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
93009 02/19/93 LB 255; Constitutionality of a bill which would require non-union employees in a bargaining unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement to pay fees to the labor organization representing that unit to help cover the costs of representing those non-union employees in collective bargaining 930091.26 MB
93007 02/10/93 Nebraska Corn Board authority for funding research; endowed faculty support and matching funds from for research which may be proprietary to the University of Nebraska 93007866.31 KB
93006 02/09/93 Constitutionality of LB 601 - Restricting Former Senators from Lobbying Activity 93006907.83 KB
93005 02/05/93 Condemnation of Land for Regional Landfills 93005514.61 KB
93004 02/02/93 Constitutionality of Proposed Change to Nebraska Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 93004692.91 KB
93002 01/28/93 Requirement of Consent to Interstate Simulcasting by the Group Representing the Majority of Horsepersons at a Receiving Track Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1229(c) (1991) 930021.37 MB
93003 01/28/93 Refund of Nebraska Checkoff Tax on Corn Subject to a Checkoff Tax in Another State 93003665.59 KB
93001 01/26/93 School Transportation. Subject to certain conditions, public school boards may authorize the use of buses belonging to the school district for the transportation of public school students to and from school who reside outside the school district 93001604.67 KB
92129 12/30/92 Proposed Legislation: One-Call Notification System Act 921295.82 MB
92130 12/30/92 School Funds. Enrollment Option Program 92130972.13 KB

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