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
91042 05/21/91 Constitutionality of Two-Part Amendment to LB 850, the State Claims Bill, Which Amendment Would Bypass the State Claims Board and State Courts and Appropriate $30,000,000 for Payment to Commonwealth Depositors and Amend the State Tort Claims Act to Authorize Such Bypass 910421.48 MB
91041 05/17/91 Whether a "Surcharge" Imposed on Depreciation Claimed as a Deduction for Income Tax Purposes Violates the Prohibition in Neb. Const. Art. VIII, Section 1A Against the State "Levying a Property Tax for State Purposes" 910413.82 MB
91039 05/16/91 Disclosure Under Public Records Statutes of Documents Maintained by the Nebraska Office of Risk Management 910395.08 MB
91040 05/16/91 Amendments to LB 579; State Election Board 910401.06 MB
91038 05/14/91 Amendment 1279 to LB 577; The Permit Process for Engaging in Sampling With Respect to Smokeless Tobacco Products 910381.69 MB
91037 05/08/91 Constitutionality of Postsecondary Education Award Program Act 910373.01 MB
91036 05/06/91 Amendment to LR 24CA Which Would Require the Proceeds of a State Lottery to be Used to Repay Depositors of Failed Industrial Savings Institutions 910361.74 MB
91035 05/02/91 LB 818 - Amendments to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-1317 and 1318 relating to offenses of unlawful and mass picketing 910354.66 MB
91034 05/01/91 LB 72--New "Community Consent" Requirement for Licensing Low-Level Radioactive Waste Regional Facility 910343.96 MB
91032 04/22/91 Power of the State to enforce Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against Nebraska domiciled interstate carriers for violations which occur in another state 910321.39 MB

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