Nebraska Attorney General

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
04005	2/6/2004	Whether Application of Amendment to Definition of "New Ethanol Facility" to Existing Ethanol Production Agreements Unconstitutionally Impairs Contractual Obligations	04005
04004	2/4/2004	The Constitutionality of Legislation Proposed in LB 660, with AM0301, and LB 709, Requiring the Legislature to Provide Adequate Funding for Mandated Programs and Activities	04004
04003	2/2/2004	Whether LR4CA, a proposed amendment to the Nebraska Constitution regarding hunting, fishing, and trapping, will have an affect on the Nebraska Constitution and various existing statutes	04003
04002	1/29/2004	Whether Legislation Establishing an Authority Empowered to Acquire and Operate a Statewide Communication System for Public Safety Agencies, Which is Authorized to Issue Bonds to Finance the System, Impermissibly Allows the Creation of State Indebtedness in Excess of the Limit in Neb. Const. art. XIII,§ 1	04002
04001	1/22/2004	Titling of Continuation Vehicles	04001
03028	12/22/2003	Salaries of Probation Officers, LB 789	03028
03027	12/12/2003	Whether Counties, as "political subdivisions" contracting with state agencies to provide health and human services, are in the Public Counsel's jurisdiction	03027
03026	12/5/2003	Authority of an "Acquisition Agency" Established Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Safety Wireless Communication System Act to Exercise Eminent Domain Power	03026
03025	11/26/2003	Whether the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board has the authority, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§81 -15, 167 through 81 -15,176, to advise the Legislature and more specifically, whether it has the authority to lobby	03025
03024	11/4/2003	Application Procedures For Judicial Retirement And Complaints Against A Judge Before The Nebraska Commission On Judicial Qualifications; 2003 Neb. Laws LB 320, AM 2003	03024

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Title

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04005

2/6/2004

Whether Application of Amendment to Definition of "New Ethanol Facility" to Existing Ethanol Production Agreements Unconstitutionally Impairs Contractual Obligations