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
04027 10/20/04 Application Of The Nebraska Open Meetings Act To A Workshop Conducted By The Board of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska 04027712.73 KB
04026 09/10/04 Interpretation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1,104.01 Pertaining to Predictive Genetic Testing 04026953.19 KB
04024 09/07/04 PURPA's Applicability To Nebraska Electric Utilities and Its Impact On Nebraska Power Review Board's Authority Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-1014 To Consider Applications To Construct Or Install Small Power Production Facilities 040242.64 MB
04025 09/07/04 Requiring Social Security Numbers On Applications For Licensing By The State Electrical Board 040251.31 MB
04023 08/18/04 Judges Retirement Act; Operative date(s) of the 2004 Neb. Laws LB 1097 Amendments 040231.02 MB
04022 08/14/04 Authority Of The Legislature's Performance Audit Committee To Review Confidential Records In Connection With A Performance Audit Of A State Agency 040221.25 MB
04021 08/02/04 Authority Of The Governor To Conform Certain Nebraska Government Procurement Procedures To The Provisions Of The Agreement On Government Procurement Under The Auspices Of The World Trade Organization 040212.92 MB
04020 06/01/04 Authority of Real Estate Appraiser Board to Assign Administration of Appraisal Review Aspect of Board 's Licensing Function to an Independent Appraisal Broker 040201.13 MB
04019 04/26/04 Whether a veteran who was given a "general discharge" would be eligible for a lifetime hunting and fishing permit issued by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission under Neb. Rev. Stat. §37-420 04019481.76 KB
04017 04/20/04 Authority Of Filing Officers To Refuse To File Financing Statements Under The Uniform Commercial Code 040171007.9 KB

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