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
02011 04/04/02 Validity of Amendment to Nonprofit Corporation Act Granting Nonprofit Corporations Organized to Own or Furnish a Civic, Cultural, or Convention Facility for the Use of or in Trust for a Governmental Body the Same Property and Sales Tax Exemptions as the Governmental Body 020112.2 MB
02009 03/25/02 Authority of Tribal Police Officers Cross-Designated as Special Deputy State Sheriffs 020091.4 MB
02008 03/25/02 Art. VII ,§ 3 Of The Nebraska Constitution; Service On The Nebraska State Board Of Education By A Person Who Is Employed As A Professional Educator In Another State 02008772.24 KB
02007 03/04/02 LB 961 And LB 1236; Changes In The Operation Of The Nebraska State Board Of Agriculture; Status Of The Board As A State Agency 020071.71 MB
02006 02/21/02 Services for developmentally disabled individuals who have graduated from high school but not reached age 21 020061.73 MB
02005 02/06/02 County Assessor Certificates 020051.9 MB
02004 01/31/02 Student Fees And The Right To Free Instruction In The Public Schools 020041.11 MB
02003 01/28/02 LB 1257. Whether Legislative Redistricting May Be Done More Often Than Once After Each Federal Decennial Census 020031.57 MB
02002 01/16/02 Applicability of the Nebraska Recreation Liability Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 37-729 through 37-736 (1998), to a city-owned skateboard park 020021.21 MB
02001 01/03/02 Impact of Passage of Initiative Petition Measures Proposing to Amend the Nebraska Constitution to Authorize Video or Electronic Gambling Devices 02001921.81 KB

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