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
97035	6/30/1997	Outdoor Addition to Licensed Premises	97035
97036	6/30/1997	Neb. Const. art. XVIII -- Whether failure of legislators to support a proposed term limit provision constitutes violation of the legislators' oath of office under Neb. Const. art. XV, § 1	97036
97034	6/13/1997	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1721 (1996); Controlled Substance Prescribing Authority of Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners	97034
97033	6/9/1997	Definition of Public Records Under the Public Records Statutes, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-712 through 84-712.09 (1994, Cum. Supp. 1996), and the Exception to Disclosure for Proprietary or Commercial Information Contained in § 84-712.05(3)	97033
97032	6/3/1997	Constitutionality of the Method for Distribution of Motor Vehicle Taxes Under LB 271, as amended	97032
97031	5/30/1997	Whether § 253(a) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Which Prohibits State or Local Statutes or Regulations Prohibiting Entities from Providing Interstate or Intrastate "Telecommunications Service", Prevents the Legislature from Barring Public Power Districts from Providing Community Antenna Television Service	97031
97030	5/29/1997	Immunity from State Taxation of Ho-Chunk, Inc., a For-Profit Corporation Chartered Under the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Business Code and Owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska	97030
97029	5/28/1997	Extent of Legislature's Power, Under Article VII, Section 1 of the Nebraska Constitution, to Provide for Free Instruction in the Common Schools	97029
97028	5/13/1997	Dry Bean Resources Act - First Purchasers	97028
97026	4/30/1997	Constitutionality of Legislative Bill 532 Providing for Adjusted Supplemental Retirement Benefits	97026

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97035

6/30/1997

Outdoor Addition to Licensed Premises