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
98011 02/17/98 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-3444(3) (Supp 1997); Procedural Requirements for Town Meetings Where Certain Governmental Subdivisions Seek Voter Approval for Increased Property Tax Levies 980111.8 MB
98010 02/06/98 Is Baker's Supermarket a Public Accommodation within the Meaning of Neb. Rev. Stat. 20-133? 98010386.89 KB
98009 02/05/98 County Veterans Service Officers; Private Financial Enterprises 98009781.31 KB
98008 02/04/98 Educational Service Unit Mergers; Effective Date of Merger Authority 98008837.9 KB
98007 01/29/98 Legislation to Amend Proposed Boundary Compact With Missouri 98007924.42 KB
98006 01/22/98 1997 Neb. Laws LB 70, Application of State Credit Card Requirements to the University of Nebraska, Authority of the University to Establish Banking Relationships 980062.79 MB
98005 01/20/98 Imposition of Nebraska Cigarette Tax on Cigarettes Manufactured by the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Sold by the Tribe on Its Reservation in Nebraska 980053.49 MB
98004 01/16/98 Disposing of Unclaimed Motor Vehicles and Recovering the Costs Associated with the Nebraska State Patrol's Seizure and Storage of Motor Vehicles 980041.04 MB
98003 01/14/98 Constitutionality of Legislative Bill 650 Providing for Supplemental Retirement Benefits 98003367.26 KB
98002 01/12/98 Whether Legislation That Would Waive a Motor Vehicle Operator's License Fee for an Individual Agreeing to Become an Organ Donor is Permissible Under the Nebraska Revised Statutes and the United States Constitution 98002654.41 KB

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