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
95023 03/23/95 Authority of State Board of Equalization and Assessment Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-506 (Cum. Supp. 1994) to Make Percentage Adjustments to Valuations of Classes or Subclasses of Property in a County 950232.26 MB
95022 03/20/95 Contributions to Breeders' Fund Based on Out-of-State Wagers on Interstate Simulcast Races and Authority of Commission to Consent to Interstate Simulcasts of Nebraska Race Meetings 950221.68 MB
95021 03/15/95 Authority of State Board of Equalization and Assessment to Rescind or Modify Prior Equalization Order 950219.96 MB
95020 03/13/95 Constitutionality of LB 735, Legislation Mandating the Establishment of a College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska at Omaha 950205.85 MB
95018 03/09/95 Whether Nonpublic Schools May Benefit Directly or Indirectly from Grants Awarded from the Education Innovation Fund 950185.24 MB
95019 03/09/95 Responsibilities of the Secretary of State under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1,132 (1994) 950191.13 MB
95017 02/28/95 Constitutionality of L.B. 426 950172.45 MB
95016 02/24/95 Authority to Declare Property Blighted or Substandard Under the Nebraska Community Development Law 950163.46 MB
95014 02/24/95 Application of the Nebraska Public Meetings Statutes to the Citizen Review Board Created to Advise the Mayor of the City of Omaha 950142.53 MB
95015 02/24/95 Constitutionality of Legislative Authority Under Article VIII, § 12 of the Nebraska Constitution to Declare Farm Land and Vacant Land as Blighted and Substandard as Proposed in LB 830 950153.17 MB

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