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
96075 11/22/96 Authority of the Collection Agency Licensing Board to Hear Certain Complaints Under the Collection Agency Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 45-601 through 45- 623 (1993, Supp. 1994) 960751.65 MB
96074 11/13/96 Whether Computer Data Base Information, Computer Programs, Computer Source Codes, and Computer Instructions and Routines Which are Utilized by a State Agency are "Public Records" as Defined by Nebraska Law 960743.87 MB
96073 11/04/96 Can a Private Electrical Power Operator Construct a Plant in Nebraska and Provide Power to a Public Power Supplier's Existing Customers? 960735.59 MB
96072 10/29/96 Constitutionality of the Application of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 79-1509.02 and 79-1509.03 (1994) so as to Deny Certain State Employees Retirement Benefits 960721.41 MB
96071 10/28/96 Interpretation of Provisions of the Quality Jobs Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 77-4901 to -4935 (Supp. 1995), amended 1996 Neb. Laws, LB 1368 960718.92 MB
96070 10/01/96 Does the Nebraska Supreme Court's Holding Tolling the Statute of Limitations for Minors in Macku v. Drackett Products Co. Apply to the Crime Victim's Reparations Act? 960703.09 MB
96069 09/26/96 Education Innovation Fund Grants 96069238.47 KB
96068 09/20/96 Retention of Juvenile Fingerprints for AFIS 96068713.47 KB
96067 09/04/96 Delegation of the Power of Commutation 96067689.83 KB
96065 08/28/96 Application of the Preliminary Property Tax Rate Provisions of Section of LB 1085 for Political Subdivisions 960655.49 MB

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