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
94064 08/22/94 Application of Article III, Section 19 of the Nebraska Constitution to employee sick leave banks which would allow state employees to voluntarily transfer unused compensatory or holiday time to other employees who had exhausted their own sick leave benefits 940641.08 MB
94063 08/15/94 Application of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1401 (1989) to inmate executions 94063117.71 KB
94062 08/11/94 Federal Energy Policy Act and Wholesale Wheeling of Electricity 94062310.4 KB
94061 08/09/94 Application of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-616 (Supp. 1993) 94061225.68 KB
94059 08/03/94 Certified Public Accountants; Disciplinary Action for Non-Payment of Fees 94059589.39 KB
94060 08/03/94 Nomination List for Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission 94060130.43 KB
94058 07/26/94 Interpretation of Two-Year Residency Requirement as a Prerequisite for Admission to the Nebraska Veterans' Home System 940582.16 MB
94055 07/25/94 Authority of county sheriff to serve civil process on enrolled members of Indian tribes on reservations 94055951.24 KB
94056 07/25/94 Disclosures of Social Security Numbers; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-604.05 (Supp. 1993); Family Support Act of 1988, § 125 94056346.76 KB
94057 07/25/94 Under the pertinent Nebraska statutes, may a candidate for a nonpolitical office who was defeated in the primary election be placed on the general election ballot by petition in the event of the death of one of the successful candidates from the primary? 94057354 KB

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