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
97033 06/09/97 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) 97033782.49 KB
97032 06/03/97 Constitutionality of the Method for Distribution of Motor Vehicle Taxes Under LB 271, as amended 970321011.71 KB
97031 05/30/97 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 97031399.89 KB
97030 05/29/97 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 97030815.98 KB
97029 05/28/97 Extent of Legislature's Power, Under Article VII, Section 1 of the Nebraska Constitution, to Provide for Free Instruction in the Common Schools 970291.48 MB
97028 05/13/97 Dry Bean Resources Act - First Purchasers 97028328.84 KB
97026 04/30/97 Constitutionality of Legislative Bill 532 Providing for Adjusted Supplemental Retirement Benefits 97026462.04 KB
97027 04/30/97 Amendment FA125 to LB 280, Legitimization of Marriages Involving Underage Children Based Upon "Custom" 97027357.83 KB
97025 04/11/97 LB422 - Death Penalty Issues 970252.28 MB
97024 04/09/97 State Aid Bridge Fund 97024323.96 KB

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