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
99045	10/20/1999	Whether the original railroad right-of-way that is now used for the MoPac hiker-biker trail is "railbanked" under federal law	99045
99044	10/7/1999	Collection of Delinquent Taxes on Mobile Homes or Improvements Located on Leased Land	99044
99043	9/29/1999	Taxation of Motor Vehicles of Active Duty Military Personnel Stationed in Nebraska	99043
99042	9/28/1999	Whether the Department of Correctional Services' Interpretation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1,107(1)(b) Regarding an Inmate's Intentional Failure to Comply with The Department-approved Personalized Program Plan Is Within the Meaning of § 83-1,107(1)(b)	99042
99041	9/20/1999	Whether volunteer firefighters are entitled to benefits under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-115(3), if they incur injuries while responding to a call, but before they have vacated the premises where they received the call	99041
99039	8/25/1999	Whether Filing Fees Due Counties Under Portions Of The Uniform Commercial Code Should Be Remitted To County Clerks And Registers Of Deeds Or To County Treasurers	99039
99040	8/25/1999	The Statutory Authority of the Commission on Indian Affairs and the Nebraska State Historical Society to Act Under the Nebraska Unmarked Burial Sites Act and Skeletal Remains Protection Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 12-1201 through 12-1212 (1997) When Presented with Information that Local Political Subdivisions Have Approved of Changes in Zoning, Land Use or Subdivision Development on Areas that Are Known or Have an Extremely High Potential to Possess Unmarked Burial Sites	99040
99038	8/23/1999	Authority of the Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee to Approve the Grant of Utility Easements to Political Subdivisions or Their Contractors	99038
99035	8/16/1999	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-1501 (Cum. Supp. 1998); Is a member of the Omaha City Council an employee of a political subdivision for purposes of membership on the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Board?	99035
99036	8/16/1999	Application of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-177 to licensed premises near newly-located churches	99036

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99045

10/20/1999

Whether the original railroad right-of-way that is now used for the MoPac hiker-biker trail is "railbanked" under federal law