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
93008 2/19/1993 LB 355; Constitutionality of proposed government committees made up of representatives from different branches of state government which would study government efficiency PDF icon 93008
93009 2/19/1993 LB 255; Constitutionality of a bill which would require non-union employees in a bargaining unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement to pay fees to the labor organization representing that unit to help cover the costs of representing those non-union employees in collective bargaining PDF icon 93009
93007 2/10/1993 Nebraska Corn Board authority for funding research; endowed faculty support and matching funds from for research which may be proprietary to the University of Nebraska PDF icon 93007
93006 2/9/1993 Constitutionality of LB 601 - Restricting Former Senators from Lobbying Activity PDF icon 93006
93005 2/5/1993 Condemnation of Land for Regional Landfills PDF icon 93005
93004 2/2/1993 Constitutionality of Proposed Change to Nebraska Waste Reduction and Recycling Act PDF icon 93004
93002 1/28/1993 Requirement of Consent to Interstate Simulcasting by the Group Representing the Majority of Horsepersons at a Receiving Track Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1229(c) (1991) PDF icon 93002
93003 1/28/1993 Refund of Nebraska Checkoff Tax on Corn Subject to a Checkoff Tax in Another State PDF icon 93003
93001 1/26/1993 School Transportation. Subject to certain conditions, public school boards may authorize the use of buses belonging to the school district for the transportation of public school students to and from school who reside outside the school district PDF icon 93001
92129 12/30/1992 Proposed Legislation: One-Call Notification System Act PDF icon 92129