/02/05 The Issue of Restoration of Firearms Rights to Individuals Who Have Been Convicted of the Misdemeanor Offense of Domestic Assault 05004619.63 KB
05003 02/24/05 Whether the Nebraska Board of Parole Can Allow Parole Officers From Outside of Lincoln to Testify Via Telephone Conference at Review of Parole Hearings (Revocation Hearings) 05003928.56 KB
05002 02/17/05 Constitutionality of Proposed Amendment to Neb. Rev. Stat.§ 32-561; Simultaneous Service in the Legislature and in the Military 050021.07 MB
05001 01/12/05 (1) Whether the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board may invest the Nebraska Environmental Endowment Fund in a portfolio which contains investments which may return capital gains or dividends. (2) Whether the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board may allocate earnings of the Nebraska Environmental Endowment Fund which are not interest income, but instead are capital gains or dividends, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §81 -15,174.01 050011.06 MB
04030 12/27/04 Briefing Materials And Legal Memoranda Filed With A Court As Public Records 040301.13 MB
04029 12/21/04 Amendment to Opinion Number 03017, Interpretation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-7606(3) As It Relates To Grant Awarded From The Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund 04029802.1 KB
04028 10/27/04 Authority of the State Records Board to Approve Surcharge or Convenience Fees on Electronic Payments for Electronic Access to Public Records 040281018.89 KB

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